Stranger Cup
| Founded | 1905[1] |
|---|---|
| Region | |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Current champions | Sylvans |
| Most successful club(s) | Northerners & Vale Recreation (21 titles each) |
| Website | Guernsey FA |
 2012-2013 Stranger Cup | |
The Stranger Charity Cup is an annual amateur association football cup competition in the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is open to all clubs that play in the top league in the island, the Priaulx League.
The Cup was donated to Northerners AC by William Stranger and was originally contested by just them as an internal competition. It split its players into eight teams to decide the winners. This was done as Northerners quit the Guernsey Football Association for one season as they were unhappy at the way they were treated. When they rejoined the GFA they donated the cup to the GFA and they then decided to make it an annual competition.[2] The proceeds of the Cup are used to help injured players pay for any medical bills they cannot afford and also living costs if they are unable to work due to a footballing injury.
Past results[1]
1905 to 19101905-06 Belgrave Wanderers & Northerners (joint holders) 1906-07 Northerners 1907-08 Northerners 1908-09 Northerners & Guernsey Rangers (joint holders) 1909-10 Northerners 1910 to 19201910-11 Royal Irish Regiment 1911-12 Royal Artillery & Royal Irish (joint holders) 1912-13 Royal Irish Regiment 1913-14 2nd Yorks (Green Howards) 1914-20 No competition due to outbreak of World War I 1920 to 19301920-21 No competition due to World War I 1921-22 Athletics & Northerners (joint holders) 1922-23 Guernsey Rangers 1923-24 Guernsey Rangers 1924-25 Northerners 1925-26 2nd D.C.L.I. 1926-27 Northerners 1927-28 Northerners 1928-29 Guernsey Rangers 1929-30 Northerners 1930 to 19401930-31 Guernsey Rangers 1931-32 Guernsey Rangers 1932-33 Belgrave Wanderers 1933-34 Northerners 1934-35 Guernsey Rangers 1935-36 Guernsey Rangers 1936-37 Guernsey Rangers 1937-38 Athletics 1938-39 Guernsey Rangers 1939-40 No competition due to outbreak of World War II 1940 to 19501940-46 No competition due to World War II 1946-47 Guernsey Rangers 1947-48 Belgrave Wanderers 1948-49 Guernsey Rangers 1949-50 Guernsey Rangers 1950 to 19601950-51 Belgrave Wanderers 1951-52 Northerners 1952-53 Guernsey Rangers 1953-54 Guernsey Rangers 1954-55 Centrals 1955-56 Belgrave Wanderers 1956-57 Vale Recreation 1957-58 Belgrave Wanderers 1958-59 Northerners 1959-60 Guernsey Rangers 1960 to 19701960-61 Sylvans 1961-62 Athletics 1962-63 St Martin’s 1963-64 St Martin’s 1964-65 St Martin’s 1965-66 Vale Recreation 1966-67 St Martin’s 1967-68 St Martin’s 1968-69 Vale Recreation 1969-70 Belgrave Wanderers |
1970 to 19801970-71 Northerners 1971-72 Belgrave Wanderers 1972-73 Vale Recreation 1973-74 Vale Recreation 1974-75 Vale Recreation 1975-76 Vale Recreation 1976-77 Vale Recreation 1977-78 Vale Recreation 1978-79 Vale Recreation 1979-80 Vale Recreation 1980 to 19901980-81 Vale Recreation 1981-82 Vale Recreation 1982-83 Vale Recreation 1983-84 Vale Recreation 1984-85 Vale Recreation 1985-86 Vale Recreation 1986-87 St Martin’s 1987-88 Vale Recreation 1988-89 Vale Recreation 1989-90 Vale Recreation 1990 to 20001990-91 Guernsey Rangers 1991-92 Guernsey Rangers 1992-93 Guernsey Rangers 1993-94 Northerners 1994-95 Sylvans 1995-96 Belgrave Wanderers 1996-97 Sylvans 1997-98 Sylvans 1998-99 Vale Recreation 1999-2000 Northerners 2000 to 20102000-01 Northerners 2001-02 Sylvans 2002-03 Sylvans 2003-04 St Martin’s 2004-05 Belgrave Wanderers 2005-06 Northerners 2006-07 Northerners 2007-08 Belgrave Wanderers 2008-09 Northerners[3] 2009-10 Guernsey Athletics[4] 2010 to 20132010-11 St. Martins[5] 2011-12 Northerners[6] 2012-13 Sylvans[7] |
Titles by club
| Club | Stranger Cup Titles |
|---|---|
| Northerners | 21 (Once jointly with Belgrave Wanderes, once jointly with Rangers, once jointly with Athletics) |
| Vale Recreation | 21 |
| Guernsey Rangers | 19 |
| Belgrave Wanderers | 11 (Once jointly with Northerners) |
| St. Martin's | 8 |
| Sylvans | 7 |
| Athletics | 3 (Once jointly with Northerners) |
| Royal Irish Regiment | 2 (Once jointly with Royal Artillery) |
| 2nd D.C.L.I. | 1 |
| 2nd Yorks (Green Howards) | 1 |
| Centrals | 1 |
| Guernsey Athletics | 1 |
| Royal Artillery | 1 (Jointly with Royal Irish Regiment) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Stranger Cup Winners". www.guernseyfa.com. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ "Northerners AC History". Northerners AC. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ "North win Stranger Cup thriller". BBC News. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ "Farnham helps lift Stranger Cup for Guernsey Athletics". BBC News. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ "St Martins beat Sylvans to win Stranger Cup". BBC News. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ "North quickly kill off Bels". This is Guernsey. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ "Stranger Cup Final Vale Rec 0 Sylvans 2". Sylvans SC. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.