| Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
| Season: | 1952–53 |
| Chairman: | William Mitchell |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Manager: | Dave Halliday |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | Scottish League Division One |
| League Result: | 11th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Finalists |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Group Stage |
| Cup3: | Coronation Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | First Round |
| League Topscorer: | George Hamilton (15) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jack Hather (18) |
| Highest Attendance: | 41,880 vs. Hibernian, 18 March |
| Lowest Attendance: | 15,000 vs. Airdrieonians, 13 September vs. Clyde 13 December |
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| Prevseason: | 1951–52 |
| Nextseason: | 1953–54 |
The 1952–53 season was Aberdeen's 40th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 42nd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
See main article: 1952–53 Scottish Division One.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | Rodger | 15,000 | |
| 2 | 13 September | Airdrieonians | H | 1–2 | Yorston | 15,000 | |
| 3 | 20 September | Dundee | A | 1–3 | Hay | 20,000 | |
| 4 | 26 September | Celtic | H | 2–2 | Boyd, Hamilton | 25,000 | |
| 5 | 4 October | St Mirren | A | 1–2 | 12,000 | ||
| 6 | 11 October | Third Lanark | H | 4–3 | Hamilton (2), Hather (2) | 17,000 | |
| 7 | 18 October | Airdrieonians | A | 7–4 | 7,000 | ||
| 8 | 25 October | East Fife | H | 6–3 | Boyd (3), Hamilton (2), Buckley | 20,000 | |
| 9 | 1 November | Motherwell | H | 5–1 | Hay (2), Hamilton (2), Buckley | 20,000 | |
| 10 | 8 November | Raith Rovers | A | 1–2 | Buckley | 5,000 | |
| 11 | 15 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–0 | Hather (2), Hamilton | 15,500 | |
| 12 | 22 November | Falkirk | H | 7–2 | Hay (2), Buckley (2), Hather (2), Boyd | 17,000 | |
| 13 | 29 November | Queen of the South | A | 0–4 | 8,000 | ||
| 14 | 6 December | Rangers | A | 0–4 | 35,000 | ||
| 15 | 13 December | Clyde | H | 3–2 | Hather, Allister, Buckley | 15,000 | |
| 16 | 20 December | Partick Thistle | H | 4–2 | Hamilton (3), Buckley | 18,000 | |
| 17 | 27 December | Hibernian | A | 0–3 | 20,000 | ||
| 18 | 1 January | Dundee | H | 2–2 | Rodger, Yorston | 21,000 | |
| 19 | 10 January | St Mirren | H | 1–2 | Hay | 20,000 | |
| 20 | 17 January | Third Lanark | A | 1–0 | Hather | 10,000 | |
| 21 | 24 January | Clyde | A | 0–3 | 12,000 | ||
| 22 | 14 February | East Fife | A | 1–4 | Yorston | 6,000 | |
| 23 | 20 February | Raith Rovers | H | 0–2 | 20,000 | ||
| 24 | 7 March | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–3 | Hay | 20,000 | |
| 25 | 21 March | Queen of the South | H | 4–0 | Rodger (2), Yorston, Allister (penalty) | 16,000 | |
| 26 | 28 March | Rangers | H | 2–2 | Yorston, Rodger | 28,000 | |
| 27 | 11 April | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | Hather | 20,000 | |
| 28 | 15 April | Celtic | A | 3–1 | Hamilton (2), Yorston | 10,000 | |
| 29 | 17 April | Motherwell | A | 1–4 | Hather | 11,000 | |
| 30 | 20 April | Falkirk | A | 1–4 | Hather | 7,500 |
See main article: 1952–53 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 August | Motherwell | A | 2–5 | 8,000 | |
| 2 | 13 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–4 | Ewen, Yorston | 33,000 |
| 3 | 16 August | Rangers | A | 1–3 | Buckley | 40,000 |
| 4 | 23 August | Motherwell | H | 0–1 | 25,000 | |
| 5 | 27 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | Hather | 22,000 |
| 6 | 30 August | Rangers | H | 1–2 | Yorston | 35,000 |
See main article: 1952–53 Scottish Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | 7 February | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | Hather (2) | 22,294 |
| R3 | 21 February | Motherwell | H | 5–5 | 27,735 | |
| R3 R | 25 February | Motherwell | A | 6–1 | 20,193 | |
| QF | 14 March | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | Rodger | 47,585 |
| QF R | 18 March | Hibernian | H | 2–0 | Hamilton (2) | 41,880 |
| SF | 4 April | Third Lanark | N | 1–1 | Buckley | 19,905 |
| SF R | 8 April | Third Lanark | N | 2–1 | Yorston (2) | 25,219 |
| F | 25 April | Rangers | N | 1–1 | Yorston | 113,700 |
| F R | 29 April | Rangers | N | 0–1 | 113,700 | |
See main article: Coronation Cup (football).
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK | SCO | Fred Martin | 42 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Reg Morrison | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Frank Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jimmy Mitchell (c) | 43 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jack Allister | 34 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Alec Young | 32 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Billy Smith | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Davie Shaw | 24 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jock Pattillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Tony Harris | 38 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Allan Boyd | 15 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Chris Anderson | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Kenny Thomson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Jimmy Wallace | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Archie Glen | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Tommy Pearson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | George Samuel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | ENG | Jack Hather | 43 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | Paddy Buckley | 40 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| FW | SCO | Harry Yorston | 32 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||
| FW | ?? | Ian Rodger | 31 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | George Hamilton | 24 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Hugh Hay | 20 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Archie Baird | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Ian McNeil | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | ?? | Jack Dunbar | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Ernie Ewen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Coronation Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | SCO | Fred Martin | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jimmy Mitchell (c) | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Davie Shaw | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jack Allister | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Alec Young | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Tony Harris | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Allan Boyd | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Jack Hather | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Paddy Buckley | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | George Hamilton | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Harry Yorston | 1 | 0 | |