Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
The Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup was a knockout football tournament open to teams from in and around Glasgow and later on in the tournament's history, teams from outwith Glasgow.[1] Invitations were made and sent out by the Glasgow Charity Cup Committee (GCCC) at their discretion, but no criteria were ever published.
Sport | Football |
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Founded | 1877 |
Ceased | 1966 |
No. of teams | various from Glasgow few from elsewhere in Scotland few from England |
Country | ![]() ![]() |
Last champion(s) | Glasgow Select (3rd title) |
Most titles | Rangers (31 titles) |
Like many domestic competitions in Scottish football, it was dominated by the Old Firm of Rangers and Celtic, with 31 and 28 victories each respectively.[2] In the latter years of the tournament, it ceased being a knockout tournament and became a one-off contest between a Glasgow Select and a team invited from the English League.
Finals
Season[3][4][5] | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
1876–77[6] | Queens Park (1) | 4–0 | Rangers | 10,000 |
1877–78[7] | Queens Park (2) | 1–0 | Vale of Leven | 3,000 |
1878–79 | Rangers (1) | 2–1 | Vale of Leven | 10,000 |
1879–80 | Queen's Park | 1–1 | Rangers | 6,500 |
1879–80 (R)[8] | Queen's Park (3) | 2–1 | Rangers | 5,500 |
1880–81 | Queen's Park | 1–1 | Rangers | 6,000 |
1880–81 (R)[9] | Queen's Park (4) | 3–1 | Rangers | 10,000 |
1881–82 | Vale of Leven | 2–2 | Dumbarton | 7,000 |
1881–82 (R) | Vale of Leven (1) | 1–0 | Dumbarton | 10,000 |
1882–83[10] | Queen's Park (5) | 4–1 | Rangers | 8,000 |
1883–84 | Queen's Park | 1–1 | Third Lanark | 5,000 |
1883–84 (R)[11] | Queen's Park (6) | 8–0 | Third Lanark | 4,000 |
1884–85[12] | Queen's Park (7) | 1–0 | Dumbarton | 2,241 |
1885–86 | Renton (1) | 3–1 | Vale of Leven | 4,000 |
1886–87 | Renton (2) | 1–0 | Vale of Leven | 10,000 |
1887–88 | Renton (3) | 4–0 | Cambuslang | 5,000 |
1888–89 | Renton | 2–2 | Queen's Park | 8,982 |
1889 (R)[13] | Renton (4) | 3–1 | Queen's Park | 7,380 |
1889–90[14] | Third Lanark (1) | 2–1 | Queen's Park | 8,102 |
1890–91 | Queen's Park | 1–1 | Northern | 2,204 |
1891 (R)[15] | Queen's Park (8) | 9–1 | Northern | 1,562 |
1891–92[16] | Celtic (1) | 2–0 | Rangers | 7,000 |
1892–93[17][18] | Celtic (2) | 5–0 | Rangers | 5,000 |
1893–94[19][20] | Celtic (3) | 2–1 | Queen's Park | 12,000 |
1894–95[21] | Celtic (4) | 4–0 | Rangers | 10,000 |
1895–96[22][23] | Celtic (5) | 2–1 (aet) | Queen's Park | 12,000 |
1896–97 | Rangers (2) | 6–1 | Third Lanark | 10,000 |
1897–98 | Third Lanark (2) | 1–0 | Rangers | 8,000 |
1898–99[24] | Celtic (6) | 2–0 | Rangers | 20,000 |
1899–1900[25][26] | Rangers (3) | 5–1 | Celtic | 15,000 |
1900–01 | Third Lanark | 0–0 | Celtic | 12,000 |
1900–01 (R) | Third Lanark (3) | 3–0 | Celtic | 7,000 |
1901–02 | Hibernian (1) | 6–2 | Celtic | 8,000 |
Tournament extended to produce more matches, proceeds going to the 1902 Ibrox disaster benefit fund. | ||||
1902–03[27] | Celtic (7) | 5–2 | St Mirren | 14,000 |
1903–04[28] | Rangers (4) | 5–2 | Celtic | 25,000 |
1904–05[29] | Celtic (8) | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | 12,000 |
1905–06[30] | Rangers (5) | 3–2 | Queen's Park | 26,000 |
1906–07[31] | Rangers (6) | 1–0 | Celtic | 35,000 |
1907–08[32][33] | Celtic (9) | 3–0 | Queen's Park | 31,000 |
1908–09[34] | Rangers (7) | 4–2 | Celtic | 25,000 |
1909–10 | Clyde (1) | 1–1 | Third Lanark | 20,000 |
Clyde won 8–3 on corners. | ||||
1910–11[35] | Rangers (8) | 2–1 | Celtic | 25,000 |
1911–12[36] | Celtic (10) | 0–0 | Clyde | 25,000 |
Celtic won 7–2 on corners. | ||||
1912–13 [37] | Celtic (11) | 3–2 | Rangers | 30,000 |
1913–14[38] | Celtic (12) | 6–0 | Third Lanark | 8,000 |
1914–15[39] | Celtic (13) | 3–2 | Rangers | 30,000 |
1915–16[40] | Celtic (14) | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | 25,000 |
1916–17[41] | Celtic (15) | 1–0 | Queen's Park | 35,000 |
1917–18[42] | Celtic (16) | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | 30,000 |
