The D&K Lafferty Cup Tournament, commonly known as the 'Oban Tournament', is a pre-season football tournament held by Oban Saints AFC in Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The tournament is played in a round-robin format of matches lasting 30 minutes and regularly attracts Scottish league clubs, with SPFL teams (previously SPL) Heart of Midlothian and Dundee United,[1] and (previously SFL) Hamilton Academical and St Johnstone participating in 2008. The tournament was in its fifteenth year as of 2008,[2] with the majority of teams from the previous year returning to compete again.[3]
Previous winners include:
- 1999: Clyde[4][5]
- 2000: Clyde[6][5]
- 2001: Clyde[7][5]
- 2002: Heart of Midlothian[8][5]
- 2003: Nairn County
- 2004: Dundee United
- 2005: Dumbarton
- 2006: Heart of Midlothian
- 2007: Alloa Athletic
- 2008: Dundee United
- 2009: Alloa Athletic
- 2010: Dundee United
- 2011: Alloa Athletic
- 2012: Heart of Midlothian
- 2013: Hamilton Academical
- 2014: Hamilton Academical
- 2015: Heart of Midlothian
- 2016: Hamilton Academical
- 2017: Hamilton Academical
- 2018: Dundee United
- 2019: Hamilton Academical[9]
References
edit- ^ "United send top team to Oban". Evening Telegraph. 13 July 2007. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
- ^ "Pre Season Fixtures". Alloa Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 17 March 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
- ^ "Hamilton line up Liverpool friendly". The Scotsman. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
- ^ "Oban Tournament 1999". Clyde FC. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Oban Tournament Preview 2002". Clyde FC. 12 July 2002. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Oban Tournament 2000". Clyde FC. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Oban Tournament 2001". Clyde FC. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Oban Tournament 2002". Clyde FC. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
"Clyde Finish Second In Oban". Clyde FC. 13 July 2002. Retrieved 31 July 2020. - ^ "Oban Tournament Winners". HAFC. 13 July 2002. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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