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Name: Drybrough Cup
Seasons: 1971/72-1980-81
Winners: 1974-75
Summary
At a time when Football Sponsorship was a heavily debated subject, Drybrough & Co Ltd sponsored the tournament making it the first ever sponsored football tournament exclusively for Scottish clubs. The Drybrough cup also allowed the SFL the opportunity to experiment with any new rules of the game. For example, in 1973/74 they experimented with a NO OFFSIDE rule and in another they introduced substitute boards!
Celtic were initially opposed to the Drybrough Cup competition and did not want to take part in it feeling that they were already committed enough to the competitions as they stood. The SFL’s response to this was to make it compulsory that all clubs took part in all competitions under the SFL auspices.
The initial monetary prizes were set at First round teams receiving £1000, semi finalists £2000, and finalists £3000.
The introduction of the Premier Division in 1974 stopped the Drybrough cup temporarily. In 1979, it was reintroduced with the four highest goal-scoring Clubs in the Premier Division plus the two highest goal-scoring Clubs in the First and Second Divisions qualifying.
Competition Years
1971
First Round – Sat July 31st 1971 – Celtic Park
Celtic (Dalglish 4, Hood) 5 – 2 Dumbarton
Williams, Craig, Brogan, Callaghan, Connelly, Hay, Dalglish, Davidson, Macari, Hood (Quinn), Hughes
Other results:
Airdrieonians 2-1 Arbroath
East Fife 0-3 Aberdeen
St Johnstone 2-1 Partick Thistle
Semi-Final – August 4th – Firhill Park
Celtic 4 St Johnstone 2 (Dalglish 2, Macari, Hood)
Williams, Craig, Brogan (Hood), Connelly, McNeill, Hay, Dalglish, Callaghan, Macari, Davidson, Hughes
Other result:
Airdrieonians 1-4 Aberdeen
Final – August 7th – Pittodrie Stadium
Aberdeen 2-1 Celtic (Harper, Robb, Hughes)
Williams, Craig, Hay, Callaghan, McNeill, Connelly, Dalglish, Hood, Macari, Davidson (Johnstone), Hughes
Att: 25,000
1972
First Round – July 29th – Celtic Park
Celtic 2 Dumbarton 1 (Callaghan, McNeill)
Williams, Watt (Wilson), Brogan, Murdoch, McNeill, Connelly, Davidson, Deans, Macari, Dalglish, Callaghan
Other results:
Aberdeen 1-0 St Mirren
Hibernian 4-0 Montrose
Rangers 3-1 Stirling Albion
Celtic 3-2 Aberdeen (AET) (Johnstone, Wilson, Callaghan)
Williams, McGrain, Brogan, Murdoch, McNeill, Connelly, Johnstone, Dalglish, Deans (Wilson), Macari, Callaghan
Other result:
Hibernian 3-0 Rangers
Final – August 5th – Hampden Park
Celtic 3-5 Hibernian (AET) (Johnstone 2, McNeill)
Williams, McGrain, Brogan, Murdoch, McNeill, Connelly, Johnstone, Dalglish, Deans (Wilson), Macari, Callaghan
The Final was a thrilling affair where Celtic came back from two down at the interval to take the game to extra time before Hibs triumphed 5-3. While the attendance of 49,462 was nowhere near filling Hampden, it was a reasonable attendance for the first week of August.
First Round – July 28th – Celtic Park
Celtic 6 Dunfermline Athletic 1 (Lennox 4 (1 pen), McLaughlin, Dalglish)
Hunter, McGrain, Hay (P.McCluskey), Murray, McNeill, Connelly, McLaughlin, Dalglish, Callaghan (Hood), Lynch
Other results:
Dundee 1-0 Raith Rovers aet
Hibernian 2-1 St Mirren
Rangers 3-0 Montrose
The Four top division sides – all playing at home – won once again, though Raith Rovers came close to an upset by taking Dundee to extra time.
Semi-Final – July 31st – Celtic Park
Celtic 4-0 Dundee (McLaughlin 2, Lennox, Lynch)
Hunter, McGrain, Hay, Murray, McNeill, Connelly, McLaughlin (P.McCluskey), Dalglish (Hood), Lennox, Callaghan, Lynch
Other result:
Hibernian 2-1 Rangers aet
Final – August 4th – Hampden Park
Celtic 0-1 Hibernian AET (Alan Gordon 119mins)
Hunter, McGrain, Hay, Murray, McNeill, Connelly, McLaughlin (Brogan), Dalglish, Lennox, Callaghan, Lynch (Hood)
Att: 49,204
It would have been the first penalty shootout in domestic football, and Celtic’s first since Dixie missed v Inter at Parkhead in May 72.
1974
First Round – July 27th – Broomfield Park
Airdrieonians 2 Celtic 4 (Johnstone, Murray, Lennox (pen), Wilson)
Connaghan, P.McCluskey, Brogan (McGrain), Murray, McNeill, Callaghan, Johnstone, Wilson, Hood, Davidson (McNamara), Lennox
In 1974-75 it was as you were as the four top sides all won
Other results:
Hibernian 2-1 Kilmarnock
Queen of the South 2-3 Dundee aet
Stirling Albion 0-2 Rangers
Semi-Final – July 31st – Dens Park
Dundee 1 Celtic 2 (AET) (Deans, Brogan)
Connaghan, P.McCluskey, Brogan, Murray, McNeill, Callaghan, Quinn, Johnstone, Hood (McLaughlin), Wilson (Deans), Lennox
Other result:
Hibernian 2-3 Rangers
Final – August 3rd – Hampden Park
Celtic 2 Rangers 2 (Celtic win 4-2 on penalties) (Murray, Wilson)
Connaghan, McCluskey, Brogan, Murray, McNeill, Callaghan, Johnstone, Dalglish, Hood (McNamara), Wilson, Lennox.
Att: 57,558
1975
No Competition
1976
No Comeptition
1977
No Comeptition
1978
No Comeptition
1979
First Round – July 30th – Celtic Park
Celtic 5 Clydebank 0 (G.McCluskey 2, Aitken, MacDonald, Davidson)
Latchford, Sneddon, McGrain, Aitken, MacDonald, McAdam, Provan (Mackie), Edvaldsson, G.McCluskey, MacLeod, Davidson.
Other results:
Dundee United 3-0 Dunfermline Athletic
Kilmarnock 1-0 Aberdeen
Rangers 1-0 Berwick Rangers
Semi-Final – August 1st – Celtic Park
Celtic 3 Dundee United 2 (AET) (Provan, G.McCluskey, Doyle)
Latchford, Sneddon, McGrain, Aitken, MacDonald (Doyle), McAdam, Provan, Edvaldsson, G.McCluskey, MacLeod, Davidson.
Other result:
Kilmarnock 1-3 Rangers
Final – August 4th – Hampden Park
Celtic 1 Rangers 3 (Lennox)
Latchford, Sneddon, McGrain, Aitken, MacDonald, McAdam, Provan, MacLeod, G.McCluskey (Lennox), Burns, Doyle
1980
First Round – July 27th – Celtic Park
Celtic 0 Ayr United 1
Latchford, Sneddon, McGrain, Aitken, Conroy, MacLeod, Provan, Sullivan (Weir), Nicholas, G.McCluskey (Halpin), McGarvey.
Other results: St Mirren 2-1 Falkirk
Aberdeen 4-1 Airdrieonians
Morton 4-2 Albion Rovers
Semi-Final
St Mirren 2-1 Ayr United
Morton 2-4 Aberdeen (aet)
Final – Hampden Park
Aberdeen 2-1 St Mirren
- Aberdeen won the last ever tournament.