The Coronation Cup was a one-off football

Football (soccer)

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 tournament to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

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, between four English and four Scottish clubs, held in Glasgow

Glasgow

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 in May 1953. This tournament, like the Empire Exhibition Trophy

Empire Exhibition Trophy

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, was held in very high regard by football clubs, as at the time it allowed teams to test themselves against teams from another country in the days before European football.

Celtic

Celtic F.C.

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 and Hibernian

Hibernian F.C.

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 met in the final at Hampden Park

Hampden Park

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, Celtic coming out the winners 2–0 before 117,000 spectators. Celtic's victory meant that they became the unofficial champions of Britain.

Quarter-finals

Celtic

Celtic F.C.

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 1 – 0   Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

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 Manchester United

Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...

 2 – 1   Rangers

Rangers F.C.

Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

 Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

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 4 – 2   Aberdeen

Aberdeen F.C.

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 Hibernian

Hibernian F.C.

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 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)   Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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Semi-finals

Celtic

Celtic F.C.

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 2 – 1   Manchester United

Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...

 Hibernian

Hibernian F.C.

Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...

 4 – 0   Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

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Final

Celtic

Celtic F.C.

Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...

 2 – 0   Hibernian

Hibernian F.C.

Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...

• Scorers - Mochan, Walsh
• Celtic - Bonnar, Haughney
  Mike Haughney
  Mike Haughney is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Celtic and represented Scotland once.- External links :*, Neil Brown...
  
  , Rollo, Evans
  Bobby Evans
  Robert "Bobby" Evans was a Scottish football player and manager, most notable for his time with Celtic....
  
  , Stein
  Jock Stein
  John 'Jock' Stein CBE was a Scottish association football player and manager. He became the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967...
  
   (captain), McPhail
  John McPhail
  John McPhail was a Scottish international football player who spent his entire playing career with Celtic. On his retirement from playing football, he wrote for the Daily Record and The Celtic View...
  
  , Collins
  Bobby Collins
  Robert Young "Bobby" Collins is a Scottish former football player, best known for his successful spells at Celtic, Everton and Leeds United...
  
  , Walsh
  Jimmy Walsh (footballer born 1930)
  James "Jimmy" Walsh is a former professional footballer who played for Celtic and Leicester City as a forward. He was a prolific goalscorer and scored the winning goals in both the finals of the 1953 Coronation Cup as well as playing in the 1955 Scottish Cup Final for Celtic...
  
  , Mochan
  Neil Mochan
  Neil Mochan was a Scottish professional footballer whose twenty-year playing career included periods in both the Scottish and English top divisions....
  
  , Peacock
  Bertie Peacock
  John Robert "Bertie" Peacock, MBE was a Northern Ireland international footballer and manager who played for Celtic....
  
  , Fernie
• Hibernian - Younger
  Tommy Younger
  Thomas Younger was a Scottish professional footballer of the 1950s and 60s who played as a goalkeeper.- Club career :Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Younger signed for his hometown club Hibernian in 1948...
  
  , Govan
  Jock Govan
  Jock Govan was a Scottish association football player, who played for Hibernian and Ayr United. Govan, who was a key part of the successful post-war Hibs side, was capped six times by the Scotland national football team....
  
  , Paterson
  Jock Paterson
  Jock Paterson was a football player, who played for Hibernian and Ayr United.Paterson went three consecutive seasons without missing a league game for Hibs and he played in every game of the championship winning 1951–52 season.His son, Craig Paterson, also played for Hibernian...
  
  , Buchanan
  Archie Buchanan
  Archie Buchanan is a former football player, who played for Hibernian, St. Mirren and Cowdenbeath.- External links :*, www.ihibs.co.uk...
  
  , Howie
  Hugh Howie
  Hugh Howie was a Scottish footballer who played for Newton Juniors, Hibernian and the Scotland national team....
  
  , Combe
  Bobby Combe
  James Robert "Bobby" Combe was a Scottish international association football player, who spent his entire senior career with Hibernian....
  
  , Smith, Johnstone
  Bobby Johnstone
  Robert "Bobby" Johnstone was a Scottish association football player, mainly remembered as one of the Famous Five forward line of Hibernian....
  
  , Reilly
  Lawrie Reilly
  Lawrance "Lawrie" Reilly is a former Scottish association football player. He was one of the "Famous Five", the Hibernian forward line during the 1950s. The others were Bobby Johnstone, Gordon Smith, Eddie Turnbull, and Willie Ormond...
  
  , Turnbull
  Eddie Turnbull
  Edward Hunter Turnbull was a Scottish professional football player and manager.During the late 1940s and 1950s he was one of the Famous Five, the noted Hibernian forward line, along with Gordon Smith, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, and Willie Ormond...
  
  , Ormond
  Willie Ormond
  William 'Willie' Esplin Ormond OBE was a Scottish football player and manager. As a player, Ormond was well known as one of Hibernian's Famous Five forward line, winning three league championships in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He then returned to prominence as a manager, first with a...
  
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