Texaco Cup
The Texaco Cup was an association football competition involving clubs from England, Ireland and Scotland that had not qualified for European competitions. Irish clubs withdrew from the competition after 1971-72 due to political pressure,[1] and in 1973-74 and 1974-75 competed in a separate Texaco (All-Ireland) Cup.[2] The tournament was sponsored by American petroleum giant Texaco to the tune of £100,000, and was instituted to help promote their recent purchase of the Regent filling station chain.[3] In the first two seasons sixteen clubs (six from England, six from Scotland and four from Ireland) entered, and following the withdrawal of the Irish teams this changed to nine English and seven Scottish sides. For the final season of the competition, 16 English clubs (including a number of Second Division sides, and the Third and Fourth Division champions) played in groups before being joined in the knockout stages by four Scottish sides.
The cup became the Anglo-Scottish Cup from 1975-76 after the withdrawal of Texaco's sponsorship.
Contents |
[edit] Winners
| Season | Winners | Runners-up | Aggregate score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970–71 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers |
 Heart of Midlothian |
3–2 |
| 1971–72 | Derby County |
Airdrieonians |
2–1 |
| 1972–73 | Ipswich Town |
Norwich City |
4–2 |
| 1973–74 | Newcastle United |
Burnley |
2–1 |
| 1974–75 | Newcastle United |
Southampton |
3–1 |
NB Finals played over two legs except in 1973–74, aggregate score given.
[edit] Participants
[edit] 1970-71
Burnley, Nottingham Forest, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers Airdrieonians, Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee, Hearts, Morton, Motherwell 
Ards, Derry City 
Limerick, Shamrock Rovers
[edit] 1971-72
Coventry City, Derby County, Huddersfield Town, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Stoke City Airdrieonians, Dundee United, Falkirk, Hearts, Morton, Motherwell Ballymena United, Coleraine Shamrock Rovers, Waterford
[edit] 1972-73
Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers Ayr, Dundee, Dundee United, Hearts, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, St. Johnstone
[edit] 1973-74
Birmingham City, Burnley, Coventry City, Everton, Leicester City, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Sheffield United, Stoke City Ayr United, Dundee United, East Fife, Hearts, Morton, Motherwell, St. Johnstone
[edit] 1974-75
Birmingham City, Blackpool, Carlisle United, Leyton Orient, Luton Town, Manchester City, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Oldham Athletic, Peterborough United, Sheffield United, Southampton, Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United Aberdeen, Ayr United, Hearts, Rangers
[edit] References
- ^ Withdrawal of Irish clubs
- ^ All-Ireland Cross-Border Cup Competitions, (C) Copyright Sean DeLoughry, Julian Canny and RSSSF 2003/08
- ^ Jim Heath (July 2001). "Best of British oils". When Saturday Comes. http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/3272/29/. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
