TEXACO CUP 1970 to 1975
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 | |||
| England | Scotland | N Ireland | Ireland |
| Burnley | Airdrieonians | Ards | Limerick |
| Nottingham Forest | Dunfermline Athletic | Derry City | Shamrock Rovers |
| Stoke City | Dundee | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | Morton | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Motherwell | ||
| Final | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Heart of Midlothian (over two legs) | |||
| 1971-72 | |||
| Coventry City | Airdrieonians | Ballymena United | Shamrock Rovers |
| Derby County | Dundee United | Coleraine | Waterford |
| Huddesfield Town | Falkirk | ||
| Manchester City | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Newcastle United | Morton | ||
| Stoke City | Motherwell | ||
| Final | |||
| Derby County 2-1 Airdrieonians (over two legs) | |||
| 1972-73 | |||
| Coventry City | Ayr | ||
| Crystal Palace | Dundee | ||
| Ipswich Town | Dundee United | ||
| Leicester City | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Newcastle United | Kilmarnock | ||
| Norwich City | Motherwell | ||
| Sheffield United | St. Johnston | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
| Final | |||
| Ipswich Town 4-2 Norwich City (over two legs) | |||
| 1973-74 | |||
| Birmingham City | Ayr United | ||
| Burnley | Dundee United | ||
| Coventry City | East Fife | ||
| Everton | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Leicester City | Morton | ||
| Newcastle United | Motherwell | ||
| Norwich City | St. Johnstone | ||
| Sheffield United | |||
| Stoke City | |||
| Final | |||
| Newcastle United 2-1 Burnley | |||
| 1974-75 | |||
| Birmingham City | Aberdeen | ||
| Blackpool | Ayr United | ||
| Carlisle United | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Luton Town | Rangers | ||
| 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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