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The St Mungo Cup was a greyhound competition held at
Shawfield Stadium Shawfield Stadium is a venue in the Shawfield district of the town of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located close to the boundary with Glasgow. Originally a football ground, Shawfield was home to Clyde F.C. from 1898 to 1986. Greyho ...
in
Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...
. It was inaugurated in 1927 at
Carntyne Stadium Carntyne Stadium was a multi-sports stadium situated in the Carntyne area of Glasgow, Scotland, used mainly for Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, greyhound racing and Motorcycle speedway, speedway. Origins and opening The Carntyne Grey ...
and established itself as one of the leading events in
Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
. Following the closure of Carntyne in 1971 the event was switched to Shawfield in 1973. The race was discontinued after the 2009 running but was re-introduced for a one off running in 2016.


Past winners

Discontinued


Venues & Distances

*1927-1971 (Carntyne 500y) *1955-1956 (Not held) *1975-2009 (Shawfield 480m) *2010-2015 (Not held) *2016-2016 (Shawfield 480m) *Discontinued


Sponsors

*2005-2007 Jordan Electrics *2008-2008 XL Limousine *2009-2009 ibetx.com *2016-2016 Kai Laidlaw


References


External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Mungo Cup Greyhound racing competitions in the United Kingdom Greyhound racing in Scotland Recurring sporting events established in 1936 Sports competitions in Glasgow