Robertson Cup
including the High
Cup
Page created: 18 June 2020
Updated:
The High Cup was awarded in April 1906 by
John High of Dundee to the winners of a series of matches between Dundee and
Aberdeen and was superceded in 1908-09 by the Robertson Cup. It was briefly resumed
nearly 25 years later with the first leg of the Robertson Cup between Dundee
and Dundee United being billed as the High Cup..
The Robertson Cup was sanctioned by David
Wallace on 19 October 1908 and was an extension of the High Cup which was competed for by Dundee and Aberdeen. It was
initiated as a counter to the Glasgow Cup ties which took preference to
Scottish League fixtures and left the big clubs outside Glasgow with no
competitive fixtures. Aberdeen, Dundee, Falkirk and Airdrieonians
took part in the meeting, although the latter eventually withdrew after one
game. Some sources have erroneously called this the Inter-City League.
In 1926-27, the
competition was resurrected as a Second XI competition, but it is uncertain if
the trophy was the original or a different one. The first leg of the 1932-33 edition between Dundee and Dundee United was also billed as
a High Cup tie.
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High
Cup 1905-06 Dundee 1906-07 Dundee 1907-08 Aberdeen 1908-09 Dundee 1909-1932 no
competition 1932-33 Dundee |
Robertson
Cup 1908-09 unfinished 1909-10 unfinished 1910-11 Dundee / Aberdeen 1911-12 unfinished 1912-13 no
competition 1913-14 Dundee 1914-15 Dundee |
1915-16 Dundee / Aberdeen 1916-1919 no
competition 1919-20 Dundee 1920-1926 no
competition 1926-27 unfinished 1927-28 unfinished 1928-1932 no
competition 1932-33 Dundee |
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1905-06
High Cup 2 legs 28 Apr Dundee v Aberdeen 1-0 7 May Aberdeen v Dundee 1-2 |
1906-07
High Cup 2 legs 2 Jan Dundee v Aberdeen 0-0 friendly played due to the weather 11 May Aberdeen v Dundee 0-0 13 May Dundee v Aberdeen 1-1 |
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1907-08
High Cup 2 legs 15 Apr Dundee v Aberdeen 0-2 Second game not played |
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1908-09
High Cup 2 legs 19 Aug Dundee v Aberdeen 2-1 (4500) Second game not played |
1908-09
Robertson Cup 5 Oct Dundee v Airdrieonians
3-1 7 Apr Falkirk v Aberdeen 2-5 12 Apr Dundee v Aberdeen 3-1 21 Apr Aberdeen v Falkirk 2-1 26 Apr Dundee v Falkirk 2-2 30 Apr Falkirk v Dundee 1-3
Airdrieonians
withdrew after one match Competition unfinished |
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1909-10
Robertson Cup 13 Aug Falkirk v Aberdeen 3-1 16 Aug Dundee v Falkirk 1-0 25 Aug Falkirk v Dundee 5-1 13 Sep Falkirk v Aberdeen 3-1
Competition unfinished |
1910-11
Robertson Cup 2
legs, both
games at Dens Park, Dundee 15 Aug Dundee v Aberdeen 2-1 3 Oct Dundee v Aberdeen 2-3 |
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1911-12
Robertson Cup 2
legs 2 Oct Dundee v Falkirk 2-1 Second game not played Competition unfinished |
1913-14
Robertson Cup 13 Apr Dundee v Aberdeen 2-1 |
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1914-15 2
legs 24 Apr Dundee v Aberdeen 1-0 1 May Aberdeen v Dundee 1-1 |
1915-16
Robertson Cup 2
legs 6 May Dundee v Aberdeen 3-4 13 May Aberdeen v Dundee 0-1 |
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1915-1919
Robertson Cup No competition |
1919-20
Robertson Cup 3 May Aberdeen v Dundee 0-1 |
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1920-1926 Robertson Cup No
competition |
1926-27
Robertson Cup First
round - 2 legs 5 Feb Aberdeen 'A' v St Johnstone
'A'2-1 26 Feb Heart of Midlothian 'A'v
Leith Athletic 'A' 4-2 8 Apr Leith Athletic ‘A’ v Heart of Midlothian 'A'1-3
Dundee 'A'and Falkirk ‘A’ byes Semi-final 20 Apr Aberdeen 'A'v
Heart of Midlothian 'A'4-1 Dundee 'A' v Falkirk 'A' Competition unfinished The competition was resurrected in order to
provide fixtures for First Divsion clubs who were
members of the North Section of the Scottish Alliance |
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1927-28
Robertson Cup 14 Apr Dundee v St Johnstone
3-2 Aberdeen v St Johnstone
not played Competition
unfinished |
1928-1932 Robertson Cup No
competition |
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1932-33 Robertson Cup 2
legs 15 Mar Dundee United v Dundee 3-5 10 Apr Dundee v Dundee United 2-2 First
leg was played for the High Cup |
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