Bell's Scotch Cup
Page created: 23 March 2022
Updated: 6 April 2022
The
Bell's Scotch Whisky company sponsored two competitions for Highland League
clubs during the 1970s and these were organised as two cups, East and West
(later called North). As the East cup was organised by the Aberdeenshire FA,
this also included Aberdeen University FC. Rothes had tried to enter this cup
but were excluded because they were not members of the AFA. They were later
allowed to enter the North cup but this was a bone of contention due to the
poor returns for the visiting clubs and they subsequently scratched form the
last edition.
The
earlier competitions saw matches played on neutral grounds but this rule was
subsequently scrapped due to poor attendances.
The
final edition of the North cup was held over until the start of the 1979-80
season but the East cup was still played over two weeks in May 1979, arguing
they hadn't been requested otherwise despite widespread press coverage of the
sponsor's concerns.
Winners |
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Bell's Scotch Cup (West 1971-1976 North 1976-1980) 1971-72
Elgin City 1972-73
Elgin City 1973-74
Elgin City 1974-75
Inverness Caledonian 1975-76
Inverness Caledonian 1976-77
Inverness Caledonian 1977-78
Clachnacuddin 1978-79
held over 1979-80
Inverness Caledonian |
Bell's Scotch Cup
(East) 1971-72
Huntly 1972-73
Fraserburgh 1973-74
Fraserburgh 1974-75
Huntly 1975-76
Fraserburgh 1976-77
Fraserburgh 1977-78
Deveronvale 1978-79
Fraserburgh |
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1971-72 Bell's Scotch
Cup (West) First round 12
Jan Nairn County v Forres Mechanics 3-0 19
Jan Clachnacuddin v Inverness Caledonian 2-3 19
Jan Elgin City v Lossiemouth 3-0 26
Jan Inverness Thistle v Ross County 3-2 Semi-final 27
Jan Elgin City v Nairn County 5-1 9
Feb Inverness Caledonian v Inverness Thistle 2-0 Final - 2 legs 21
Mar Inverness Caledonian v Elgin City 2-3 29
Mar Elgin City v Inverness Caledonian 0-0 |
1971-72 Bell's Scotch
Cup (East) First round 29
Apr Fraserburgh v Aberdeen University 3-1 26
Apr Keith v Peterhead 1-3 26
Apr Buckie Thistle v Huntly 4-5 aet Deveronvale bye Semi-final 3
May Fraserburgh v Deveronvale 0-2 8
May Peterhead v Huntly 1-2 Final- 2 legs 11
May Huntly v Deveronvale 6-1 13
May Deveronvale v Huntly 1-4 |
1972-73 Bell's Scotch
Cup (West) First round 28
Nov Nairn County v Lossiemouth 1-2 29
Nov Ross County v Forres Mechanics 29
Nov Inverness Thistle v Elgin City 6
Dec Clachnacuddin v Inverness Caledonian 2-2, aet, 2-3 pens Semi-final 6
Dec Lossiemouth v Elgin City 0-3 18
Dec Inverness Caledonian v Ross County 1-2 Final - 2 legs 27
Dec Ross County v Elgin City 3-3 3
Jan Elgin City v Ross County 0-0 aet, 5-3 pens |
1972-73 Bell's Scotch
Cup (East) First round 28
Apr Buckie Thistle v Fraserburgh 1-5 25
Apr Peterhead v Aberdeen University 2-1 25
Apr Huntly v Deveronvale 4-0 Keith
bye Semi-final 2
May Keith v Huntly 0-2 2
May Peterhead v Fraserburgh 0-3 Final - 2 legs 7
May Fraserburgh v Huntly 0-0 10
May Huntly v Fraserburgh 1-5 |
1973-74 Bell's Scotch
Cup (West) Section 1 First round 22
Oct Clachnacuddin v Inverness Thistle 0-2 29
Oct Lossiemouth v Inverness Caledonian 1-0 Semi-final Inverness
Thistle v Lossiemouth Section 2 First round 22
Oct Nairn County v Elgin City 0-5 29
Oct Forres Mechanics v Ross County 2-3 Semi-final 1
Apr Ross County v Elgin City 0-1 Final - 2 legs 8
Apr Inverness Thistle v Elgin City 1-4 15
Apr Elgin City v Inverness Thistle 2-2 |
1973-74 Bell's Scotch
Cup (East) First round 22
Apr Deveronvale v Fraserburgh 0-5 24
Apr Huntly v Buckie Thistle 2-3 24
Apr Keith v Peterhead 3-2 Aberdeen
University bye Semi-final 30
Apr Fraserburgh v Buckie Thistle 6-1 2
May Keith v Aberdeen University 3-2 Final at Kynoch Park, Keith 8
May Fraserburgh v Keith 2-0 |
1974-75 Bell's Scotch
Cup (West) First round 13
