Coronation Cup 1953 (soccer)
Coronation Cup 1953 | |
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winner | Celtic Glasgow (1st title) |
venue | Scotland: * Hampden Park * Ibrox Park |
Opening game | May 11, 1953 |
Tournament end | May 20, 1953 |
Endgame | May 20, 1953 |
Games | 8th |
Gates | 22 (⌀: 2.75 per game) |
spectator | 425,546 (⌀: 53,193 per game) |
Top scorer | Lawrie Reilly ( ) |
The 1953 Coronation Cup (German: Coronation Cup ) was a one-off football tournament that was held in Glasgow in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation . Four English and four Scottish teams took part in May 1953. Celtic Glasgow and Hibernian Edinburgh advanced to the finals in Hampden Park . Celtic's victory made her the unofficial British champion.
Quarter finals
The games were played on May 11 and 13, 1953. The replay took place on May 12, 1953.
Result | ||
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Celtic Glasgow | 1-0 | Arsenal FC |
Manchester United | 2: 1 | Glasgow Rangers |
Newcastle United | 4-0 | Aberdeen FC |
Hibernian Edinburgh | 1: 1 a.d. | Tottenham Hotspur |
Replay
Result | ||
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Hibernian Edinburgh | 2: 1 a.d. | Tottenham Hotspur |
Semifinals
The games were played on May 16, 1953.
Result | ||
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Celtic Glasgow | 2: 1 | Manchester United |
Hibernian Edinburgh | 4-0 | Newcastle United |
final
Celtic Glasgow | Hibernian Edinburgh | ||||||
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John Bonnar , Mike Haughney , Alex Rollo , Bobby Evans , Jock Stein , John McPhail , Bobby Collins , Jimmy Walsh , Neil Mochan , Bertie Peacock , Willie Fernie Trainers: Jimmy McGrory |
Tommy Younger , Jock Govan , Jock Paterson , Archie Buchanan , Hugh Howie , Bobby Combe , Gordon Smith , Bobby Johnstone , Lawrie Reilly , Eddie Turnbull , Willie Ormond Trainer: Hugh Shaw |
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1-0 Neil Mochan 2-0 Jimmy Walsh |
List of goalscorers
If the number of goals is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically by last name.
Pl. | Nat. | Surname | logo | team | Gates |
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1. | Lawrie Reilly | Hibernian Edinburgh | 4th | ||
2. | Neil Mochan | Celtic Glasgow | 2 | ||
Jack Rowley | Manchester United | ||||
4th | Bobby Collins | Celtic Glasgow | 1 | ||
George Hannah | Newcastle United | ||||
Bobby Johnstone | Hibernian Edinburgh | ||||
Sid McClellan | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
Hunter McMillan | Glasgow Rangers | ||||
Jackie Milburn | Newcastle United | ||||
Bertie Peacock | Celtic Glasgow | ||||
Stan Pearson | Manchester United | ||||
Gordon Smith | Hibernian Edinburgh | ||||
Eddie Turnbull | Hibernian Edinburgh | ||||
Sonny Walters | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
Jimmy Walsh | Celtic Glasgow | ||||
Len White | Newcastle United | ||||
Final score |
- An own goal by Alec Young ( Aberdeen FC ).
Web links
- 1953 Coronation Cup in the Scottish Football Historical Archive
Individual evidence
- ^ The green shoots of recovery with Hibs . In: Scotland On Sunday , Johnston Press, 10 September 2005.
- ↑ Remembering Jock Stein . In: BBC Sport , BBC, September 8, 2005.