2008 National Masters

The 2008 Screwfix National Masters Cup was an indoor football series for players who are over the age of 35. The 2008 tournament was the ninth running of the tournament, and was won by Wolves. Proceedings got underway on 15 June 2008 with the Northern Masters in Newcastle, before seven other heats were held on course to the grand final in Birmingham on 7 September 2008.

Contents 1 Results 1.1 Northern Masters 1.1.1 Group A 1.1.2 Group B 1.2 Western Masters 1.3 Merseyside Masters 1.4 Scottish Masters 1.5 Midlands Masters 1.5.1 Group A 1.5.2 Group B 1.6 Central Masters 1.6.1 Group A 1.6.2 Group B 1.7 London Masters 1.7.1 Group A 1.7.2 Group B 1.8 North West Masters 1.8.1 Group A 1.8.2 Group B 1.9 Grand Final 2 External links

Results

Northern Masters

• June 15 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	GD
Middlesbrough	2	2	0	0	9	4	6	+5
Darlington	2	1	0	1	2	5	3	-3
Hartlepool United	2	0	0	2	3	5	0	-2

• Hartlepool United 0-1 Darlington
• Hartlepool United 3-4 Middlesbrough
• Darlington 1-5 Middlesbrough

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	GD
Newcastle United	2	2	0	0	8	4	6	+4
Sunderland	2	1	0	1	6	5	3	+1
Carlisle United	2	0	0	2	2	7	0	-5

• Carlisle United 1-4 Newcastle United
• Carlisle United 1-3 Sunderland
• Newcastle United 4-3 Sunderland

FINAL - Middlesbrough 5-0 Newcastle United

Western Masters

• June 22 - Cardiff Arena, Cardiff

Team	Pld	Pts	GD
Bristol City	3	7	+7
Cardiff City	3	5	+2
Bristol Rovers	3	3	-2
Swansea City	3	1	-7

• Cardiff City 4-2 Bristol Rovers
• Bristol City 2-2 Cardiff City
• Bristol Rovers 0-4 Bristol City
• Bristol City 3-0 Swansea City
• Bristol Rovers 5-1 Swansea City
• Swansea City 2-2 Cardiff City

FINAL - Bristol City 3-2 Cardiff City

Merseyside Masters

• June 28 - Liverpool Echo Arena, Liverpool

Team	Pld	Pts	GD
Liverpool	3	9	+5
Tranmere Rovers	3	4	+3
Everton	3	3	-6
Wigan Athletic	3	1	-2

• Liverpool 4-3 Wigan Athletic
• Tranmere Rovers 5-1 Everton
• Liverpool 2-1 Tranmere Rovers
• Wigan Athletic 3-4 Everton
• Everton 2-5 Liverpool
• Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Wigan Athletic

FINAL - Liverpool 2-4 Tranmere Rovers

Scottish Masters

• July 5 - Braehead Arena, Glasgow

Team	Pld	Pts	GD
Rangers	3	6	+3
Celtic	3	6	+3
Motherwell	3	6	+3
Kilmarnock	3	0	-9

• Motherwell 2-3 Celtic
• Kilmarnock 1-2 Rangers
• Motherwell 2-0 Kilmarnock
• Celtic 1-5 Rangers
• Celtic 7-1 Kilmarnock
• Rangers 2-4 Motherwell

FINAL - Rangers 5-3 Celtic

Midlands Masters

• July 12 - National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Group A

Team	Pld	Pts	GD
Aston Villa	2	4	+1
Birmingham City	2	4	+1
Coventry City	2	0	-2

• Coventry City 2-3 Birmingham City
• Aston Villa 4-3 Coventry City
• Birmingham City 2-2 Aston Villa

Group B

Team	Pld	Pts	GD
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	4	+6
West Bromwich Albion	2	3	-4
Walsall	2	1	-2

• Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Walsall
• West Bromwich Albion 1-7 Wolverhampton Wanderers
• Walsall 3-5 West Bromwich Albion

FINAL - Aston Villa 2-6 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Central Masters

• July 13 - Trent FM Arena, Nottingham

Group A

Team	Pld	Pts	GD
Nottingham Forest	2	4	+1
Derby County	2	2	0
Notts County	2	1	-1

• Derby County 2-2 Notts County
• Derby County 1-1 Nottingham Forest
• Notts County 2-3 Nottingham Forest

Group B

Team	Pld	Ptd	GD
Leicester City	2	6	+7
Sheffield United	2	3	0
Sheffield Wednesday	2	0	-7

• Sheffield United 2-4 Leicester City
• Sheffield United 5-3 Sheffield Wednesday
• Leicester City 5-0 Sheffield Wednesday

FINAL-Nottingham Forest 1-5 Leicester City

London Masters

• July 19 - Wembley Arena, London

Group A

Team	Pld	Pts	GD
West Ham United	2	3	+1
Chelsea	2	3	0
Crystal Palace	2	3	-1

• West Ham United 4-1 Crystal Palace
• Crystal Palace 3-1 Chelsea
• West Ham United 2-4 Chelsea

Group B

Team	Pld	Pts	GD
Watford	2	4	+1
Arsenal	2	2	0
Tottenham Hotspur	2	1	-1

• Arsenal 0-0 Watford (Watford win coin toss and play Tottenham in game 3)
• Arsenal 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
• Watford 4-3 Tottenham Hotspur

FINAL - West Ham United 3-1 Watford

North West Masters

• July 26 - MEN Arena, Manchester

Group A

Team	Pld	Pts	GD
Oldham Athletic	2	4	+3
Bolton Wanderers	2	4	+1
Blackburn Rovers	2	0	-4

• Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Oldham Athletic (Bolton win coin toss and play Blackburn in Game 3)
• Oldham Athletic 4-1 Blackburn Rovers
• Bolton Wanderers 4-3 Blackburn Rovers

Group B

Team	Pld	Pts	GD
Manchester City	2	6	+4
Leeds United	2	3	-2
Manchester United	2	0	-2

• Leeds United 3-2 Manchester United
• Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City
• Leeds United 1-4 Manchester City

FINAL - Oldham Athletic 0-1 Manchester City

Grand Final

• September 7 - NEC Arena, Birmingham
  • FINALISTS: Middlesbrough, Bristol City, Tranmere Rovers, Rangers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leicester City, West Ham United, Manchester City

FINAL - Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-3 Manchester City

External links

• Masters Football Official site

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