East of Scotland Shield


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. 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, which meant that it was renamed the East of Scotland Shield. It played a significant part in establishing Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian 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.
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.

Winners

The following list is incomplete.
SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upNotes
1875–76Third Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers6–0ThistleThird Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers win the first 'Edinburgh Cup'
1876–77Thistlew/oThird Edinburgh Rifle VolunteersThistle won the Cup after Third Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers failed to show up.
1877–78Heart of Midlothian3–2HibernianAfter 4th replay
1878–79Hibernian2–0Heart of MidlothianAfter replay
1879–80Hibernian5–0DunfermlineMatch was replayed after Dunfermline protested the result of the first game.
1880–81Hibernian1–0St Bernard'sAfter replay; Hibernian won the Cup outright and the competition was renamed.
1881–82Hibernian4–2St Bernard's
1882–83Edinburgh Universityw/oHibernianThe final was scratched and University were awarded the Shield after Hibernian could not raise a team for the appointed date due to player illness.
1883–84Hibernian7–0St Bernard's
1884–85Hibernian3–2Edinburgh University
1885–86Hibernian4–1St Bernard's
1886–87Hibernian3–0Heart of MidlothianHibernian won the Edinburgh and Scottish Cup double.
1887–88Mossend Swifts5–3Hibernian
1888–89Heart of Midlothian5–2Leith Athletic
1889–90Heart of Midlothian2–0Leith Athletic
1890–91Heart of Midlothian3–0Armadale
1891–92Heart of Midlothian2–0St Bernard's
1892–93Heart of Midlothian3–1St Bernard's
1893–94Heart of Midlothian4–2Leith AthleticThe 1st round result between Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian was disputed.
1894–95Bo'ness
1895–96Mossend
1896–97St Bernard's
1897–98Heart of Midlothian2–0Leith AthleticAfter replay
1898–99Heart of Midlothian1–0Hibernian
1899–00Hibernian3–0Heart of Midlothian
1900–01Leith Athletic3–2Heart of Midlothian
1901–02Heart of Midlothian2–1Hibernian
1902–03Hibernian4–3Leith Athletic
1903–04Heart of Midlothian7–2St Bernard's
1904–05Hibernian1–0Heart of MidlothianAfter 2nd replay
1905–06Heart of Midlothian2–1HibernianAfter 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.
1906–07Heart of Midlothian1–0Leith Athletic
1907–08Hibernian2–1Leith Athletic
1908–09Hibernian1–0Heart of MidlothianAfter replay
1909–10Heart of Midlothian1–1St Bernard'sHeart of Midlothian won 11–2 on corner kicks.
1910–11Hibernian3–0Leith AthleticAfter replay
1911–12Hibernian2–0St Bernard's
1912–13Hibernian3–2St Bernard's
1913–14Heart of Midlothian1–0Hibernian
1914–15Heart of Midlothian1–0Hibernian
1915–17No competition due to World War I.
1917–18Hibernian5 – 1 aggHeart of MidlothianCompetition 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.
1918–19Heart of Midlothian3 – 1 aggHibernianCompetition 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.
1919–20Heart of Midlothian3–1HibernianAfter replay
1920–21Heart of Midlothian3–0St Bernard's
1921–22Hibernian3–2St Bernard's
1922–23Hibernian2–1Heart of MidlothianAfter replay
1923–24Hibernian2–1Heart of MidlothianAfter replay
1924–25Hibernian3–0Leith Athletic
1925–26Hibernian2–1Heart of Midlothian
1926–27Heart of Midlothian5–1Hibernian
1927–28Hibernian2–1Heart of MidlothianAfter replay
1928–29Hibernian3–2Heart of Midlothian
1929–30Heart of Midlothian1–1HibernianAfter replay. Heart of Midlothian won 9–5 on corner kicks.
1930–31Heart of Midlothian5–4Hibernian
1931–32Heart of Midlothian5–1St Bernard's
1932–33Heart of Midlothian4–0Hibernian
