East of Scotland Shield
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Trophy
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awarded by the East of Scotland Football Association. The only older cup competition in Scottish football is the Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
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The tournament is the third-oldest in world football still competed for annually, after the FA Cup
FA Cup
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and the Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
. The next oldest tournament in world football is the Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup
Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup
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; the next oldest tournament in Scottish football is the Renfrewshire Cup
Renfrewshire Cup
The Renfrewshire Cup is an annual association football competition between teams in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The final is generally a Renfrewshire derby contested between the two largest teams in the county, Paisley's St. Mirren and Greenock...
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The competition was a knockout tournament for football clubs based in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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and the surrounding area. These clubs included
Alloa Athletic
Alloa Athletic F.C.
Alloa Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division....
, Armadale
Armadale F.C.
Armadale F.C. was a Scottish football club based at Volunteer Park in Armadale, West Lothian. The club was a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to 1932.-History:...
, Bathgate
Bathgate F.C.
Bathgate F.C. was a Scottish football club based at Mill Park in Bathgate. The club was a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to 1929.-History:The club was formed in 1893 and played in the Central Football League and other minor leagues...
, Berwick Rangers
Berwick Rangers F.C.
Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, although they play in the Scottish Football League Third Division...
, Bo'ness
Bo'ness F.C.
Bo'ness F.C. was a Scottish football club based at Newtown Park in Bo'ness. The club was a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to November 1932.-History:...
, Bonnyrigg Rose
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C.
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C. are a Scottish junior football club from the town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian. Formed in 1890 and nicknamed the Rose, they play in the Scottish Junior Football Association's East Region Super League, in which they finished as runners-up in the 2006–07 season, and...
, Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath F.C.
Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor...
, Edinburgh University, 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...
, 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...
, Leith Athletic
Leith Athletic F.C.
Leith Athletic Football Club is a football club based in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a member of the East of Scotland Football League. It plays most of its home games at Leith Links. The club was originally formed in 1887 and played in the Scottish Football League in four different...
, Lochgelly United
Lochgelly United F.C.
Lochgelly United were a Scottish football club based at Lochgelly's Schools Park and Reids Park , before moving to the Recreation Ground in nearby Cowdenbeath...
, Meadowbank Thistle
Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
and St Bernard's
St Bernard's F.C.
St Bernard's F.C. were a Senior Scottish football club based in Edinburgh from 1878 to 1943....
.
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, although it continued as a youth tournament. The competition was revived in 2004 as an annual one-off match between Hearts and Hibs, often in the form of reserve team
Reserve team
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s, acting as a fundraiser
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for the East of Scotland Football Association.
The competition was initially known as the Edinburgh F.A. Cup. Hibs 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 Hibs and Hearts 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.
Winners
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| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Notes |
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| 1875–76 | Third Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers St Bernard's F.C. St Bernard's F.C. were a Senior Scottish football club based in Edinburgh from 1878 to 1943.... |
6 – 0 | Thistle Thistle F.C. Thistle Football Club was a Scottish football club based at Braehead Park near central Glasgow... |
Third Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers win the first 'Edinburgh Cup' |
| 1876–77 | Thistle Thistle F.C. Thistle Football Club was a Scottish football club based at Braehead Park near central Glasgow... |
w/o | Third Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers | Thistle won the Cup after Third Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers failed to show up. |
| 1877–78 | 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... |
3 – 2 | 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... |
After 4th replay |
| 1878–79 | Hibernian | 2 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | After replay |
| 1879–80 | Hibernian | 5 – 0 | Dunfermline | Match was replayed after Dunfermline protested the result of the first game (6–3 to Hibernian). |
| 1880–81 | Hibernian | 1 – 0 | St Bernard's St Bernard's F.C. St Bernard's F.C. were a Senior Scottish football club based in Edinburgh from 1878 to 1943.... |
After replay; Hibernian won the Cup outright and the competition was renamed. |
| 1881–82 | Hibernian | 4 – 2 | St Bernard's | |
