Glasgow International Exhibition Cup

The Glasgow Exhibition Cup was a football competition held as part of the Glasgow International Trade Fair of 1901.^[1][2]

Eight Scottish First Division sides (acknowledged as the leading clubs in the country) were invited to the tournament,^[1] and matches were played at a specially built site at Gilmorehill, located adjacent to the University of Glasgow and near to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery where the main part of the exhibition was being held. Played across August and early September 1901, Rangers won the competition, defeating Celtic in the final^[1] – a cup and gold medals were awarded to the winning team.^[3]

The following year the 1902 Ibrox disaster occurred, and Rangers organised a tournament with its proceeds going to benefit the victims, offering up the Exhibition Cup as a prize for the winners.^[1] Celtic won that tournament, the British League Cup (beating Rangers in the final), and kept the trophy permanently, despite its inscription stating "Awarded to Rangers F.C."^[4]

Matches

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Aggregate	Team 2
Third Lanark	3–1	Morton
Rangers	8–1	St Mirren
Celtic	1–0	Hibernian
Heart of Midlothian	2–1	Queen's Park

Semi-finals

Team 1	Aggregate	Team 2
Rangers	4–1	Third Lanark
Celtic	2–1	Heart of Midlothian

Final

9 September 1901^[5][6]

Rangers	3–1	Celtic
Hamilton 15', 80' Neil	Report	Campbell 9'

Exhibition Stadium, University of Glasgow, Glasgow

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: T. Robertson

Teams

Rangers: GK Matthew Dickie RB Nicol Smith LB Jock Drummond RH James Stark CH Bobby Neil LH Neilly Gibson OR David McDougall IR James Wilkie CF Robert Hamilton IL Finlay Speedie OL Alex Smith

Celtic: GK Rab Macfarlane RB Bob Davidson LB Barney Battles RH Jimmy Moir CH Henry Marshall LH Tommy Hynds OR Johnny Hodge IR George Livingstone CF Johnny Campbell IL Jimmy Drummond OL Jimmy Quinn

See also

• 1888 Glasgow Exhibition Cup, similar tournament in 1888 at the same venue
• Edinburgh Exhibition Cup, similar tournament in 1908
• Empire Exhibition Trophy, similar tournament in 1938 (also featuring English clubs)
• Saint Mungo Cup, similar tournament in 1951
• Coronation Cup (football), similar tournament in 1953 (also featuring English clubs)