Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup
| Sport | Football (soccer) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1960 |
| No. of teams | Varied |
| Country |
 Scotland,  France |
The Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup was a short-lived Inter-League football competition organised by the French Football Federation that would see teams from the Scottish League compete against teams from their own league, the French League.
Format
The original idea was to have four teams from Scotland and four teams from England competing together as one nation competing against eight teams from France. Due to the objection by the Scottish League this ruling was cancelled.
Two separate trophies were cast - one for Scottish clubs competing against French clubs and one for English clubs competing against French clubs. Individual clubs could not win the competition, so each country was awarded 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
Entry to the competition was based on a club's final league position at the end of the season. However, with some club's guaranteed entry to European football competitions such the European Cup and Inter Cities Fairs Cup it would open up the chance for other club's to participate who finished lower down their domestic league.
History
In the inaugural competition, Sedan, Toulouse, Lens and Valenciennes were all given entry from the French League to participate. Clyde, Motherwell, Celtic and Dundee were all given entry from the Scottish League.
The second season of the competition saw a completely different line up from the French League as Le Havre, Rouen, Nimes and Reims came in for Sedan, Toulouse, Lens and Valenciennes to compete on the behalf of France. With Celtic and Motherwell set to compete again, Aberdeen and Third Lanark replaced Clyde and Dundee.
Due to disagreements of when matches should be played, neither of the matches between Celtic and Reims took place.
1960-61
| 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|
| 06.08.1960 Sedan 3-0 Celtic | 18.10.1960 Celtic 3-3 Sedan | (6-3) to Sedan |
| 07.08.1960 Toulouse 1-2 Motherwell | 19.10.1960 Motherwell 4-1 Toulouse | (6-2) to Motherwell |
| 07.08.1960 Lens 0-4 Clyde | 27.09.1960 Clyde 2-1 Lens | (6-1) to Clyde |
| 07.08.1960 Valenciennes 1-0 Dundee | 07.12.1960 Dundee 4-2 Valenciemnes | (4-3) to Dundee |
Scotland won the inaugural edition of the trophy by winning the series, 3 aggregate victories to 1.
1961-62
| 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|
| 10.10.1961 Aberdeen F.C. 2-0 Le Havre | 06.05.1962 Le Havre 2-5 Aberdeen | (7-2) to Aberdeen |
| 07.11.1961 Third Lanark 0-4 Rouen | 09.05.1962 Rouen 2-1 Third Lanark | (6-1) to Rouen |
| 04.04.1962 Motherwell 1-2 Nimes | 09.05.1962 Nimes 3-3 Motherwell | (5-4) to Nimes |
France won the last edition of the trophy by winning the series, 2 aggregate victories to 1.
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