1953 Scottish Cup Final
# 1953 Scottish Cup Final

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. 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

### 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 ||||

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 ||||
