| DATE | OPPOSITION | ATT | COMP | SCORE | O | SCORERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/08/1952 | CELTIC | 25,000 | LCP | 0-1 | L | |
| 13/08/1952 | Hibernian | 35,000 | LCP | 2-5 | L | MCGILL, DUNCANSON |
| 16/08/1952 | PARTICK THIS | 15,000 | LCP | 5-1 | W | STEWART (2), MCGILL (2), S WILSON |
| 23/08/1952 | Celtic | 25,000 | LCP | 1-3 | L | LAPSLEY |
| 27/08/1952 | HIBERNIAN | 14,000 | LCP | 3-1 | W | STEWART, GEMMELL, MCGILL |
| 30/08/1952 | Partick This | 16,000 | LCP | 2-2 | D | STEWART (2) |
| 06/09/1952 | RANGERS | 45,000 | SDA | 2-3 | L | STEWART, BLYTH |
| 13/09/1952 | Hearts | 23,500 | SDA | 2-1 | W | MCGILL, GEMMELL |
| 20/09/1952 | QUEEN OF STH | 11,000 | SDA | 6-0 | W | STEWART (3), TELFER P), GEMMELL, BLYTH |
| 27/09/1952 | Raith Rovers | 9,000 | SDA | 1-0 | W | TELFER |
| 04/10/1952 | ABERDEEN | 12,000 | SDA | 2-1 | W | MCGILL (2) |
| 11/10/1952 | Motherwell | 8,000 | SDA | 1-1 | D | RICE |
| 18/10/1952 | CLYDE | 25,000 | SDA | 2-2 | D | GEMMELL, STEWART |
| 25/10/1952 | Falkirk | 12,000 | SDA | 2-1 | W | GEMMELL, STEWART |
| 01/11/1952 | CELTIC | 8,000 | SDA | 1-2 | L | RICE |
| 08/11/1952 | Dundee | 16,500 | SDA | 0-0 | D | |
| 15/11/1952 | THIRD LANARK | 14,000 | SDA | 1-0 | W | STEWART |
| 22/11/1952 | PARTICK THIS | 18,000 | SDA | 1-1 | D | ANDERSON |
| 29/11/1952 | Hibernian | 20,000 | SDA | 2-0 | W | GEMMELL, STEWART |
| 06/12/1952 | Airdrie | 13,000 | SDA | 1-3 | L | RICE |
| 13/12/1952 | EAST FIFE | 12,000 | SDA | 1-1 | D | RICE |
| 20/12/1952 | Rangers | 35,000 | SDA | 0-4 | L | |
| 27/12/1952 | HEARTS | 14,000 | SDA | 1-0 | W | WILLIAMSON |
| 01/01/1953 | Queen of Sth | 10,000 | SDA | 3-4 | L | RICE, MCGILL, ANDERSON |
| 10/01/1953 | Aberdeen | 20,000 | SDA | 2-1 | W | MCGILL, ANDERSON |
| 17/01/1953 | MOTHERWELL | 12,000 | SDA | 2-5 | L | ANDERSON, GEMMELL |
| 24/01/1953 | BRECHIN CITY | 10,947 | SCP1 | 1-1 | D | ANDERSON |
| 28/01/1953 | Brechin City | 3,357 | SCP1/R | 1-0 | W | S WILSON |
| 31/01/1953 | Clyde | 12,000 | SDA | 1-3 | L | BLYTH |
| 07/02/1953 | Aberdeen | 21,500 | SCP2 | 0-2 | L | |
| 14/02/1953 | FALKIRK | 12,000 | SDA | 3-0 | W | GEMMELL, BLYTH, STEWART |
| 21/02/1953 | Partick This | 12,000 | SDA | 3-5 | L | GEMMELL, OG, RICE |
| 28/02/1953 | DUNDEE | 14,000 | SDA | 0-0 | D | |
| 07/03/1953 | Third Lanark | 10,000 | SDA | 3-4 | L | STEWART, MCGILL, BLYTH |
| 21/03/1953 | HIBERNIAN | 15,000 | SDA | 2-2 | D | LAPSLEY (2) (1 PEN) |
| 28/03/1953 | AIRDRIEONIANS | 8,000 | SDA | 2-2 | D | STEWART (2) |
| 04/04/1953 | East Fife | 8,000 | SDA | 0-7 | L | |
| 11/04/1953 | Celtic | 10,000 | SDA | 2-3 | L | GEMMELL (2) |
| 25/04/1953 | RAITH ROVERS | 8,000 | SDA | 3-2 | W | GEMMELL, STEWART, TELFER |
| KEY | COMPETITION |
| SDA | Division A |
| LCP | League Cup |
| SCP | Scottish Cup |
| PLAYER | SDA | GLS | SCP | GLS | LCP | GLS | TOTAL APP | TOTAL GLS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Walter | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 5 |
| ASHE, Armour | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| BICKERSTAFFE, Dave | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| BLYTH, Eddie | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
| CROSS, Billy | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| CUNNINGHAM, William | 7 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| DUNCANSON, Jimmy | 3 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| GEMMELL, Tommy | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 12 |
| HAMILTON, Robin | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| JOHNSTONE, Willie | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| LAPSLEY, David | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 3 |
| LORNIE, Jim | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| MARTIN, Joe | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| McGILL, Duncan | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 10 |
| MOORE, Neil | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| NEILSON, Jackie | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| PARK, Bob | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 |
