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The Forfarshire Cup is a football competition in Scotland competed for by teams in the Forfarshire Football Association from Angus, Dundee and Perth. [1] The name of the competition is often baffling to some, as "Forfarshire" is an archaic and anglicised name for Angus which became official in the late 19th century around the time of Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 which restructured and ...
1895–96 Forfarshire Cup 2nd Round, Arbroath Wanderers 2–1 Montrose (result overturned), Arbroath Herald, 21 November 1895. The [club was formed in November 1891 by individuals who thought Arbroath could use a second senior club, [3] and, without being able to secure a home ground for its first season, lived up to its name by playing every match away from home. [4]
Reserve League Cup 2003, Combined Reserve League 1964, Northern League 1891–92, Forfarshire County League (joint) 1908–09, Dewar Shield 1937–38 Arbroath were the first winners of the Forfarshire Cup in 1883 and have won the trophy 17 times since then.
It entered the Forfarshire Cup from 1925–26 to 1928–29 but never won a tie. [ 15 ] The attempt at a second senior side in a town the size of Arbroath was always quixotic, and, without a suitable league or regular income, the club was doomed.
The club's final match was a 4–0 defeat to Brechin City in the Forfarshire Cup on 3 January 1921, [6] and two months later the club gave up the hopeless struggle, donating the £10 balance in its account equally between Brechin City and Montrose. [7] The club was, in effect, replaced in 1922 by Arbroath Athletic, which was similarly unsuccessful.
The teams often compete in the same league, but as of 2019 Arbroath play in the Scottish Championship, the league above Montrose. They most recently met in a Scottish League One match at Links Park , where Arbroath equalised late to take a 1–1 draw against a ten-man Montrose.
The 2011–12 season was Arbroath's first season back in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2010–11 season. [1] Arbroath also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Forfarshire Junior Consolation Cup: 1959–60 Angus Junior League: 1928–29, 1936–37, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57 Forfarshire Junior Cup: 1933–34, 1941–42, 1953–54