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Anglo Scottish Cup
The
Anglo Scottish Cup was first competed for in 1970 under the guise of the Texaco Cup, sponsored by the giant petrol company,
and involved clubs from The
Irish clubs withdrew in 1971-72 due to the unrest in the country and formed the Texaco Irish cup. Texaco withdrew their sponsorship
in 1975 and the ASC was formed. St.Mirren
first competed in season 1977-78 and competed for three consecutive seasons, with some success. In
1977-78 they reached the final, but were defeated 2-3 by St.Mirren's
finest moment came in 1979-80 when they again reached the final and were, again, paired with St.Mirren
were the first and last Scottish team to win the ASC, as in 1981 Scottish clubs withdrew from the competition after the standard
of English clubs entering declined. In the eleven years of the competition only two other Scottish clubs appeared in finals,
Hearts in 1970-71 and Airdrie in 1971-72.
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A History of St Mirren Football Club
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