| Season | 1951–52 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hibernian |
| Relegated | Greenock Morton Stirling Albion |
1952–53 → | |
The1951–52 Scottish Division A was won byHibernian by four points over nearest rivalRangers.Greenock Morton andStirling Albion finished 15th and 16th respectively and were relegated to the1952–53 Scottish Division B.
This was the first time in the history of the Scottish top tier that a team other thanCeltic or Rangers managed to successfully defend their league trophy and won two leagues in a row, a feature only repeated since byAberdeen in1984 and1985. It was also the fourth and, as of 2025, last time that Hibernian won the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hibernian | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 92 | 36 | +56 | 45 |
| 2 | Rangers | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 41 |
| 3 | East Fife | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 37 |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 35 |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 33 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 31 |
| 7 | Motherwell | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 31 |
| 8 | Dundee | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 28 |
| 9 | Celtic | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 28 |
| 10 | Queen of the South | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 28 |
| 11 | Aberdeen | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 27 |
| 12 | Third Lanark | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 26 |
| 13 | Airdrieonians | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 26 |
| 14 | St Mirren | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 25 |
| 15 | Morton | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 24 |
| 16 | Stirling Albion | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 36 | 99 | −63 | 15 |
| Home \ Away | ABE | AIR | CEL | DND | EFI | HOM | HIB | MOR | MOT | PAR | QOS | RAI | RAN | STM | STI | THI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 1–4 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–3 | |
| Airdrieonians | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | |
| Celtic | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Dundee | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | |
| East Fife | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 3–2 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | |
| Hibernian | 4–4 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 8–0 | 5–2 | |
| Morton | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 3–1 | |
| Motherwell | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | |
| Partick Thistle | 1–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | |
| Queen of the South | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Raith Rovers | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Rangers | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| St Mirren | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
| Stirling Albion | 0–4 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 3–3 | |
| Third Lanark | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 |