1953 Scottish Cup final

1953 Scottish Cup Final
Event	1952–53 Scottish Cup
Date	25 April 1953
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee	Jack Mowat
Attendance	129,761
Replay
Date	29 April 1953
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee	Jack Mowat
Attendance	113,700

The 1953 Scottish Cup Final was played on 25 April 1953 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 68th staging of the Scottish Cup. Aberdeen and Rangers contested the match.^[1] The match was drawn 1–1 and was replayed four days later. In the rematch Rangers won 1–0 through a Billy Simpson goal in the 42nd minute.

The victory was Rangers' 14th Scottish Cup win.

Final

25 April 1953

Rangers	1 – 1	Aberdeen
Prentice 8'		Yorston 80'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 129,761

Referee: Jack Mowat^[1]

Teams


RANGERS:
GK		George Niven
RB		George Young
LB		John Little
RH		Ian McColl
CH		Duncan Stanners
LH		Jim Pryde
RW		Willie Waddell
IR		Derek Grierson
CF		Willie Paton
IL		John Prentice
LW		Johnny Hubbard
Manager:
Bill Struth


ABERDEEN:
GK		Fred Martin
RB		Jimmy Mitchell
LB		Davie Shaw
RH		Tony Harris
CH		Alec Young
LH		Jack Allister
RW		Ian Rodger
IR		Harry Yorston
CF		Paddy Buckley
IL		George Hamilton
LW		Jack Hather
Manager:
Dave Halliday

Replay

29 April 1953

Rangers	1 – 0	Aberdeen
Billy Simpson 42'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 113,700

Referee: Jack Mowat

Teams


RANGERS:
GK		George Niven
RB		George Young
LB		John Little
RH		Ian McColl
CH		Willie Woodburn
LH		Jim Pryde
RW		Willie Waddell
IR		Derek Grierson
CF		Billy Simpson
IL		Willie Paton
LW		Johnny Hubbard
Manager:
Bill Struth


ABERDEEN:
GK		Fred Martin
RB		Jimmy Mitchell
LB		Davie Shaw
RH		Tony Harris
CH		Alec Young
LH		Jack Allister
RW		Ian Rodger
IR		Harry Yorston
CF		Paddy Buckley
IL		George Hamilton
LW		Jack Hather
Manager:
Dave Halliday

References

^ ^a ^b "Scottish Cup Final Official Programme" (PDF). Scottish Football Association. 25 April 1953. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

External links

SFA report first match
SFA report replay
Video highlights (first game) from official Pathé News archive
Video highlights (replay) from official Pathé News archive

[prog-1] "Scottish Cup Final Official Programme" (PDF). Scottish Football Association. 25 April 1953. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

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Scottish League Cup finals	1947 (April) 1955 1976 1979 (March) 1979 (December) 1985 1987 1988 1989 1992 1995 2000 2014 2016 (November) 2018 2023 (December)
European Cup Winners' Cup final	1983
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