| PIRRIE, Andrew | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| REID, Willie | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| RENNIE, Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| RICE, Peter | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| STEWART, George | 26 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 18 |
| TELFER, Willie | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| WILLIAMSON, Billy | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| WILSON, Sam | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| APPEARANCES | SDA | SCP | LCP | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAPSLEY, David | 30 | 3 | 6 | 39 |
| TELFER, Willie | 27 | 3 | 6 | 36 |
| NEILSON, Jackie | 26 | 3 | 6 | 35 |
| GEMMELL, Tommy | 30 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
| McGILL, Duncan | 26 | 3 | 5 | 34 |
| STEWART, George | 26 | 2 | 6 | 34 |
| PARK, Bob | 28 | 3 | – | 31 |
| REID, Willie | 20 | 2 | 6 | 28 |
| RICE, Peter | 21 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| BLYTH, Eddie | 17 | 1 | 5 | 23 |
| ANDERSON, Walter | 19 | 3 | – | 22 |
| JOHNSTONE, Willie | 20 | 2 | – | 22 |
| CUNNINGHAM, William | 7 | – | 6 | 13 |
| ASHE, Armour | 11 | – | – | 11 |
| WILSON, Sam | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| DUNCANSON, Jimmy | 3 | – | 4 | 7 |
| MOORE, Neil | 7 | – | – | 7 |
| LORNIE, Jim | 1 | – | 5 | 6 |
| WILLIAMSON, Billy | 2 | – | 2 | 4 |
| RENNIE, Gilbert | 0 | 2 | – | 2 |
| BICKERSTAFFE, Dave | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| CROSS, Billy | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| HAMILTON, Robin | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| MARTIN, Joe | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| PIRRIE, Andrew | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| GOALSCORERS | SDA | SCP | LCP | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEWART, George | 13 | – | 5 | 18 |
| GEMMELL, Tommy | 11 | – | 1 | 12 |
| McGILL, Duncan | 6 | – | 4 | 10 |
| RICE, Peter | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| BLYTH, Eddie | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| ANDERSON, Walter | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| TELFER, Willie | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| LAPSLEY, David | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| WILLIAMSON, Billy | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| WILSON, Sam | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| DUNCANSON, Jimmy | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| POS | CLUB | P | W | D | L | F | A | GR | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers (C) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 39 | 2.051 | 43 |
| 2 | Hibernian | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 93 | 51 | 1.824 | 43 |
| 3 | East Fife | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 72 | 48 | 1.5 | 39 |
| 4 | Hearts | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 50 | 1.18 | 30 |
| 5 | Clyde | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 78 | 78 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 58 | 0.897 | 30 |
| 7 | Dundee | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 37 | 1.189 | 29 |
| 8 | Celtic | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 54 | 0.944 | 29 |
| 9 | Partick This | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 63 | 0.873 | 29 |
| 10 | Queen of Sth | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 61 | 0.705 | 28 |
| 11 | Aberdeen | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 64 | 68 | 0.941 | 27 |
| 12 | Raith Rovers | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 53 | 0.887 | 26 |
| 13 | Falkirk | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 63 | 0.841 | 26 |
| 14 | Airdrieonians | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 26 |
| 15 | Motherwell (R) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 57 | 80 | 0.713 | 25 |
| 16 | Third Lanark (R) | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 52 | 75 | 0.693 | 20 |
GR (GOAL RATIO) used to separate clubs in the event of finishing on equal points, as opposed to the more accepted and traditional method of Goal Difference (GD). GR is calculated by diving F (Goals For) by A (Goals Against).
