Founded | 1971 |
---|---|
Folded | 1980 |
Country | Scotland |
Number of teams | 8 |
Most championships |
Hibernian Aberdeen (2 times) |
The Drybrough Cup was a Scottish annual football tournament. It was held from 1971 until 1974, and was revived from 1979 to 1980. It was open to the four highest-scoring teams from Division 1, and the four highest-scoring teams from Division 2. The format allowed the tournament to have three rounds: first round, semi-final and final. The tournament was held in the week preceding the commencement of the league season. [1]
The tournament was conceived because the Scottish Football Association would not permit existing competitions to have a title sponsor. [2] The Drybrough brewery got around this regulation by inventing a new competition bearing their name. [2]
In the 1972, 1973 and 1974 Drybrough Cups, an experimental version of the offside law was operated. [3] In the 1979 final, Davie Cooper scored what is regarded by many Rangers fans as one of the best goals ever scored in an Old Firm match. [4]
Year | Crowd | Match | |||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | |||
1971–72 [5] | 25,000 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Celtic | |
1972–73 [6] | 49,462 | Hibernian | 5–3 ( aet) | Celtic | |
1973–74 [7] | 49,204 | Hibernian | 1–0 ( aet) | Celtic | |
1974–75 [8] | 57,558 | Celtic | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Rangers | |
1979–80 [9] | 40,609 | Rangers | 3–1 | Celtic | |
1980–81 [10] [11] | 6,994 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | St Mirren |
Founded | 1971 |
---|---|
Folded | 1980 |
Country | Scotland |
Number of teams | 8 |
Most championships |
Hibernian Aberdeen (2 times) |
The Drybrough Cup was a Scottish annual football tournament. It was held from 1971 until 1974, and was revived from 1979 to 1980. It was open to the four highest-scoring teams from Division 1, and the four highest-scoring teams from Division 2. The format allowed the tournament to have three rounds: first round, semi-final and final. The tournament was held in the week preceding the commencement of the league season. [1]
The tournament was conceived because the Scottish Football Association would not permit existing competitions to have a title sponsor. [2] The Drybrough brewery got around this regulation by inventing a new competition bearing their name. [2]
In the 1972, 1973 and 1974 Drybrough Cups, an experimental version of the offside law was operated. [3] In the 1979 final, Davie Cooper scored what is regarded by many Rangers fans as one of the best goals ever scored in an Old Firm match. [4]
Year | Crowd | Match | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | Score | Runner-up | |||
1971–72 [5] | 25,000 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Celtic | |
1972–73 [6] | 49,462 | Hibernian | 5–3 ( aet) | Celtic | |
1973–74 [7] | 49,204 | Hibernian | 1–0 ( aet) | Celtic | |
1974–75 [8] | 57,558 | Celtic | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Rangers | |
1979–80 [9] | 40,609 | Rangers | 3–1 | Celtic | |
1980–81 [10] [11] | 6,994 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | St Mirren |