Celtic and Rangers have played Arsenal on many occasions but predominantly in friendlies. However, Celtic did play Arsenal in one official match in the Coronation Cup of 1953. This was a one-off tournament to celebrate The Queen's accession to the throne. The competition was by invitation and was to be played out by the top 4 teams in England and Scotland. The teams representing Scotland were Aberdeen, Celtic, Hibernian and Rangers. From England came Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur.
Celtic were paired with Arsenal in the quarter-final and the game was played at Hampden Park on Monday 11 May 1953 in front of around 60,000 spectators. Arsenal were the English Champions and were expected to win with ease.
Celtic: Bonnar, Haughney, Rollo, Evans, Stein, McPhail, Collins, Walsh, Mochan, Peacock, Tully
Arsenal: Swindin, Wade, Chentall, Forbes, Dodgin, Mercer, Roper, Goring, Holton, Lishman, Marden.
Bobby Collins scored directly from a free kick in 24 minutes to give Celtic a 1-0 win.
Rangers v Arsenal
On 20 April 1892 Rangers played Woolwich Arsenal in London and won 3-2. Kerr, Barker and McBain scored for Rangers. A 'return' fixture did not occur until April 1912 when the sides played out a 0-0 draw.
British Championship 1933
In 1933 both Rangers and Arsenal were champions of their respective countries. A British Championship play off was suggested and the two matches were played in September.
Rangers won both fixtures, 2-0 at Ibrox and 3-1 at Highbury.
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