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1970–71 Texaco Cup

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1970–71 Texaco Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Scotland
 Northern Ireland
 Ireland
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsWolverhampton Wanderers
Runner-upHearts

The 1970–71 Texaco Cup was the 1st edition of the tournament sponsored by Texaco. It was won by Wolverhampton Wanderers, who beat Hearts in a two-legged final by 3–2 on aggregate.

First Round 1st Leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Limerick 1–0 Derry City 14 September 1970
Morton 2–1 West Bromwich Albion 14 September 1970
Nottingham Forest 2–2 Airdrieonians 14 September 1970
Burnley 3–1 Hearts 15 September 1970
Dundee 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 September 1970
Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Dunfermline Athletic 16 September 1970
Ards 1–0 Shamrock Rovers 17 September 1970
Motherwell 1–0 Stoke City 17 September 1970

First Round 2nd Leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Airdrieonians 2–2 Nottingham Forest 28 September 1970
Dunfermline Athletic 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur 29 September 1970
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Dundee 29 September 1970
Hearts 4–1 Burnley 30 September 1970
Shamrock Rovers 2–3 Ards 30 September 1970
Stoke City 2–1 Motherwell 30 September 1970
West Bromwich Albion 4–1 Morton 30 September 1970
Derry City 4–2 Limerick 1 October 1970

Quarter-finals 1st Leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Airdrieonians 0–5 Hearts 19 October 1970
Derry City 4–0 Shamrock Rovers 21 October 1970
Morton 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 October 1970
Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Motherwell 21 October 1970

Quarter-finals 2nd Leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Motherwell 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 November 1970
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Morton 3 November 1970
Hearts 2–3 Airdrieonians 4 November 1970
Shamrock Rovers 3–1 Derry City 4 November 1970

Semi-finals 1st Leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Derry City 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 December 1970
Hearts 1–1 Motherwell 16 December 1970

Semi-finals 2nd Leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Motherwell 1–2 Hearts 3 March 1971
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 Derry City 23 March 1971

Final 1st Leg

Final 2nd Leg

Notes

References