Haddingtonshire Cup

 

Page created: 2 March 2021

Updated: 24 April 2026

 

County competition for Senior clubs in East Lothian and organised by the Haddingtonshire FA which had been formed in 1881. The Association disbanded in 1885.

 

This was the first cup played for in East Lothian and was one of the earliest examples of a league system.

 

From 1892, the trophy was awarded to the East Lothian Junior Cup winners.

 

 

Winners

 

1881-82 Beltonford

1882-83 Beltonford

1883-84 East Linton
1884-85 Tynefield

 

 

1881-82 Haddingtonshire Cup

 

 

Athel

Aber

Belt

Dunb

EL

Hadd

Athelstaneford

 

22 Oct

1-6

 

WL

WL

 

Aberlady

99 Mix

9-9

 

 

 

 

 

Beltonford

14 Jan

14-0

11 Feb

2-0

 

5 Nov

wo-scr

17 Dec

2-1

 

Dunbar

 

28 Jan

5-2

 

 

 

18 Feb

2-0

East Linton

 

10 Dec

1-3

 

WL

 

LW

Haddington

28 Jan

wo-scr

4 Feb

1-2

11 Mar

2-6

 

 

 

 

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Beltonford

5

5

0

0

24

3

10

Aberlady

5

3

0

2

13

10

6

Dunbar

5

2

0

3

7

4

4

Haddington

5

2

0

3

4

10

4

Athelstaneford

5

2

0

3

3

20

4

East Linton

5

1

0

4

3

7

2

 

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1882-83 Haddingtonshire Cup

Known matches

18 Nov Athelstaneford v Haddington Ramblers scr-wo

18 Nov Beltonford v Dunbar 2-0

23 Dec Beltonford v Haddington Ramblers 2-1

18 Feb Dunbar v Haddington Ramblers 2-1 protested

 

Beltonford were declared winners and were noted as having won all their matches

 

1883-84 Haddingtonshire Cup

Known matches

13 Oct Haddington Rangers v Haddington Rangers 2nd XI 8-2

17 Nov Haddington Rangers v Haddington Ramblers 2-0

8 Dec Haddington Ramblers v East Linton 1-2

15 Dec Haddington Rangers v Haddington Ramblers 0-2

8 Mar East Linton v Haddington Rangers 3-2

East Linton were declared winners

1884-85 Haddingtonshire Cup

Known matches

25 Oct Tynefield v East Linton 3-2

22 Nov Tynefield v Haddington Victoria 18-0

13 Dec Haddington Rangers 2nd XI v Haddington Victoria scr-wo

28 Feb Haddington Rangers v East Linton 3-0

 

Tynefield were declared winners