East of Scotland Shield
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| 1952-53 | 30 Apr 1953 | SF | A | Heart of Midlothian | L | 1-2 | Thursday 30 April 1953 East of Scotland Shield Semi Final Heart of Midlothian 2-1 Berwick Rangers HT: 0-1 Berwick Rangers: McGovern 70 A Devanny, R Hogg, J McColl, R Taggart, D Stott, R Mitchell, N Younger, J McGill, W Houliston, Heart of Midlothian: Wardhaugh 17, 89 J Watters, R Parker, J Adie, D Laing, R Dougan, D Armstrong, J Souness, A Conn, W Bauld, J Wardhaugh,
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| 1971-72 | 10 Nov 1971 | SF | A | Hibernian | L | 1-4 | Wednesday 10 November 1971 East of Scotland Shield Semi Final Hibernian 4-1 Berwick Rangers HT: 0-3 Berwick Rangers: I Hall pen W Wilson, G Haig, G Laing, J Brown, R McDowell, T Davidson, T Lumsden, I Hall, B McGuckin, H Melrose Hibernian: O'Rourke 2, Baker 2 J Herriot, J Blackley, J Brownlie, D Spalding, J Black, A Pringle, J Hamilton, J O'Rourke, J Baker, J Hazel,
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| 1972-73 | 8 May 1974 | F | A | Heart of Midlothian | L | 1-2 | Wednesday 8 May 1974 East of Scotland Shield Final Heart of Midlothian 2-1 Berwick Rangers HT: 1-0 Att: 2005 Berwick Rangers: I Hall 23 J Lyle, G Laing, P McQuade, T Davidson, R McDowell, P Wilson, I Lister, E Tait, I Hall, R Georgeson, Heart of Midlothian: R Callaghan pen 57, 68 D Graham, D Clunie, J Jefferies, J Cant, J Gallacher, J Brown, K Aird, W Gibson, D Busby, J Stevenson,
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| 1973-74 | 4 Nov 1974 | F | A | Heart of Midlothian | L | 0-3 | Monday 4 November 1974 East of Scotland Shield Final Heart of Midlothian 3-0 Berwick Rangers HT: 0-1 Att: 3000 Berwick Rangers: J Lyle, G Laing, P McQuade, T Steven, R McDowell, B McCabe, I Smith, R Georgeson, A McLeod (J Ballie), Heart of Midlothian: D Park 7, D Ford 49, W Bennett 68 J Cruickshank, R Kay, D Clunie, W Bennett (G Donaldson 70), J Jefferies, J Cant, K Aird, D Park
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| 1974-75 | 15 Feb 1975 | SF | A | Hibernian | L | 0-3 | Saturday 15 February 1975 East of Scotland Shield Semi Final Hibernian 3-0 Berwick Rangers
Berwick Rangers: J Lyle, P Donaldson, P McQuade, T Davidson, R McDowell, E Tait, I Smith (J Miller), T Steven, Hibernian:
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| 1975-76 | 29 Mar 1976 | SF | A | Heart of Midlothian | L | 1-1 | Monday 29 March 1976 East of Scotland Shield Semi Final Heart of Midlothian 1-1 Berwick Rangers Pen 1-3 HT: 1-1 Att: 2000 Berwick Rangers: R Cairns 44 J Lyle, P Donaldson, G Laing, D Moyes, T Davidson, B McCabe, I Smith, R Cairns (P McQuade), E Tait, Heart of Midlothian: W Gibson 13 D Graham, D Dick, A Burns, J Jefferies, J Gallacher, R Kay, D Park, W Gibson, G Shaw, C Fraser,
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| 1976-77 | 23 Aug 1977 | SF | A | Heart of Midlothian | L | 0-1 | Tuesday 23 August 1977 East of Scotland Shield Semi Final Heart of Midlothian 1-0 Berwick Rangers aet HT: 0-0 Att: 4300 Berwick Rangers: D McConnell, G Laing, I McLeod, D Smith, R McDowell, W Bennett, I Smith, D Moyes, W Laing Heart of Midlothian: D Busby pen 110 R Dunlop, W Kidd, J Jefferies, C Fraser, J Gallacher, G Shaw, W Gibson, E Bannon (M Robertson), I Smith
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| 1977-78 | 22 Nov 1978 | SF | A | Hibernian | L | 0-4 | Wednesday 22 November 1978 East of Scotland Shield Semi Final Hibernian 4-0 Berwick Rangers HT: 0-3 Berwick Rangers: A Skillen (C Frame), K Rutherford, I McLeod, D Smith, R McDowell, D Moyes, G Smith, D McLean, G Laing, Hibernian: R Hutchison 19, J Farmer 25, R Smith 39, D Smith og 60
