1952–53 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1952–53 season
Manager	Jimmy McGrory
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish First Division	8th
Scottish Cup	Fourth Round
Scottish League Cup	Group Stage
Coronation Cup	Winners
	← 1951–52 1953–54 →

During the 1952–53 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.

Results

Scottish First Division

6 September 1952 Division A	Celtic	5 - 3	Falkirk	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,000

13 September 1952 Division A	Raith Rovers	1 – 1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,000

20 September 1952 Division A	Celtic	2 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,000

27 September 1952 Division A	Aberdeen	2 – 2	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Park Attendance: 27,000

4 October 1952 Division A	Celtic	3 - 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
14:45 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 30,000

11 October 1952 Division A	Clyde	1 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Attendance: 31,000

18 October 1952 Division A	Celtic	1 – 1	Queen of the South	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 24,000

25 October 1952 Division A	Hearts	1 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
14:45 BST				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 33,260

1 November 1952 Division A	St Mirren	1 – 2	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 36,000

8 November 1952 Division A	Celtic	5 - 4	Third Lanark	Glasgow
14:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 30,000

15 November 1952 Division A	Partick Thistle	3 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 38,453

22 November 1952 Division A	Airdrieonians	0 – 0	Celtic	Airdrie
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 18,000

6 December 1952 Division A	Hibernian	1 – 1	Celtic	Edinburgh
14:15 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 32,500

13 December 1952 Division A	Celtic	5 – 0	Dundee	Glasgow
14:15 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,000

20 December 1952 Division A	Falkirk	2 – 3	Celtic	Falkirk
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 14,000

27 December 1952 Division A	Celtic	0 – 1	Raith Rovers	Glasgow
14:15 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,000

1 January 1953 Division A	Rangers	1 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
14:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 73,000

10 January 1953 Division A	Motherwell	4 – 2	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 20,300

17 January 1953 Division A	Celtic	2 – 4	Clyde	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,000

31 January 1953 Division A	Queen of the South	2 – 1	Celtic	Dumfries
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 12,800

14 February 1953 Division A	Celtic	1 – 1	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 35,000

28 February 1953 Division A	Third Lanark	1 – 3	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 40,000

7 March 1953 Division A	Celtic	3 – 1	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 35,000

18 March 1953 Division A	Celtic	0 – 1	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000

21 March 1953 Division A	East Fife	4 – 1	Celtic	Methil
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Bayview Park Attendance: 16,000

28 March 1953 Division A	Celtic	1 – 3	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,000

4 April 1953 Division A	Dundee	4 – 0	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 BST				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 28,000

11 April 1953 Division A	Celtic	3 – 2	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000

15 April 1953 Division A	Celtic	1 – 3	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000

18 April 1953 Division A	Celtic	1 – 1	East Fife	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 17,000

Scottish Cup

24 January 1953 First Round	Eyemouth United	0 - 4	Celtic	Falkirk
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 4,131

7 February 1953 Second Round	Stirling Albion	1 - 1	Celtic	Stirling
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Annfield Attendance: 24,763

11 February 1953 Second Round Replay	Celtic	3 – 0	Stirling Albion	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,000

21 February 1953 Third Round	Falkirk	2 - 3	Celtic	Falkirk
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 23,100

14 March 1953 Fourth Round	Rangers	2 - 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 95,000

Scottish League Cup

9 August 1952 Group 8	St Mirren	0 - 1	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 25,000

13 August 1952 Group 8	Celtic	2 - 5	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 40,000

16 August 1952 Group 8	Celtic	2 - 0	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,000

23 August 1952 Group 8	Celtic	3 - 1	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,000

27 August 1952 Group 8	Partick Thistle	0 - 1	Celtic	Glasgow
18:45 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 30,000

30 August 1952 Group 8	Hibernian	3 - 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 52,000

Coronation Cup

11 May 1953 First Round	Celtic	1 – 0	Arsenal	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 59,500

16 May 1953 Semi-Final	Celtic	2 – 1	Manchester United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 73,000

20 May 1953 Final	Celtic	2 – 0	Hibernian	Glasgow
19:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 117,060

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