Empire Exhibition Trophy
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| Association | Scottish FA |
| Teams | 8th |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | Celtic Glasgow |
The Empire Exhibition Trophy was a soccer cup competition played during the Empire Exhibition in Glasgow in 1938 . It was the third event of this kind after the tournaments in 1888 and 1901. The competition, which was directed by the Scottish Football Association, began on May 25, 1938 and ended with the final on June 10, 1938 at Ibrox Park in Glasgow. Four clubs from England and four from Scotland took part in the competition. The competition took place in knockout mode and consisted of the 1st round, the semi-finals and the final. Celtic Glasgow and Everton FC faced each other in the final . Celtic won the final 1-0 with a goal from Johnny Crum . The trophy was presented by the Earl of Elgin .
1 round
The matches were played between May 25th and 30th, 1938. The replay took place on May 26th, 1938.
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| Celtic Glasgow | 0-0 | Sunderland AFC |
| Aberdeen FC | 4-0 | Chelsea FC |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3: 1 | Brentford FC |
| Glasgow Rangers | 0: 2 | Everton FC |
Replay
| Result | ||
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| Celtic Glasgow | 3: 1 | Sunderland AFC |
Semifinals
The meetings were held on May 30th and one day in June 1938.
| Result | ||
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| Celtic Glasgow | 1-0 | Heart of Midlothian |
| Everton FC | 3: 2 | Aberdeen FC |
final
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Joe Kennaway - Bobby Hogg , John Morrison , Chic Geatons , Willie Lyon , George Paterson , Jimmy Delaney , Johnny Crum , Malky MacDonald , John Divers , Frank Murphy Trainers: Willie Maley |
Ted Sagar - Billy Cook , Norman Greenhalgh , Joe Mercer , Jack Jones , Jock Thomson , Albert Geldard , Jimmy Cunliffe , Tommy Lawton , Alex Stevenson , Walter Boyes Trainer: nb |
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 1-0 Johnny Crum (96th)
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Web links
- Empire Exhibition Trophy in the database of the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (English)