Scottish League Table for Sat 18 Apr 1953 |
| <-- 15 04 1953 | 1953 | 20 04 1953 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | East Fife | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 69 | 42 | 27 | 1.6429 | 39 |
| 2 | 1 | -1 | Rangers | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 37 | 36 | 1.9730 | 38 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Hibernian | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 80 | 48 | 32 | 1.6667 | 37 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Dundee | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 1.2647 | 29 |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Celtic | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 54 | -3 | .9444 | 29 |
| 6 | 10 | 4 | Heart Of Midlothian | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 55 | 48 | 7 | 1.1458 | 28 |
| 7 | 5 | -2 | Clyde | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 73 | 76 | -3 | .9605 | 28 |
| 8 | 7 | -1 | St Mirren | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 56 | -7 | .8750 | 28 |
| 9 | 8 | -1 | Aberdeen | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 63 | 64 | -1 | .9844 | 27 |
| 10 | 9 | -1 | Partick Thistle | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 61 | -9 | .8525 | 27 |
| 11 | 12 | 1 | Queen of the South | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 60 | -18 | .7000 | 27 |
| 12 | 11 | -1 | Raith Rovers | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 46 | -2 | .9565 | 26 |
| 13 | 15 | 2 | Motherwell | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 57 | 77 | -20 | .7403 | 25 |
| 14 | 13 | -1 | Falkirk | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 49 | 62 | -13 | .7903 | 24 |
| 15 | 14 | -1 | Airdrieonians | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 70 | -23 | .6714 | 24 |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | Third Lanark | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 59 | -12 | .7966 | 20 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Celtic | 1 |
East Fife | 1 |
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L 1 |
Falkirk | 2 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 4 |
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L 1 |
Motherwell | 4 |
Aberdeen | 1 |
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L 1 |
Queen o' Sth | 1 |
Dundee | 0 |
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L 2 |
Albion Rov. | 1 |
Forfar Ath. | 1 |
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L 2 |
Cowdenbeath | 0 |
Ayr Utd. | 1 |
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L 2 |
Dundee U | 5 |
Kilmarnock | 4 |
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L 2 |
Morton | 4 |
Arbroath | 0 |
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