Lord Provost of Glasgow Charity Cup

1952 Lord Provost of Glasgow Charity Cup
EventLord Provost of Glasgow Charity Cup
Date22 September 1952
VenueFirhill Park, Glasgow
RefereeJack Mowat[1]
(Lanarkshire)[2]
Attendance10,829[1]

The Lord Provost of Glasgow Charity Cup, also called the John McLeod Trophy,[3][4][5] was a super cup match between Division One champions Hibernian and Scottish Cup winners Motherwell.[6][7]

Match

Team selection

Hibernian were without Tommy Younger, Jock Paterson, Lawrie Reilly, and Willie Ormond.[8]

Paterson, Reilly, and Ormond were selected for the Scottish League XI to play the Welsh League XI in Cardiff on 24 September,[9] while Wilson Humphries of Motherwell (a late replacement for Derek Grierson of Rangers) was also called up,[10][11] but all of them were denied permission by the Scottish Football League to be released for the game.[12]

Match details

GKScotland Jimmy McCracken[16]
FBScotland Jock Govan
FBScotland Hugh Howie
WHScotland Archie Buchanan
CHScotland Mackenzie
HBRepublic of Ireland Mike Gallagher
MFScotland Tommy McDonald
IFScotland Bobby Johnstone
CFScotland Jim Souness
IFScotland Eddie Turnbull
MFScotland Gordon Smith
Manager:
Scotland Hugh Shaw
GKScotland John Johnston
FBScotland Willie Kilmarnock
FBScotland Archie Shaw
RHScotland Charlie Cox
LHScotland Andy Paton
ORScotland Willie Redpath
IFScotland Tommy Sloan
CFScotland George Dawson[17]
IFScotland Archie Kelly
OLScotland Jim Forrest
CHScotland Johnny Aitkenhead
Manager:
Scotland George Stevenson

Afterwards

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 27 September in the Scottish Football League and gained a measure of revenge with a 7–3 victory at Fir Park. Lawrie Reilly and Jock Paterson were restored to the Hibs line up. Reilly netted four times for the Hibees.[18][19]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. ↑ "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.
  4. 1 2 "'WELL HAD ALL THE GOAL ANSWERS". Motherwell Times. 26 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Fast facts – Motherwell". Dundee FC. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "True Steelmen, Legends of our Club: George Stevenson". motherwell-mad.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  8. 1 2 "QUITE A CHANGE FOR HIBS!". Dundee Courier. 23 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "BRAVO, THE LASTMINUTE MAN IT". Sunday Post. 21 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "FOOTBALL GRIERSON WITHDRAWS". Paisley Daily Express. 16 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Martin's Big Chance Comes Today". Aberdeen Evening Express. 24 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "'S SOMETHING FOOTBALL CANT AFFORD.". Sunday Post. 14 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "Football Match Arranged". The Scotsman. 13 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ↑ "22nd September 1952". motherwellnet.com. 23 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  16. ↑ (Hibernian player) McCracken, Jimmy, FitbaStats
  17. ↑ George Dawson, MotherWELLnet
  18. ↑ "HIBS FOUND THE GOALS CAME EASY". Motherwell Times. 3 October 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  19. ↑ "Tough, torrid, terrific". Sunday Mail. 28 September 1952. Retrieved 8 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.