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1952 Lord Provest of Glasgow Charity Cup
EventLord Provest of Glasgow Charity Cup
Hibernian Motherwell
1 5
Date22 September 1952
VenueFirhill Park, Glasgow
RefereeJack Mowat[1]
(Lanarkshire)[2]
Attendance10,829[1]
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The Lord Provest of Glasgow Charity Cup, also called the John McLeod Trophy,[3] was a super cup match between Division One champions Hibernian and Scottish Cup winners Motherwell.[4][5]

Team news

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Hibernian were without Tommy Younger, Jock Paterson, Lawrie Reilly, and Willie Ormond.[6]

Paterson, Reilly, and Ormond were in the Scottish League XI to play the Welsh League XI in Cardiff on September 24th,[7] while Wilson Humphries of Motherwell was a reserve,[8] but all of them were demied permission by the Scottish Football League to be released for the game.[9]

Match

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Hibernian Scotland1–5Scotland Motherwell[12]
McDonald [1][3][6] Dawson
Kelly
Forrest
Sloan
Aitkenhead
Attendance: 10,829[1]
GK Scotland McCracken
FB Scotland Jock Govan
FB Scotland Hugh Howie
WH Scotland Archie Buchanan
CH Scotland Mackenzie
HB Scotland Gallacher
MF Scotland Tommy McDonald
IF Scotland Bobby Johnstone
CF Scotland Jim Souness
IF Scotland Eddie Turnbull
MF Scotland Gordon Smith
Manager:
Scotland Hugh Shaw
GK Scotland John Johnston
FB Scotland Willie Kilmarnock
FB Scotland Archie Shaw
RH Scotland Charlie Cox
LH Scotland Andy Paton
OR Scotland Willie Redpath
IF Tommy Sloan
CF Scotland George Dawson
IF Scotland Archie Kelly
OL Scotland Jim Forrest
CH Scotland Johnny Aitkenhead
Manager:
Scotland George Stevenson

Aftermath

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The trophy and mementoes for the players were presented by Mr T.A. Kerr, the Lord Provost of Glasgow, at the end of the match.[1]

Hibernian faced Motherwell again five days later on September 25th, and gained a measure of revenge with a 7–3 league victory at Fir Park. Lawrie Reilly and Jock Paterson were restored to the Hibs line up. Reilly netted four times for the Hibees.[13][14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Cup for Motherwell". Wishaw Press. 26 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Referees Honour Colleague". Motherwell Times. 25 August 1950. Retrieved 10 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ a b "'WELL HAD ALL THE GOAL ANSWERS". Motherwell Times. 26 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Fast facts – Motherwell". Dundee FC. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  5. ^ "True Steelmen, Legends of our Club: George Stevenson". motherwell-mad.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  6. ^ a b "QUITE A CHANGE FOR HIBS!". Dundee Courier. 23 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "BRAVO, THE LASTMINUTE MAN IT". Sunday Post. 21 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Scottish League Team Surprises". Aberdeen Evening Express. 12 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "'S SOMETHING FOOTBALL CANT AFFORD.". Sunday Post. 14 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Mr. T. A. Kerr, has opened an official fund". Sunday Mail. 14 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Football Match Arranged". The Scotsman. 13 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "22nd September 1952". motherwellnet.com. 23 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  13. ^ "HIBS FOUND THE GOALS CAME EASY". Motherwell Times. 3 October 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ "Tough, torrid, terrific". Sunday Mail. 28 September 1952. Retrieved 8 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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1952–53 in Scottish football Defunct football cup competitions in Scotland Charity football matches Football in Glasgow Category:Charity events in the United Kingdom

  1. ^ "POSTHUMOUS AWARD FOR GLASGOW CONSTABLE". The Scotsman. 15 October 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive. He was posthumously awarded the Corporation medal for Bravery.
  2. ^ "Glasgow and West". The Scotsman. 19 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive. The Edinburgh Police Pipe Band will attend the match alongside the Glasgow Police Pipe Brand.
  3. ^ "FOOTBALL GRIERSON WITHDRAWS". Paisley Daily Express. 16 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive. Humphries replaced Derek Grierson of Rangers who withdrew from the squad.
  4. ^ – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |url-access= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
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