Supporters Direct Cup

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The Supporters Direct Cup is an annual, pre-season friendly football competition established by Supporters Direct, the British Government initiative to increase supporter representation in football.

The Cup is competed for between supporter-owned clubs and has been contested between AFC Wimbledon, Brentford, Enfield Town and FC United of Manchester. The cup was first won by AFC Wimbledon, who beat Enfield Town, 3-2, on 12th August 2002 at Kingsmeadow.

The Cup itself was paid for by subscriptions from Supporters' trusts and individual fans, and is inscribed with Jock Stein’s maxim, "Football without fans is nothing." In the spirit of the fixture, gate receipts from the match are split between competing clubs.

[edit] Supporters Direct Cup history

Date	Winner	Scorers	Runner-up	Scorers	Score	Venue	Attendance
12 August 2002	AFC Wimbledon	Sheerin Cooper Sidwell	Enfield Town	Alleyne St Hilaire	3-2	Cheshunt FC	521
2003	Not Held
20 July 2004	Brentford	Burton Peters	AFC Wimbledon	-	2-0	Griffin Park	2,562
23 July 2005	AFC Wimbledon	Crace	FC United	-	1-0	Kingsmeadow	3,301
22 July 2006	FC United	Brown Torpey	AFC Wimbledon	Barnes	2-1	Gigg Lane, Bury	2,136
4 August 2007	Enfield Town	Edmunds	Cambridge City	Midgley	1-1	Goldsdown Road, Brimsdown	244

[edit] External links

• Official website

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