Coronation Cup

1953

 

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To celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, a tournament featuring the top four clubs in England and Scotland was played, the winners keeping the trophy permanently.

 

Winners

1953 Celtic

 

 

First round

Hibernian 1 Tottenham H 1         aet         Ibrox Park May 11th (40,000)

Scorers:  Hibernian- Smith;  Tottenham H- Walters.

Hibernian: Younger, Govan, Paterson, Buchanan, Howie, Combe, Smith, Johnstone, Reilly, Turnbull, Ormond

Tottenham Hotspur: Reynolds, Baker, Nicholson, Marchi, King, Brittan, Walters, Bennett, Duquemin, Bailly, McClellan

 

Celtic 1 Arsenal 0             Hampden Park May 11th. (58,000)

Celtic:   Bonnar; Haughney; Rollo; Evans; Stein; McPhail; Collins; Walsh; Mochan; Peacock; Tully.

Arsenal:   Swindin; Wade; Chennell; Forbes; Dodgin; Mercer; Roper; Goring; Holton; Lishman; Marden.

Scorers:  Celtic- Collins.

 

Hibernian 2 Tottenham H 1         Ibrox Park May 12th (12,000)

Hibernian:   Younger; Govan; Paterson; Buchanan; Howie; Combe; Smith; Johnstone; Reilly; Turnbull; Ormond.

Tottenham:   Reynolds; Baker; Nicholson; Marchi; King; Brittan; Walters; Bennett; Ducquemin; Baily; McClellan.

Scorers: Hibernian- Reilly 2; Tottenham- McClellan.

 

Rangers 1 Manchester U 2                           Hampden Park May 13th  (75,000)

Rangers:   Niven; Young; Little; Dunlop; Woodburn; Pryde; Waddell; McMillan; Simpson; Prentice; Hubbard.

Manchester U:   Crompton; Carey; Aston; Gibson; Chilton; Cockburn;Violett; Downie; Rowley; Pearson; Byrne.

Scorers:  Rangers- McMillan; Manchester U- Pearson, Rowley.

 

Aberdeen 0 Newcastle U 4                          Ibrox Park May 13th  (10,000)

Aberdeen:   Martin; Mitchell; Shaw; Harris; Young; Allister; Boyd; Hamilton; Buckley; Yorston; hather.

Newcastle U:   Simpson; Batty; Cowell; Harvey; Brennan; Crowe; White; Mulgrew; Milburn; Hannah; Mitchell.

Scorers:  Newcastle U- Milburn, White, Hannah, Young (own goal).

 

Semi-Finals

Celtic 2 Manchester U 1                                Hampden Park May 16th   (73,546)

Celtic:   Bonnar; Haughney; Rollo; Evans; Stein; McPhail; Collins; Walsh; Mochan; Peacock; Tully.

Manchester U:   Crompton; Carey; Aston; Gibson; Chilton; Cockburn;Violett; Downie; Rowley; Pearson; Byrne.

Scorers:  Celtic- Peacock, Mochan: Manchester U- Rowley.

 

Hibernian 4 Newcastle U 0                          Ibrox Park May 16th   (50,000)

Hibernian:   Younger; Govan; Paterson; Buchanan; Howie; Combe; Smith; Johnstone; Reilly; Turnbull: Ormond.

Newcastle U:   Simpson; Cowell; Batty; Harvey; Brennan; Crowe; White; Mulgrew; Milburn; Hannah; Mitchell.

Scorers:  Hibernian- Reilly 2, Turnbull, Johnstone.

 

Final

Celtic 2 Hibernian 0                        Hampden Park May 20th.  (107,000)

Celtic:   Bonnar; Haughney; Rollo; Evans; Stein; McPhail; Collins; Walsh; Mochan; Peacock; Fernie.

Hibernian:   Younger; Govan; Paterson; Buchanan; Howie; Combe; Smith; Johnstone; Reilly; Turnbull: Ormond.

Scorers: Celtic- Mochan, Walsh.

Referee: H Phillips (Motherwell)

 

 

 

 Source : Mike Graham, and thanks to Thomas McGouran for supplying the Hibernian-Tottenham details