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| 1979-80 | 3 Oct 1979 | SF | A | Heart of Midlothian | L | 3-4 | Wednesday 3 October 1979 East of Scotland Shield Semi Final Heart of Midlothian 4-3 Berwick Rangers HT: 0-0 Att: 1597 Berwick Rangers: E Tait 63, 69, G Smith 89 K Davidson (I McLaren), D Moyes, G Laing (C Gregson), D Smith, R Fleming, J Morton, I McLeod, Heart of Midlothian M Robertson 47, 86, W Gibson, C Fraser 60 J Brough, W Kidd, J Denny, C Boyd, F Liddell, R Robinson, W Gibson, C Fraser, G Shaw (P McShane 26), L Tierney, M Robertson
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| 1980-81 | 13 Aug 1980 | SF | A | Heart of Midlothian | W | 0-0 | Wednesday 13 August 1980 East of Scotland Shield Semi Final Heart of Midlothian 0-0 Berwick Rangers Pen 4-3 HT: 0-0 Att: 1700 Berwick Rangers: K Davidson, S Dixon, J Deakin, I McDougall, R McDowell, D Moyes, P Davidson, S Romaines, C Hogan, Heart of Midlothian: J Brough, W Kidd (D Bowman 65), J Denny, C More, F Liddle, R Robinson, A Conn, A McDonald, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 23 Mar 1981 | F | H | Meadowbank Thistle | W | 6-1 | Monday 23 March 1981 East of Scotland Shield Final Berwick Rangers 6-1 Meadowbank Thistle HT: Berwick Rangers: I Black 1, A Thomson 1, C Lumsdaine 1, B Marshall 1, J McGlynn 1, S Romaines 1 M Glynn, D Moyes, H McCann, S Romaines, S Dixon, L Muir, I McLeod, J McGlynn, A Thomson, Meadowbank Thistle: J Jobson
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| 1981-82 | 25 Nov 1981 | SF | A | Meadowbank Thistle | L | 1-1 | Wednesday 25 November 1981 East of Scotland Shield Semi Final Meadowbank Thistle 1-1 Berwick Rangers Pen 9-8 HT: 1-0 Berwick Rangers: H McCann 32 M McDermott, D Moyes, H McCann, J Jefferies, S Dixon, L Muir, P Davidson, W McCulloch, P McGlinchey, Meadowbank Thistle: J Jobson 85 R McKell, L Dunn, D Conroy, W Boyd, P Godfrey, T Hendrie, R Masterton, R Georgeson, J Jobson,
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| 1982-83 | 20 Sep 1983 | SF | A | Heart of Midlothian | W | 2-0 | Tuesday 20 September 1983 East of Scotland Shield Semi Final Heart of Midlothian 0-2 Berwick Rangers HT: 0-0 Att: 1254 Berwick Rangers: P Cannell 61, S Romaines 86 K Baldwin, H McCann, G Morgan, K Hegarty, D Steedman, W Muir, A O'Hara, S Romaines, P Cannell, Heart of Midlothian: J Brough, M Murray, G Sutherland, S Gauld, P Cherry, N Irvine, G Mackay, D Park (G McCoy 36), | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982-83 | 31 Oct 1983 | F | A | Hibernian | L | 2-2 | Monday 31 October 1983 East of Scotland Shield Final Hibernian 2-2 Berwick Rangers Pen 4-2 HT: 2-2 Att: 696 Berwick Rangers: A O'Hara 4, B Marshall 39 K Baldwin, B Marshall, G Morgan, E Tait, D Steedman, L Muir, P Davidson, I Smith, P Cannell Hibernian: Milne 37, B Marshall og 39 K Wilson, K Jardine, C Milne, G Rae, G Hunter, P Welsh, M Weir, P McCurdy, G Harvey, B Rice, G Murray
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| 1983-84 | 27 Mar 1984 | SF | H | Heart of Midlothian | W | 3-0 | Tuesday 27 March 1984 East of Scotland Shield Semi Final Berwick Rangers 3-0 Heart of Midlothian HT: 2-0 Berwick Rangers: D Millar 30, C Tomassi 35, 89 I Watson, H McCann, G Morgan, I Smith, A Steedman, L Muir, P Davidson, B Marshall, A O'Hara, D Millar Heart of Midlothian: I Westwater, S Gauld (P Finlay), P Shields, C Levein, A Redpath, N Irvine, D Park, J Sandison, D O'Connor, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 15 May 1984 | F | H | Meadowbank Thistle | W | 2-1 | Tuesday 15 May 1984 East of Scotland Shield Final Berwick Rangers 2-1 Meadowbank Thistle HT: 1-0 Att: 430 Berwick Rangers: W Boyd og 27, Tomassi 55 I Watson, B Marshall, G Morgan, R Flavell, D Steedman, H McCann, P Davidson, I Smith, P Ross, D Millar, Meadowbank Thistle: M Lawson 73
