British League Cup

British League Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited Kingdom
Dates30 April – 17 June 1902
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsScotland Celtic
Runner-upScotland Rangers
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored18 (4.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Robert Hamilton (3)
Jimmy Quinn (3)

The British League Cup was a football competition that was set up in April 1902 to raise money for the disaster at Ibrox Stadium, in which 25 people were killed and 517 injured at an international match between Scotland and England at the start of that month. The four clubs that participated in this competition were the winners and runners-up of the Scottish and English football leagues. It was a predecessor to the Empire Exhibition Trophy, Coronation Cup and Anglo-Scottish Cup. It succeeded the old World Championship matches between English and Scottish top clubs, as football became more widespread in the world and England-Scotland club matches could no longer be billed as World Championships.