1971–72 Texaco Cup#First round 1st Leg
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| title = 1971–72 Texaco Cup
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| country = England
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
| num_teams = 16
| defending_champions =
| winners = {{flagicon|ENG}} Derby County
| second = {{flagicon|SCO}} Airdrieonians
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| prev_season = 1970–71
| next_season = 1972–73
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The 1971–72 Texaco Cup was the second edition of the tournament sponsored by Texaco. It was won by Derby County, who beat Airdrieonians in a two-legged final by 2–1 on aggregate.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/texacohist.html Anglo-Scottish Cup & Texaco Cup - Full Results], RSSSF
First round 1st leg
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| Home team
!Result !Away team !Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Falkirk | 1–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Coventry City | 14 September 1971 |
| {{flagicon|NIR}} Ballymena United | 3–2 | {{flagicon|IRE}} Waterford | 15 September 1971 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Derby County | 6–2 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Dundee United | 15 September 1971 |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Hearts | 1–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Newcastle United | 15 September 1971 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Morton | 15 September 1971 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City | 2–2 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Airdrieonians | 15 September 1971 |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Motherwell | 0–1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Stoke City | 15 September 1971 |
| {{flagicon|IRE}} Shamrock Rovers | 5–1 | {{flagicon|NIR}} Coleraine | 15 September 1971 |
First round 2nd leg
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| Home team
!Result !Away team !Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Morton | 1–1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Huddersfield Town | 27 September 1971 |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Airdrieonians | 2–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City | 27 September 1971 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Coventry City | 3–0 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Falkirk | 28 September 1971 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Newcastle United | 2–1 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Hearts | 28 September 1971 |
| {{flagicon|NIR}} Coleraine | 0–3 | {{flagicon|IRE}} Shamrock Rovers | 29 September 1971 |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Dundee United | 3–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Derby County | 29 September 1971 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Stoke City | 4–1 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Motherwell | 29 September 1971 |
| {{flagicon|IRE}} Waterford | 3–3 | {{flagicon|NIR}} Ballymena United | 30 September 1971 |
Quarter-finals 1st leg
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| Home team
!Result !Away team !Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Coventry City | 1–1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Newcastle United | 19 October 1971 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Airdrieonians | 19 October 1971 |
| {{flagicon|NIR}} Ballymena United | 4–1 | {{flagicon|IRE}} Shamrock Rovers | 20 October 1971 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Derby County | 3–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Stoke City | 20 October 1971 |
Quarter-finals 2nd leg
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| Home team
!Result !Away team !Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Airdrieonians | 5–1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Huddersfield Town | 3 November 1971 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Newcastle United | 5–1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Coventry City | 3 November 1971 |
| {{flagicon|IRE}} Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | {{flagicon|NIR}} Ballymena United | 3 November 1971 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Stoke City | 1–1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Derby County | 3 November 1971 |
Semi-finals 1st leg
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| Home team
!Result !Away team !Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|NIR}} Ballymena United | 0–3 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Airdrieonians | 24 November 1971 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Derby County | 1–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Newcastle United | 24 November 1971 |
Semi-finals 2nd leg
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| Home team
!Result !Away team !Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Airdrieonians | 4–3 | {{flagicon|NIR}} Ballymena United | 8 December 1971 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Newcastle United | 2–4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Derby County | 8 December 1971 |
Final 1st leg
{{football box
|date=26 January 1972
|time= 19:30 BST
|team1={{flagicon|SCO}} Airdrieonians
|score=0 – 0
|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pdE9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=IEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2190%2C4805597 Report]
|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Derby County
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Broomfield Park, Airdrie
|attendance= 16,000
|referee=
}}
Final 2nd leg
{{football box
|date=26 April 1972
|time= 19:30 BST
|team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Derby County
|score=2 – 1
|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VOs9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bUgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1773%2C5096659 Report]
|team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Airdrieonians
|goals1=Hinton (pen)
Davies
|goals2=Whiteford
|stadium=Baseball Ground, Derby
|attendance= 25,102
|referee=
}}
Notes and references
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{{1971–72 in English football}}
{{1971–72 in Scottish football}}
{{1971–72 in Northern Ireland association football}}
{{Texaco Cup and Anglo-Scottish Cup}}
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