1970–71 Texaco Cup

1970–71 Texaco Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Scotland
 Northern Ireland
 Ireland
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Wolverhampton Wanderers
Runner-upScotland Heart of Midlothian

The 1970–71 Texaco Cup was the first edition of the tournament sponsored by Texaco. It was won by Wolverhampton Wanderers, who beat Hearts in a two-legged final by 3–2 on aggregate.[1]

First round 1st leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Republic of Ireland Limerick 1–0 Northern Ireland Derry City 14 September 1970
Scotland Morton 2–1 England West Bromwich Albion 14 September 1970
England Nottingham Forest 2–2 Scotland Airdrieonians 14 September 1970
England Burnley 3–1 Scotland Hearts 15 September 1970
Scotland Dundee 1–2 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 September 1970
England Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Scotland Dunfermline Athletic 16 September 1970
Northern Ireland Ards 1–4 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 17 September 1970
Scotland Motherwell 1–0 England Stoke City 17 September 1970

First round 2nd leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Scotland Airdrieonians 2–2 England Nottingham Forest 28 September 1970
Scotland Dunfermline Athletic 0–3 England Tottenham Hotspur 29 September 1970
England Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Scotland Dundee 29 September 1970
Scotland Hearts 4–1 England Burnley 30 September 1970
Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 2–3 Northern Ireland Ards 30 September 1970
England Stoke City 2–1 Scotland Motherwell 30 September 1970
England West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Scotland Morton 30 September 1970
Northern Ireland Derry City 4–2 Republic of Ireland Limerick 1 October 1970

Quarter-finals 1st leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Scotland Airdrieonians 0–5 Scotland Hearts 19 October 1970
Northern Ireland Derry City 4–0 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 21 October 1970
Scotland Morton 0–3 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 October 1970
England Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Scotland Motherwell 21 October 1970

Quarter-finals 2nd leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Scotland Motherwell 3–1 England Tottenham Hotspur 3 November 1970
England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Scotland Morton 3 November 1970
Scotland Hearts 2–3 Scotland Airdrieonians 4 November 1970
Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 3–1 Northern Ireland Derry City 4 November 1970

Semi-finals 1st leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Northern Ireland Derry City 0–1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 December 1970
Scotland Hearts 1–1 Scotland Motherwell 16 December 1970

Semi-finals 2nd leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Scotland Motherwell 1–2 Scotland Hearts 3 March 1971
England Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 Northern Ireland Derry City 23 March 1971

Final 1st leg

Scotland Hearts1 – 3England Wolverhampton Wanderers

Final 2nd leg

England Wolverhampton Wanderers0 – 1Scotland Hearts

Notes and references

  1. ^ Anglo-Scottish Cup & Texaco Cup - Full Results, RSSSF