| Texaco Cup | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sporting event |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Country |  England Scotland Northern Ireland Ireland |
| Inaugurated | 1970 |
| Most recent | 1975 |
The Texaco Cup, officially known as the International League Board Competition, was an association football competition started in 1970, involving sides from England, Scotland, and Ireland that had not qualified for European competitions.[1][2]
It was one of the first football competitions to receive sponsorship, taking the name of American petroleum company Texaco for £100,000, and was instituted to help promote Texaco's recent purchase of the Regent filling station chain.[3] Irish and Northern Irish clubs withdrew from the competition after 1971–72 due to political pressure,[4] competing in a separate Texaco (All-Ireland) Cup in 1973–74 and 1974–75.[5]
Crowds in the competition fell after the first few seasons,[6] and it became the Anglo-Scottish Cup from 1975 to 1976 after Texaco's sponsorship ended.[7]
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- ^ James Ross (20 December 2007). "Texaco Cup & Anglo-Scottish Cup 1971–81". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Jim Heath (July 2001). "Best of British oils". When Saturday Comes. Archived from the original on 2011-02-19. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ Withdrawal of Irish clubs [dead link]
- ^ "All-Ireland Cross-Border Cup Competitions, (C) Copyright Sean DeLoughry, Julian Canny and RSSSF 2003/08". Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ Scott Murray (26 June 2009). "The Joy of Six: Extinct football competitions". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Anglo-Scottish Cup: Intro". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.