Reserve Cup Competitions

1881-date

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The Second XI’s fixture lists were normally a mirror of the 1st XI’s, and very soon reserve competitions began to appear around the country. The most prestigious was the Scottish 2nd XI Cup. First played in 1881 the tournament had a long history being last played in 1988. The only occasion that the tournament was unfinished was after Hibernian and Rangers couldn’t come to an arrangement to play the 1960 final. The record final score was in 1891 when Celtic ‘A’ crushed their St Mirren counterparts 13-1. County associations also ran reserve competitions, a selection of which is given below. The various Scottish reserve leagues have also organized League Cup tournaments.

Scottish 2nd XI Cup winners 1881-82 Dumbarton ‘A’ 1882-83 Kilmarnock Athletic ‘A’ 1883-84 Kilmarnock Athletic ‘A’ 1884-85 Hibernian ‘A’ 1885-86 Abercorn ‘A’ 1886-87 Abercorn ‘A’ 1887-88 Ayr Swifts 1888-89 Cambuslang ‘A’ 1889-90 Rangers ‘A’ 1890-91 Celtic ‘A’ 1891-92 Leith Athletic ‘A’ 1892-93 Leith Athletic ‘A’ 1893-94 Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ 1894-95 Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ 1895-96 Queen’s Park Strollers 1896-97 Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ 1897-98 Rangers ‘A’ 1898-99 Rangers ‘A’ 1899-00 Third Lanark ‘A’ 1900-01 Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ 1901-02 Queen’s Park Strollers 1902-03 Queen’s Park Strollers 1903-04 Queen’s Park Strollers 1904-05 Third Lanark ‘A’ 1905-06 Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ 1906-07 Rangers ‘A’ 1907-08 Dundee ‘A’ 1908-09 Falkirk ‘A’ 1909-10 Falkirk ‘A’ 1910-11 Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ 1911-12 Rangers ‘A’ 1912-13 Rangers ‘A’ 1913-14 Clyde ‘A’ 1914-15 Clyde ‘A’ 1915-19          no competition 1919-20 Queen’s Park Strollers 1920-21 Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ 1921-22 Airdrieonians ‘A’ 1922-23 Airdrieonians ‘A’ 1923-24 Rangers ‘A’ 1924-25 Rangers ‘A’ 1925-26 Rangers ‘A’ 1926-27 St Mirren ‘A’ 1927-28 Rangers ‘A’ 1928-29 Rangers ‘A’ 1929-30 Rangers ‘A’ 1930-31 Rangers ‘A’ 1931-32 Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ 1932-33 Rangers ‘A’ 1933-34 Hamilton Academical ‘A’ 1934-35 Celtic ‘A’ 1935-36 Celtic ‘A’

1936-37 Rangers ‘A’ 1937-38 Rangers ‘A’ 1938-39 Hibernian ‘A’ 1939-40 Ayr United ‘A’ 1940-41 Rangers ‘A’ 1941-42 Clyde ‘A’ 1942-43 Motherwell ‘A’ 1943-44 Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ 1944-45 Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ 1945-46 Hibernian ‘A’ 1946-47 Hibernian ‘A’ 1947-48 Airdrieonians ‘A’ 1948-49 Motherwell ‘A’ 1949-50 Falkirk ‘A’ 1950-51 Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ 1951-52 Rangers ‘A’ 1952-53 Dundee ‘A’ 1953-54 Heart of Midlothian 1954-55 Aberdeen ‘A’ 1955-56 Aberdeen ‘A’ 1956-57 Motherwell ‘A’ 1957-58 Celtic reserves 1958-59 St Mirren reserves 1959-60 Cup withheld 1960-61 St Johnstone reserves 1961-62 Rangers reserves 1962-63 Dundee United reserves 1963-64 Rangers reserves 1964-65 Rangers reserves 1965-66 Celtic reserves 1966-67 Dundee reserves 1967-68 Rangers reserves 1968-69 Aberdeen reserves 1969-70 Rangers reserves 1970-71 Celtic reserves 1971-72 Partick Thistle reserves 1972-73 Heart of Midlothian reserves 1973-74 Celtic reserves 1974-75 Partick Thistle reserves 1975-76 Aberdeen reserves 1976-77 Rangers reserves 1977-78 Aberdeen reserves 1978-79 Rangers reserves 1979-80 Kilmarnock reserves 1980-81 Dundee United reserves 1981-82 Aberdeen reserves 1982-83 Dundee reserves 1983-84 Airdrieonians reserves 1984-85 Celtic reserves 1985-86 no competition 1986-87 no competition 1987-88 Dundee United reserves

