Northern League Challenge Cup
Founded | 1923 |
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Region | England (North-East) |
Number of teams | 45 (2013–14) |
Current champions | Marske United |
Most successful club(s) | Willington (8 titles) |
The Northern League Challenge Cup is a tournament played exclusively by teams who are current members of the Northern Football League in North-East England. It currently has the official title of the 'Brooks Mileson Memorial League Cup', but is usually just known as the 'League Cup'. It is traditionally the last game of the Northern Football League season.
Format
The competition is a knockout tournament with pairings and home advantage for each round drawn at random with no seeding. Each tie is played as a single leg, with extra time and if necessary a penalty shoot-out used to decide the winner.
The Final is played at a neutral venue and the competition is typically played over six rounds (including the Final).
Finals
Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue | Notes |
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1923-24 | Cockfield | 3–1 | Ferryhill Athletic | Bishop Auckland | [1] |
1924-25 | Willington | 2–0 | Ferryhill Athletic | Bishop Auckland | [1][2] |
1925-26 | Willington | 2–0 | Crook Town | Bishop Auckland | [1][2] |
1926-27 | Stockton | 1-1 | Bishop Auckland | Crook | [1][3] |
1926-27(R) | Stockton | 0–0 | Bishop Auckland | Bishop Auckland | [1][3] |
1926-27(R2) | Stockton | 1-1 | Bishop Auckland | Stockton | [1][3] |
1926-27(R3) | Stockton | 3-0 | Bishop Auckland | Crook | [1][3] |
1927-28 | Willington | 1-1 | Chilton Colliery RA | Bishop Auckland | [1][2] |
1927-28(R) | Willington | 3-2 | Chilton Colliery RA | Chilton | [1][2] |
1928-29 | Whitby United | 2–1 | Chilton Colliery RA | Stockton | [1][4] |
1929-30 | Stockton | 4-2 | Ferryhill Athletic | Bishop Auckland | [1][3] |
1930-31 | Willington | 3-1 | Chilton Colliery RA | Bishop Auckland | [1][2] |
1931-32 | Willington | 2–2 | Whitby United | Bishop Auckland | [1][2] |
1931-32(R) | Willington | 2–2 | Whitby United | Stockton | [1][2] |
1932-33 | Stockton | 2–0 | Willington | Bishop Auckland | [1][3] |
1933-34 | Shildon | 3-1 | Bishop Auckland | Shildon | [1][5] |
1934-35 | Shildon | 2–1 | Chilton Colliery RA | Bishop Auckland | [1][5] |
1935-36 | Evenwood Town | 3-2 | Trimdon Grange | Bishop Auckland | [1] |
1936-37 | Crook Town | 2–2 | Bishop Auckland | Shildon | [1] |
1936-37(R) | Crook Town | 2-1 | Bishop Auckland | Willington | [1] |
1937-38 | Shildon | 1–0 | Cockfield | Bishop Auckland | [1][5] |
1938-39 | Shildon | 2–0 | Ferryhill Athletic | Bishop Auckland | [1][5] |
1939-40 | Shildon | 2–0 | Bishop Auckland | Shildon | [1][5] |
1945-46 | Crook Colliery Welfare | 2–1 | Bishop Auckland | Shildon | [1] |
1946-47 | Stanley United | 3–1 | Shildon | Ferryhill | [1] |
1947-48 | South Bank | 3–1 | Tow Law Town | Bishop Auckland | [1][6] |
1948-49 | Willington | 4-2 | West Auckland Town | Bishop Auckland | [1][2] |
1949-50 | Bishop Auckland | 3-1 | Shildon | Bishop Auckland | [1][7] |
1950-51 | Bishop Auckland | 6-2 | Ferryhill Athletic | Shildon | [1][7] |
1951-52 | Billingham Synthonia | 1-1 | Tow Law Town | Bishop Auckland | [1] |
1951-52(R) | Billingham Synthonia | 1-0 | Tow Law Town | Bishop Auckland | [1] |
1952-53 | Shildon | 3-3 | Evenwood Town | Bishop Auckland | [1][5] |
