Coronation Cup (football)
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The Coronation Cup was a one-off football tournament to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 between four English and four Scottish clubs held in Glasgow in May 1953. This tournament,like the Empire Exhibition Trophy was held in very high regard at the time as it gave teams the opportunity to test themselves against teams from other countries in the days before European football.
Celtic and Hibernian met in the final at Hampden Park, Celtic coming out the winners 2-0 before 117,060 spectators.
Quarter-Finals
- Celtic F.C 1 - 0 Arsenal F.C
- Manchester United 2 - 1 Rangers F.C
- Newcastle United 4 - 2 Aberdeen F.C
- Hibernian 1 - 1 (2 - 1 aet) Tottenham Hotspur
Semi-Finals
- Celtic F.C 2 - 1 Manchester United
- Hibernian 4 - 0 Newcastle United
Final
- Celtic F.C 2 - 0 Hibernian
- Scorers - Mochan, Walsh
- Celtic - Bonnar, Haughney, Rollo, Evans, Stein, McPhail, Collins, Walsh, Mochan, Peacock, Fernie
- Hibernian - Younger, Govan, Paterson, Buchanan, Cowie, Combe, Smith, Johnstone, Reilly, Turnbull, Ormond
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| National teams: England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland | UK | |
| UK-wide national team competitions: British Home Championship | Rous Cup | |
| UK-wide club competitions: Coronation Cup | Texaco Cup | Anglo-Scottish Cup | |
| Football in... England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland | |
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