Ayrshire 2nd XI Cup 1887-88 Ayr ‘A’ 1888-89 Kilbirnie ‘A’ 1889-90 Kilmarnock ‘A’ 1890-91 Annbank ‘A’ 1891-92 Hurlford ‘A’ 1892-93 Kilmarnock ‘A’ 1893-94 not completed 1894-95 Ayr ‘A’ 1895-96 Lanemark ‘A’ 1896-97 Ayr Parkhouse ‘A’

Lanarkshire 2nd XI Cup 1886-87 Airdrieonians ‘A’ 1887-88 no competition 1888-89 Royal Albert ‘A’ 1889-90 Royal Albert ‘A’ 1890-91 Motherwell ‘A’ 1891-92 Royal Albert ‘A’ 1892-93 Albion Rovers ‘A’ 1893-94 Albion Rovers ‘A’ 1894-95 Hamilton Academical ‘A’ 1895-96 Albion Rovers ‘A’

Linlithgowshire 2nd XI Cup 1885-86 Bo’ness ‘A’ 1886-87 Armadale ‘A’ 1887-88 Bo’ness ‘A’ 1888-89 Armadale ‘A’ 1889-90 Champfleurie ‘A’ 1890-91 Bathgate Rovers ‘A’ 1891-92 Broxburn ‘A’ 1892-93 Bo’ness ‘A’ 1893-94 Bo’ness ‘A’ 1894-95 Bathgate ‘A’

Edinburgh 2nd XI Cup 1877-78 Hibernian 2nd XI 1878-79 Hibernian 2nd XI 1879-80 1880-81 Hibernian 2nd XI 1881-82 Heart of Midlothian 2nd XI 1882-83 1883-84 1884-85 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 Heart of Midlothian Strollers 1891-92 Heart of Midlothian Strollers 1892-93 1893-94 Heart of Midlothian Strollers 1894-95 no competition 1895-96 no competition 1896-97 Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ 1897-98 1898-99 Heart of Midlothian ‘A’

Reserve League Cup - 1913-14 Falkirk ‘A’ 1945-46 Rangers ‘A’ 1946-47 Hibernian ‘A’ 1947-48 Hibernian ‘A’ 1948-49 Hibernian ‘A’ 1950-51 Aberdeen ‘A’ 1951-52 Aberdeen ‘A’ 1955-56 Falkirk reserves 1956-57 Aberdeen reserves 1957-58 Aberdeen reserves 1958-59 Falkirk reserves 1959-60 Celtic reserves 1960-61 Rangers reserves 1961-62 Rangers reserves 1962-63 Rangers reserves 1963-64 Dundee United reserves 1964-65 Kilmarnock reserves 1965-66 Hibernian reserves 1966-67 Celtic reserves 1967-68 Rangers reserves 1968-69 Celtic reserves 1969-70 Celtic reserves 1970-71 Celtic reserves 1971-72 Heart of Midlothian reserves 1972-73 Aberdeen reserves 1973-74 Aberdeen reserves 1974-75 Rangers reserves 1975-76 Rangers reserves 1976-77 Rangers reserves

various competitions 1977-78 St Mirren reserves 1978-79 Aberdeen reserves 1979-80 Celtic reserves 1979-81 Celtic reserves 1980-82 Ayr United reserves 1981-83 Airdrieonians reserves 1982-84 Hamilton Academical reserves 1983-85 Aberdeen reserves 1984-86 Celtic reserves 1985-87 Dundee reserves 1986-88 Motherwell reserves 1987-89 Heart of Midlothian reserves 1988-90 Celtic reserves 1989-91 Dundee United reserves 1990-92 Celtic reserves 1991-93 Rangers reserves 1992-94 Celtic reserves 1993-95 Celtic reserves 1994-96 Celtic reserves 1995-97 Aberdeen reserves 1996-98 Rangers reserves 1997-99 Livingston reserves 1999-00 Dunfermline Athletic reserves 2000-01 Livingston reserves 2000-02 Arbroath reserves 2001-03 St Johnstone reserves 2002-04 St Johnstone reserves 2003-05 2004-06 St Mirren reserves 2005-07 St Johnstone reserves 2007-08 2008-09 Ross County reserves