The Texaco Cup ran over 5 seasons from 1970/71 to 1974/75 and following the withdrawal of the sponsorship it changed to the Anglo Scottish Cup. This is the story of the first two seasons where clubs who had not qualified for Europe competed. There were 6 teams from England , 6 from Scotland , 2 …
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FA CUP 3RD/4TH PLACE PLAYOFFS
The FA decided to give the losing FA cup semi finalists a further game as consolation for losing the semi finals in 1970 with a weekend of football. The 3rd /4th play playoff was played on the Friday night before the FA Cup Final. 1970 The first year saw Manchester Utd who had lost to …
English Cup Marathons
In the days before TV schedules dictated football and penalty shoot outs became common place in English cup ties, games were replayed until a team won. I remember three of these cup marathons which I loved – listening to radio commentaries on BBC between 1977 and 1980. English League Cup The English League Cup began …
Football is Academical 