• Source: King Cup (Scotland)

The King Cup is an association football cup competition for members of the East of Scotland Football Association in Scotland. The competition was founded in 1886.




Format


The competition is a knock-out tournament contested by the member clubs of the East of Scotland Football Association.




Initial entrants


Adventurers
Bellstane Birds
Bonnyrigg Rose
Britannic Star
Broxburn Shamrock
Broxburn Thistle
Burntisland Thistle
Champfleurie
Cowdenbeath
Dunfermline Athletic
Glencairn
Grange Athletic
Leith Harp
Leith Thistle
Mossend Swifts
Oakbank Thistle
Polton Vale
Queensferry Hibernian
Sarsfield
Uphall Bluebell
Vale of Midlothian
West Calder




History


In 1886, the sportswear manufacturer and seller Percival King donated a cup to the Edinburgh Football Association. With no apparent use for it, a suggestion was made to form a competition for "semi-junior Edinburgh clubs", i.e. excluding Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, St Bernards, the university, the clubs from Leith which had their own competition, and the "country" clubs which could play for county competitions. A modified version of this suggestion - that the tournament be open to all members of the Edinburgh Association, other than holders of district and charity cups - was accepted.
In May 1888, the association changed its name to the East of Scotland Football Association.
The first winner was Mossend Swifts, which came from behind to beat Burntisland Thistle 4–1 in the final at Easter Road. The competition remained a leading senior trophy until the 1900s, with clubs from the Borders also being allowed to enter, but the rise of the Scottish Football League and other local leagues had the effect of some clubs withdrawing to focus on more lucrative league football and others going out of business. By 1904 the competition only had 8 entrants, none of which were in the Scottish League.
The 1912–13 competition ended in confusion. The final, between Peebles Rovers and the fourth iteration of Broxburn Shamrock, was postponed because of bad weather, and Shamrock refused to turn up to the replay, on the basis that it had already got a fixture on the scheduled date. Shamrock was duly disqualified, but rather than award the cup to Rovers, the East of Scotland FA selected Shamrock's beaten semi-final opponents - Gala Fairydean, also the Cup holders - to take its place; this "has not been received with enthusiasm in Peebles", on the basis that Fairydean had been eliminated fairly and squarely, and Rovers refused to play. The competition was therefore abandoned.
In 1946–47, the competition was played via two groups, but the format only lasted one season. The Leith Athletic reserve side was the first senior reserve side to enter, apart from a one-off appearance by St Bernard's A half-a-century before, and in 1947–48, the Hibernian B side won the competition, beating Eyemouth United 6–1 in the final.
The first winner after the COVID-19-enforced hiatus was Heriot-Watt University, who beat Livinsgston United 1–0 after extra time, United having beem down to ten men from the 50th minute when captain Hassan Nyang was red-carded. Lochore Welfare lifted the trophy for the first time in 2022–23, with a 2–1 win over Dunipace at Whitburn's Central Park, having eliminated the holders in the second round.




