Texaco Cup 1971/72
Texaco Cup 1971/72 | |
Association | FA , FAI , IFA , SFA |
Teams | 16 |
Game mode | Knockout system |
Title holder | Derby County (1st title) |
Record winner |
Wolverhampton Wanderers Derby County (1 win each) |
The Texaco Cup was played for the second time in 1971/72 . The American mineral oil company Texaco acted as sponsor and namesake of the tournament . The tournament for football club teams from England, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland was played among a total of 16 participants. Of these, 6 clubs were subordinate to the English and Scottish federations , as well as two clubs each from the Irish and Northern Irish federations . It began on September 14, 1971 and ended with the final second leg on April 26, 1972 at the Baseball Ground in Derby . In the final game met Derby County from England and the Airdrieonians FC each other from Scotland. Derby won the final 2-1 on a two-way leg.
The Irish and Northern Irish clubs took part for the last time and continued to play independently in the Irish Texaco Cup from the 1972/73 season onwards .
1 round
The first legs took place on September 14 and 15, 1971, the second legs between September 27 and 30, 1971.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Ballymena United ![]() |
6: 5 |
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3: 2 | 3: 3 |
Shamrock Rovers ![]() |
8: 1 |
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5: 1 | 3-0 |
Huddersfield Town ![]() |
2: 1 |
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1-0 | 1: 1 |
Manchester City ![]() |
2: 4 |
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2: 2 | 0: 2 |
Derby County ![]() |
8: 5 |
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6: 2 | 2: 3 |
Motherwell FC ![]() |
1: 5 |
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0: 1 | 1: 4 |
FC Falkirk ![]() |
1: 3 |
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1-0 | 0: 3 |
Heart of Midlothian ![]() |
2: 2 (3: 4 on behalf) |
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1-0 | 1: 2 |
Quarter finals
The first leg took place on October 19 and 20, 1971, the second leg on November 3, 1971.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Ballymena United ![]() |
5: 2 |
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4: 1 | 1: 1 |
Huddersfield Town ![]() |
2: 7 |
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1: 2 | 1: 5 |
Derby County ![]() |
4: 3 |
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3: 2 | 1: 1 |
Coventry City ![]() |
2: 6 |
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1: 1 | 1: 5 |
Semifinals
The first leg took place on November 24, 1971, the second leg on December 8, 1971.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Ballymena United ![]() |
3: 7 |
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0: 3 | 3: 4 |
Derby County ![]() |
4: 2 |
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1-0 | 3: 2 |
final
First leg
Airdrieonians FC | Derby County | |||||
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Trainer: Ian McMillan |
Colin Boulton - Ron Webster , John Robson , Colin Todd , Peter Daniel , Terry Hennessey , Tony Parry , Archie Gemmill , Barry Butlin , Jim Walker , Alan Hinton Trainers: Brian Clough |
Return leg
Derby County | Airdrieonians FC | |||||
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Colin Boulton - Steve Powell , John Robson , Alan Durban , Peter Daniel , Terry Hennessey , John McGovern , Barry Butlin , Roger Davies , Kevin Hector , Alan Hinton Trainers: Brian Clough |
Trainer: Ian McMillan | |||||
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Web links
- Texaco Cup 1971/72 in the Football Club History Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Irish Texaco Cup. In: Sean DeLoughry and Julian Canny. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation , accessed April 17, 2020 .