Texaco Cup
| Texaco Cup | |
|---|---|
| Genre | sporting event |
| Frequency | annual |
| Inaugurated | 1970 |
| Most recent | 1975 |
The Texaco Cup was an association football competition involving clubs from England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland that had not qualified for European competitions.
Irish and Northern 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]
The cup became the Anglo-Scottish Cup from 1975–76 after the withdrawal of Texaco's sponsorship.
Format
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.[4]
List of Finals
Source:[5]
| 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
Participants
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
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
1972–73
Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers
Ayr United, Dundee, Dundee United, Hearts, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, St Johnstone
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
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
References
- ^ Withdrawal of Irish clubs [dead link]
- ^ 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. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ Tom Lewis (20 December 2007). "Anglo-Scottish Cup & Texaco Cup – Full Results". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ James M. Ross (20 December 2007). "Texaco Cup Finals 1971-75". Texaco Cup & Anglo-Scottish Cup 1971-81. RSSSF. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
