Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup
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Founded | 1960 |
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Region | Europe |
Number of teams | 8 |
Current champions | French League (SCO v FRA) English League (ENG v FRA) |
Most successful club(s) | English League (2 titles) |
The Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup was a short-lived Inter-League football competition organised by the
Format
The original idea was to have four teams from Scotland and four teams from England competing together as one nation competing against eight teams from France. Due to the objection by the Scottish League this ruling was cancelled.
Two separate trophies were cast - one for Scottish clubs competing against French clubs and one for English clubs competing against French clubs. Individual clubs could not win the competition, so each country was awarded 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
Entry to the competition was based on a club's final league position at the end of the season. However, with some clubs guaranteed entry to European football competitions such the
History
In the inaugural Franco-Scottish competition,
In the inaugural Anglo-French competition, the participating teams were
For the second season of the competition,
Due to disagreements as to when matches should be played, neither of the matches between Celtic and Reims took place.
1960-61
France v Scotland
1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Overall | |||||||
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Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Winner | Aggregate |
6 August 1960 | Sedan
|
3–0 | Celtic | 18 October 1960 | Celtic | 3–3 | Sedan
|
Sedan
|
6–3 |
7 August 1960 | Toulouse | 1–2 | Motherwell | 19 October 1960 | Motherwell | 4–1 | Toulouse | Motherwell | 6–2 |
7 August 1960 | Lens | 0–4 | Clyde | 27 September 1960 | Clyde | 2–1 | Lens | Clyde | 6–1 |
7 August 1960 | Valenciennes | 1–0 | Dundee | 7 December 1960 | Dundee | 4–2 | Valenciemnes | Dundee | 4–3 |
The Valenciennes-Dundee tie played on 7 August 1960 took place at Mers-les-Bains in the Somme department.
Scotland won the inaugural edition of the Franco-Scottish trophy by winning the series, 3 aggregate victories to 1.
France v England
1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Overall | |||||||
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Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Winner | Aggregate |
10 August 1960 | Racing Club Paris
|
2–3 | Newcastle United | 28 September 1960 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Racing Club Paris
|
Newcastle United | 5–3 |
11 August 1960 | Nantes | 0–2 | Liverpool | 30 November 1960 | Liverpool | 5–1 | Nantes | Liverpool | 7–1 |
14 August 1960 | Le Havre
|
1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 March 1961 | Bolton Wanderers | 4–0 | Le Havre
|
Bolton Wanderers | 5–1 |
14 August 1960 | Lille | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | 12 October 1960 | Middlesbrough | 4–1 | Lille | Middlesbrough | 6–2 |
England won the inaugural edition of the Anglo-French trophy by winning the series, 4 aggregate victories to 0.
1961-62
France v Scotland
Source:[1]
1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Overall | |||||||
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Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Winner | Aggregate |
10 October 1961 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Le Havre | 6 May 1962 | Le Havre | 2–5 | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | 7–2 |
7 November 1961 | Third Lanark
|
0–4 | Rouen
|
9 May 1962 | Rouen
|
2–1 | Third Lanark
|
Rouen
|
6–1 |
4 April 1962 | Motherwell | 1–2 | Nimes
|
9 May 1962 | Nimes
|
3–3 | Motherwell | Nimes
|
5–4 |
France won the last edition of the Franco-Scottish trophy by winning the series, 2 aggregate victories to 1.
France v England
Source:[1]
1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Overall | |||||||
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Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Winner | Aggregate |
13 November 1961 | Southampton
|
2–1 | Bordeaux | 1 May 1962 | Bordeaux | 2–0 | Southampton
|
Bordeaux | 3–2 |
4 December 1961 | Blackburn Rovers
|
3–1 | Nancy
|
1 May 1962 | Nancy
|
1–0 | Blackburn Rovers
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
3–2 |
13 December 1961 | Lens | 2–4 | Cardiff City
|
7 March 1962 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Lens | Cardiff City
|
6–2 |
11 April 1962 | Derby County
|
1–0 | Béziers | 12 May 1962 | Béziers | 2–1 | Derby County
|
Match Tied | 2–2 |
The Football League clubs won the second edition of the Anglo-French trophy by winning the series, 2 aggregate victories to 1 (with one match tied).
References
- ^ a b c d "Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup". The Scotsman. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Remembering Clyde v RC Lens". Clyde FC. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Celtic in Europe 1961-64". Jim Craig's Football 50. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "A History Of Boro Against French Opposition". MFC. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
External links
- Anglo-Franco-British Friendship Cup Scottish Football Historical Archive.
- Anglo-French-Scottish Friendship Cup 1960–62 Scottish League SFAQs.