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CHEERS TO THE WATNEY CUP

COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN HULL CITY ENJOYED TAKING PART IN AN INNOVATIVE PRE-SEASON COMPETITION HALF A CENTURY AGO

FOR a club which had spent most of their existence in the old Second and Third Divisions, the Watney Cup gave Hull City the chance of winning a trophy both in 1970 and 1973.
It was a pre-season competition for eight teams, two from each of the Football League’s four divisions, which was inaugurated in 1970.
The eight clubs were the highest scoring teams in each division from the previous season which had neither gained promotion nor were entered for European competit...

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