Empire Exhibition Trophy

1938 association football competition

Football tournament

Empire Exhibition TrophyFounded| 1938

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Abolished| 1938; 87 years ago (1938)
Region|  Scotland
England
Number of teams| 8
Related competitions| Coronation Cup
Last champions|  Celtic

The Empire Exhibition Trophy was a football competition held in 1938 in conjunction with the Empire Exhibition, Scotland in Glasgow. It was held to commemorate the Exhibition, then underway in Bellahouston Park,[1] and the prize was a solid silver model of the Tait Tower.[2]

Four teams from Scotland and four from England contested the straight knock out competition. Brentford took the place of fellow London club Arsenal, who elected to withdraw.[3] Celtic defeated Everton 1–0 in the final, on 10 June 1938, with a goal from Johnny Crum in extra-time.[4] The final was watched by a crowd of over 82,000 at Ibrox Park.[5] This tournament, like the later Coronation Cup, was held in very high regard at the time as it gave teams the opportunity to test themselves against teams from other leagues in the days before European football.

## Participants

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Team[6] | Achievement

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Aberdeen | 1936–37 Scottish Division One runners-up
Celtic | 1937–38 Scottish Division One champions
Heart of Midlothian | 1937–38 Scottish Division One runners-up
Rangers | 1936–37 Scottish Division One champions
Brentford | 1937–38 First Division 6th place
Chelsea | 1937–38 First Division 10th place
Everton | 1937–38 First Division 14th place
Sunderland | 1936–37 FA Cup winners

## Quarter-finals

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* Celtic 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)[7] Sunderland
* Aberdeen 4 – 1  Chelsea
* Everton 2 – 0  Rangers
* Hearts 1 – 0  Brentford

Replay[5]

* Celtic 3 – 1 (a.e.t.)[8] Sunderland

## Semi-finals

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3 June 1938

19:00

Celtic | 1–0|  Hearts

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Crum 70' | [9] |

Ibrox Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 48,000

Referee:  Dr AW Barton (Ripton)

6 June 1938

19:00

Everton | 3–2|  Aberdeen

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Gillick  1' T Boyes  51' Lawton  56' |  | Armstrong  7' Strauss  27'

Ibrox Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: AJ Jewell (London)

## Final

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10 June 1938

19:00

Celtic | 1–0 (a.e.t.)|  Everton

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Crum 95' |  |

Ibrox Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 82,000

Referee:  T. Thomson

### Match details

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Team details

Celtic

Everton

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GK |  | Joe Kennaway
RB |  | Bobby Hogg
LB |  | John Morrison
RH |  | Chic Geatons
CH |  | Willie Lyon (c)
LH |  | George Paterson
OR |  | Jimmy Delaney
IR |  | Malky MacDonald
CF |  | Johnny Crum
IL |  | John Divers
OL |  | Frank Murphy
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GK |  | Ted Sagar
RB |  | Billy Cook (c)
LB |  | Norman Greenhalgh
RH |  | Joe Mercer
CH |  | T. G. Jones
LH |  | Jock Thomson
OR |  | Albert Geldard
IR |  | Jimmy Cunliffe
CF |  | Tommy Lawton
IL |  | Alex Stevenson
OL |  | Walter Boyes

## See also

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* 1888 Glasgow Exhibition Cup, similar tournament in 1888
* Glasgow International Exhibition Cup, similar tournament in 1901
* Edinburgh Exhibition Cup, similar tournament in 1908
* Saint Mungo Cup, similar tournament in 1951
* Coronation Cup (football), similar tournament in 1953
* Football World Championship, the first tournament featuring English and Scottish teams.

## References

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1. ^ "1938 Empire Exhibition". Scottish Tramway & Transport Society. February 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
2. ^ "Celtic 1–0 Everton, Empire Exhibition Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 10 June 1938. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
3. ^ "BRENTFORD ACCEPT INVITATION". The Herald. Glasgow. 27 January 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
4. ^ "Empire Exhibition Trophy". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
5. ^ a b "Empire Exhibition Trophy in Glasgow 1938". RSSSF. 15 February 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
6. ^ "The Darkest Day: 1930–39". Jim Craig's Football 50. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
7. ^ "Celtic 0–0 Sunderland, Empire Exhibition Cup QF (contemporary newspaper scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 25 May 1938. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
8. ^ "Celtic 3–1 Sunderland, Empire Exhibition Cup QF Replay (contemporary newspaper scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 26 May 1938. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
9. ^ "Celtic 1–0 Heart of Midlothian, Empire Exhibition Cup SF (contemporary newspaper scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 3 June 1938. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

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