| 1882–83 | Edinburgh University | w/o Walkover In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections... |
Hibernian | The final was scratched and University were awarded the Shield after Hibernian could not raise a team for the appointed date due to player illness. |
| 1883–84 | Hibernian | 7 – 0 | St Bernard's | |
| 1884–85 | Hibernian | 3 – 2 | Edinburgh University | |
| 1885–86 | Hibernian | 4 – 1 | St Bernard's | |
| 1886–87 | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Hibernian won the Edinburgh and Scottish Cup Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The... double. |
| 1887–88 | Mossend Swifts | 5 – 3 | Hibernian | |
| 1888–89 | Heart of Midlothian | 5 – 2 | Leith Athletic Leith Athletic F.C. Leith Athletic Football Club is a football club based in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a member of the East of Scotland Football League. It plays most of its home games at Leith Links. The club was originally formed in 1887 and played in the Scottish Football League in four different... |
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| 1889–90 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 0 | Leith Athletic | |
| 1890–91 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 0 | Armadale Armadale F.C. Armadale F.C. was a Scottish football club based at Volunteer Park in Armadale, West Lothian. The club was a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to 1932.-History:... |
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| 1891–92 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 0 | St Bernard's | |
| 1892–93 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 1 | St Bernard's | |
| 1893–94 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 – 2 | Leith Athletic | The 1st round result between Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian was disputed. |
| 1894–95 | Bo'ness | |||
| 1895–96 | Mossend | |||
| 1896–97 | St Bernard's | |||
| 1897–98 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 0 | Leith Athletic | After replay |
| 1898–99 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | |
| 1899–00 | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1900–01 | Leith Athletic | 3 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1901–02 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | |
| 1902–03 | Hibernian | 4 – 3 | Leith Athletic | |
| 1903–04 | Heart of Midlothian | 7 – 2 | St Bernard's | |
| 1904–05 | Hibernian | 1 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | After 2nd replay |
| 1905–06 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | After 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. |
| 1906–07 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 0 | Leith Athletic | |
| 1907–08 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Leith Athletic | |
| 1908–09 | Hibernian | 1 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | After replay |
| 1909–10 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 1 | St Bernard's | Heart of Midlothian won 11–2 on corner kick Corner kick A corner kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football. It was first devised in Sheffield under the Sheffield Rules 1867... s. |
| 1910–11 | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Leith Athletic | After replay |
| 1911–12 | Hibernian | 2 – 0 | St Bernard's | |
| 1912–13 | Hibernian | 3 – 2 | St Bernard's | |
| 1913–14 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | |
| 1914–15 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | |
| 1915–17 | No competition due to World War I. | |||
| 1917–18 | Hibernian | 5 – 1 agg Two-legged match In sport , a two-legged tie is a contest between two teams which comprises two matches or legs, with each team as the home team in one leg. The winning team is usually determined by aggregate score, the sum of the scores of the two legs... |
Heart of Midlothian | Competition played over two matches between Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian. Hibernian won 4–0 at Easter Road Easter Road Easter Road is a football stadium located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Hibernian . The stadium currently has an all-seated capacity of 20,421, which makes it the fifth-largest football stadium in Scotland. Easter Road is also... and the match at Tynecastle Tynecastle Stadium Tynecastle Stadium is a football stadium situated in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Hearts. Tynecastle has a seating capacity of 17,420, which makes it the seventh largest football stadium in Scotland... was drawn 1–1. |
| 1918–19 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 1 agg | Hibernian | Competition 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. |
| 1919–20 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 1 | Hibernian | After replay |
| 1920–21 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 0 | St Bernard's | |
| 1921–22 | Hibernian | 3 – 2 | St Bernard's | |
| 1922–23 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | After replay |
| 1923–24 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | After replay |
| 1924–25 | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Leith Athletic | |
| 1925–26 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1926–27 | Heart of Midlothian | 5 – 1 | Hibernian | |
| 1927–28 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | After replay |
| 1928–29 | Hibernian | 3 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1929–30 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | After replay. Heart of Midlothian won 9–5 on corner kicks. |
| 1930–31 | Heart of Midlothian | 5 – 4 | Hibernian | |
| 1931–32 | Heart of Midlothian | 5 – 1 | St Bernard's | |
| 1932–33 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 – 0 | Hibernian | |
| 1933–34 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 – 0 | Hibernian | |
| 1934–35 | Hibernian | 4 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1935–36 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 1 | St Bernard's | After replay |
