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There was an equivalent tournament in 1921-22, on that occasion raising money for the Lord Provost's Rent Relief Fund. Identical arrangements... 6 Glasgow clubs/autumn midweek afternoons/1 tie per week/etc. https://web.archive.org/web/20170227070616/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co...

I've vague memories of Central League minutebooks being tracked-down some years ago? Stirling archives? Anyway, proof the strangest stuff turn-ups... someone seems to have handed its trophy into Bo'ness v Newtongrange in EOSL earlier. After CL was absorbed into SFL it became a senior cup for Linlith...

After losing 16 on the trot in all competitions Berwick finally won last week (2-0 v Spartans) and with a clean sheet. Still awaiting a league win for now.

Sad to hear this - man who compiled the complete Scottish Cup results book (1873-1986)? Always had great admiration for that... core resource for the history of the Scottish game and compiled in the pre-internet days when you had to get yourself along to a library or archive, roll your sleeves up, a...

It bottomed-out at 50 goals without reply - prior to opening the scoring at home to promoted Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic on Tuesday... That game finished Berwick 3-5 Bonnyrigg. Berwick have not avoided defeat since beating Peterhead 2-0 on March 19th (which was a midweek game). Before that you have to r...

It is particularly concerning as no consistency is being applied. In the League Cup groupstage Hearts were deducted 2pts (and Cove awarded nothing). Clearly that was so they could still qualify from the section.

With the UK leaving the EU in a few weeks I'm reminded of the supranational game which took place at Wembley on Wednesday 3rd January 1973, to mark the admission of Denmark, Eire and the United Kingdom into the EEC. It was billed "The Three" v "The Six"... in other words a Denmark/Eire/UK select aga...

Germans PoWs 6-3 Spittal Commercials in early July 1947 in an infirmary fundraiser at The Stanks, Berwick-upon-Tweed. They were from 120 Sunilaws camp, Kelso. Kelso United wrote to SFA in April 1948 about " ex-prisoners of war and displaced persons " playing for civilian teams. It was referred to IF...

ScottishFA wrote:Clearly not a problem in the women's game!

Considering the weather forecast and Stirling Uni hosting Tynecastle in the South Challenge Cup the day before, the pitch could be in interesting nick for the 2nd SF.

In theory it could be accomodating 360mins of football in 27hrs.

Hampden will host both League Cup SFs a few hours apart next month. How often has this happened before in Scottish football? Example would be the Olympics in 2012... Egypt-Honduras + Spain-Japan. Only counting first-class games... i.e. not including youths, non-league or friendlies (including local ...

There was a good article in Scottish Football Historian (quite early in the run I think) all about the technical details of the League Cup down the years - including seeding and format, the adding and removing of 2nd legs in ties, and all that sort of stuff. From the mid-1950s to mid-1970s did Group...

None of the alternatives are optimal either... ... stopping after 33 games is imbalanced and too few; clubs don't want to downsize to 10 playing x4; or expand to 16-20 playing x2; other splits have their own issues. For its foibles this model has actually lasted the longest of any in Scottish top-ti...

Almost certainly such instances were just bespoke agreements - perhaps to avoid another long journey; cancelling an upcoming local cup-tie or glamour friendly; players' unavailability; etc. Others pre-1908?: 1876-77 ... Final ... Vale of Leven v Rangers 1877-78 ... SF ... Renton v Third Lanark 1879-...

Worth adding that special arrangements applied in the late 1940s due to the "Fuel Crisis" and productivity scare. At the end of February/start of March 1947 restrictions were introduced on midweek football. Hearts v Cowdenbeath in R3 which had been postponed went to extra-time whereas the other draw...

I think that must have been an 'exceptional' arrangement. It looks like extra-time in 2nd replays onward was introduced in 1908-09. Famously there was confusion when the Final 1st replay didn't go to extra-time causing riot and in the end the cup wasn't awarded. After this extra-time was introduced ...