Wilson Cup
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The Wilson Cup was a football
trophy donated by Robert Wilson, who was the editor of the Edinburgh Evening News
and a director
of Heart of Midlothian
. The cup was played annually between Edinburgh derby
rivals Heart of Midlothian
and Hibernian
. It was either played on 1 January, the beginning of the season or at the end.
The competition ran from the 1905–06 season to the 1945-46 season. Hearts winning 21 times and Hibs 14.
On a few occasions the game was played as part of a 'double header', also counting for the East of Scotland Shield
. In May 1919 the 2nd leg of Shield counted as the Wilson Cup Final replay. In May 1920 the Shield replay counted as the Final of the Wilson Cup and in 1921 it counted as the Semi Final of the Shield as well.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
trophy donated by Robert Wilson, who was the editor of the Edinburgh Evening News
Edinburgh Evening News
The Edinburgh Evening News is a local newspaper based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is published daily . It has a circulation of 68,000 and is owned by Johnston Press, which also owns The Scotsman and many regional titles throughout the UK.Much of the copy contained in the Evening News concerns local...
and a director
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
of Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
. The cup was played annually between Edinburgh derby
Edinburgh derby
The Edinburgh derby is an informal title given to any football match played between Scottish clubs Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian , the two professional clubs based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The two clubs have a fierce rivalry that dates back to the clubs being founded in the mid-1870s, which...
rivals Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
and Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
. It was either played on 1 January, the beginning of the season or at the end.
The competition ran from the 1905–06 season to the 1945-46 season. Hearts winning 21 times and Hibs 14.
On a few occasions the game was played as part of a 'double header', also counting for the East of Scotland Shield
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....
. In May 1919 the 2nd leg of Shield counted as the Wilson Cup Final replay. In May 1920 the Shield replay counted as the Final of the Wilson Cup and in 1921 it counted as the Semi Final of the Shield as well.