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To celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, a tournament featuring the top four clubs in England and Scotland was played, the winners keeping the trophy permamently.

1953

First round

(11 May) Celtic v Arsenal

(Hampden Park, att 59000)

Celtic: Bonnar, Haughney, Rollom Evans, Stein, McPhail, Collins, Walsh, Mochan, Peacock, Tully

(11 May) Hibernian v Tottenham Hotspur

(Ibrox Park, att 43000)

(13 May) Manchester United v Rangers

(Hampden Park, att 75546)

(13 May) Newcastle United v Aberdeen

(Ibrox Park, att 16000)

Replay

(12 May) Hibernian v Tottenham Hotspur

(Ibrox Park, att 13000)

Semi-Final

(16 May) Celtic v Manchester United

(Hampden Park, att 73000)

Celtic: Bonnar, Haughney, Rollom Evans, Stein, McPhail, Collins, Walsh, Mochan, Peacock, Tully

(16 May) Hibernian v Newcastle United

(Ibrox, att 48876)

Final at Hampden, att 117,060

(20 May) Celtic v Hibernian

Celtic: Bonnar, Haughney, Rollo, Evans, Stein, McPhail, Collins, Walsh, Mochan, Peacock, Fernie

Hibernian: Younger, Govan, Paterson, Buchanan, Howie, Combe, Smith, Johnstone, Reilly, Turnbull, Ormond

1-0

1-1aet

2-1

4-0

2-1

2-1

4-0

2-0

Collins

Peacock, Mochan: Rowley

Mochan, Walsh