Glasgow International Exhibition Cup

The Glasgow Exhibition Cup was a football competition held as part of the Glasgow International Trade Fair of 1901.[1][2]

Eight Scottish First Division sides (acknowledged as the leading clubs in the country) were invited to the tournament,[1] and matches were played at a specially built site at Gilmorehill, located adjacent to the University of Glasgow and near to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery where the main part of the exhibition was being held. Played across August and early September 1901, Rangers won the competition, defeating Celtic in the final[1] – a cup and gold medals were awarded to the winning team.[3]

The following year the 1902 Ibrox disaster occurred, and Rangers organised a tournament with its proceeds going to benefit the victims, offering up the Exhibition Cup as a prize for the winners.[1] Celtic won that tournament, the British League Cup (beating Rangers in the final), and kept the trophy permanently, despite its inscription stating "Awarded to Rangers F.C."[4]

Matches

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Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Aggregate Team 2
Third Lanark 3–1 Morton
Rangers 8–1 St Mirren
Celtic 1–0 Hibernian
Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Queen's Park

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Aggregate Team 2
Rangers 4–1 Third Lanark
Celtic 2–1 Heart of Midlothian

Final

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Rangers3–1Celtic
  • Hamilton   15', 80'
  • Neil  
Report Campbell   9'
Exhibition Stadium, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: T. Robertson

Teams

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Rangers:
GK Matthew Dickie
RB Nicol Smith
LB Jock Drummond
RH James Stark
CH Bobby Neil
LH Neilly Gibson
OR David McDougall
IR James Wilkie
CF Robert Hamilton
IL Finlay Speedie
OL Alex Smith
Celtic:
GK Rab Macfarlane
RB Bob Davidson
LB Barney Battles
RH Jimmy Moir
CH Henry Marshall
LH Tommy Hynds
OR Johnny Hodge
IR George Livingstone
CF Johnny Campbell
IL Jimmy Drummond
OL Jimmy Quinn

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Glasgow Exhibition Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive (archived version, 2018). Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. ^ "International Exhibition, 1901". The Glasgow Story. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. ^ A Glasgow International Exhibition Cup Gold Medal 1901, awarded to Neil Gilson of Rangers F.C., The Saleroom, 13 March 2020
  4. ^ "The Glasgow Exhibition Cup (1901/1902)". 25thMay1967. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. ^ On This Day: Sep 9 (archived version, 2016), Robert Boyle, Rangers FC, 9 September 2014
  6. ^ Football. | Celtic v Rangers (Exhibition Trophy Final Tie), The Glasgow Herald, 10 September 1901