1975–76 Anglo-Scottish Cup

1975–76 Anglo-Scottish Cup

Tournament details
Country	England & Scotland
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	Middlesbrough
Runner-up	Fulham

The 1975–76 Anglo-Scottish Cup was the first edition of the tournament which replaced the Texaco Cup. It was won by Middlesbrough, who beat Fulham in a two-legged final by 1–0 on aggregate.

English Group

Group A

Home team Result Away team Date Carlisle United 2–0 Newcastle United 2 August 1975 Middlesbrough 3–2 Sunderland 2 August 1975 Middlesbrough 4–1 Carlisle United 5 August 1975 Newcastle United 0–2 Sunderland 6 August 1975 Newcastle United 2–2 Middlesbrough 9 August 1975 Sunderland 0–1 Carlisle United 9 August 1975

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Middlesbrough 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 2 7 Carlisle United 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 0 4 Sunderland 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 0 2 Newcastle United 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 0 1

Group B

Home team Result Away team Date Hull City 1–0 Leicester City 2 August 1975 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Mansfield Town 2 August 1975 Hull City 1–2 West Bromwich Albion 6 August 1975 Mansfield Town 2–0 Leicester City 6 August 1975 Leicester City 2–1 West Bromwich Albion 9 August 1975 Mansfield Town 2–1 Hull City 9 August 1975

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Mansfield Town 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 0 5 West Bromwich Albion 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 0 3 Leicester City 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 0 3 Hull City 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 0 1

Group C

Home team Result Away team Date Blackpool 1–0 Manchester City 2 August 1975 Sheffield United 3–1 Blackburn Rovers 2 August 1975 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Manchester City 6 August 1975 Blackpool 1–1 Sheffield United 6 August 1975 Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Blackpool 9 August 1975 Manchester City 3–1 Sheffield United 9 August 1975

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Blackburn Rovers 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 1 5 Sheffield United 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 1 4 Blackpool 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 0 3 Manchester City 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 1 3

Group D

Home team Result Away team Date Chelsea 1–0 Bristol City 2 August 1975 Norwich City 1–2 Fulham 2 August 1975 Fulham 2–2 Bristol City 5 August 1975 Chelsea 1–1 Norwich City 6 August 1975 Bristol City 4–1 Norwich City 9 August 1975 Fulham 1–0 Chelsea 9 August 1975

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Fulham 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 0 5 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 1 4 Chelsea 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 Norwich City 3 0 1 2 3 7 -4 0 1

Scottish Group

1st Round 1st Leg

Home team Result Away team Date Aberdeen 0–0 St Johnstone 30 July 1975 Ayr United 1–0 Falkirk 2 August 1975 Queen of the South 2–3 Hearts 2 August 1975 Motherwell 1–1 Dundee 4 August 1975 |} 1st Round 2nd Leg Home team Result Away team Date Dundee 0–1 Motherwell 6 August 1975 Falkirk 2–2 Ayr United 6 August 1975 St Johnstone 0–2 Aberdeen 6 August 1975 Hearts 3-1 Queen of the South 3 September 1975 |} Quarter-finals 1st Leg Home team Result Away team Date Ayr United 0–0 Mansfield Town 15 September 1975 Fulham 3–2 Hearts 16 September 1975 Middlesbrough 2–0 Aberdeen 16 September 1975 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Motherwell 17 September 1975 Quarter-finals 2nd Leg Home team Result Away team Date Mansfield Town 2–0 Ayr United 29 September 1975 Motherwell 2–1 Blackburn Rovers 30 September 1975 Aberdeen 2–5 Middlesbrough 1 October 1975 Hearts 2–2 Fulham 1 October 1975 Semi-finals 1st Leg Home team Result Away team Date Fulham 1–1 Motherwell 21 October 1975 Middlesbrough 3–0 Mansfield Town 21 October 1975 Semi-finals 2nd Leg Home team Result Away team Date Mansfield Town 0–2 Middlesbrough 3 November 1975 Motherwell 2–3 Fulham 4 November 1975 Final 1st Leg 26 November 1975 19:30 BST Middlesbrough 1 – 0 Fulham Armstrong Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough Attendance: 15,000 Final 2nd Leg 9 December 1975 19:30 BST Fulham 0 – 0 Middlesbrough Craven Cottage, London Attendance: 13,723 Notes and references "Anglo-Scottish Cup 1975/1976". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 22 September 2017.