Empire Exhibition Trophy

1938

 

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This tournament was played in Glasgow to commemorate the 1938 Exhibition of British Empire held at Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park. The best clubs of England and Scotland were invited with all the games being played at Ibrox Park.. The trophy, which is kept permanently by the winning club, is a silver replica of the Exhibition Tower.

 

Winners

1938 Celtic

 

1938

First round

(25 May) Celtic v Sunderland (att 53976)

Celtic: Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Delaney, Carruth, Crum, Divers, Murphy

 

(May) Aberdeen v Chelsea

 

(29 May) Heart of Midlothian v Brentford (att 46000)

Hearts: Waugh, Anderson, McClure, Robson, Dykes, Miller, Briscoe, Walker, Biggs, Black, Warren

 

(30 May) Rangers v Everton (att 47692)

 

Replay

(26 May) Celtic v Sunderland

 

 

Semi-Final

(3 Jun) Celtic v Heart of Midlothian (att 48000)

Celtic: Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Lynch, McDonald, Crum, Divers, Murphy

Hearts: Waugh, Anderson, McClure, Harvey, Dykes, Miller, Briscoe, Walker, Black, Robson, Warren

 

(Jun) Everton v Aberdeen

 

Final

(10 Jun) Celtic v Everton (att 82000)

Celtic: Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Delaney, McDonald, Crum, Divers, Murphy

 

 

0-0

 

 

 

4-0

 

1-0

 

 

 

0-2

 

 

3-1

 

 

 

1-0

 

 

 

 

 

3-2

 

 

1-0aet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Briscoe

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crum, Divers 2 :

 

 

 

Crum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crum