1952–53 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian 1952–53 football season

Heart of Midlothian
1952–53 season
Manager	Tommy Walker
Stadium	Tynecastle Park
Scottish First Division	4th
Scottish Cup	Semi-finalists
League Cup	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: All:
← 1951–52 1953–54 →

During the 1952–53 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.

Fixtures

Friendlies

Hearts v Partick Thistle

12 May 1953 Friendly	Hearts	1–3	Partick Thistle	Tynecastle Park

Hearts v Tottenham Hotspur

15 May 1953 Friendly	Hearts	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Tynecastle Park

AIK Stockholm v Hearts

19 May 1953 Friendly	AIK Stockholm	1–4	Hearts	Råsunda Stadium

Djurgårdens IF v Hearts

21 May 1953 Friendly	Djurgårdens IF	5–1	Hearts	Stockholm Olympic Stadium

Penman Cup

Cowdenbeath v Hearts

9 May 1953 Round 2

Cowdenbeath

1–2

Hearts

Central Park

East of Scotland Shield

Main article: East of Scotland Shield Hearts v Berwick Rangers

30 April 1953 Semi-Final

Hearts

2–1

Berwick Rangers

Tynecastle Park

Hibernian v Hearts

7 May 1953 Final

Hibernian

4–2

Hearts

Easter Road

League Cup

Main article: 1952–53 Scottish League Cup Hearts v Rangers

9 August 1952 League Cup Group	Hearts	5–0	Rangers	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 41,533

Aberdeen v Hearts

13 August 1952 League Cup Group	Aberdeen	2–4	Hearts	Pittodrie Park
				Attendance: 33,000

Hearts v Motherwell

16 August 1952 League Cup Group	Hearts	0–1	Motherwell	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 33,168

Rangers v Hearts

23 August 1952 League Cup Group	Rangers	2–0	Hearts	Ibrox Park
				Attendance: 75,000

Hearts v Aberdeen

27 August 1952 League Cup Group	Hearts	1–1	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 22,454

Motherwell v Hearts

30 August 1952 League Cup Group	Motherwell	1–2	Hearts	Fir Park
				Attendance: 18,000

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1952–53 Scottish Cup Raith Rovers v Hearts

7 February 1953 Scottish Cup R2	Raith Rovers	0–1	Hearts	Stark's Park
				Attendance: 31,306

Hearts v Montrose

21 February 1953 Scottish Cup R3	Hearts	3–1	Montrose	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 21,497

Hearts v Queen of the South

14 March 1953 Scottish Cup R4	Hearts	2–1	Queen of the South	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 30,477

Hearts v Rangers

4 April 1953 Scottish Cup SF	Hearts	1–2	Rangers	Hampden Park
				Attendance: 116,475

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1952–53 Scottish First Division Third Lanark v Hearts

6 September 1952 Scottish First Division	Third Lanark	2–3	Hearts	Cathkin Park
				Attendance: 25,000

Hearts v St Mirren

13 September 1952 Scottish First Division	Hearts	1–2	St Mirren	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 23,500

Hibernian v Hearts

20 September 1952 Scottish First Division	Hibernian	3–1	Hearts	Easter Road
				Attendance: 50,000

Hearts v Airdrieonians

27 September 1952 Scottish First Division	Hearts	4–0	Airdrieonians	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 18,456

East Fife v Hearts

4 October 1952 Scottish First Division	East Fife	3–1	Hearts	Bayview Park
				Attendance: 12,000

Hearts v Partick Thistle

11 October 1952 Scottish First Division	Hearts	2–1	Partick Thistle	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 19,188

Dundee v Hearts

18 October 1952 Scottish First Division	Dundee	2–1	Hearts	Dens Park
				Attendance: 21,000

Hearts v Celtic

25 October 1952 Scottish First Division	Hearts	1–0	Celtic	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 33,260

Hearts v Falkirk

1 November 1952 Scottish First Division	Hearts	0–1	Falkirk	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 16,888

Queen of the South v Hearts

8 November 1952 Scottish First Division	Queen of the South	4–2	Hearts	Palmerston Park
				Attendance: 9,000

Aberdeen v Hearts

15 November 1952 Scottish First Division	Aberdeen	3–0	Hearts	Pittodrie Park
				Attendance: 15,500

Hearts v Motherwell

22 November 1952 Scottish First Division	Hearts	3–1	Motherwell	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 20,418

Raith Rovers v Hearts

29 November 1952 Scottish First Division	Raith Rovers	1–1	Hearts	Stark's Park
				Attendance: 12,000

Clyde v Hearts

6 December 1952 Scottish First Division	Clyde	3–2	Hearts	Shawfield Stadium
				Attendance: 15,000

Hearts v Rangers

13 December 1952 Scottish First Division	Hearts	2–2	Rangers	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 26,100

Hearts v Third Lanark

20 December 1952 Scottish First Division	Hearts	3–3	Third Lanark	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 15,628

St Mirren v Hearts

27 December 1952 Scottish First Division	St Mirren	1–0	Hearts	St Mirren Park, Love Street
				Attendance: 10,000

Hearts v Hibernian

1 January 1953 Scottish First Division	Hearts	1–2	Hibernian	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 41,085

Airdrieonians v Hearts

3 January 1953 Scottish First Division	Airdrieonians	1–2	Hearts	Broomfield Park
				Attendance: 13,000

Partick Thistle v Hearts

17 January 1953 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	2–2	Hearts	Firhill Park
				Attendance: 20,000

Motherwell v Hearts

24 January 1953 Scottish First Division	Motherwell	1–3	Hearts	Fir Park
				Attendance: 14,000

Hearts v Dundee

31 January 1953 Scottish First Division	Hearts	1–1	Dundee	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 20,581

Celtic v Hearts

14 February 1953 Scottish First Division	Celtic	0–0	Hearts	Celtic Park
				Attendance: 35,000

Hearts v Queen of the South

28 February 1953 Scottish First Division	Hearts	3–0	Queen of the South	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 22,660

Hearts v Aberdeen

7 March 1953 Scottish First Division	Hearts	3–1	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 25,465

Hearts v Raith Rovers

21 March 1953 Scottish First Division	Hearts	1–2	Raith Rovers	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 24,575

Hearts v Clyde

28 March 1953 Scottish First Division	Hearts	7–0	Clyde	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 18,031

Rangers v Hearts

6 April 1953 Scottish First Division	Rangers	3–0	Hearts	Ibrox Park
				Attendance: 40,000

Falkirk v Hearts

18 April 1953 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	2–4	Hearts	Brockville Park
				Attendance: 10,700

Hearts v East Fife

28 April 1953 Scottish First Division	Hearts	4–2	East Fife	Tynecastle Park
				Attendance: 9,827

References

Statistical Record 52-53

External links

Official Club website

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Domestic leagues	Football League Division A Division B Division C Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Coronation Cup Junior Cup
Related to national team	Results British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division A	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Celtic Clyde Dundee East Fife Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Motherwell Partick Thistle Queen of the South Rangers Raith Rovers St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division B	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Morton Queen's Park St. Johnstone Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion

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1952–53 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Fixtures

Friendlies

Penman Cup

East of Scotland Shield

League Cup

Scottish Cup

Scottish First Division

See also

References

External links