1918–19[43][44] | Rangers (9) | 2–1 | Queen's Park | 50,000 |
1919–20[45] | Celtic (17) | 1–0 | Queen's Park | 45,000 |
1920–21[46] | Celtic (18) | 2–0 | Rangers | 55,000 |
1921–22[47] | Rangers (10) | 3–1 | Queen's Park | 43,000 |
1922–23[48] | Rangers (11) | 4–0 | Queen's Park | 35,000 |
1923–24[49] | Celtic (19) | 2–1 | Rangers | 27,000 |
1924–25 | Rangers (12) | 1–0 | Clyde | |
1925–26[50] | Celtic (20) | 2–1 | Queen's Park | 24,000 |
1926–27[51] | Partick Thistle (1) | 6–3 (aet) | Rangers | 18,599 |
1927–28[52] | Rangers (13) | 3–1 | Queen's Park | 27,000 |
1928–29[53] | Rangers (14) | 4–2 | Celtic | 25,288 |
1929–30[32][54] | Rangers (15) | 2–2 | Celtic | 35,667 |
Rangers won on toss of a coin. | ||||
1930–31[55] | Rangers (16) | 2–1 | Queen's Park | 26,000 |
1931–32 | Rangers (17) | 6–1 | Third Lanark | |
1932–33[56] | Rangers (18) | 1–0 | Queen's Park | 25,000 |
1933–34[32][57] | Rangers (19) | 1–0 | Celtic | 36,000 |
1934–35[58][59] | Partick Thistle (2) | 2–1 | Queen's Park | 16,550 |
1935–36[60] | Celtic (21) | 4–2 | Rangers | 43,000 |
1936–37[61] | Celtic (22) | 4–3 | Queen's Park | 21,000 |
1937–38[62] | Celtic (23) | 2–0 | Rangers | 40,000 |
1938–39 | Rangers (20) | 0–0 | Third Lanark | |
Rangers won 7–4 on corners. | ||||
1939–40[63] | Rangers (21) | 1–1 | Clyde | 12,924 |
Rangers won 7–2 on corners. | ||||
1940–41[64] | Rangers (22) | 3–0 | Partick Thistle | 25,000 |
1941–42[65] | Rangers (23) | 3–1 | Clyde | |
1942–43[66] | Celtic (24) | 3–0 | Third Lanark | 25,000 |
1943–44[67] | Rangers (24) | 2–1 | Clyde | 38,549 |
1944–45[68] | Rangers (25) | 2–1 | Celtic | 50,000 |
1945–46 | Rangers (26) | 2–0 | Third Lanark | |
1946–47[69] | Rangers (27) | 1–0 | Celtic | 40,000 |
1947–48[70] | Rangers (28) | 2–0 | Celtic | 69,000 |
1948–49[71] | Partick Thistle (3) | 2–1 (aet) | Celtic | |
1949–50[72] | Celtic (25) | 3–2 | Rangers | 81,000 |
1950–51[73] | Rangers (29) | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | 30,000 |
1951–52[74] | Clyde (2) | 2–2 | Third Lanark (4) | 25,000 |
Clyde and Third Lanark shared the trophy. | ||||
1952–53[75][76] | Celtic (26) | 3–1 | Queen's Park | 41,156 |
1953–54 | Third Lanark (5) | 1–0 | Rangers | |
1954–55[77] | Rangers (30) | 3–1 | Queen's Park | 15,552 |
1955–56[78] | Third Lanark (6) | 4–2 | Partick Thistle | 15,000 |
1956–57[79][80] | Rangers (31) | 2–1 | Queen's Park | 22,000 |
1957–58[81] | Clyde (3) | 4–0 | Rangers | 18,000 |
1958–59[82] | Celtic (27) | 5–0 | Clyde | 20,000 |
1959–60[83] | Rangers (32) | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | 8,296 |
1960–61 | Celtic (28) | 1–1 | Clyde (5) | 12,061 |
Celtic and Clyde shared the trophy. | ||||
1961–62 | Not held - moved from end-of-season event in May 1961 to start-of-season event in August 1962. | |||
1962–63[84] | Manchester United (1) | 4–2 | Glasgow Select | 82,000 |
1963–64[85] | Glasgow Select (1) | 2–1 | Manchester United | 48,576 |
1964–65[86] | Glasgow Select (2) | 4–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 58,768 |
1965–66[87] | Chelsea (1) | 3–0 | Glasgow Select | 36,000 |
1966–67[88] | Glasgow Select (3) | 1–1 | Leeds United (1) | 15,000 |
Glasgow Select and Leeds United shared the trophy. |
Performance by club
Club[3][4] | Wins | Last win | Runners-up | Last final lost |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rangers | 32 | 1960 | 19 | 1958 |
Celtic[89] | 28[note 1] | 1961 | 14 | 1949 |
Queen's Park | 8 | 1891 | 20 | 1957 |
Third Lanark[90] | 6[note 2] | 1956 | 8 | 1946 |
Clyde | 4[note 3] | 1961 | 6 | 1959 |
Renton | 4 | 1889 | — | — |
Partick Thistle[91] | 3 | 1949 | 7 | 1960 |
Glasgow Select | 3[note 4] | 1966 | 2 | 1965 |
Vale of Leven | 1 | 1882 | 4 | 1887 |
Manchester United | 1 | 1962 | 1 | 1963 |
Hibernian | 1 | 1902 | — | — |
Chelsea | 1 | 1965 | — | — |
Leeds United | 1[note 5] | 1966 | — | — |
Dumbarton | — | — | 2 | 1885 |
Cambuslang[90] | — | — | 1 | 1888 |
Northern | — | — | 1 | 1891 |
St Mirren | — | — | 1 | 1903 |
Tottenham Hotspur | — | — | 1 | 1964 |
Notes
- Includes one shared (1961 with Clyde).
