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| Founded | 1960 |
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| Region | Europe |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions | French League (SCO v FRA) English League (ENG v FRA) |
| Most successful club(s) | English League (2 titles) |
The Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup was a short-lived Inter-League football competition organised by the French Football Federation that would see teams from the Football League and the Scottish League compete against teams from the French League.
The original idea was to have four teams from Scotland and four teams from England competing together as one nation competing against eight teams from France. Due to the objection by the Scottish League this ruling was cancelled.
Two separate trophies were cast - one for Scottish clubs competing against French clubs and one for English clubs competing against French clubs. Individual clubs could not win the competition, so each country was awarded 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
Entry to the competition was based on a club's final league position at the end of the season. However, with some clubs guaranteed entry to European football competitions such the European Cup and Inter Cities Fairs Cup, it would open up the chance for other clubs to participate who finished lower down their domestic league.
In the inaugural Franco-Scottish competition, Sedan, Toulouse, Lens and Valenciennes were all given entry from the French League to participate in the Franco-Scottish competition. Clyde, Motherwell, Celtic and Dundee were all given entry from the Scottish League. Originally, Ayr United were to have competed, but they had to withdraw because of a lack of adequate floodlighting at their stadium. Their place was taken by Hibernian, who also withdrew because a friendly between an Edinburgh select and Chelsea was scheduled for the same date as their tie with Sedan. Hibernian were therefore replaced by Celtic.
In the inaugural Anglo-French competition, the participating teams were Racing Club de Paris, Nantes, Le Havre and Lille from the French League, and Newcastle United, Liverpool, Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough from the Football League.
For the second season of the competition, Le Havre, Rouen, Nimes and Reims were elected to compete on behalf of France in the Franco-Scottish competition, while Bordeaux, Nancy, Lens and Béziers took part in the Anglo-French competition. Three English clubs took part in the 1961-62 competition - Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Derby County - alongside one Welsh club, Cardiff City. With Celtic and Motherwell set to compete again, Aberdeen and Third Lanark replaced Clyde and Dundee in the Franco-Scottish competition.
Due to disagreements as to when matches should be played, neither of the matches between Celtic and Reims took place.
| 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Overall | |||||||
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| Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Winner | Aggregate |
| 6 August 1960 | Sedan | 3–0 | Celtic | 18 October 1960 | Celtic | 3–3 | Sedan | Sedan | 6–3 |
| 7 August 1960 | Toulouse | 1–2 | Motherwell | 19 October 1960 | Motherwell | 4–1 | Toulouse | Motherwell | 6–2 |
| 7 August 1960 | Lens | 0–4 | Clyde | 27 September 1960 | Clyde | 2–1 | Lens | Clyde | 6–1 |
| 7 August 1960 | Valenciennes | 1–0 | Dundee | 7 December 1960 | Dundee | 4–2 | Valenciemnes | Dundee | 4–3 |
The Valenciennes-Dundee tie played on 7 August 1960 took place at Mers-les-Bains in the Somme department.
Scotland won the inaugural edition of the Franco-Scottish trophy by winning the series, 3 aggregate victories to 1.
| 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Overall | |||||||
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| Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Winner | Aggregate |
| 10 August 1960 | Racing Club Paris | 2–3 | Newcastle United | 28 September 1960 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Racing Club Paris | Newcastle United | 5–3 |
| 11 August 1960 | Nantes | 0–2 | Liverpool | 30 November 1960 | Liverpool | 5–1 | Nantes | Liverpool | 7–1 |
| 14 August 1960 | Le Havre | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 March 1961 | Bolton Wanderers | 4–0 | Le Havre | Bolton Wanderers | 5–1 |
| 14 August 1960 | Lille | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | 12 October 1960 | Middlesbrough | 4–1 | Lille | Middlesbrough | 6–2 |
England won the inaugural edition of the Anglo-French trophy by winning the series, 4 aggregate victories to 0.
Source: [1]
| 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Overall | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Winner | Aggregate |
| 10 October 1961 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Le Havre | 6 May 1962 | Le Havre | 2–5 | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | 7–2 |
| 7 November 1961 | Third Lanark | 0–4 | Rouen | 9 May 1962 | Rouen | 2–1 | Third Lanark | Rouen | 6–1 |
| 4 April 1962 | Motherwell | 1–2 | Nimes | 9 May 1962 | Nimes | 3–3 | Motherwell | Nimes | 5–4 |
France won the last edition of the Franco-Scottish trophy by winning the series, 2 aggregate victories to 1.
Source: [1]
| 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Overall | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Winner | Aggregate |
| 13 November 1961 | Southampton | 2–1 | Bordeaux | 1 May 1962 | Bordeaux | 2–0 | Southampton | Bordeaux | 3–2 |
| 4 December 1961 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Nancy | 1 May 1962 | Nancy | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers | 3–2 |
| 13 December 1961 | Lens | 2–4 | Cardiff City | 7 March 1962 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Lens | Cardiff City | 6–2 |
| 11 April 1962 | Derby County | 1–0 | Béziers | 12 May 1962 | Béziers | 2–1 | Derby County | Match Tied | 2–2 |
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