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  Scottish FA Cup bets and odds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In 1873 Scottish clubs donated a £1 towards purchasing a trophy to follow the recently established FA Cup.
Thus came into being the Scottish FA Cup which is the oldest trophy in the world still in existence.
The Scottish FA Cup continues to be the most important cup competition in the Scottish football calendar and perennial favourites to win are Glasgow Celtic or Rangers with as ever the odds for any wager on either of these being extremely short.
www.place-bets.co.uk /scotsfacup.html   (146 words)

  
  Scottish League Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League members.
The competition, like the Scottish FA Cup, is of straight knockout (single elimination) format.
The cup started in 1947 when Rangers beat Aberdeen in the first final.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scottish_League_Cup   (194 words)

  
 Football in Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
League football in Scotland is split between the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football Leagues.
The Scottish Cup is one of the world's oldest national cup competitions, first contested in 1873.
The Scottish League Cup is open to members of the SPL and SFL, and has been contested since 1947.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_in_Scotland   (1155 words)

  
 Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Celtic played Aberdeen in the 1937 Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park, Glasgow in front of a crowd of 146,433 (sometimes counted as 147,365), a record for the largest attendance for a European club match.
In O'Neill's first season in 2000, Celtic won the domestic treble of the Scottish Premier League, the Scottish Cup, and the CIS Insurance Cup (the former Scottish League Cup).
In 2004 they continued to prosper in the UEFA Cup, beating FC Barcelona 1-0 at Parkhead, on March 11th 2004, in what was to be one of their most famous victories.
www.irelandinformationguide.com /Glasgow_Celtic   (877 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet England: News - English and Scots offered League Cup tonic
The latest initiative to involve the two Scottish giants in an English competition involves the merging of the later stages of the Worthington Cup with its equivalent north of the border, the CIS Insurance Cup.
Scottish Football League secretary Peter Donald added: 'This could be another complication in the whole issue.
The Scottish tournament's sponsor, CIS, hit out at the prospect and its stance was backed by the Scottish League, which said that no talks about a merger could be contemplated until the current CIS deal had been completed.
www.soccernet.com /england/news/2002/0206/20020206supercup.html   (1029 words)

  
 The Scottish League Cup History and Previous Winners
Season 1946/47 saw the introduction of the League Cup competition and Rangers became the first winners of the Trophy defeating Aberdeen by four goals to nil at Hampden Park.
In many ways, the idea of a League Cup came about almost as an accidental by-product of the Second World War, but unlike the League Championship, which has been dominated by the top clubs, this tournament has witnessed a more "even spread" of winners.
The League Cup proved to be an instant hit with both players and fans and for the first 25 years or so proved to be an outstanding success.
www.napit.co.uk /viewus/infobank/football/scottishleaguecup.php   (169 words)

  
 KryssTal : Football (Scottish Domestic)
All the clubs which have won the Scottish FA Cup including a running total of cups won.
All the clubs which have won the Scottish League Cup, including a running total of cups won.
Cup was withheld after a riot after 2 drawn matches between Rangers and Celtic.
www.krysstal.com /scottish.html   (715 words)

  
 Dalglish, Kenny
As a manager he won the league championship with Liverpool in 1986, 1988, and 1990, and with Blackburn Rovers in 1995.
He was player-manager of Liverpool when they won the Cup and League double in 1985–86; as manager he added two more League titles in 1987–88 and 1989–90, and another FA Cup win in 1989.
In this role he led Celtic to the 2000 Scottish League Cup, defeating Aberdeen 2–0 in the final on 19 March.
www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0021665.html   (450 words)

  
 League - football - Scotland - Discover UK - About the UK - British Council - china
League football in Scotland is split between the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League.
The Scottish Cup is one of the world's oldest national cup competitions, first contested in 1873.
The Scottish League Cup is open to members of the SPL (Scottish Premier League) and SFL (Scottish Football League), and has been contested since 1947.
www.britishcouncil.org /china-aboutuk-scotland-league-football.htm   (211 words)

  
 Soccer Data Catalogue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The results comprise the Premier League and Football League, the Scottish League, the "rounds proper" (round one onwards) of the F.A. Cup and the Scottish F.A. Cup, the Football League Cup and the Scottish League Cup.
Cup data files are similar and include indicators for rounds, replays, extra time, penalty shoot outs and neutral grounds.
Additional fields show the League division each team was in, and the aggregate scores in the second leg of a two legged tie.
website.lineone.net /~soccerdata   (1752 words)

