The Texaco Cup was an all-Ireland football competition that ran for two seasons in 1974 and 1975. The tournament was sponsored by American petroleum giant Texaco

Texaco

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The competition had its origins in the original Texaco Cup

Texaco Cup

The Texaco Cup was an association football competition involving clubs from England, Ireland and Scotland that had not qualified for European competitions. Irish clubs withdrew from the competition after 1971-72 due to political pressure, and in 1973-74 and 1974-75 competed in a separate Texaco Cup...

 which began in 1970 as a competition for English, Scottish and Irish clubs that had not qualified for European competitions. Irish clubs competed in 1970-71 and 1971-72 but then withdrew due to political pressure at the time. Texaco organised the Texaco (All-Ireland) Cup, a separate competition, for the Irish teams in 1973-74 and 1974-75.

Winners

Season	Winners	Runners-up	Aggregate score
1973–74	Portadown Portadown F.C. Portadown F.C. is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club which plays in the IFA Premiership.The club was founded in the late 1880s and joined the Irish League in 1924. It is based in Portadown in County Armagh and plays its home games at Shamrock Park...	Bohemians	5–3
1974–75	Waterford	Linfield Linfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....	1–0

External links

• Irish Football Club Project Archive on All-Ireland Competitions