Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup
| Founded | 1928 |
|---|---|
| Region | Glasgow |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champions |  Partick Thistle |
The Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup was a one-off football tournament held in Glasgow, Scotland over several dates in November and December 1928 with the purpose of raising funds for the Glasgow Dental Hospital and School which had a new building under construction in the city centre.[1]
Overview
[edit]The tournament was played between the city's six senior clubs: Celtic, Clyde, Partick Thistle, Queen's Park, Rangers and Third Lanark. It involved a first round with two byes, two semi-finals and a final – the same arrangement as the annual Glasgow Cup and Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup tournaments which were staged between the same teams near the start and at the end of each season respectively. All six teams were also among the 20 participants in 1928–29 Scottish Division One and would play each other twice more in that competition (the only slight novelty being that Third Lanark had just gained promotion back to the top tier) so there was little in the Dental Hospital Cup's format to generate public interest and poor attendances were recorded, not helped by the fact the fixtures were fitted into the calendar wherever they could, resulting in midweek matches in winter time. The one potential fixture which would have drawn a bigger crowd, Rangers versus Celtic, never materialised, as Partick Thistle beat both the Old Firm teams to claim the cup.
With a trophy and medals at stake,[2] the final between Rangers and Partick was reported as being more keenly contested and with a better standard of play than the earlier matches.[3] A total of £819 (equivalent to around £50,000 90 years later) was raised for the hospital.[1]
Details
[edit]First round
| Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 | Third Lanark |
|---|---|---|
Simpson  45' |
| Celtic | 4 – 0 | Queen's Park |
|---|---|---|
| Riley 7' 30' McInally 65' 83' |
Semi-finals
Final
| Partick Thistle | 2 – 0 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Ness 8' Torbet 42' (pen.) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Glasgow Dental Cup, Scottish Football Historical Archive, 16 July 2020
- ^ Medal in nine carat gold, the reverse inscribed Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup, Won By Partick Thistle FC, 11th December 1928, Stewart Calderwood, The Saleroom
- ^ a b Football | Partick Thistle, 2; Rangers, 0, The Glasgow Herald, 12 December 1928
- ^ Football | Partick Thistle, 1; Third Lanark, 0, The Glasgow Herald, 7 November 1928
- ^ Celtic, 4; Queen's Park, 0, The Glasgow Herald, 15 November 1928
- ^ Jim Craig – Celtic cut their teeth in The Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup , The Celtic Star, 14 November 2018
- ^ Partick Thistle, 3; Celtic, 1, The Glasgow Herald, 29 November 1928
- ^ Rangers, 6; Clyde, 0, The Glasgow Herald, 6 December 1928
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