  
 O'Neill Supports British Cup Plans || Euro 2004 - Unofficial Euro 2004 News and Views   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Scottish League Cup, sponsored by CIS Insurance, is a competition that is failing to grip the imagination of the Scottish public particular since the SFA removed qualification to the Uefa Cup for the winners.
England's League Cup is also not treated as seriously as you would have hoped by many Football League clubs, including Manchester United who were comfortably beaten 2-0 by First Division West Bromwich Albion this season in a game that Sir Alex Ferguson decided to field several youth team players.
The decision of the Premier League chairman is set to be the final piece of the jigsaw to decide whether or not the match will go ahead.
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s249/st40941.htm   (612 words)

  
 KryssTal : Football Facts and Stats
There is also a brief history of the FA Cup and a list of FA Cup Finalists who have never won the FA Cup.
This is followed by a brief history of the League Cup and a list of League Cup Finalists who have never won the League Cup.
Three tables summarising the winners of the Scottish FA Cup, the Scottish League Championship and the Scottish League Cup.
www.krysstal.com /football.html/feedback/scottish.html   (766 words)

  
 KENNY DALGLISH - International Football Hall of Fame
After that World Cup shambles of 1978, he was inspirational as the Reds regained their League title with a record number of points - 68, under the old two-for-a-win system.
Liverpool retained the Championship in 1979-80, won the League Cup four years in a row between 1980-81 and 1983-84 and then topped everything by winning a hat-trick of Championships in 1981-82, 1982-83 and 1983-84.
Dalglish was walking out on a club that were top of the league, chasing a cup and league double and in the middle of unfinished business with rivals Everton.
www.ifhof.com /hof/dalglish.asp   (3006 words)

  
 Scottish League Celtic
Celtic first won the Scottish League champions in 1892-93 season and then went onto win in it the next three seasons in succession.
They have also won the Scottish Cup 31 times with their first coming in 1892 the same year that they were Scottish League champions.
Celtic have also won the European Cup in 1966-67 but were runners-up in 1969-70 they are also winners of Glasgow Exhibition Cup: 1902, Scottish league commemorative shield: 1904/05 1909/10, Empire Exhibition Trophy: 1938, Victory in Europe Cup: 1945, St. Mungo Cup: 1951, Coronation up 1953.
www.britain.tv /sports_football_scottish_league_celtic.shtml   (503 words)

  
 Celtic Programmes Online - European Cup Final 1967
They won the Glasgow Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Scottish F.A. Cup, the Scottish League and were the first non-Latin team to win the European Cup.
In the League Cup, 35 goals were scored by the lions including an 8-2 victory against St Mirren.
The League Flag (the second of the original nine-in-a-row) was captured at Ibrox (a rare programme) in front of 76,000 fans by two goals from Jimmy (Jinky) Johnstone.
www.celticprogrammesonline.com /lisbon.htm   (1616 words)

  
 Celtic Programmes Online - Drybrough, Glasgow, Anglo-Scottish cups
Celtic had already won the Scottish League Championship (for the second time in three years) and winning this cup would be a fine bonus to celebrate a 50 years milestone in the club's proud history.
This match was played at the end of a terrible season for Celtic - 6th in the League, out of the Scottish cup in the 3rd round, failed to qualify from their league cup section and beaten three times by R******.
The cup was contested by the Champions of Scotland and the Champions England.
www.celticprogrammesonline.com /drybrough.htm   (1453 words)

  
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In his first season the club won its first trophy in six years (the Scottish Cup), though league form was poor and there had also been an embarrassing League Cup final defeat early in his tenure.
Only three of the first ten league matches were won, the team made an ignominious early exit from the League Cup, and after failing to qualify for the Champions League, matters reached a head on 3 November 1998 with the disastrous loss to Zurich in the UEFA Cup.
The league title was conceded in traumatic circumstances at Parkhead on 2 May, and the Scottish Cup remained the sole hope of consolation.
www.nafcsc.com /laceltic/managers.htm   (4193 words)

  
 broxibears.com | rangers history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
However, arguably their most successful season was in 1898/99 when they won the title for the first time on their own, winning all 18 games, scoring 79 goals (an average of over four a match) and conceding just 18.
This period also saw a record attendance for a league game in the British Isles when, in 1939, Rangers played rivals Celtic FC in the Old Firm match at Ibrox in front of 118,567 fans.
There were no league titles to celebrate between 1978 and 1986 as the club concentrated on turning Ibrox into a modern arena - but something very special was to follow.
www.broxibears.com /history.php   (670 words)

