1971–72 Texaco Cup

1971–72 Texaco Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Derby County
Runner-up Airdrieonians

The 1971–72 Texaco Cup was the second edition of the tournament sponsored by Texaco. It was won by Derby County, who beat Airdrieonians in a two-legged final by 2–1 on aggregate.

First round 1st leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Falkirk 1–0 Coventry City 14 September 1971
Ballymena United 3–2 Waterford 15 September 1971
Derby County 6–2 Dundee United 15 September 1971
Hearts 1–0 Newcastle United 15 September 1971
Huddersfield Town 1–0 Morton 15 September 1971
Manchester City 2–2 Airdrieonians 15 September 1971
Motherwell 0–1 Stoke City 15 September 1971
Shamrock Rovers 5–1 Coleraine 15 September 1971

First round 2nd leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Morton 1–1 Huddersfield Town 27 September 1971
Airdrieonians 2–0 Manchester City 27 September 1971
Coventry City 3–0 Falkirk 28 September 1971
Newcastle United 2–1 Hearts 28 September 1971
Coleraine 0–3 Shamrock Rovers 29 September 1971
Dundee United 3–2 Derby County 29 September 1971
Stoke City 4–1 Motherwell 29 September 1971
Waterford 3–3 Ballymena United 30 September 1971

Quarter-finals 1st leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Coventry City 1–1 Newcastle United 19 October 1971
Huddersfield Town 1–2 Airdrieonians 19 October 1971
Ballymena United 4–1 Shamrock Rovers 20 October 1971
Derby County 3–2 Stoke City 20 October 1971

Quarter-finals 2nd leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Airdrieonians 5–1 Huddersfield Town 3 November 1971
Newcastle United 5–1 Coventry City 3 November 1971
Shamrock Rovers 1–1 Ballymena United 3 November 1971
Stoke City 1–1 Derby County 3 November 1971

Semi-finals 1st leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Ballymena United 0–3 Airdrieonians 24 November 1971
Derby County 1–0 Newcastle United 24 November 1971

Semi-finals 2nd leg

Home team Result Away team Date
Airdrieonians 4–3 Ballymena United 8 December 1971
Newcastle United 2–4 Derby County 8 December 1971

Final 1st leg

Airdrieonians0 – 0 Derby County
Report
Attendance: 16,000

Final 2nd leg

Derby County2 – 1 Airdrieonians
Hinton (pen)
Davies		 Report Whiteford
Attendance: 25,102

Notes and references

  1. ^ Anglo-Scottish Cup & Texaco Cup - Full Results, RSSSF