Stirlingshire Cup

The Stirlingshire Cup is a Scottish club football competition with participants drawn primarily from the former county of Stirlingshire, in central Scotland - as well as Dumbarton and Alloa Athletic, the sole teams of their respective counties, which both border Stirlingshire. The tournament is held annually during the first few months of the season. The competition has run from 1883/84 ^[1] almost uninterrupted, with the exceptions being the World War periods and the 2008/09 season.

Format

The six competing teams are split into two groups of three, with each team playing their group opponents once. The two group winners then meet in the final. For the 2010/11 season the cup has reverted to a straight knock-out competition, but the competition is always liable to change.

Participating teams

• Alloa Athletic
• Dumbarton
• East Stirlingshire
• Falkirk
• Stenhousemuir
• Stirling Albion

Former participants

• Clydebank

History

• The winner of the 2009/10 competition was Dumbarton who defeated Stenhousemuir in the final.^[2].
• The 2008 tournament was cancelled due to a dispute over fees of referees.^[3].
• A much more detailed account of the history of the Cup is 'slowly' being compiled on the Scottish Football Historical Archive.^[4]

Notes

1. ^ http://falkirkfchistorian.blogspot.com/2011/02/stirlingshire-cup-188384.html
2. ^ http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/matchreports/?id=451
3. ^ http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/Stirlingshire-Cup-is-cancelled-due.4298278.jp
4. ^ http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/stirlingcup.htm