Glasgow Celtic played 16 matches in the Drybrough cup between 1971/72 and 1980/81. A total of nine programmes were issued for all games. Qualification for the Drybrough cup depended on the number of goals scored in the previous season. Eight teams qualified each year. It was created by the Scottish Football League as a curtain raiser to the new season and to promote attacking football - something that Celtic has always done without inducement anyway.

At a time when Football Sponsorship was a heavily debated subject, Drybrough & Co LTD sponsored the tournament making it the first ever sponsored football tournament exclusively for Scottish clubs.

The Drybrough cup also allowed the SFL the opportunity to experiment with any new rules of the game. For example, in 1973/74 they experimented with a NO OFFSIDE rule and in another they introduced substitute boards!

The introduction of the Premier Division in 1974 stopped the Drybrough cup temporarily. In 1979, it was reintroduced with the four highest goal-scoring Clubs in the Premier Division plus the two highest goal-scoring Clubs in the First and Second Divisions qualifying. Celtic appeared in every Drybrough Cup final except the last (1980), winning only once, against Rangers in 1974 6-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw. Jimmy Johnstone scored the crucial penalty. The winning team as follows - Connaghan, McCluskey, Brogan, Murray, McNeill, Callaghan, Johnstone, Dalglish, Hood (McNamara), Wilson, Lennox.