Celebrated Dundee FC fan and author Kenny Ross offered a different take on the Coronation Cup matter and obviously involving his beloved Dark Blues.
“Dundee FC were extremely unhappy they were not asked to compete for the Coronation Cup in 1953,” said Kenny.
“At the end of the 1952-53 season, Dundee were snubbed by the football authorities, who declined to invite the Dark Blues to participate in the Coronation Cup to celebrate the accession of Queen Elizabeth II.
“Four clubs from England Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur were joined by Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen and Hibs.
“Rangers had won the League and Scottish Cups while Aberdeen and Hibs were invited as runners-up in both.
“Dundee felt aggrieved as they had won back-to-back League Cups, including that season’s trophy, and finished higher in the League than both Celtic and Aberdeen.”
Kenny continued: “Instead of taking the huff, though, Dundee contented themselves with a summer tour of South Africa, organised by the flamboyant manager George Anderson as part of the Dens Park club’s 60th anniversary celebrations.
“The tour also, however, assisted the SFA., which found itself unable to fulfil a commitment it had already made.
“Considering their snub received in the Coronation Cup fiasco, it was a conciliatory gesture by Anderson but he was always a master of both diplomacy and publicity.
“The Coronation Cup, therefore, could have been in the city 12 months earlier if Dundee had been invited to compete for it instead of Celtic and won it.”
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