Wiltshire Premier Shield

Wiltshire Premier Shield

The Wiltshire Premier Shield
Founded 1926
Region Wiltshire, England (Wiltshire FA)
Number of teams 4
Current champions Chippenham Town
Most successful club Swindon Town (28 times)

The Wiltshire Premier Shield, is a single county cup competition involving English football clubs based in the county of Wiltshire.

The current competition format operates with a two-leg semi-final and a single match final during the latter stages of the league season.

The most successful team in the competition's history is Swindon Town who have won the shield 27 times. Swindon Town are the only Wiltshire representative in the Football League and have often used the Wiltshire Shield to field their youths, reserves and players who are returning from injury.

The competition consists of four teams. These are Swindon Town, Salisbury City, Chippenham Town and Swindon Supermarine

Wiltshire Premier Shield winners

Season Champions
1926–27 Swindon Town [1]
1927–28 Swindon Town [1]
1928–29 Swindon Town [1]
1929–30 Swindon Town [1]
1930–31 Swindon Town [1]
1931–32 Swindon Town [1]
1932–33 Swindon Town [1]
1933–34 No competition
1934–35 No competition
1935–36 No competition
1936–37 Salisbury City
1937–38 No competition
1938–45 No competition due to outbreak of World War II.
1945–46 Trowbridge Town
1946–47 No competition
1947–48 Swindon Town [1]
1948–49 Swindon Town [1]
1949–50 Trowbridge Town
1950–51 Swindon Town [1]
1951–52 Swindon Town [1]
1952–53 Swindon Town [1]
1953–54 Swindon Town [1]
1954–55 Swindon Town [1]
1955–56 Swindon Town [1]
1956–57 Salisbury City
1957–58 Swindon Town [1]
1958–59 Swindon Town [1]
1959–60 Salisbury City
1960–61 Salisbury City
1961–62 Salisbury City
1962–63 No competition
1963–64 No competition
1964–65 No competition
1965–66 Chippenham Town [2]
1966–67 Salisbury City
1967–68 Salisbury City
1968–69 Trowbridge Town
1969–70 Trowbridge Town
1970–71 Salisbury City
1971–72 Swindon Town [1]
1972–73 Trowbridge Town
1973–74 Swindon Town [1]
1974–75 Swindon Town [1]
1975–76 Swindon Town [1]
1976–77 Swindon Town [1]
1977–78 Salisbury City
1978–79 Salisbury City
1979–80 Swindon Town [1]
1980–81 Melksham Town [3]
1981–82 Melksham Town [3]
1982–83 Devizes Town [4]
1983–84 Shield withheld
1984–85 Melksham Town [3]
1985–86 Melksham Town [3]
1986–87 Chippenham Town [2]
1987–88 Swindon Town [1]
1988–89 Chippenham Town [2]
1989–90 Swindon Town [1]
1990–91 Swindon Town [1]
1991–92 Swindon Town [1]
1992–93 Trowbridge Town
1993–94 Trowbridge Town
1994–95 Trowbridge Town
1995–96 Salisbury City
1996–97 Swindon Supermarine
1997–98 Melksham Town [3]
1998–99 Salisbury City
1999–2000 Melksham Town [3]
2000–01 Salisbury City
2001–02 Chippenham Town [2]
2002–03 Salisbury City
2003–04 Chippenham Town [5]
2004–05 Chippenham Town [6]
2005–06 Chippenham Town [2]
2006–07 Swindon Supermarine [7]
2007–08 Salisbury City [8]
2008–09 Salisbury City [9]
2009–10 Swindon Town [10]
2010-11 Chippenham Town [11]
2011-12

References

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  6. ^ "Town's kids in three fall". Gazette & Herald. http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/archive/2005/04/06/Wiltshire+Archive/7251648.Town_s_kids_in_three_fall/. 
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  8. ^ "WILLIAMS ON FINAL DEFEAT". Swindon Town F.C.. http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~1303564,00.html. 
  9. ^ "Cup victory ends Whites' season". Salisbury Journal. http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/sport/4352356.Cup_victory_ends_Whites__season/. 
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  11. ^ "Report: Chippenham Town 1 Town 0". Swindon Town F.C.. http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~2341606,00.html.