Coronation Cup

 

This tournament was organised to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953

 

Quarter Finals

May 11, Hampden Park att: 59,000

Celtic 1-0 Arsenal

Bobby Collins 73

May 11, Ibrox Park att: 43,000

Hibernian 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur [aet]

May 13, Hampden Park att: 75,546

Rangers 1-2 Manchester United

May 13, Ibrox Park att: 16,000

Aberdeen 0-4 Newcastle United

Quarterfinal Replay

May 12, Ibrox Park att: 13,000

Hibernian 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Semi Finals

May 16, Hampden Park att: 73,000

Celtic 2-1 Manchester United

[Neil Mochan, Bertie Peacock; ?;

May 16, Ibrox Park att: 48,876

Hibernian 4-0 Newcastle United

Final

May 20, Hampden Park att: 117,060

Celtic 2-0 Hibernian

Celtic: Bonnar, Haughney, Meechan, Evans, Stein, McPhail (J.), Collins, Walsh, Mochan, Peacock, Fernie;

Scorers: Neil Mochan 28, Jimmy Walsh 87;

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