1973 Watney Cup

Fourth edition of the Watney Cup February 2026 February 2026 1973 Watney Cup Watney Mann Invitation Cup EnglandWales 11–18 August 8 Stoke City 1 Hull City 7 17 97,414 Jimmy Greenhoff(3 goals) 1972 The 1973 Watney Cup was the fourth and last edition of the Watney Mann Invitation Cup, a short-lived invitational association football tournament. It was won by Stoke City, who beat Hull City in the final at the Victoria Ground.https://www.stevesfootballstats.uk/watney_cup_results.html Watney Cup results stevesfootballstats.uk 21 February 2026 Background The Watney Cup was introduced in 1970 to help increase the competitiveness of pre-season fixtures. Its name was a result of a sponsorship from brewing company Watney Combe & Reid. The tournament featured eight invited teams, with two selected from each division of the Football League. Those chosen to participate were the top two highest scoring teams from each division who had not gained promotion nor earned a place in a European competition the previous season.https://taleoftwohalves.uk/columnist/innovation-finest-watney-cup/ Innovation at its finest: The Watney Cup taleoftwohalves.uk 13 July 2025 21 February 2026 Format The competition was a straight knockout tournament. In continuation from the second and third editions of the Watney Cup, games that ended level would go straight to penalties. In the inaugural edition, an additional 30 minutes of extra time would have taken place to determine a winner prior to a penalty shoot-out.https://www.footballsite.co.uk/History/The%20Watney%20Cup.htm The Watney Cup footballsite.co.uk 21 February 2026 Teams 15em start First Division Stoke City West Ham United 15em break Second Division Bristol City Hull City 15em break Third Division Bristol Rovers Plymouth Argyle 15em break Fourth Division Mansfield Town Peterborough United end Tournament Quarter-finals 11 August 1973 1–1 Report 6–5 Bristol Rovers (3) Bannister 31 West Ham United (1) Taylor 38 o.g. Eastville Stadium Bristol 19,974 11 August 1973 0–3 Report Mansfield Town (4) Hull City (2) Galvin Greenwood McGill Field Mill Mansfield 6,137 11 August 1973 1–2 Report Peterborough United (4) Lee 11 pen. Bristol City (2) Gould 56 82 London Road Stadium Peterborough 9,138 11 August 1973 0–1 Report Plymouth Argyle (3) Stoke City (1) Hurst 62 Home Park Plymouth 17,501 Semi-finals 14 August 1973 0–1 Report Bristol Rovers (3) Hull City (2) Lord 55 Eastville Stadium Bristol 12,693 14 August 1973 4–1 Report Stoke City (1) Hurst Pejic Conroy Greenhoff Bristol City (2) Ritchie Victoria Ground Stoke 13,812 Final 1973 Watney Cup final 18 August 1973 15:00 (BST) 2–0 Report Stoke City (1) Greenhoff 16 67 Hull City (2) Victoria Ground Stoke 18,159 Unknown Goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 ENG Jimmy Greenhoff Stoke City 3 2 ENG Bobby Gould Bristol City 2 ENG Geoff Hurst Stoke City 3 10 players Various 1 References Category:1973–74 in English men's football cups Category:Watney Cup