Coronation Cup (football)

The Coronation Cup was a one-off football tournament to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, between four English and four Scottish clubs, held in Glasgow in May 1953. This tournament, like the Empire Exhibition Trophy, 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 and Hibernian met in the final at Hampden Park, Celtic coming out the winners 2–0 before 117,000 spectators.^[1]^[2] Celtic's victory meant that they became the unofficial champions of Britain.^[3]

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Team^[4]	Achievement
Aberdeen	1952–53 Scottish Cup runners-up
Celtic	1938 Empire Exhibition Trophy winners (unofficial reigning British champions)
Hibernian	1952–53 Scottish Division One runners-up
Rangers	1952–53 Scottish Division One champions and Scottish Cup winners
Arsenal	1952–53 First Division champions
Manchester United	1951–52 First Division champions
Newcastle United	1950–51 and 1951–52 FA Cup winners
Tottenham Hotspur	1951–52 First Division runners-up

Coronation Cup (football)

Entrants

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

See also

References

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