Summer Cup (Scottish football)

Summer Cup (Scottish football)
Sport Football
Founded 1940
No. of teams 16 (1940-44, 1963-65)
14 (1944-45)
Country Scotland
Most recent champion(s) Motherwell
Most titles Hibernian (2 titles)
Motherwell (2 titles)

The Summer Cup was a Scottish football competition open to teams in the top division, first of the wartime Southern League from 1940–45 and then of the Scottish League from 1963–65.

History

When the competition was first introduced in 1940 it was organized by the Southern League. It was one of two cup competitions run by the Southern League, that and the Southern League Cup. The competition ran from May to June when the league season had already finished.

The Summer Cup was reintroduced in 1963 as a national cup competition for Scottish Football League Division One clubs because running costs for clubs in the top division were getting more expensive. Both Celtic and Rangers declined to take part in either season the competition was played.

The trophy currently resides in the boardroom at Easter Road, the home of Hibernian.[1] Hibs chairman Harry Swan had helped to establish the competition and, when Hibernian won the first final, team manager Willie McCartney suggested that the trophy should be presented to Swan.[1] Swan's family subsequently gifted the trophy to Hibernian in perpetuity.[1][2]

List of Finals

Southern League

Season Winner Score Runner-up Attendance Scorers Venue Ref
1940–41Hibernian3–2RangersHampden Park, Glasgow[1][3][4][5]
1941–42Rangers2–2 1HibernianHampden Park, Glasgow[3][6][7]
1942–43St Mirren1–0RangersHampden Park, Glasgow[3][8][9][10]
1943–44Motherwell1–0Clyde40,000Hampden Park, Glasgow[3][11][12]
1944–45Partick Thistle2–0HibernianHampden Park, Glasgow[3][13]

Scottish Division One

Season Home Team Score Away Team Attendance Scorers Venue Ref
1963–64Aberdeen3–2HibernianPittodrie, Aberdeen[14][15]
Hibernian2–1AberdeenEaster Road, Edinburgh
Aberdeen1–3HibernianPittodrie, Aberdeen
Hibernian won Final replay after 4–4 on aggregate.---
1964–65Motherwell3–1Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell[14][16]
[17][18]
Dundee United1–0MotherwellTannadice, Dundee
Motherwell won 3–2 on aggregate.---

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 The Summer Cup (1940–41 – Hibernian) Hibs-Historical-Trust. 11-12-2012. Retrieved 19-01-2014.
  2. ↑ "Summer Cup undermined by typhoid, tours and indifferences". The Scotsman (Johnston Publishing). 3 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Summer Cup (1940–45) Scottish-Football-Historical-Archive. Retrieved 18-01-2014.
  4. ↑ Rangers FC - 1940-41 season stats Gersnetonline.co.uk. Retrieved 19-01-2014.
  5. ↑ 1940-41 Summer Cup Final London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 19-01-2014.
  6. ↑ Rangers FC - 1941-42 season stats Gersnetonline.co.uk. Retrieved 19-01-2014.
  7. ↑ 1941-42 Summer Cup Final London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 19-01-2014.
  8. ↑ St Mirren FC - season 1942-43 St Mirren Info. Retrieved 19-01-2014.
  9. ↑ Rangers FC - 1942-43 season stats Gersnetonline.co.uk. Retrieved 19-01-2014.
  10. ↑ 1942-43 Summer Cup Final London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 19-01-2014.
  11. ↑ Motherwell FC: Club History (1940–53) motherwellfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19-01-2014.
  12. ↑ 1943-44 Summer Cup Final London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 19-01-2014.
  13. ↑ 1944-45 Summer Cup Final London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 19-01-2014.
  14. 1 2 Summer Cup (1963–65) Scottish-Football-Historical-Archive. Retrieved 18-01-2014.
  15. ↑ Scottish League FAQS scottishleague.net. Retrieved 19-01-2014.
  16. ↑ Motherwell FC: Club History (1954–65) motherwellfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19-01-2014.
  17. ↑ 1964-65 Summer Cup Final (1st Leg) London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 19-01-2014.
  18. ↑ 1964-65 Summer Cup Final (2nd Leg) London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 19-01-2014.
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