1970–71 Texaco Cup Explained

1970–71 Texaco Cup
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Num Teams:16
Winners: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second: Heart of Midlothian
Next Season:1971–72

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 teamResultAway teamDate
Limerick1–0 Derry City14 September 1970
Morton2–1 West Bromwich Albion14 September 1970
Nottingham Forest2–2 Airdrieonians14 September 1970
Burnley3–1 Hearts15 September 1970
Dundee1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers16 September 1970
Tottenham Hotspur4–0 Dunfermline Athletic16 September 1970
Ards1–4 Shamrock Rovers17 September 1970
Motherwell1–0 Stoke City17 September 1970

First round 2nd leg

Home teamResultAway teamDate
Airdrieonians2–2 Nottingham Forest28 September 1970
Dunfermline Athletic0–3 Tottenham Hotspur29 September 1970
Wolverhampton Wanderers0–0 Dundee29 September 1970
Hearts4–1 Burnley30 September 1970
Shamrock Rovers2–3 Ards30 September 1970
Stoke City2–1 Motherwell30 September 1970
West Bromwich Albion0–1 Morton30 September 1970
Derry City4–2 Limerick1 October 1970

Quarter-finals 1st leg

Home teamResultAway teamDate
Airdrieonians0–5 Hearts19 October 1970
Derry City4–0 Shamrock Rovers21 October 1970
Morton0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers21 October 1970
Tottenham Hotspur3–2 Motherwell21 October 1970

Quarter-finals 2nd leg

Home teamResultAway teamDate
Motherwell3–1 Tottenham Hotspur3 November 1970
Wolverhampton Wanderers1–2 Morton3 November 1970
Hearts2–3 Airdrieonians4 November 1970
Shamrock Rovers3–1 Derry City4 November 1970

Semi-finals 1st leg

Home teamResultAway teamDate
Derry City0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers1 December 1970
Hearts1–1 Motherwell16 December 1970

Semi-finals 2nd leg

Home teamResultAway teamDate
Motherwell1–2 Hearts3 March 1971
Wolverhampton Wanderers4–0 Derry City23 March 1971

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/texacohist.html Anglo-Scottish Cup & Texaco Cup - Full Results

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