- Glasgow Cup
infobox football tournament
region =Glasgow
founded = 1887
number of teams = 5The Glasgow Cup was a knockout football tournament open to teams from
Glasgow, Scotland . It was held annually from 1887 until 1988, although the last tournament was not completed. It is now competed for between the youth teams of Celtic, Rangers, Clyde,Partick Thistle & Queens Park. [cite web |url=http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1863_3941596,00.html|title=Old Firm take youth talent seriouslydate=2008-08-07|publisher=TEAMtalk.com|accessdate=2008-08-27]It was dominated by the "
Old Firm " of Celtic and Rangers, who won the competition 29 times and 44 times respectively. Other teams who regularly took part included Clyde, Partick Thistle, Queens Park, and Third Lanark.The advent of
European football tournaments led to the Glasgow Cup becoming less valued, and the tournament did not take place at all or was not finished several times in its later years.__TOC__
Competition history
References
External links
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/scot-glasgowcuphist.html History of the tournament]
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