The Lord Provost's Rent Relief Cup comprised two separate football tournaments played in aid of the Lord Provost's Rent Relief Fund in 1921.
The six member clubs (Celtic, Clyde, Queen's Park, Partick Thistle, Rangers, and Third Lanark) of both the Glasgow FA and the Scottish Football League competed in the Glasgow tournament.
All six teams were used to playing against each other in city knockout competitions, with both the Glasgow Cup and Glasgow Charity Cup held on an annual basis.
The four member clubs (Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Leith Athletic, and St Bernard's) of both the Edinburgh FA and the Scottish Football League decided to compete in a one-off tournament.
The final of the Edinburgh tournament was delayed by almost two years due to continuous postponements.