Little Aidan Cruickshank and his father James were making their way to a Rangers fans' bus after seeing their team beat Hibs 2-0 in Edinburgh on Wednesday when they were ambushed.
Frightened Aidan was knocked to the ground and suffered a nasty bruise to his head. The thugs ran off when cops arrived on the scene.
James, 27, of Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, said: "I got hit a few times, they kept going at me as I held my son. People ended up accidentally standing on Aidan. He was in tears."
Police have appealed for witnesses.