| 1936–37 | Heart of Midlothian | 6 – 2 | Hibernian | |
| 1937–38 | Hibernian | 4 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1938–39 | Hibernian | 3 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1939–40 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 2 | Hibernian | |
| 1940–41 | No competition held because Heart of Midlothian withdrew. | |||
| 1941–42 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 2 | Hibernian | |
| 1942–43 | Hibernian | 3 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | After replay |
| 1943–44 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | |
| 1944–45 | Hibernian | 3 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1945–46 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 2 | Hibernian | |
| 1946–47 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1947–48 | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1948–49 | Heart of Midlothian | 6 – 0 | Edinburgh City Edinburgh City F.C. Edinburgh City Football Club is a semi-professional senior Scottish football club, which plays in the East of Scotland Football League. The club is based at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh. Edinburgh City was first formed in 1928 as an amateur club. It participated in the Scottish Football League... |
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| 1949–50 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1950–51 | Hibernian | ? | ? | |
| 1951–52 | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1952–53 | Hibernian | 4 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1953–54 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | |
| 1954–55 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 – 3 | Hibernian | |
| 1955–56 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | |
| 1956–57 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | |
| 1957–58 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 0 | Hibernian | |
| 1958–59 | Hibernian | 2 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1959–60 | Hibernian | 3 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1960–61 | Hibernian | 4 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1961–62 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 1 | Hibernian | |
| 1962–63 | Hibernian | 2 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1963–64 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 0 | Hibernian | |
| 1964–65 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 1 | Hibernian | |
| 1965–66 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 – 2 | Hibernian | |
| 1966–67 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1967–68 | Hibernian | 1 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | After replay |
| 1968–69 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | |
| 1969–70 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 2 | Hibernian | |
| 1970–71 | Hibernian | 1 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1971–72 | Edition | left | Uncompleted | Final not played. |
| 1972–73 | No competition held. | |||
| 1973–74 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 0 | Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers F.C. Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, although they play in the Scottish Football League Third Division... |
Hibernian did not enter. |
| 1974–75 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | |
| 1975–76 | Heart of Midlothian | 8 – 0 | Meadowbank Thistle Livingston F.C. Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team... |
Hibernian did not enter. |
| 1976–77 | Hibernian | 1 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1977–78 | Hibernian | 4 – 0 | Meadowbank Thistle | |
| 1978–79 | No competition held. | |||
| 1979–80 | Hibernian | 2 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | Hibernian won on penalties. |
| 1980–81 | Berwick Rangers | ? – ? | ? | |
| 1981–82 | Heart of Midlothian | 5 – 0 | Meadowbank Thistle | |
| 1982–83 | Hibernian | 2 – 2 | Berwick Rangers | Hibernian won on penalties. |
| 1983–84 | Berwick Rangers | ? – ? | ? | Meadowbank beat Hibernian on penalties in the semi-final. |
| 1984–85 | No competition held. | |||
| 1985–86 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | |
| 1986–87 | Hibernian | 2 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1987–88 | Heart of Midlothian | 5 – 1 | Hibernian | |
| 1988–89 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 3 | Hibernian | Heart of Midlothian won 4–3 on penalties |
| 1989–90 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 – 0 | Hibernian | Heart of Midlothian won on penalties |
| 1990–2000 | ? | ? | ? | Played intermittently between Hibs and Hearts at youth or schoolboy level: results of matches unknown. |
| 2001–02 | Hearts | ? | Hibs | |
| 2002–03 | Hearts | ? | Hibs | |
| 2003–04 | Hibernian | 3 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | First year of revived competition, now played as a one-off match between defacto youth teams of Hibs and Hearts. Annually, the clubs reach an informal gentlemen's agreement regarding the specific age conditions for the fixture. |
| 2004–05 | Hibernian | 3 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 2005–06 | Hibernian | 4 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 2006–07 | Hibernian | 3 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | The match was held-over due to scheduling issues, and ultimately played toward the end of the 2007-08 season. |
| 2007–08 | No competition. After being again held-over (as with playing the 2006-07 edition during 2007-08), the Shield was put back on schedule by declaring the 2007-08 edition unplayed - and holding the 2008-09 edition in its correct season. | |||
| 2008–09 | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Hibernian won on penalties |
| 2009–10 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Match played between under-17 age group teams. |
| 2010–11 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | |