Manchester Premier Cup
Founded | 1934 |
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Region | Greater Manchester |
Number of teams | 15 (2014–2015) |
Current champions | Mossley (10th title) |
Most successful club(s) |
Ashton United (15 titles) |
Website | Manchester Premier Cup |
The Manchester Premier Cup (also known as the Robinsons Brewery Premier Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual English football knockout tournament involving teams from Greater Manchester, England. It is a County Cup competition of the Manchester Football Association and involves Non-league football clubs, although at least one Football League club has entered the competition.
Mossley are the current holders, after defeating Curzon Ashton 3–1 on penalties after a 1–1 draw to win the Cup for the tenth time.[1]
History
The Manchester Premier Cup, originally known as the Manchester County FA Shield,[2] was first competed for in the 1934–35 season, when Manchester North End beat Hurst[lower-alpha 1] 5–2, in the final to become the inaugural champions at their Charles Street Ground in Blackley in front of crowd of 2,400. The gate receipts of £59 were distributed 50% to the FA and 25% to each of the finalists. For the 1955–56 season the name was changed to the Manchester Intermediate Cup and was again changed for the 1979–80 season to the present name.[3]
The competition has been dominated by the teams in the Tameside borough of Manchester who together have won the contest 55 times. Central Manchester teams have won it 5 times, teams from Bury winning 4 times and Salford and Wigan twice. A team from outside the Greater Manchester Borders has only ever won the trophy once.
Finals
Key
(R) | Replay |
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Match was won during extra time |
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Match was won on a penalty shoot-out |
Results
Source (1934–2010 Finals):[3]
Results by team
Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.
Club | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runners-up | Last final lost | Total final appearances |
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Ashton United[lower-alpha 1] | 15 | 1936 | 2003 | 6 | 2011 | 21 |
Droylsden | 13 | 1947 | 2011 | 11 | 2012 | 24 |
Mossley | 10 | 1938 | 2015 | 8 | 2009 | 18 |
Curzon Ashton | 8 | 1972 | 1990 | 6 | 2015 | 14 |
Hyde[lower-alpha 5] | 8 | 1956 | 2006 | 5 | 2014 | 13 |
Maine Road | 3 | 1976 | 1988 | 2 | 2005 | 5 |
Ashton National | 3 | 1937 | 1945 | 1 | 1936 | 4 |
Goslings | 2 | 1944 | 1948 | 5 | 1950 | 7 |
Stalybridge Celtic | 2 | 1958 | 1969 | 4 | 1970 | 6 |
Salford City[lower-alpha 6] | 2 | 1978 | 1979 | 3 | 2013 | 5 |
Glossop North End | 2 | 1997 | 1998 | 0 | – | 2 |
Urmston | 2 | 1941 | 1946 | 0 | – | 2 |
Bury | 2 | 1962 | 1964 | 0 | – | 2 |
Irlam Town | 1 | 1985 | 1985 | 5 | 1988 | 6 |
Trafford | 1 | 2014 | 2014 | 3 | 2010 | 4 |
Manchester North End | 1 | 1935 | 1935 | 1 | 1938 | 2 |
Avro | 1 | 1942 | 1942 | 1 | 1943 | 2 |
Lancashire Steel | 1 | 1951 | 1951 | 1 | 1952 | 2 |
Little Lever | 1 | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 1977 | 2 |
Radcliffe Borough | 1 | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 1998 | 2 |
Army | 1 | 1943 | 1943 | 0 | – | 1 |
Oldham Athletic | 1 | 1956 | 1956 | 0 | – | 1 |
Dukinfield Town | 1 | 1971 | 1971 | 0 | – | 1 |
Flixton | 0 | – | – | 4 | 2007 | 4 |
Chadderton | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1983 | 2 |
Northern Nomads | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1962 | 2 |
New Mills | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1974 | 2 |
Ferguson Pailin | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1941 | 1 |
Ferranti[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1944 | 1 |
Prestwich Heys | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1967 | 1 |
Abbey Hey[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1976 | 1 |
Massey Ferguson | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1978 | 1 |
Ashton Town | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1981 | 1 |
See also
- List of football clubs in Greater Manchester
- Liverpool Senior Cup
- Lancashire Senior Cup
- Lancashire Challenge Trophy
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Prior to 1947, Ashton United F.C. was known as Hurst F.C.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ferranti F.C. was the original name of Moston.
- ↑ Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes and went straight to penalties. Trafford won 4–2 on penalties.
- ↑ Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and went straight to penalties. Mossley won 3–1 on penalties.
- ↑ Prior to 2010, Hyde F.C. was known as Hyde United F.C.
- ↑ From 1963–1989, Salford City F.C. was known as Salford Amateurs. Prior to 1963, they were known as Salford Central.
- ↑ Prior to 1985, Abbey Hey F.C. was known as Abbey Hey W.M.C. F.C.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "LILYWHITES WIN CUP ON PENS". Mossley AFC. Mossleyweb. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Robinsons Brewery Premier Cup". Manchester FA. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Handbook and Directory of Members 2010-2011" (PDF). Manchester Football Association. 2010. pp. 131–132. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "Mossley AFC Complete Results & Stats 1936/37". mossleyweb.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Mossley AFC Complete Results & Stats 1937/38". mossleyweb.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Mossley AFC Complete Results & Stats 1938/39". mossleyweb.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Mossley AFC Complete Results & Stats 1946/47". mossleyweb.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Mossley AFC Complete Results & Stats 1948/49". mossleyweb.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Mossley AFC Complete Results & Stats 1950/51". mossleyweb.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Mossley AFC Complete Results & Stats 1958/59". mossleyweb.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
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- ↑ "Mossley AFC Complete Results & Stats 1963/64". mossleyweb.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Mossley AFC Complete Results & Stats 1966/67". mossleyweb.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Mossley AFC Complete Results & Stats 1967/68". mossleyweb.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 "Manchester Premier Challenge Cup". FHCD. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
- ↑ "Mossley AFC Complete Results & Stats 1988/89". mossleyweb.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Mossley AFC Complete Results & Stats 1990/91". mossleyweb.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Manchester Premier Cup Record". Glossop North End F.C. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
- ↑ Bowker, Steve. "28-04-99 MAINE ROAD 0 HYDE UNITED 1 MANCHESTER PREMIER CUP FINAL". Hyde United F.C. Archived from the original on 21 February 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "Mossley AFC Complete Results & Stats 1999/2000". mossleyweb.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "CUP RESULTS 2002 - 2003". The UniBond League. Archived from the original on 1 August 2003. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Results". The UniBond League. Archived from the original on 21 June 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Results 2004/2005". The Northern Premier League. Archived from the original on 6 April 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ Beard, Tony. "30-03-05 HYDE UNITED 5 MAINE ROAD 4 MPC Final att. 464". Hyde United F.C. Archived from the original on 6 March 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Club History". Droylsden F.C. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ Dring, Mark. "30-03-06 DROYLSDEN 1 HYDE UNITED 2 MPC FINAL att:578". Hyde Untied F.C.30-03-06 DROYLSDEN 1 HYDE UNITED 2 MPC FINAL att:578. Archived from the original on 21 June 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "Weekending 21 April 2007". NWCFL. Archived from the original on 29 May 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "Manchester County Cups 2007–08". FCHD. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
- ↑ "Results 2007/2008". The Northern Premier League. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ "Manchester Premier Cup". Manchester FA. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ "Premier Cup Final 2008-2009". Manchester FA. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ SJNR (29 April 2009). "Disallowed goal ends cup hopes!". MossleyWeb. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ "UniBond League Results - April". The Official UniBond League Website. Pitch Hero. April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ "High-flying Droylsden beat Trafford in the Manchester Premier Cup Final". Messenger Newspapers. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ "Fixtures and Results". Manchester FA. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "Ashton United 3 Droylsden 4". Manchester Evening News. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ↑ "The Evo-Stik League Results - March". The Evo-Stik League Website. Pitch Hero. March 2011. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ↑ "Mossley v Droylsden Cup final postponed after Bloods can't field a team". Manchester Evening News. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ↑ "Droylsden boss Dave Pace makes FA plea over player eligibility after Mossley handed cup". Manchester Evening News. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ↑ Wizard (27 March 2012). "'WE WON THE CUP' THE HARD WAY". MossleyWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ Watters, David (28 March 2013). "Lilywhites retain Manchester crown". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ Watters, David (29 April 2014). "Fourth time lucky for county cup winners!". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ↑ "Hyde FC 2 Trafford FC 2 (Trafford won 4-2 on penalties)". Messenger Newspapers (Newsquest). 29 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
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