Texaco Cup

TEXACO CUP 1970 to 1975

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The Texaco Cup was a competition involving football clubs from England, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Scotland that had not qualified for the three major UEFA European competitions – The European Cup, the European Cup Winners’ Cup and the UEFA Cup. Irish clubs withdrew from the competition after 1971-72 due to political pressure and in 1973-74 and 1974-75 competed in a separate Texaco (All-Ireland) Cup.
The American petroleum giant Texaco sponsored the tournament to the tune of £100,000 a season.
In the first two season 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.

TEXACO CUP 1970-71 to 1974-75
1970-71
EnglandScotlandN IrelandIreland
BurnleyAirdrieoniansArdsLimerick
Nottingham ForestDunfermline AthleticDerry CityShamrock Rovers
Stoke CityDundee
Tottenham HotspurHeart of Midlothian
West Bromwich AlbionMorton
Wolverhampton WanderersMotherwell
Final
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Heart of Midlothian (over two legs)
1971-72
Coventry CityAirdrieoniansBallymena UnitedShamrock Rovers
Derby CountyDundee UnitedColeraineWaterford
Huddesfield TownFalkirk
Manchester CityHeart of Midlothian
Newcastle UnitedMorton
Stoke CityMotherwell
Final
Derby County 2-1 Airdrieonians (over two legs)
1972-73
Coventry CityAyr
Crystal PalaceDundee
Ipswich TownDundee United
Leicester CityHeart of Midlothian
Newcastle UnitedKilmarnock
Norwich CityMotherwell
Sheffield UnitedSt. Johnston
West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Final
Ipswich Town 4-2 Norwich City (over two legs)
1973-74
Birmingham CityAyr United
BurnleyDundee United
Coventry CityEast Fife
EvertonHeart of Midlothian
Leicester CityMorton
Newcastle UnitedMotherwell
Norwich CitySt. Johnstone
Sheffield United
Stoke City
Final
Newcastle United 2-1 Burnley
1974-75
Birmingham CityAberdeen
BlackpoolAyr United
Carlisle UnitedHeart of Midlothian
Luton TownRangers
Manchester City
Middlesbrough
Newcastle United
Norwich City
Oldham Athletic
Orient
Peterborough United
Sheffield United
Southampton
Sunderland
West Bromwich Albion
West Ham United
Final
Newcastle United 3-1 Southampton (over two legs)

 

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