The Lord Provost of Glasgow Charity Cup, also called the John McLeod Trophy, The Edinburgh Police Pipe Band will attend the match alongside the Glasgow Police Pipe Brand. He was posthumously awarded the Corporation medal for Bravery. 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
GK Jimmy McCracken(Hibernian player) McCracken, Jimmy, FitbaStatsFB Jock GovanFB Hugh HowieWH Archie BuchananCH MackenzieHB Mike GallagherMF Tommy McDonaldIF Bobby JohnstoneCF Jim SounessIF Eddie TurnbullMF Gordon SmithManager: Hugh Shaw GK John JohnstonFB Willie KilmarnockFB Archie ShawRH Charlie CoxLH Andy PatonOR Willie RedpathIF Tommy SloanCF George DawsonGeorge Dawson, MotherWELLnetIF Archie KellyOL Jim ForrestCH Johnny AitkenheadManager: George Stevenson
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 1952 FA Charity Shield 1952 Copa Eva Duarte 1952 Cypriot Super Cup 1952 Campeón de Campeones
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