  
 Fixtures and Results
The next round of the ladies Scottish League Cup will be held on Saturday, 1st February 2003 at the Meadowbank Sports Centre.
Having won the first two League Cup tournaments this season Edinburgh almost expected to win their home tournament, but that wasn't to be the case.
From the 4 League Cup tournaments to be played this season Edinburgh have won 2 and Tryst 1.
uk.geocities.com /edinburgheagles/fixtures_and_results.htm   (1486 words)

  
 League push British Cup plan forward | Scottish Prem | Football | Sport | Telegraph
The Football League want a British Cup to be played at Hampden Park next May between the winners of the English and Scottish League Cups.
However, as the Football League cannot be certain that the competition will be a success they have proposed the two finalists agree to share losses in a 60-40 ratio and also have a share of any profits.
The document also reveals that the Football League are under a contractual obligation to their sponsors to organise such a competition.
www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2003/12/16/sfncup16.xml&sSheet=/sport/2003/12/16/ixfooty.html   (448 words)

  
 Scottish Premier League
However the Tennent's Scottish Cup final against Dunfermline on May 26 is now set to be his last match for the club.
This season's Bank of Scotland Premier League title was his fifth since moving north of the border, with Celtic the dominant force in the Scottish game during his six-and-a-half seasons at the club.
Prso has scored more than 30 league goals in his three seasons with the Glasgow giants and was a key part of the league and league cup double winning side in his first year in 2004/05.
scottish-premier-league.ebloggy.com   (2247 words)

  
 Edinburgh Student Newspaper : Sport : My favourite sporting moment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Supporting a lower league Scottish football team whilst attending a South London primary school is unquestionably extra-thankless.
Luckily for me the date of this triumph fell almost perfectly, at the age of 10, before the disruptive influences of girls and alcohol had warped my fragile mind: at the time when football equalled life.
Celtic have collected many Scottish league championships; the Rovers have finished third once in the late 1950s.
www.studentnewspaper.org /view_article.php?article_id=20040504111512   (575 words)

  
 Worldwide Soccer information at SoccerNetUsa.com | The Center of Soccer Tournaments and World Cup Soccer 2006
In 1873 Queens Park sent letters to other Scottish clubs asking for a donation of £1 towards purchasing a trophy along the lines of the recently established FA Cup.
The early days of the Cup saw it take up almost permanent residence in Queen's Park's own trophy room until strong challengers like long-gone Vale of Leven and Renton, as well as more familiar names such as Hibernian and Dumbarton and the more recently departed Third Lanark emerged to capture the prize.
The Scottish FA Cup continues to be the most importent cup competition in the Scottish football calendar.
www.soccernetusa.com /champions_scottish_cup.htm   (341 words)

  
 ATL World Cup Soccer. All the top world soccer news daily. News from international soccer. World Cup 2006, Euro 2004, ...
The Edinburgh side crushed Kilmarnock 5-1 in the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden Stadium on Sunday to lift their first trophy since they won the same cup in 1991.
Hibs have now lifted the League Cup three times - having first won it in 1972 - but they have not got their hands on the Scottish Cup since 1902.
He was desperate for me to win the cup so he was with me today.
www.wldcup.com /news/2007/03/20070319_41533_soccer_news.html   (740 words)

  
 Scottish Blog - Scottish Cup
The Scottish Cup is the national soccer league cup, it is otherwise known as The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup.
The Scottish cup began in the 1873 football season, and was first won in 1874, at the commencement of the football season.
The Scottish Blog is set up by the Scottish Heirloom Jewelry Company, makes of Scottish Crest Jewelry as an interactive area where visitors, customers and staff can post their thoughts, ask questions - and have some fun.
www.scottish-heirloom.com /scottish-blog/index.php/2006/12/09/scottish_cup   (463 words)

  
 Stats
These figures only incorporate matches played in the Scottish League, Scottish Cup, and Scottish League Cup.
I have not included friendlies, or Forfarshire Cup, B and Q., and Challenge Cup matches, as some clubs do not always field their strongest sides in these matches.
The League Cup earlier rounds from season 1946-47 to 1976-77, and for the seasons 1981-82 to 1983-84 used sections of four or more teams playing each other in mini leagues to determine qualification to the later rounds.
www.relichtie.plus.com /stats.htm   (206 words)

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