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The Empire Exhibition was held in 1938 in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow. A football competition was held to commemorate the celebrations and the prize was a solid silver model of the tower. Four teams from Scotland and four from England contested the straight knock out competition. Celtic F.C defeated Everton 1-0 in the final, on June 10, with a goal from Johnny Crum in extra time. The final was watched by a crowd of over 82,000 at Ibrox. This tournament, like the Coronation Cup was held in very high regard at the time as it gave teams the opportunity to test themselves against teams from other countries in the days before European football. The greatest football club in the known universe. ...
The Coronation Cup was a one-off football tournament to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 between four English and four Scottish clubs held in Glasgow in May 1953. ...
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For other teams called Rangers F.C. please see, Rangers F.C. (disambiguation) Rangers Football Club is a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ...
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Celtic Football Club, (pronounced seltik), is a Scottish football club, currently competing in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ...
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Heart of Midlothian F.C. is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ...
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Celtic 0 - 0 (1-0 aet)
Everton - Scorer - Crum
- Celtic Team - Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Delaney, MacDonald, Crum, Divers, Murphy
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