Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1877 |
| Ceased | 1966 |
| No. of teams | various from Glasgow few from elsewhere in Scotland few from England |
| Country |  Scotland England (from 1962-1966) |
| Last champion(s) | Glasgow Select (3rd title) |
| Most titles | Rangers (31 titles) |
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.
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][31] | Rangers (5) | 3–2 | Queen's Park | 26,000 |
| 1906–07[32] | Rangers (6) | 1–0 | Celtic | 35,000 |
| 1907–08[33][34][35] | Celtic (9) | 3–0 | Queen's Park | 31,000 |
| 1908–09[36] | 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[37] | Rangers (8) | 2–1 | Celtic | 25,000 |
| 1911–12[38] | Celtic (10) | 0–0 | Clyde | 25,000 |
| Celtic won 7–2 on corners. | ||||
| 1912–13[39] | Celtic (11) | 3–2 | Rangers | 30,000 |
| 1913–14[40] | Celtic (12) | 6–0 | Third Lanark | 8,000 |
| 1914–15[41] | Celtic (13) | 3–2 | Rangers | 30,000 |
| 1915–16[42] | Celtic (14) | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | 25,000 |
| 1916–17[43][44] | Celtic (15) | 1–0 | Queen's Park | 35,000 |
| 1917–18[45] | Celtic (16) | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | 30,000 |
| 1918–19[46][47] | Rangers (9) | 2–1 | Queen's Park | 50,000 |
| 1919–20[48][49] | Celtic (17) | 1–0 | Queen's Park | 45,000 |
| 1920–21[50][51] | Celtic (18) | 2–0 | Rangers | 55,000 |
| 1921–22[52][53] | Rangers (10) | 3–1 | Queen's Park | 43,000 |
| 1922–23[54][55] | Rangers (11) | 4–0 | Queen's Park | 35,000 |
| 1923–24[56] | Celtic (19) | 2–1 | Rangers | 27,000 |
| 1924–25 | Rangers (12) | 1–0 | Clyde | |
| 1925–26[57][58] | Celtic (20) | 2–1 | Queen's Park | 24,000 |
| 1926–27[59] | Partick Thistle (1) | 6–3 (aet) |
Rangers | 18,599 |
| 1927–28[60][61] | Rangers (13) | 3–1 | Queen's Park | 27,000 |
| 1928–29[62] | Rangers (14) | 4–2 | Celtic | 25,288 |
| 1929–30[33][63] | Rangers (15) | 2–2 | Celtic | 35,667 |
| Rangers won on toss of a coin. | ||||
| 1930–31[64][65] | Rangers (16) | 2–1 | Queen's Park | 26,000 |
| 1931–32 | Rangers (17) | 6–1 | Third Lanark | |
| 1932–33[66] | Rangers (18) | 1–0 | Queen's Park | 25,000 |
| 1933–34[33][67] | Rangers (19) | 1–0 | Celtic | 36,000 |
| 1934–35[68][69] | Partick Thistle (2) | 2–1 | Queen's Park | 16,550 |
| 1935–36[70] | Celtic (21) | 4–2 | Rangers | 43,000 |
| 1936–37[71][72] | Celtic (22) | 4–3 | Queen's Park | 21,000 |
| 1937–38[73] | Celtic (23) | 2–0 | Rangers | 40,000 |
| 1938–39[74] | Rangers (20) | 0–0 | Third Lanark | 29,448 |
| Rangers won 7–4 on corners. | ||||
| 1939–40[75] | Rangers (21) | 1–1 | Clyde | 12,924 |
| Rangers won 7–2 on corners. | ||||
| 1940–41[76] | Rangers (22) | 3–0 | Partick Thistle | 25,000 |
| 1941–42[77] | Rangers (23) | 3–1 | Clyde | |
| 1942–43[78] | Celtic (24) | 3–0 | Third Lanark | 25,000 |
| 1943–44[79] | Rangers (24) | 2–1 | Clyde | 38,549 |
| 1944–45[80] | Rangers (25) | 2–1 | Celtic | 50,000 |
| 1945–46 | Rangers (26) | 2–0 | Third Lanark | |
| 1946–47[81] | Rangers (27) | 1–0 | Celtic | 40,000 |
| 1947–48[82] | Rangers (28) | 2–0 | Celtic | 69,000 |
| 1948–49[83] | Partick Thistle (3) | 2–1 (aet) |
Celtic | |
| 1949–50[84] | Celtic (25) | 3–2 | Rangers | 81,000 |
| 1950–51[85] | Rangers (29) | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | 30,000 |
| 1951–52[86] | Clyde (2) | 2–2 | Third Lanark (4) | 25,000 |
| Clyde and Third Lanark shared the trophy. | ||||
| 1952–53[87][88] | Celtic (26) | 3–1 | Queen's Park | 41,156 |
| 1953–54[89] | Third Lanark (5) | 1–0 | Rangers | 18,040 |
| 1954–55[90] | Rangers (30) | 3–1 | Queen's Park | 15,552 |
| 1955–56[91][92] | Third Lanark (6) | 4–2 | Partick Thistle | 15,000 |
| 1956–57[93][94] | Rangers (31) | 2–1 | Queen's Park | 22,000 |
| 1957–58[95] | Clyde (3) | 4–0 | Rangers | 18,000 |
| 1958–59[96] | Celtic (27) | 5–0 | Clyde | 20,000 |
| 1959–60[97] | 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[98] | Manchester United (1) | 4–2 | Glasgow Select | 82,000 |