- Includes one shared (1952 with Clyde).
- Includes two shared (1952 with Third Lanark and 1961 with Celtic).
- Includes one shared (1966 with Leeds United).
- Includes one shared (1966 with Glasgow Select).
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References
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- "GLASGOW CHARITY CUP FINALS (1876-1915)". Play Up Liverpool. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- Queen's Park v Rangers, Saturday 28th April 1877, QPFC.com
- Queen's Park v Vale of Leven, Saturday 4th May 1878, QPFC.com
- Rangers v Queen's Park, Saturday 12th May 1880, QPFC.com
- Rangers v Queen's Park, Saturday 7th May 1881, QPFC.com
- Queen's Park v Rangers, Saturday 19th May 1883, QPFC.com
- Queen's Park v Third Lanark, Saturday 3rd May 1884, QPFC.com
- Queen's Park v Dumbarton, Saturday 9th May 1885, QPFC.com
- Queen's Park v Renton, Tuesday 28th May 1889, QPFC.com
- Queen's Park v Third Lanark, Saturday 26th April 1890, QPFC.com
- Queen's Park v Northern, Saturday 2nd May 1891, QPFC.com
- Football: Celtic V. Rangers., Edinburgh Evening News, 2 June 1892 (via The Celtic Wiki)
- Celtic v. Rangers., Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1893 (via The Celtic Wiki)
- Celtic v Glasgow Rangers 5-0, via Play Up Liverpool
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- Saturday's Football. | Glasgow Charity Cup., The Glasgow Herald, 14 May 1894
- Celtic v. Rangers., Dundee Courier, 27 May 1895 (via The Celtic Wiki)
- Queen's Park v Celtic, Saturday 16th May 1896, QPFC.com
- Saturday's Football: Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, The Glasgow Herald] 18 May 1896
- Saturday's Football., The Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1899
- Association Football., The Glasgow Herald, 14 May 1900
- Glasgow Rangers v Celtic 5-1, via Play Up Liverpool
- Football. | Charity Cup Final., The Glasgow Herald, 25 May 1903
- Football. Glasgow Charity Cup–Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 16 May 1904
- Football. | Charity Cup Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1905
- Rangers v Queen's Park, Saturday 12th May 1906 , QPFC.com
- Football. | Glasgow Charity Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 20 May 1907
- Part of a 'quadruple' with League, Scottish Cup and Glasgow Cup
- Queen's Park v Celtic, Saturday 30th May 1908, QPFC.com
- Glasgow Charity Cup – Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 17 May 1909
- Glasgow Charity Cup Final, The Glasgow Herald, 11 May 1911
- Glasgow Charity Cup – Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 13 May 1912
- Celtic, 3; Rangers, 2: Glasgow Charity Cup – Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 12 May 1913
- Match report, The Scotsman, 13 May 1914 (via The Celtic Wiki)
- Association Football. | Glasgow Charity Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 10 May 1915
- Football | Glasgow Charity Cup Final, Glasgow Herald, 15 May 1916
- Queen's Park v Celtic, Saturday 19th May 1917, QPFC.com
- Notes on Sport: A Charity Record, The Glasgow Herald, 27 May 1918
- Queen's Park v Rangers, Saturday 31st May 1919, QPFC.com
- Record Drawings, The Glasgow Herald, 2 June 1919
- Queen's Park v Celtic, Saturday 15th May 1920, QPFC.com
- Match report, The Scotsman, 16 May 1921 (via The Celtic Wiki)
- Queen's Park v Rangers, Saturday 13th May 1922, QPFC.com
- Rangers v Queen's Park, Saturday 12th May 1923, QPFC.com
- Glasgow Charity Cup–Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 12 May 1924
- Queen's Park v Celtic, Saturday 15th May 1926, QPFC.com
- Rout of the Rangers in the Charity Cup Final, The Sunday Post, 15 May 1927 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- Rangers v Queen's Park, Saturday 12th May 1928, QPFC.com
- Trophy For Rangers | Celtic Well Beaten in Charity Cup Final, The Glasgow Herald, 13 May 1929
- Celtic's valiant struggle at Hampden, Glasgow Herald, 12 May 1930 (via The Celtic Wiki)
- Queen's Park v Rangers, Saturday 9th May 1931, QPFC.com
- Queen's Park v Rangers, Saturday 13th May 1933, QPFC.com
