# East of Scotland Shield

The East of Scotland Shield is a Scottish football trophy awarded by the East of Scotland Football Association. The only older cup competition in Scottish football is the Scottish Cup. The tournament is the third-oldest in world football still competed for annually, after the FA Cup and the Scottish Cup. The next oldest tournament in world football is the Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup; the next oldest tournament in Scottish football is the Renfrewshire Cup.
The competition was initially known as the Edinburgh F.A. Cup. Hibernian 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 Hibernian ("Hibs") and Heart of Midlothian ("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.
The competition was a knockout tournament for football clubs based in Edinburgh and the surrounding area. Besides Hearts and Hibs, these clubs included Alloa Athletic, Armadale, Bathgate, Berwick Rangers, Bo'ness, Bonnyrigg Rose, Cowdenbeath, Edinburgh University, Leith Athletic, Lochgelly United, Meadowbank Thistle and St Bernard's.
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. It continued as a youth tournament and was revived in 2004 as an annual one-off match between Hearts and Hibs youth teams, acting as a fundraiser for the East of Scotland Football Association.

## Trophy

A second trophy was commissioned in 1882 to the replace the original. The centrepiece of the Shield depicted a scene from the England v Scotland match at the Oval in 1875 that was published by Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News that year (and again in 1879). The only difference was they flipped the goal so it was on the right.

## Winners

The following list is incomplete.
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Notes |
| Edinburgh Football Association Cup | Edinburgh Football Association Cup | Edinburgh Football Association Cup | Edinburgh Football Association Cup | [6][7] [8][9] |
| 1875–76 | 3rd Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers | 6–0 | Edinburgh Thistle | Third Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers win the first 'Edinburgh Cup' |
| 1876–77 | Edinburgh Thistle | w/o | 3rd Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers | Thistle won the Cup after Third Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers failed to show up. |
| 1877–78 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–2 | Hibernian | 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 | After replay; Hibernian won the Cup outright and the competition was renamed. |
| Edinburgh Shield | Edinburgh Shield | Edinburgh Shield | Edinburgh Shield | |
| 1881–82 | Hibernian | 4–2 | St Bernard's | |
| 1882–83 | Edinburgh University | w/o | 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 double. |
| 1887–88 | Mossend Swifts | 5–3 | Hibernian | |
| 1888–89 | Heart of Midlothian | 5–2 | Leith Athletic | |
| East of Scotland Shield | East of Scotland Shield | East of Scotland Shield | East of Scotland Shield | |
| 1889–90 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Leith Athletic | |
| 1890–91 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–0 | Armadale | |
| 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 | 4-0 | Adventurers | |
| 1895–96 | Mossend | 4-1 | Polton Vale | After protested 1st game |
| 1896–97 | St Bernard's | 3-2 | Cowdenbeath | After replay |
| 1897–98 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Leith Athletic | After replay |
| 1898–99 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 | Hibernian | |
| 1899–1900 | 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 kicks. |
| 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 | Heart of Midlothian | Competition played over two matches between Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian. Hibernian won 4–0 at Easter Road and the match at Tynecastle 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 | Hibernian | 1–0 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 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 | No competition held | No competition held | 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 | Hiberniano | |
| 1946–47 | Hibernian | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1947–48 | Hibernian | 3–0 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1948–49 | Hibernian | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Final played on Tue 15 May 1951 Hibernian 2 Hearts 1 |
| 1949–50 | Competition was uncompleted | Competition was uncompleted | Competition was uncompleted | Final not played. |
| 1950–51 | No competition held | No competition held | No competition held | |
| 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 | Hibernian | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 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 | Competition was uncompleted | Competition was uncompleted | Competition was uncompleted | Final not played. |
| 1972–73 | Heart of Midlothian | 2-1 | Berwick Rangers | |
| 1973–74 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–0 | Berwick Rangers | Hibernian did not enter. |
| 1974–75 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | Hibernian | |
| 1975–76 | Heart of Midlothian | 8–0 | Meadowbank Thistle | Hibernian did not enter. |
| 1976–77 | Hibernian | 1–0 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 1977–78 | Hibernian | 4–0 | Meadowbank Thistle | |
| 1978–79 | No competition held | No competition held | No competition held | |
| 1979–80 | Hibernian | 2–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Hibernian won on penalties. |
| 1980–81 | Berwick Rangers | 6 – 1 | Meadowbank Thistle | |
| 1981–82 | Heart of Midlothian | 5–0 | Meadowbank Thistle | Played at Tynecastle on 20 January 1982. Meadowbank beat Berwick on penalties in the semi-final after a 1-1 draw. |
| 1982–83 | Hibernian | 2–2 | Berwick Rangers | Hibernian won on penalties. |
| 1983–84 | Berwick Rangers | 2–1 | Meadowbank Thistle | Final played at Shielfield Park on 15 May 1984. Meadowbank beat Hibernian on penalties in the semi-final. |
| 1984–85 | No competition held | No competition held | 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 | Hibernian | 0–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Hibernian won on 9-8 penalties |
| 1990–2000 | ? | ? | ? | Played intermittently between Hibs and Hearts at reserve, youth or schoolboy level: results of some matches unknown. |
| 1990–91 | Hibernian | 3–0 | Heart of Midlothian | U21s |
| 1991–92 | Hibernian | 0–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Reserve XIs Hibernian won 5-3 on penalties |
| 1992–93 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 | Hibernian | Reserve XIs |
| 1993–94 | Hibs | 2-1 | Hearts | Reserve XIs Final played on 4 May 1994 result unknown |
| 1994–95 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Hibernian | Reserve XIs Heart of Midlothian won on penalties |
| 1995–96 | Hibernian | 1–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Reserve XIs |
| 1997–98 | Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | Hibernian | Reserve XIs Heart of Midlothian won 3-1 on penalties |
| 2001–02 | Heart of Midlothian | 3-1 | Hibernian | U21s played at Easter Road crowd 595. First year of revived competition, now played as a one-off match between de facto youth teams of Hibs and Hearts. Annually, the clubs reach an informal gentlemen's agreement regarding the specific age conditions for the fixture. |
| 2002–03 | Heart of Midlothian | 2-0 | Hibernian | U21s played at Easter Road crowd 200 |
| 2003–04 | Hibernian | 3–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Played in Season 2004-05 (3rd Aug 2004) |
| 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 8-7 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 | |
| 2011–12 | Hibernian | 2–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Hibernian won 5–4 on penalties |
| 2012–13 | Hibernian | 3–0 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 2013–14 | Hibernian | 2–0 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 2014–15 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–1 | Hibernian | Played in October 2015. |
| 2015–16 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | Hibernian | |

## List of winners

As senior competition (to 1990):
* Heart of Midlothian: 60 wins
* Hibernian: 60 wins
* Berwick Rangers: 2 wins
* Mossend Swifts: 2 wins
* 3rd E.R.V.: 1 win
* St Bernard's: 1 win
* Leith Athletic: 1 win
* Bo'ness: 1 win
* Edinburgh University: 1 win
* Edinburgh Thistle: 1 win
As Non First XI competition (since 1990, Mixture of Reserve, U21, U18 and Youth results. Record incomplete):
* Hibernian youths: 13 wins (+47= 60 wins)
* Heart of Midlothian youths: 8 wins (+52= 60 wins)