East of Scotland Shield
SportFootball
Founded1875
No. of teamsVaried (currently 2)
CountryScotland
Most recent
champion(s)		Heart of Midlothian
Hibernian are presented with the Shield after winning the one-off match on 7 May 2008

The East of Scotland Shield is a Scottish football trophy awarded by the East of Scotland Football Association. The only older cup competition in Scottish football is the Scottish Cup.[1] The tournament is the third-oldest in world football still competed for annually, after the FA Cup and the Scottish Cup. The next oldest tournament in world football is the Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup; the next oldest tournament in Scottish football is the Renfrewshire Cup.

The competition was initially known as the Edinburgh F.A. Cup. Hibernian won the Cup outright by winning it in three successive years from 1879 to 1881,[2] which meant that it was renamed the East of Scotland Shield.[3] It played a significant part in establishing Hibernian ("Hibs") and Heart of Midlothian ("Hearts") as the predominant football clubs in Edinburgh, as the 1878 Edinburgh Cup went to four replays and built interest in the two newly formed clubs.[4]

The competition was a knockout tournament for football clubs based in Edinburgh and the surrounding area. Besides Hearts and Hibs, these clubs included Alloa Athletic, Armadale, Bathgate, Berwick Rangers, Bo'ness, Bonnyrigg Rose, Cowdenbeath, Edinburgh University, Leith Athletic, Lochgelly United, Meadowbank Thistle and St Bernard's.

Hearts and Hibs, traditionally the strongest clubs in the area, contested most of the finals. Declining attendances meant that the competition was no longer contested after 1989–90 as an adult-level cup. It continued as a youth tournament and was revived in 2004 as an annual one-off match between Hearts and Hibs youth teams, acting as a fundraiser for the East of Scotland Football Association.

Trophy

A second trophy was commissioned in 1882 to the replace the original. The centrepiece of the Shield depicted a scene from the England v Scotland match at the Oval in 1875 that was published by Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News that year (and again in 1879). The only difference was they flipped the goal so it was on the right.[5]

Winners

The following list is incomplete.

Season Winner Score Runner-up Notes
Edinburgh Football Association Cup [6][7]

[8][9]

