The game was played at Hampden Park. It was the final game in the Glasgow Merchant's Charity Cup and the trophy was shared by the two clubs. The referee was Hugh Phillips (Wishaw).
Match Report from the Glasgow Herald (Courtesy of Steve Bell)
Few reputations were enhanced last night in the contest for the Glasgow Charity Cup at Hampden Park, but perhaps the players were not wholly to blame for the fact that play fell short of expectations.
In the vast bowl of Hampden a mere 15,000 or so spectators are "lost" and the lack of atmosphere must have had an effect on players accustomed to much largewr attendances in less spacious surroundings
Be that as it may, there was a lack of fire in the play of the Glasgow team in the first half, perhaps because of the absence of Greig (Rangers) and Murdoch (Celtic), two forceful players who had to call off through injury.
A greater sense of urgency was shown by the Glasgow players after the interval, but they still did not impress as a team. The defence was sound enough-Ritchie in goal distinguished himself on several occasions-but only Henderson, with his elusive running, and Lennox with his sharpness in front of goal, gave the crowd anything to shout about.
Leeds United had, of course, had the advantage of knowing one another's styles. Their personalities were Collins, still a bundle of energy, and Giles and Gray, who formed an aggressive left wing.
It was unfortunate that the internationalist, Charlton, had to leave the field with a leg injury after only nineteen minutes' play, but it could not be said that Madeley proved any less competent as substitute than his more distinguished collegue had been in the early stages of the game.
Most of the play was in midfield, where the marking and tackling were close, and the goals were among the few highlights of the evening
Glasgow scored after seventy-two minutes play. A long ball from Gemmell into the goal area found Madeley and Hunter in two minds, and Lennox nipped in instantly, to score off Sprake's body.
Nine minutes later, after a corner kick on the right, Leeds equalised. Giles, who had always looked like the forward most likely to score, whipped the ball fiercely past Ritchie from point-blank range.
