[6][7] Hibernian were without Tommy Younger, Jock Paterson, Lawrie Reilly, and Willie Ormond.
[8] Paterson, Reilly, and Ormond were selected for the Scottish League XI to play the Welsh League XI in Cardiff on 24 September,[9] while Wilson Humphries of Motherwell (a late replacement for Derek Grierson of Rangers) was also called up,[10][11] but all of them were denied permission by the Scottish Football League to be released for the game.
Kerr, the Lord Provost of Glasgow, at the end of the match.
[1] Hibernian faced Motherwell again five days later on 27 September in the Scottish Football League and gained a measure of revenge with a 7–3 victory at Fir Park.
Lawrie Reilly and Jock Paterson were restored to the Hibs line up.