Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	First Round
1970	Aldershot	0	Sheffield United	6
1970	Fulham	3	Derby County	5 aet
1970	Reading	2	Manchester United	3
1970	Peterborough United	0	Hull City	4
	Semi-Finals
1970	Derby County	1	Sheffield United	0
1970	Hull City	1 (3p)	Manchester United	1 (4p)
	Final
1970	Derby County	4	Manchester United	1

Report

Derby County hosted the Watney Cup in preseason 1970, which was notable for being the first ever sponsored competition and also the first match in English Football history to be decided on penalties when Manchester United won 4-3 after a 1-1 draw with Hull City in the Semi-Finals. Derby County won the Final 4-1 against Manchester United, with George Best of Northern Ireland scoring for Manchester United. The Cup featured mostly teams from Yorkshire and the Midlands, as well as Reading from the Berkshire and Peterborough United from Cambridgeshire in East Anglia.

References

Images

[1] Logos and Kits (2021) LOGO-DERBY COUNTY F.C.-EN [Internet] Available from: http://www.footballlogosandkits.com/images_esc3/UEFA/INGLATERRA/plantillas/LOGO-DERBY%20COUNTY%20F.C.-EN.png [Accessed 5 January 2021]

Newspapers

[2] Peter Jackson (1990) “Watney Cup for Derby” World Soccer. September 1970. pg. 23

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rory Naughton, Cathal Gallagher.

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Last Updated: 5 January 2021

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