- Football | Glasgow Charity Cup | Rangers Fortunate to Win, The Glasgow Herald, 14 May 1934
- Queen's in too big a hurry, The Sunday Post, 12 May 1935 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- Queen's Park v Partick Thistle, Saturday 11th May 1935, QPFC.com
- Football | Celtic Win Glasgow Charity Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 11 May 1936
- Queen's Park v Celtic, Saturday 15th May 1937, QPFC.com
- Rangers Without a Plan | Celtic Win Charity Cup: Divers the Man of the Match, The Glasgow Herald, 16 May 1938
- Rangers "Sweep the Boards": Charity Cup Victory over Clyde, Glasgow Herald, 31 May 1940
- Rangers Win Another Cup, Glasgow Herald, 2 June 1941 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- Another Cup for Rangers; Clyde's Hard Fight in Charity Final, Glasgow Herald, 18 May 1942
- Celtic's Charity Cup Record; Easy Final Victory, Glasgow Herald, 24 May 1943
- Scoring chances missed: Charity Cup for Rangers, Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1944
- Rangers win Charity Cup, Glasgow Herald, 22 May 1945
- Rangers and Celtic defy weather, Glasgow Herald, 15 May 1947
- Record Crowd for Charity, Glasgow Herald, 10 May 1948
- Jimmy The Jet Decided, The Sunday Post, 8 May 1949 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- Charity Cup triumph for Celtic youth, Glasgow Herald, 8 May 1950 (via The Celtic Wiki)
- Rangers win Glasgow Charity Cup, Glasgow Herald, 8 May 2019 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- Exhilarating final at Hampden, Glasgow Herald, 12 May 1952
- 2-Goal Mochan's Sunny Debut For Celts, match report (via The Celtic Wiki)
- Queen's Park v Celtic, Saturday 9th May 1953, QPFC.com
- Queen's Park v Rangers, Monday 9th May 1955 , QPFC.com
- Third Lanark's refreshing display, Glasgow Herald, 14 May 1956 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- Rangers v Queen's Park, Monday 6th May 1957, QPFC.com
- Rangers win Charity Cup after poor match, Glasgow Herald, 7 May 1957
- Charity Cup Final: Clyde's easy victory, Glasgow Herald, 13 May 1958
- Celtic show little charity to Clyde, Glasgow Herald, 11 May 1959 (via The Celtic Wiki)
- Rangers wi Charity Cup, Glasgow Herald, 12 May 1960 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- Glasgow Select 2 Manchester United 4, Glasgow Herald, 9 August 1962 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- Charity Cup for Glasgow XI, Glasgow Herald, 8 August 1963 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- Baxter's match at Hampden, Glasgow Herald, 6 August 1964 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- Glasgow Select Well Beaten, Glasgow Herald, 13 August 1965 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- Charity Cup game drawn, Glasgow Herald, 11 August 1966 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- "Glasgow Charity Cup". The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- "Glasgow FA Clubs". Glasgow FA. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- "List of Honours". PTHA. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
External links
- Wray Vamplew, 'Remembering us year after year’: the Glasgow Charity Cup 1876-1966, University of Stirling, 2008.
- Celtic Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup results (til 1917), FitbaStats
- Clyde Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup results (til 1918), FitbaStats
- Dumbarton Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup results (til 1885), FitbaStats
- Partick Thistle Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup results (til 1917), FitbaStats
- Queen's Park Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup results (til 1961), QPFC.com
- Rangers Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup results (til 1918), FitbaStats
- Third Lanark Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup results (til 1917), FitbaStats
- Vale of Leven Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup results (til 1888), FitbaStats
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