| 1963–64[99] | Glasgow Select (1) | 2–1 | Manchester United | 48,576 |
| 1964–65[100] | Glasgow Select (2) | 4–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 58,768 |
| 1965–66[101] | Chelsea (1) | 3–0 | Glasgow Select | 36,000 |
| 1966–67[102] | 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[103] | 28[note 1] | 1961 | 14 | 1949 |
| Queen's Park | 8 | 1891 | 20 | 1957 |
| Third Lanark[104] | 6[note 2] | 1956 | 8 | 1946 |
| Clyde | 4[note 3] | 1961 | 6 | 1959 |
| Renton | 4 | 1889 | — | — |
| Partick Thistle[105] | 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[104] | — | — | 1 | 1888 |
| Northern | — | — | 1 | 1891 |
| St Mirren | — | — | 1 | 1903 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | — | — | 1 | 1964 |
Notes
See also
References
- ^ The Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, Forrest H. C. Robertson, Association of Football Statisticians magazine #27 (page 19), November 1982 (via Scottish League forum)
- ^ The Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, Forrest H. C. Robertson, Association of Football Statisticians magazine #27 (page 20/21), November 1982 (via Scottish League forum)
- ^ a b "Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup (1876–1966)". SFHA. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ a b "RESULTS: Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup (1876–1966)". SFHA. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "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
- ^ Queen's Park v Celtic, Saturday 12th May 1894, QPFC.com
- ^ 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, 14 May 1906
- ^ Football. | Glasgow Charity Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 20 May 1907
- ^ a b c Part of a 'quadruple' with League, Scottish Cup and Glasgow Cup
- ^ Queen's Park v Celtic, Saturday 30th May 1908, QPFC.com
- ^ Football. | Glasgow Charity Cup—Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 1 June 1908
- ^ 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
- ^ Association Football. | Glasgow Charity Cup. Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 21 May 1917
- ^ 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
- ^ Association Football | Celtic, 1; Queen's Park, 0., The Glasgow Herald, 17 May 1920
- ^ Match report, The Scotsman, 16 May 1921 (via The Celtic Wiki)
- ^ Football | Glasgow Charity Cup–Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 16 May 1921
- ^ Queen's Park v Rangers, Saturday 13th May 1922, QPFC.com
- ^ Association Football | Glasgow Charity Cup Final, The Glasgow Herald, 15 May 1922
- ^ Rangers v Queen's Park, Saturday 12th May 1923, QPFC.com
- ^ Glasgow Charity Cup Final, The Glasgow Herald, 14 May 1923
- ^ Glasgow Charity Cup–Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 12 May 1924
- ^ Queen's Park v Celtic, Saturday 15th May 1926, QPFC.com
- ^ Football | The Season's Champions, The Glasgow Herald, 17 May 1926
- ^ 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
- ^ Football | Charity Cup For Rangers, The Glasgow Herald, 14 May 1928
- ^ 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
- ^ Football | Charity Ties, The Glasgow Herald, 11 May 1931
- ^ 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
- ^ Celtic Retain Custody of Glasgow Charity Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 17 May 1937
- ^ Rangers Without a Plan | Celtic Win Charity Cup: Divers the Man of the Match, The Glasgow Herald, 16 May 1938
- ^ Extra Half-Hour Would Have Been Welcomed | Unsatisfactory Ending to Charity Final, The Glasgow Herald, 15 May 1939
- ^ 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
- ^ Charity Cup For Third | Rangers Beaten, The Glasgow Herald, 8 May 1954
- ^ 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)
- ^ Peter was a Hampden hero – then a Wembley one, too, Brian Fowlie, Sunday Post, 15 May 2016, via PressReader
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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