Texaco Cup
The Texaco Cup, (the sponsored name of the International League Board Competition), was an association football competition involving sides from England, Scotland and Ireland[1] that had not qualified for European competitions.[2]
Texaco Cup | |
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Genre | sporting event |
Frequency | annual |
Inaugurated | 1970 |
Most recent | 1975 |
It was one of the first football competitions to receive sponsorship, taking the name of American petroleum company Texaco for £100,000, and was instituted to help promote Texaco's recent purchase of the Regent filling station chain.[3] Irish and Northern Irish clubs withdrew from the competition after 1971–72 due to political pressure,[4] competing in a separate Texaco (All-Ireland) Cup in 1973–74 and 1974–75.[5]
Crowds in the competition fell after the first few seasons,[6] and it became the Anglo-Scottish Cup from 1975–76 after Texaco's sponsorship ended.[7]
Format
For the first four seasons it was played as a straight knockout tournament, with sixteen clubs entered, all ties being two-legged. For the final season of the competition, 16 English clubs played in groups before being joined in the knockout stages by four Scottish sides.[8]
List of Finals
Source:[9]
Season | Winners | Runners-up | Aggregate score |
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1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Heart of Midlothian | 3–2 |
1972 | Derby County | Airdrieonians | 2–1 |
1973 | Ipswich Town | Norwich City | 4–2 |
1974 | Newcastle United | Burnley | 2–1 |
1975 | Newcastle United | Southampton | 3–1 |
NB Finals played over two legs except in 1973–74
Participants
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
References
- "Texaco Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- James Ross (20 December 2007). "Texaco Cup & Anglo-Scottish Cup 1971–81". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- Jim Heath (July 2001). "Best of British oils". When Saturday Comes. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- Withdrawal of Irish clubs
- All-Ireland Cross-Border Cup Competitions, (C) Copyright Sean DeLoughry, Julian Canny and RSSSF 2003/08
- Scott Murray (26 June 2009). "The Joy of Six: Extinct football competitions". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- "Anglo-Scottish Cup: Intro". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- Tom Lewis (20 December 2007). "Anglo-Scottish Cup & Texaco Cup – Full Results". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- James M. Ross (20 December 2007). "Texaco Cup Finals 1971–75". Texaco Cup & Anglo-Scottish Cup 1971–81. RSSSF. Retrieved 22 February 2017.