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Notes: As matches were often held over, and to avoid confusion, the competition has been listed separately on this webpage under the competition's relevant season. Player appearances and goalscorers are not included in any seasonal lists for the same reason. Missing information - still under research.
A Short History
The East of Scotland Shield, awarded by the East of Scotland Football Association, is the second oldest cup competition in Scottish football, the Scottish Cup being the first.
The Edinburgh Football Association was formed on 11 September 1875 at Buchanan's Hotel in Edinburgh, the four founding members being Heart of Midlothian, Hanover, Thistle and 3rd Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers. The association was initially called 'the Eastern Branch of the Scottish Football Association" a title that the SFA refused to recognise. The name was changed to the straight Edinburgh Football Association soon after.
Originally known as the Edinburgh Cup, Hibernian won the trophy outright by winning it in three successive years from 1879 to 1881. A new trophy in the shape of a shield was commissioned and was called the Edinburgh Shield. The association altered its title to East of Scotland Shield in 1889.
Associated competitions included the Consolation Cup which was organised from 1883 to 1929 for those clubs knocked out before the final and the Qualifying Cup which was introduced in 1897. Clubs reaching the latter stages originally qualified for the Shield, joining the association's Scottish League clubs but from 1904 their entry was restricted to the City Cup as the Shield became restricted to the four Scottish League clubs.
The City Cup was originally the Edinburgh 2nd XI Cup which had lapsed in the 1890s. In 1904, Heart of Midlothian decided to put the trophy back up for competition, initially for the winners of a two-legged tie between themselves and Hibernian. Thereafter it was to be played off as a competition between several other clubs in Edinburgh's city limits. It later became a 'buffer' tournament between the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup and the East of Scotland Shield, with the finalists of the former playing against Leith Athletic and St Bernard's, later Berwick Rangers and Meadowbank Thistle, for the chance to play in the Shield against Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian, albeit intermittently.
During the latter half of the 1950s to the early 1970s, the Shield was played solely between Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian. Berwick Rangers, and later the newly formed Meadowbank Thistle, were then invited to compete as the two other Scottish League clubs in the ESFA, but by the mid-1980s it had reverted to Hearts and Hibs.
The competition was usually held towards the end of the season and on several occasions, it was held over due to fixture congestion or not played at all. When it did get played it was usually with weakened sides and that, along with declining attendances, meant that the competition was no longer contested after 1990 as an adult-level cup, but continued to 2016 as a youth tournament.
Reference: Scottish Football Historical Results Archive www.sfha.org.uk
Berwick Rangers' captain Lindsay Muir recieves the East of Scotland Shield for the first time in the club's history after defeating Meadowbank Thistle in the 1980/81 Final.
Presenting the trophy is Morain Scott, President of the East of Scotland FA, with Association Secretary Alex Jack in the centre.