1933–34Heart of Midlothian4–0Hibernian
1934–35Hibernian4–2Heart of Midlothian
1935–36Heart of Midlothian3–1St Bernard'sAfter replay
1936–37Heart of Midlothian6–2Hibernian
1937–38Hibernian4–0Heart of Midlothian
1938–39Hibernian3–1Heart of Midlothian
1939–40Heart of Midlothian3–2Hibernian
1940–41No competition held because Heart of Midlothian withdrew.
1941–42Heart of Midlothian3–2Hibernian
1942–43Hibernian3–2Heart of MidlothianAfter replay
1943–44Heart of Midlothian2–1Hibernian
1944–45Hibernian3–1Heart of Midlothian
1945–46Heart of Midlothian3–2Hibernian
1946–47Hibernian2–1Heart of Midlothian
1947–48Hibernian3–0Heart of Midlothian
1948–49Heart of Midlothian6–0Edinburgh City
1949–50Hibernian2–1Heart of Midlothian
1950–51Hibernian??
1951–52Hibernian3–0Heart of Midlothian
1952–53Hibernian4–2Heart of Midlothian
1953–54Heart of Midlothian1–0Hibernian
1954–55Heart of Midlothian4–3Hibernian
1955–56Heart of Midlothian2–1Hibernian
1956–57Heart of Midlothian1–2Hibernian
1957–58Heart of Midlothian3–0Hibernian
1958–59Hibernian2–0Heart of Midlothian
1959–60Hibernian3–2Heart of Midlothian
1960–61Hibernian4–2Heart of Midlothian
1961–62Heart of Midlothian3–1Hibernian
1962–63Hibernian2–0Heart of Midlothian
1963–64Heart of Midlothian3–0Hibernian
1964–65Heart of Midlothian3–1Hibernian
1965–66Heart of Midlothian4–2Hibernian
1966–67Hibernian2–1Heart of Midlothian
1967–68Hibernian1–0Heart of MidlothianAfter replay
1968–69Heart of Midlothian2–1Hibernian
1969–70Heart of Midlothian3–2Hibernian
1970–71Hibernian1–0Heart of Midlothian
1971–72EditionleftUncompletedFinal not played.
1972–73Heart of Midlothian2-1Berwick Rangers
1973–74Heart of Midlothian3–0Berwick RangersHibernian did not enter.
1974–75Heart of Midlothian2–1Hibernian
1975–76Heart of Midlothian8–0Meadowbank ThistleHibernian did not enter.
1976–77Hibernian1–0Heart of Midlothian
1977–78Hibernian4–0Meadowbank Thistle
1978–79No competition held.
1979–80Hibernian2–2Heart of MidlothianHibernian won on penalties.
1980–81Berwick Rangers? – ??
1981–82Heart of Midlothian5–0Meadowbank ThistlePlayed at Tynecastle on 20 January 1982. Meadowbank beat Berwick on penalties in the semi-final after a 1-1 draw.
1982–83Hibernian2–2Berwick RangersHibernian won on penalties.
1983–84Berwick Rangers2–1Meadowbank ThistleFinal played at Shielfield Park on 15 May 1984. Meadowbank beat Hibernian on penalties in the semi-final.
1984–85No competition held.
1985–86Heart of Midlothian2–1Hibernian
1986–87Hibernian2–0Heart of Midlothian
1987–88Heart of Midlothian5–1Hibernian
1988–89Heart of Midlothian3–3HibernianHeart of Midlothian won 4–3 on penalties
1989–90Heart of Midlothian0–0HibernianHeart of Midlothian won on penalties
1990–2000???Played intermittently between Hibs and Hearts at youth or schoolboy level: results of matches unknown.
2001–02Hearts?Hibs
2002–03Hearts?Hibs
2003–04Hibernian3–1Heart of MidlothianFirst 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.
2004–05Hibernian3–1Heart of Midlothian
2005–06Hibernian4–2Heart of Midlothian
2006–07Hibernian3–2Heart of MidlothianThe match was held-over due to scheduling issues, and ultimately played toward the end of the 2007–08 season.
2007–08No competition. After being again held-over, the Shield was put back on schedule by declaring the 2007–08 edition unplayed – and holding the 2008–09 edition in its correct season.
2008–09Hibernian1–1Heart of MidlothianHibernian won on penalties
2009–10Hibernian2–1Heart of MidlothianMatch played between under-17 age group teams.
2010–11Hibernian2–1Heart of Midlothian
2011–12Hibernian2–2Heart of MidlothianHibernian won 5–4 on penalties
2012–13Hibernian3–0Heart of Midlothian
2013–14Hibernian2–0Heart of Midlothian
2014–15Heart of Midlothian3–1HibernianPlayed in October 2015.
2015–16Hibernian1–2Heart of Midlothian