Motherwell won the match 3–0 thanks to goals by Jim Forrest, Archie Kelly and Willie Watters.
[1] This match was played during Hibs' most successful era, as they went on to win the league championship by ten clear points, led by the Famous Five forward line of Smith, Johnstone, Reilly, Turnbull and Ormond.
[1] Hibs controlled most of the match, but without threatening the Motherwell goal much,[1] prompting one journalist to report that:[1] if the Ibrox defence is the Iron Curtain then this Motherwell defence is compressed steel.In the 74th minute, Tommy Younger could only parry a shot by Archie Kelly, who headed in the rebound to score the opening goal.
[1] The third goal came when Younger miskicked a clearance into the path of Watters, who lobbed the Hibs' keeper.
[1] Younger had to be consoled by his opposite number after the game, while the Motherwell players celebrated their victory.