Celtic FC in
DRYBROUGH CUP

1971 - 1980

Celtic Football Club played 16 matches in the Drybrough Cup between 1971/72 and 1980/81. A total of nine programmes were issued for all games. Qualification for the Drybrough cup depended on the number of goals scored in the previous season. Eight teams qualified each year. It was created by the Scottish Football League as a curtain raiser to the new season and to promote attacking football.

At a time when Football Sponsorship was a heavily debated subject, Drybrough & Co LTD sponsored the tournament making it the first ever sponsored football tournament exclusively for Scottish clubs.

The Drybrough cup also allowed the SFL the opportunity to experiment with a NO OFFSIDE rule and in another they introduced substitute boards!

The introduction of the Premier Division in 1974 stopped the Drybrough cup temporarily. In 1979, it was reintroduced with the four highest goal scoring Clubs in the Premier Division plus the two highest goal-scoring Clubs in the First and Second Divisions qualifying. Celtic appeared in every Drybrough Cup final except the last (1980), winning twice, against Aberdeen at Pittodrie in 1971 and then Rangers in 1974 4-2 on penalties after a 2-2 draw. Jimmy Johnstone scored the crucial penalty. The winning team for the Rangers final as follows - Connaghan, McCluskey, Brogan, Murray, McNeill, Callaghan, Johnstone, Dalglish, Hood (McNamara), Wilson, Lennox.

Opponents	Comments
1971/72
DUMBARTON	31/07/1971 Celtic Park 5-2 - Dalglish 4, Hood Team: Williams, Craig, Brogan, Callaghan, Connelly, Hay, Dalglish, Davidson, Macari, Hood (Quinn), Hughes No programme.
St Johnstone	04/08/1971 Drybrough Cup Semi-Final 4-2 - Dalglish (2), Macari, Hood Team: Williams, Craig, Brogan (Hood), Connelly, McNeill, Hay, Dalglish, Callaghan, Macari, Davidson, Hughes No programme.
Aberdeen	07/08/71 Drybrough Cup Final 1971 Pittodrie Stadium 2-1 - Hughes and an unknown scorer Team: Williams, Craig, Hay, Callaghan, McNeill, Connelly, Dalglish, Hood, Macari, Davidson (Johnstone), Hughes
1972/73
DUMBARTON	29/07/72 Celtic Park 2-1 - Callaghan, McNeill Team: Williams, Watt (Wilson), Brogan, Murdoch, McNeill, Connelly, Davidson, Deans, Macari, Dalglish, Callaghan No programme.
ABERDEEN	02/08/72 Celtic Park Drybrough Cup Semi-final 3-2 - Johnstone, Wilson, Callaghan Team: Williams, McGrain, Brogan, Murdoch, McNeill, Connelly, Johnstone, Dalglish, Deans (Wilson), Macari, Callaghan The Drybrough cover wraps around a standard Celtic programme
Hibernian	05/08/72 Hampden Park Drybrough Cup Final 1972 3-5 aet - Johnstone 2, McNeill Team: Williams, McGrain, Brogan, Murdoch, McNeill, Connelly, Johnstone, Dalglish, Deans (Wilson), Macari, Callaghan
1973/74
DUNFERMLINE	29/07/73 Celtic Park 6-1 - Lennox 4 (1 pen), McLaughlin, Dalglish Team: Hunter, McGrain, Hay (P.McCluskey), Murray, McNeill, Connelly, McLaughlin, Dalglish, Callaghan (Hood), Lynch No programme.
DUNDEE	31/07/73 Celtic Park Drybrough Cup Semi-final 4-0 - McLaughlin 2, Lennox, Lynch Team: Hunter, McGrain, Hay, Murray, McNeill, Connelly, McLaughlin (P.McCluskey), Dalglish (Hood), Lennox, Callaghan, Lynch No programme.
Hibernian	04/08/73 Hampden Park Drybrough Cup Final 1973 0-1 Team: Hunter, McGrain, Hay, Murray, McNeill, Connelly, McLaughlin (Brogan), Dalglish, Lennox, Callaghan, Lynch (Hood)
1974/75
Airdrie	27/07/74 Broomfield Stadium 4-2 - Johnstone, Murray, Lennox (pen), Wilson Team: Connaghan, P.McCluskey, Brogan (McGrain), Murray, McNeill, Callaghan, Johnstone, Wilson, Hood, Davidson (McNamara), Lennox
Dundee	31/07/74 Dens Park Drybrough Cup Semi-final 2-1 - Deans, Brogan Team: Connaghan, P.McCluskey, Brogan, Murray, McNeill, Callaghan, Quinn, Johnstone, Hood (McLaughlin), Wilson (Deans), Lennox
Rangers	03/08/74 Hampden Park Drybrough Cup Final 1974 2-2 - Murray, Wilson Celtic won 4-2 in a penalty shootout Team: Connaghan, P.McCluskey, Brogan, Murray, McNeill, Callaghan, Johnstone, Dalglish, Hood (McNamara), Wilson, Lennox
1979/80
CLYDEBANK	30/07/1979 Celtic Park Drybrough Cup Quarter-Final 5-0 - G.McCluskey 2, Aitken, MacDonald, Davidson Team: Latchford, Sneddon, McGrain, Aitken, MacDonald, McAdam, Provan (Mackie), Edvaldsson, G.McCluskey, MacLeod, Davidson
DUNDEE UNITED	01/08/1979 Drybrough Cup Semi-final Celtic Park 3-2 - Provan, G.McCluskey, Doyle Team: Latchford, Sneddon, McGrain, Aitken, MacDonald (Doyle), McAdam, Provan, Edvaldsson, G.McCluskey, MacLeod, Davidson
Rangers	04/08/1979 Drybrough Cup Final 1979 Hampden Park 1-3 Team: Latchford, Sneddon, McGrain, Aitken, MacDonald, McAdam, Provan, MacLeod, G.McCluskey (Lennox), Burns, Doyle
1980/81
AYR UNITED	27/07/1980 Celtic Park Drybrough Cup Quarter-Final 0-1 Team: Latchford, Sneddon, McGrain, Aitken, Conroy, MacLeod, Provan, Sullivan (Weir), Nicholas, G.McCluskey (Halpin), McGarvey

Celtic FC in DRYBROUGH CUP

Celtic FC in
DRYBROUGH CUP