Summer Cup (Scottish football)
| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1940 |
| No. of teams | 16 (1940-44, 1963-65) 14 (1944-45) |
| Country | Scotland |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Motherwell |
| Most titles |
Hibernian (2 titles) Motherwell (2 titles) |
The Summer Cup was a Scottish football competition open to teams in the top division, first of the wartime Southern League from 1940–45 and then of the Scottish League from 1963–65.
When the competition was first introduced in 1940 it was organized by the Southern League. It was one of two cup competitions run by the Southern League, that and the Southern League Cup. The competition ran from May to June when the league season had already finished.
The Summer Cup was reintroduced in 1963 as a national cup competition for Scottish Football League Division One clubs because running costs for clubs in the top division were getting more expensive. Both Celtic and Rangers declined to take part in either season the competition was played.
The trophy currently resides in the boardroom at Easter Road, the home of Hibernian. Hibs chairman Harry Swan had helped to establish the competition and, when Hibernian won the first final, team manager Willie McCartney suggested that the trophy should be presented to Swan. Swan's family subsequently gifted the trophy to Hibernian in perpetuity.
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