1875–76 3rd Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers 6–0 Edinburgh Thistle Third Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers win the first 'Edinburgh Cup'
1876–77 Edinburgh Thistle w/o 3rd Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers Thistle won the Cup after Third Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers failed to show up.
1877–78 Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Hibernian After 4th replay
1878–79 Hibernian 2–0 Heart of Midlothian After replay
1879–80 Hibernian 5–0 Dunfermline[10] Match was replayed after Dunfermline protested the result of the first game (6–3 to Hibernian).
1880–81 Hibernian 1–0 St Bernard's After replay; Hibernian won the Cup outright and the competition was renamed.
Edinburgh Shield
1881–82 Hibernian 4–2 St Bernard's
1882–83 Edinburgh University w/o Hibernian The final was scratched and University were awarded the Shield after Hibernian could not raise a team for the appointed date due to player illness.
1883–84 Hibernian 7–0 St Bernard's
1884–85 Hibernian 3–2 Edinburgh University
1885–86 Hibernian 4–1 St Bernard's
1886–87 Hibernian 3–0 Heart of Midlothian Hibernian won the Edinburgh and Scottish Cup double.
1887–88 Mossend Swifts 5–3 Hibernian
1888–89 Heart of Midlothian 5–2 Leith Athletic
East of Scotland Shield [7][8][9]
1889–90 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Leith Athletic
1890–91 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Armadale
1891–92 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 St Bernard's
1892–93 Heart of Midlothian 3–1 St Bernard's
1893–94 Heart of Midlothian 4–2 Leith Athletic The 1st round result between Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian was disputed.[11]
1894–95 Bo'ness 4-0 Adventurers
1895–96 Mossend 4-1 Polton Vale After protested 1st game
1896–97 St Bernard's 3-2 Cowdenbeath After replay
1897–98 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Leith Athletic After replay
1898–99 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Hibernian
1899–1900 Hibernian 3–0 Heart of Midlothian
1900–01 Leith Athletic 3–2 Heart of Midlothian
1901–02 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Hibernian
1902–03 Hibernian 4–3 Leith Athletic
1903–04 Heart of Midlothian 7–2 St Bernard's
1904–05 Hibernian 1–0 Heart of Midlothian After 2nd replay
1905–06 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Hibernian After replay; Hibernian had beaten Heart of Midlothian at the first attempt but the match was declared null and void because Hibernian fielded an ineligible player.[12]
1906–07 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Leith Athletic
1907–08 Hibernian 2–1 Leith Athletic
1908–09 Hibernian 1–0 Heart of Midlothian After replay
1909–10 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 St Bernard's Heart of Midlothian won 11–2 on corner kicks.
1910–11 Hibernian 3–0 Leith Athletic After replay
1911–12 Hibernian 2–0 St Bernard's
1912–13 Hibernian 3–2 St Bernard's
1913–14 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Hibernian
1914–15 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Hibernian
1915–17 No competition due to World War I.
1917–18 Hibernian 5 – 1 agg Heart of Midlothian Competition played over two matches between Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian. Hibernian won 4–0 at Easter Road and the match at Tynecastle was drawn 1–1.
1918–19 Heart of Midlothian 3 – 1 agg Hibernian Competition played over two matches between Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian. Heart of Midlothian won the first game 2–1 at Tynecastle and the second game 1–0, also at Tynecastle.
1919–20 Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Hibernian After replay
1920–21 Hibernian 1–0 Heart of Midlothian
1921–22 Hibernian 3–2 St Bernard's
1922–23 Hibernian 2–1 Heart of Midlothian After replay
1923–24 Hibernian 2–1 Heart of Midlothian After replay
1924–25 Hibernian 3–0 Leith Athletic
1925–26 Hibernian 2–1 Heart of Midlothian
1926–27 Heart of Midlothian 5–1 Hibernian
1927–28 Hibernian 2–1 Heart of Midlothian After replay
1928–29 Hibernian 3–2 Heart of Midlothian
1929–30 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Hibernian After replay. Heart of Midlothian won 9–5 on corner kicks.
1930–31 Heart of Midlothian 5–4 Hibernian
1931–32 Heart of Midlothian 5–1 St Bernard's
1932–33 Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Hibernian
1933–34 Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Hibernian
1934–35 Hibernian 4–2 Heart of Midlothian
1935–36 Heart of Midlothian 3–1 St Bernard's After replay
1936–37 Heart of Midlothian 6–2 Hibernian
1937–38 Hibernian 4–0 Heart of Midlothian
1938–39 Hibernian 3–1 Heart of Midlothian
1939–40 Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Hibernian
1940–41 No competition held Heart of Midlothian withdrew.
1941–42 Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Hibernian
1942–43 Hibernian 3–2 Heart of Midlothian After replay
1943–44 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Hibernian
1944–45 Hibernian 3–1 Heart of Midlothian
1945–46 Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Hiberniano
1946–47 Hibernian 2–1 Heart of Midlothian
1947–48 Hibernian 3–0 Heart of Midlothian
1948–49 Hibernian 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Final played on Tue 15 May 1951 Hibernian 2 Hearts 1[13]
1949–50 Competition was uncompleted Final not played.
1950–51 No competition held
1951–52 Hibernian 3–0 Heart of Midlothian
1952–53 Hibernian 4–2 Heart of Midlothian
1953–54 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Hibernian
1954–55 Heart of Midlothian 4–3 Hibernian
1955–56 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Hibernian
1956–57 Hibernian 2–1 Heart of Midlothian
1957–58 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Hibernian
1958–59 Hibernian 2–0 Heart of Midlothian
1959–60 Hibernian 3–2 Heart of Midlothian
1960–61 Hibernian 4–2 Heart of Midlothian
1961–62 Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Hibernian
1962–63 Hibernian 2–0 Heart of Midlothian
1963–64 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Hibernian
1964–65 Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Hibernian
1965–66 Heart of Midlothian 4–2 Hibernian
1966–67 Hibernian 2–1 Heart of Midlothian
1967–68 Hibernian 1–0 Heart of Midlothian After replay
1968–69 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Hibernian
1969–70 Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Hibernian
1970–71 Hibernian 1–0 Heart of Midlothian
1971–72 Competition was uncompleted Final not played.
1972–73 Heart of Midlothian 2-1 Berwick Rangers
1973–74 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Berwick Rangers Hibernian did not enter.
1974–75 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Hibernian
1975–76 Heart of Midlothian 8–0 Meadowbank Thistle Hibernian did not enter.
1976–77 Hibernian 1–0 Heart of Midlothian
1977–78 Hibernian 4–0 Meadowbank Thistle
1978–79 No competition held
1979–80 Hibernian 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Hibernian won on penalties.
1980–81 Berwick Rangers 6 – 1 Meadowbank Thistle
1981–82 Heart of Midlothian 5–0 Meadowbank Thistle Played at Tynecastle on 20 January 1982. Meadowbank beat Berwick on penalties in the semi-final after a 1-1 draw.
1982–83 Hibernian 2–2 Berwick Rangers Hibernian won on penalties.
1983–84 Berwick Rangers 2–1 Meadowbank Thistle Final played at Shielfield Park on 15 May 1984. Meadowbank beat Hibernian on penalties in the semi-final.
1984–85 No competition held
1985–86 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Hibernian
1986–87 Hibernian 2–0 Heart of Midlothian
1987–88 Heart of Midlothian 5–1 Hibernian
1988–89 Heart of Midlothian 3–3 Hibernian Heart of Midlothian won 4–3 on penalties
1989–90 Hibernian 0–0 Heart of Midlothian Hibernian won on 9-8 penalties
1990–2000 ? ? ? Played intermittently between Hibs and Hearts at reserve, youth or schoolboy level: results of some matches unknown.
1990–91 Hibernian 3–0 Heart of Midlothian U21s
1991–92 Hibernian 0–0 Heart of Midlothian Reserve XIs Hibernian won 5-3 on penalties
1992–93 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Hibernian Reserve XIs
1993–94 Hibs ? Hearts Reserve XIs Final played on 4 May 1994 result unknown
1994–95 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Hibernian Reserve XIs Heart of Midlothian won on penalties
1995–96 Hibernian 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Reserve XIs
1997–98 Heart of Midlothian 0–0 Hibernian Reserve XIs Heart of Midlothian won 3-1 on penalties
2001–02 Heart of Midlothian 3-1 Hibernian U21s played at Easter Road crowd 595. First year of revived competition, now played as a one-off match between de facto youth teams of Hibs and Hearts. Annually, the clubs reach an informal gentlemen's agreement regarding the specific age conditions for the fixture.
2002–03 Heart of Midlothian 2-0 Hibernian U21s played at Easter Road crowd 200
2003–04 Hibernian 3–1 Heart of Midlothian Played in Season 2004-05 (3rd Aug 2004)
2004–05 Hibernian 3–1 Heart of Midlothian [14]
2005–06 Hibernian 4–2 Heart of Midlothian [15]
2006–07 Hibernian 3–2 Heart of Midlothian [16] The match was held-over due to scheduling issues, and ultimately played toward the end of the 2007–08 season.
2007–08 No competition. After being again held-over (as with playing the 2006–07 edition during 2007–08), the Shield was put back on schedule by declaring the 2007–08 edition unplayed – and holding the 2008–09 edition in its correct season.
2008–09 Hibernian 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Hibernian won on 8-7 penalties[17]
2009–10 Hibernian 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Match played between under-17 age group teams.[18]
2010–11 Hibernian 2–1 Heart of Midlothian [19]
2011–12 Hibernian 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Hibernian won 5–4 on penalties[20]
2012–13 Hibernian 3–0 Heart of Midlothian [21]
2013–14 Hibernian 2–0 Heart of Midlothian [22]
2014–15 Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Hibernian Played in October 2015.[23]
2015–16 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Hibernian [24]

List of winners

As senior competition (to 1990):

As Non First XI competition (since 1990, Mixture of Reserve, U21, U18 and Youth results. Record incomplete):

See also

References

  1. ^ Reports: Hibernian U19 3 Hearts U19 2[permanent dead link], Hibernian FC
  2. ^ Mackay, John. (1990). Hibernian: The Complete Story, Edinburgh: Sportsprint Publishing. ISBN 0-85976-321-8
  3. ^ 1874–1884 Archived 25 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Heart of Midlothian FC
  4. ^ The First Great Edinburgh Derby – The Five Games for 1878 EFA Cup www.londonhearts.com
  5. ^ "Who is that man on top of the Scottish Cup?". Scottish Sporting History. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  6. ^ "East of Scotland Shield". sfha.org.uk. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Edinburgh Shield/East of Scotland Shield 1881-2016". RSSSF. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "EoSS Finals". Edinburgh Evening News. Play up Liverpool. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b "East Of Scotland Shield". Scottish League.net. 21 February 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  10. ^ Note this is a different club from Dunfermline Athletic, who were formed in 1885.
  11. ^ London Hearts Archived 4 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ London Hearts Archived 4 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "Anti Climax Goals". Edinburgh Evening News. 16 May 1951. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  14. ^ Hibernian Retain the 'East of Scotland Shield' Archived 14 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine www.hibernian-mad.co.uk
  15. ^ Reports: Hearts 'A' 2 Hibernian 'A' 4[permanent dead link] Hibernian official site
  16. ^ Reports: Hibernian U19 3 Hearts U19 2[permanent dead link] Hibernian official site
  17. ^ Hibs: Green-and-whites put stamp on Shield with spot-kick joy, Edinburgh Evening News, 21 May 2009.
  18. ^ "Game On for Pitch Removal". Hibernian FC. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  19. ^ Brown, Thomas (5 May 2011). "Hibs claim Shield for seventh year running". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  20. ^ "Easter Road youngsters take Shield". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  21. ^ Brown, Thomas (1 June 2013). "Hibs rout Hearts 3-0 to win EoS Shield". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  22. ^ Stephens, John (5 May 2014). "Perfect ten for Hibs in East of Scotland Shield". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  23. ^ "HIBS UNDER-18s DEFEATED IN EAST OF SCOTLAND SHIELD FINAL". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  24. ^ "Hibs 1, Hearts 2: Wee Jambos retain East of Scotland Shield". Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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