Rangers 2 - 0 Aberdeen

If Aberdeen had taken advantage of the early chances offered them by the fine play of Tommy Pearson the Second XI. Cup might easily have gone to Pittodrie. Rangers' defence, after a none-too-happy start against a crisply moving Aberdeen attack, soon settled down to a "blanketing" game which, as the game advanced, stifled any hopes Aberdeen might have had of victory.
A 26,500 Glasgow holiday crowd gave a tremendous ovation at the finish to Aberdeen's man of the match - Frank Watson, the goalkeeper. All through he was an inspiration to his colleagues and had never a chance with either of the goals. Just a shade behind in merit came Billy Smith at centre half. Rangers' centre forward, Gardiner, certainly got both Ibrox goals, but for most of the game he got little scope from clean kicking of Smith.
The Dons had an amazing escape in the thirty-fifth minute when Gardiner scooped a Liddell pass over the bar, but a couple of minutes later Hubbard, Rangers' best forward, squared an ideal pass across the goal and this time Gardiner hit the ball hard and true into the net.

RANGERS ANXIOUS

A little touch of anxiety crept into Rangers' play at the start of the second half as Aberdeen got cracking after the equaliser. But, with sixteen minutes gone, the Dons lost a vital second goal. Hubbard forced McKenna to concede a corner, took the kick perfectly and Watson had not an earthly with Gardiner's header. It was a splendid game and illustrated several points. Notably that Tommy Pearson is far from "past it" and that in Watson, Smith and Wallace Aberdeen have three players of great promise.

Source: Press and Journal, 15th April 1952