Winners


1886–87: Mossend Swifts (1)
1887–88: Mossend Swifts (2)
1888–89: Broxburn (formerly Thistle) (1)
1889–90: Armadale [1880]
1890–91: Raith Rovers
1891–92: Bathgate Rovers
1892–93: Bo'ness (1)
1893–94: Cowdenbeath (1)
1894–95: Polton Vale
1895–96: Mossend Swifts (3)
1896–97: St Bernard's A
1897–98: Cowdenbeath (2)
1898–99: Raith Rovers (2)
1899–1900: Cowdenbeath (3)
1900–01: Raith Rovers (3)
1901–02: Lochgelly United
1902–03: Hearts of Beath
1903–04: Bathgate (1)
1904–05: Bathgate (2)
1905–06: Bathgate (3)
1906–07: West Lothian Albion
1907–08: Peebles Rovers (1)
1908–09: Berwick Rangers (1)
1909–10: West Calder Swifts
1910–11: Gala Fairydean (1)
1911–12: Gala Fairydean (2)
1912–13: final unplayed
1913–14: Gala Fairydean (3)
1919–20: Bo'ness (2)
1920–21: Civil Service (Strtollers) (1)
1921–22: Vale of Leithen (1)
1922–23: Leith Athletic
1923–24: Berwick Rangers (2)
1924–25: Civil Service Strollers (2)
1925–26: Berwick Rangers (3)
1926–27: Civil Service Strollers (3)
1927–28: Berwick Rangers (4)
1928–29: Gala Fairydean (4)
1929–30: Armadale [1910]
1930–31: Penicuik Athletic (1)
1931–32: Penicuik Athletic (2)
1932–33: Berwick Rangers (5)
1933–34: Penicuik Athletic (3)
1934–35: Duns (1)
1935–36: Penicuik Athletic (4)
1936–37: Vale of Leithen (2)
1937–38: Penicuik Athletic (4)
1938–39: Duns (2)
1946-47: Gala Fairydean (5)
1947–48: Hibernian B (1)
1948–49: Hibernian B (2)
1949–50: Heart of Midlothian B (1)
1950–51: Heart of Midlothian B (2)
1951–52: Heart of Midlothian B (3)
1952–53: Peebles Rovers (2)
1953–54: Peebles Rovers (3)
1954–55: unfinished
1955–56: Vale of Leithen (3)
1956–57: unfinished
1957–58: Duns (3)
1959–60: Vale of Leithen (4)
1960–61: Gala Fairydean (6)
1961–62: Peebles Rovers (4)
1962–63: Peebles Rovers (5)
1963–64: Duns (4)
1964–65: Gala Fairydean (7)
1965–66: Gala Fairydean (8)
1966-67: Hawick Royal Albert (1)
1967–68: Coldstream
1968–69: Gala Fairydean (9)
1969–70: Heart of Midlothian 'Colts' (4)
1970–71: Heart of Midlothian 'Colts' (5)
1971–72: Gala Fairydean (10)
1972–73: Hibernian 'Colts' (3)
1973–74: The Spartans (1)
1974–75: Selkirk (1)
1975–76: Selkirk (2)
1976–77: Edinburgh University (1)
1977–78: The Spartans (2)
1978–79: no competition
1979–80: Kelso United
1980–81: Berwick Rangers reserves
1981–82: Hawick Royal Albert (2)
1982–83: Whitehill Welfare (1)
1983–84: Hawick Royal Albert (3)
1984–85: Postal United (1)
1985–86: Vale of Leithen (5)
1986–87: Vale of Leithen (6)
1987–88: The Spartans (3)
1988–89: Gala Fairydean (11)
1989–90: Berwick Rangers reserves (2)
1990–91: Civil Service Strollers (4)
1991–92: Vale of Leithen (7)
1992–93: Whitehill Welfare (2)
1993–94: Whitehill Welfare (3)
1994–95: Whitehill Welfare (4)
1995–96: Whitehill Welfare (5)
1996–97: Craigroyston
1997–98: Whitehill Welfare (6)
1998–99: Edinburgh City (formerly Postal United) (2)
1999–00: Edinburgh City (3)
2000–01: The Spartans (4)
2001–02: The Spartans (5)
2002–03: The Spartans (6)
2003–04: Lothian Thistle
2004–05: The Spartans (7)
2005–06: The Spartans (8)
2006–07: Edinburgh University (1)
2007–08: The Spartans (9)
2008–09: Heriot-Watt University (1)
2009–10: The Spartans (10)
2010–11: The Spartans (11)
2011–12: Stirling University
2012–13: The Spartans (12)
2013–14: Edinburgh University (2)
2014–15: Peebles Rovers (6)
2015–16: Leith Athletic [1996]
2016–17: Leith Athletic [1996] (2)
2017–18: Kelty Hearts
2018–19: Tranent
2019–20: unfinished
2020–21: no competition
2021–22: Heriot–Watt University (2)
2022–23: Lochore Welfare




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