Nov Clachnacuddin v Nairn County 5-0 13
Nov Elgin City v Forres Mechanics 6-1 13
Nov Ross County v Inverness Thistle 2-3 21
Nov Inverness Caledonian v Lossiemouth 3-0 Semi-final 20
Nov Clachnacuddin v Elgin City 1-0 27
Nov Inverness Thistle v Inverness Caledonian 4-1 Final - 2 legs 19
Mar Clachnacuddin v Inverness Thistle 1-4 26
Mar Inverness Thistle v Clachnacuddin 1-1 |
1974-75 Bell's Scotch
Cup (East) First round 30
Apr Deveronvale v Fraserburgh 2-2 aet, 3-2 pens 12
Apr Buckie Thistle v Huntly 2-3 aet Semi-final 3
May Huntly v Aberdeen University 10
May Peterhead v Deveronvale 1-0 aet, 90 mins 0-0 Final at Recreation Park,
Peterhead 17
May Huntly v Peterhead 1-0 aet |
1975-76 Bell's Scotch
Cup (West) First round 20
Apr Clachnacuddin v Rothes 3-4 aet 21
Apr Forres Mechanics v Nairn County 2-0 21
Apr Inverness Thistle v Inverness Caledonian 3-4 aet 26
Apr Lossiemouth v Ross County 2-0 Elgin
City and Rothes byes Second round 29
Apr Elgin City v Rothes 4-0 Rest
byes Semi-final 6
May Lossiemouth v Elgin City 1-0 28
Apr Forres Mechanics v Inverness Caledonian 2-3 Final - 2 legs 11
May Inverness Caledonian v Lossiemouth 0-2 18
May Lossiemouth v Inverness Caledonian 0-3 |
1975-76 Bell's Scotch
Cup (East) First round 1
May Fraserburgh v Huntly 3-2 5
May Keith v Aberdeen University 4-1 24
Apr Deveronvale v Buckie Thistle Peterhead bye Semi-final 13
May Peterhead v Keith 3-2 8
May Fraserburgh v Buckie Thistle 1-0 Final 20
May Fraserburgh v Peterhead 1-0 |
1976-77 Bell's Scotch
Cup (North) First round 4
May Clachnacuddin v Elgin City 0-2 Rest byes Second round 9
May Inverness v Clachnacuddin v Elgin City 4-2 10
May Inverness Caledonian v Nairn County 2-1 10
May Forres Mechanics v Rothes 0-2 aet 11
May Lossiemouth v Ross County 1-2 Semi-final 14
May Inverness Thistle v Inverness Caledonian 1-2 14
May Ross County v Rothes 1-4 Final - 2 legs 18
May Rothes v Inverness Caledonian 2-1 21
May Inverness Caledonian v Rothes 5-1 |
1976-77 Bell's Scotch
Cup (East) First round 4
May Buckie Thistle v Keith 0-2 4
May Aberdeen University v Deveronvale 4-0 4
May Huntly v Peterhead 1-3 Fraserburgh
bye Semi-final 14
May Peterhead v Fraserburgh 1-1 aet, Fraserburgh on
pens 14
May Keith v Aberdeen University 5-2 Final 21
May Fraserburgh v Keith 2-1 |
1977-78 Bell's Scotch
Cup (North) First round 5
May Clachnacuddin v Lossiemouth 5-1 Rest
byes Second round 7
May Elgin City v Forres Mechanics 6-0 9
May Clachnacuddin v Nairn County 3-2 aet 8
May Inverness Thistle v Inverness Caledonian 1-3 8
May Rothes v Ross County 1-0 Semi-final 11
May Inverness Caledonian v Elgin City 0-0 aet, Elgin on pens 11
May Rothes v Clachnacuddin 0-1 Final - 2 legs 15
May Elgin City v Clachnacuddin 1-1 18
May Clachnacuddin v Elgin City 4-0 |
1977-78 Bell's Scotch
Cup (East) First round 7
May Buckie Thistle v Keith 0-2 9
May Deveronvale v Aberdeen University 3-0 9
May Peterhead v Fraserburgh 0-2 Huntly
bye Semi-final 14
May Fraserburgh v Deveronvale 0-3 14
May Keith v Huntly 0-0 aet, 3-4 pens Final 17
May Deveronvale v Huntly 2-2 aet, 4-1 pens |
1978-79 Bell's Scotch
Cup (North) Held
over until start of following season 1979-80 Bell's Scotch
Cup (North) First round 30
Jul Ross County v Lossiemouth 5-3 aet, 90 mins 3-3 31
Jul Inverness Caledonian v Clachnacuddin 2-1 aet, 90 mins 1-1 1
Aug Inverness Thistle v Forres Mechanics 1-3 1
Aug Elgin City v Nairn County 2-4 Semi-final 3
Aug Ross County v Inverness Caledonian 2-3 3
Aug Forres Mechanics v Nairn County 0-3 Final - 2 legs 6
Aug Inverness Caledonian v Nairn County 3-1 13
Aug Nairn County v Inverness Caledonian 0-2 |
1978-79 Bell's Scotch
Cup (East) First round 5
May Huntly v Aberdeen University 5-0 7
May Buckie Thistle v Deveronvale 2-1 9
May Fraserburgh v Peterhead 2-1 Keith
bye Semi-final 13
May Fraserburgh v Keith 4-2 13
May Huntly v Buckie Thistle 1-0 aet Final at Fraserburgh 17
May Fraserburgh v Buckie Thistle 6-2 aet |