1953-10-03
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| Cup and International Matches |
| World Cup qualifier & British Home Championship | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
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Ireland | 1 | 3 | Scotland |  |
Windsor Park, Belfast | 58,248 | |
| Scottish Division A |
| Scottish Division A | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 2 | 1 | Partick Thistle | Pittodrie | 16,000 | |
| Clyde | 3 | 1 | East Fife | Shawfield Stadium | 12,000 | |
| Hamilton Academical | 2 | 3 | Dundee | Douglas Park | 10,000 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 1 | Stirling Albion | Tynecastle Park | 21,200 | |
| Queen of the South | 3 | 2 | Hibernian | Palmerston Park | 16,000 | |
| Raith Rovers | 5 | 1 | Airdrieonians | Stark's Park | 10,000 | |
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Queen of the South | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.40 | 10 | W | W | W | W | W | 1953-10-10 | Dundee | A |
| 2 | 5 | Raith Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.83 | 6 | W | L | D | D | W | 1953-10-10 | Celtic | A |
| 3 | -1 | St Mirren | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.50 | 6 | W | L | W | W | # | 1953-10-10 | Heart of Midlothian | H |
| 4 | 5 | Dundee | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.86 | 6 | W | W | D | D | L | 1953-10-10 | Queen of the South | H |
| 5 | -2 | Celtic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.67 | 5 | W | D | W | L | # | 1953-10-10 | Raith Rovers | H |
| 6 | 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.56 | 5 | W | L | W | L | D | 1953-10-10 | St Mirren | A |
| 7 | -3 | Falkirk | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 | 5 | L | W | D | W | # | 1953-10-17 | Hibernian | H |
| 8 | -3 | Airdrieonians | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.58 | 5 | L | W | W | D | L | 1953-10-17 | Aberdeen | A |
| 9 | -3 | East Fife | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.13 | 4 | L | W | D | D | # | 1953-10-17 | Rangers | A |
| 10 | 4 | Clyde | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.78 | 4 | W | L | L | L | W | 1953-10-10 | Stirling Albion | A |
| 11 | -3 | Stirling Albion | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0.42 | 4 | L | W | L | W | L | 1953-10-10 | Clyde | H |
| 12 | -2 | Rangers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.33 | 3 | L | D | W | # | # | 1953-10-17 | East Fife | H |
| 13 | 3 | Aberdeen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.33 | 3 | W | L | D | L | L | 1953-10-10 | Hamilton Academical | H |
| 14 | -2 | Partick Thistle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0.86 | 2 | L | L | W | L | # | 1953-10-17 | Raith Rovers | A |
| 15 | -2 | Hamilton Academical | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.64 | 2 | L | L | L | L | W | 1953-10-10 | Aberdeen | A |
| 16 | -1 | Hibernian | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0.50 | 2 | L | W | L | L | # | 1953-10-17 | Falkirk | A |
| Scottish Division B |
| Scottish Division B | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Rovers | 3 | 2 | St Johnstone | Cliftonhill | 6,000 | |
| Alloa Athletic | 1 | 4 | Third Lanark | Recreation Ground | 2,000 | |
| Ayr United | 1 | 2 | Stenhousemuir | Somerset Park | 4,000 | |
| Dundee United | 2 | 2 | Arbroath | Tannadice Park | 9,500 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 4 | 3 | Motherwell | East End Park | 9,000 | |
| Forfar Athletic | 1 | 0 | Cowdenbeath | Station Park | 1,000 | |
| Morton | 4 | 6 | Kilmarnock | Cappielow Park | 8,000 | |
| Queen's Park | 6 | 0 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park | 5,008 | |
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Stenhousemuir | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1.44 | 9 | W | W | W | W | D | 1953-10-10 | Forfar Athletic | H |
| 2 | -1 | Morton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 7 | L | W | W | W | D | 1953-10-10 | St Johnstone | A |
| 3 | 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.40 | 7 | W | D | W | W | # | 1953-10-17 | Arbroath | H |
| 4 | 0 | Motherwell | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2.00 | 6 | L | L | W | W | W | 1953-10-10 | Queen's Park | H |
| 5 | -2 | Ayr United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2.00 | 6 | L | W | W | W | # | 1953-10-10 | Dumbarton | A |
| 6 | -1 | St Johnstone | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.71 | 6 | L | W | W | W | # | 1953-10-10 | Morton | H |
| 7 | 1 | Albion Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 | 6 | W | W | L | L | W | 1953-10-10 | Cowdenbeath | A |
| 8 | -1 | Arbroath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1.38 | 5 | D | L | W | W | # | 1953-10-10 | Alloa Athletic | H |
| 9 | 1 | Third Lanark | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3.25 | 4 | W | W | L | L | # | 1953-10-17 | Morton | A |
| 10 | 2 | Queen's Park | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.83 | 4 | W | L | W | L | # | 1953-10-10 | Motherwell | A |
| 11 | 2 | Dundee United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0.50 | 3 | D | L | L | L | W | 1953-10-10 | Kilmarnock | A |
| 12 | -3 | Dumbarton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0.48 | 3 | L | D | L | W | L | 1953-10-10 | Ayr United | H |
| 13 | -2 | Cowdenbeath | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0.77 | 2 | L | W | L | L | L | 1953-10-10 | Albion Rovers | H |
| 14 | 2 | Kilmarnock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 | 2 | W | L | L | L | # | 1953-10-10 | Dundee United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Forfar Athletic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.15 | 2 | W | L | L | L | # | 1953-10-10 | Stenhousemuir | A |
| 16 | -2 | Alloa Athletic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0.24 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1953-10-10 | Arbroath | A |
