The answer, as I’m sure Ally’s football encyclopaedic mind knows, is yes.
However, the competition from 1966-67 to 70-71 inclusive had another name change and was called the European Fairs Cup, thus removing the previous rule which stated that only one team from a city could participate in any one season.
For example, up to 1966, Dundee or Dundee United, or Hibs and Hearts, could not have played in the same competition.
In 1968, after beating Dundee in the semi-final, Billy Bremner was skipper as Leeds beat Hungarian outfit Ferencvaros 1-0 at Elland Road, courtesy of a Mick Jones goal, then gained a goalless draw in the away second leg to lift the trophy.
This made up for losing the 1967 final against Yugoslavia’s Dynamo Zagreb 2-0 on aggregate (0-0 second leg).
Bremner was again skipper in 1971 as they drew 2-2 with Juventus in Turin in the first leg, thanks to goals by Paul Madeley and Mick Bates. Roberto Bettega and and current England coach Fabio Capello netted for the Italians.
The second game in England was also drawn (1-1), but Leeds picked up the trophy on the away-goals rule. Allan Clarke hit the Leeds goal, with Pietro Anastasi netting for Juve.
In 1969, central defender Bobby Moncur not only captained Newcastle to victory as they beat Hungarians Ujpest Dozsa home and away, but scored three goals.
In the first encounter at St James’ Park, he scored twice along with Jim Scott as the Magpies ran out 3-0 winners.
He also counted in the second leg, along with Preben Arentoft and Alan Foggon, as the Geordies emerged 3-2 winners for a 6-2 aggregate success.
Frank McLintock lifted the cup for Arsenal in 1970 after they went down 3-1 away to Belgian side Anderlecht in the first leg, but turned things around by winning 3-0 at Highbury in the return game.
Kennedy scored for the Gunners in the first leg (Mulder 2, Devrindt were Anderlecht scorers), with Kelly, Radford and Samuels scoring for the London side in the second leg.
The trophy then became the UEFA Cup and English clubs continued to dominate over the next few years with victories for Tottenham (over Wolves in an all-England final) and Liverpool, before Spurs ended the dominance by losing to Feyenoord in the 1974 final.
See photos at foot of column.
DAVE KEEN TO COMPILE LOCAL DREAM TEAMS
Reader DAVE SMITH has an idea for some reader response.
“I enjoy reading your column every Friday on football in years gone by,” he opened.
“Perhaps, if it’s not been done before, you could ask for nominations and produce an all-time dream team or select side for the Juniors or Midlands Amateurs.
“Keep up the good work.”
As ever, it’s down to readers.
So, if you want to send in your nominations for some of the best local junior and amateur players you played with or against — or even watched — then I’ll try to put them together and we may, indeed, get Dave’s wish for a dream team.
HOCKING FAMILY RAN TALENTED KOLFOR CUP-WINNING SIDES
JIM HOCKING, of Gillburn Road, Dundee, sent in the photo (below) of a team he managed in the late 1970s and early 80s.
“The team was called Kolfor FC and we were sponsored by Mr Norrie Weaver, of Kolfor Power,” recalled Jim.
“The picture of the Kolfor team, subs and committee was taken at Midmill Park (now Fairfield Park) in 1980.
“We played DCC in the final of the Livingstone Shield that day and won 4-2 after extra time.
“Jim Mullholland scored a hat-trick and Gordon ‘Gudgie’ Traynor got the other goal.
“I think many of the players will be recognised by BwB readers as they were prominent in the amateur league at the time. The following year we won the Welfare Cup at Downfield Park, beating Lochee Hibs 3-0 in the final.
“It was my dad Ernie who first ran the team.
“He died in 1979 and the Dundee Sunday Welfare AFA donated a trophy in my dad’s name as he was one of the founder members of the Sunday Leagues in Dundee.
Back row — Billy Thomson (committee), Jim Hocking (manager), Ned Tracey, Graeme Johnstone, Eddie Traynor, Willie Murdoch, Jim Mullholland, Harry Donald, Abe Brown (committee).
Front row — Gordon “Gudgie” Traynor, John Martin, Martin “Dodds” Donnelly, Ally Parkin, Terry Craig, Stewart Hume, Phillip Bruce and Jamesie Donaghue.
