1952 football match in Scotland
Not to be confused with Lord Provost's Rent Relief Cup .
Football match
The Lord Provost of Glasgow Charity Cup , also called the John McLeod Trophy , was a super cup match between Division One champions Hibernian and Scottish Cup winners Motherwell .
Match
Team selection
Hibernian were without Tommy Younger , Jock Paterson , Lawrie Reilly , and Willie Ormond .
Paterson, Reilly, and Ormond were selected for the Scottish League XI to play the Welsh League XI in Cardiff on 24 September, while Wilson Humphries of Motherwell (a late replacement for Derek Grierson of Rangers ) was also called up, but all of them were denied permission by the Scottish Football League to be released for the game.
Match details
22 September 195218:00 BST . Firhill Park , Glasgow Attendance: 10,829
Afterwards
The trophy and mementoes for the players were presented by Mr T.A. Kerr, the Lord Provost of Glasgow , at the end of the match.
Hibernian faced Motherwell again five days later on 27 September in the Scottish Football League and gained a measure of revenge with a 7–3 victory at Fir Park . Lawrie Reilly and Jock Paterson were restored to the Hibs line up. Reilly netted four times for the Hibees .
See also
References
^ "Cup for Motherwell" . Wishaw Press British Newspaper Archive .
"Referees Honour Colleague" . Motherwell Times . 25 August 1950. Retrieved 10 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive ."Glasgow and West" . The Scotsman . 19 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.^ "'WELL HAD ALL THE GOAL ANSWERS" . Motherwell Times . 26 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"POSTHUMOUS AWARD FOR GLASGOW CONSTABLE" . The Scotsman . 15 October 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive."Fast facts – Motherwell" . Dundee FC . 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2019."True Steelmen, Legends of our Club: George Stevenson" . motherwell-mad.co.uk . Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2019.^ "QUITE A CHANGE FOR HIBS!" . Dundee Courier
"BRAVO, THE LASTMINUTE MAN IT" . Sunday Post "FOOTBALL GRIERSON WITHDRAWS" . Paisley Daily Express British Newspaper Archive ."Martin's Big Chance Comes Today" . Aberdeen Evening Express . 24 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive."'S SOMETHING FOOTBALL CANT AFFORD." . Sunday Post . 14 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive."The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Mr. T. A. Kerr, has opened an official fund" . Sunday Mail "Football Match Arranged" . The Scotsman "22nd September 1952" . motherwellnet.com . 23 September 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024.(Hibernian player) McCracken, Jimmy , FitbaStats
George Dawson , MotherWELLnet
"HIBS FOUND THE GOALS CAME EASY" . Motherwell Times . 3 October 1952. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive."Tough, torrid, terrific" . Sunday Mail . 28 September 1952. Retrieved 8 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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