1952-53(R) | Shildon | 3-2 | Evenwood Town | Bishop Auckland | [1][5] |
1953-54 | Bishop Auckland | 4-1 | Shildon | Bishop Auckland | [1][7] |
1954-55 | Bishop Auckland | 6-0 | Crook Town | Crook | [1][7] |
1955-56 | South Bank | 2-0 | Bishop Auckland | Crook | [1][6] |
1956-57 | Willington | 3-0 | Evenwood Town | Bishop Auckland | [1][2] |
1957-58 | Stanley United | 2-1 | Durham City | Bishop Auckland | [1] |
1958-59 | West Auckland Town | 7-0 | Crook Town | Shildon | [1] |
1959-60 | Bishop Auckland | 1-0 | Penrith | Shildon | [1][7] |
1960-61 | Crook Town | 2-0 | Bishop Auckland | Crook | [1] |
1961-62 | Stanley United | 5-1 | West Auckland Town | Shildon | [1] |
1962-63 | West Auckland Town | 4-0 | Crook Town | Shildon | [1] |
1963-64 | Whitby Town | 2-0 | West Auckland Town | Shildon | [1][4] |
1964-65 | Whitley Bay | 1-1 | Spennymoor United | North Shields | [1] |
1964-65(R) | Whitley Bay | 3-1 | Spennymoor United | North Shields | [1] |
1965-66 | Spennymoor United | 2-1 | Penrith | Shildon | [1] |
1966-67 | Bishop Auckland | 4-0 | Tow Law Town | Spennymoor | [1][7] |
1967-68 | Spennymoor United | 0-0 | Whitley Bay | Crook | [1] |
1967-68(R) | Spennymoor United | 3-2 | Whitley Bay | North Shields | [1] |
1968-69 | North Shields | 2-0 | Tow Law Town | Spennymoor | [1] |
1969-70 | Whitby Town | 4-1 | Spennymoor United | South Bank | [1][4] |
1970-71 | Whitley Bay | 4-1 | North Shields | Blyth | [1] |
1971-72 | North Shields | 0-0 | Spennymoor United | Blyth | [1] |
1971-72(R) | North Shields | 2-1 | Spennymoor United | Ferryhill | [1] |
1972-73 | Blyth Spartans | 2-0 | Spennymoor United | Spennymoor | [1] |
1973-74 | Tow Law Town | 2-1 | Ashington | Crook | [1] |
1974-75 | Willington | 2-1 | Bishop Auckland | Spennymoor | [1][2] |
1975-76 | Bishop Auckland | 2-1 | Ashington | Blyth | [1][7] |
1976-77 | Whitby Town | 3-1 | Durham City | Spennymoor | [1] |
1977-78 | Blyth Spartans | 5-1 | Willington | North Shields | [1] |
1978-79 | Blyth Spartans | 4-3 | Consett | Spennymoor | [1] |
1979-80 | Spennymoor United | 2-1 | North Shields | Consett | [1] |
1980-81 | Spennymoor United | 2-0 | Consett | Blyth | [1] |
1981-82 | Blyth Spartans | *1-1 | South Bank | Bishop Auckland | [1]*2-1(pens) |
1982-83 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 2-1 | Whitby Town | Horden | [1] |
1983-84 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 2-0 | Blyth Spartans | North Shields | [1] |
1984-85 | Whitby Town | 2-1 | North Shields | Spennymoor | [1][4] |
1985-86 | Blue Star | 2-0 | Durham City | Spennymoor | [1] |
1986-87 | Spennymoor United | 2-1 | Easington Colliery | Shildon | [1] |
1987-88 | Billingham Synthonia | 2-1 | Shildon | Spennymoor | [1] |
1988-89 | Guisborough Town | 2-1 | Tow Law Town | Spennymoor | [1] |
1989-90 | Billingham Synthonia | 5-2 | Whitby Town | Guisborough | [1] |
1990-91 | Gretna | 1-0 | Newcastle Blue Star | Newcastle (Blue Star) | [1] |
1991-92 | Blyth Spartans | 1-0 | Consett | Murton | [1] |
1992-93 | Seaham Red Star | *2-2 | Brandon United | Billingham (Town) | [1]*3-0 (pens) |
1993-94 | Northallerton Town | 2-0 | Blyth Spartans | Brandon | [1] |
1994-95 | Consett | 2-0 | Whitby Town | Crook | [1] |
1995-96 | Whitby Town | 1-0 | Dunston Fed Brewery | Billingham (Synthonia) | [1][4] |
1996-97 | Bedlington Terriers | 3-0 | Billingham Synthonia | Dunston | [1] |
1997-98 | Dunston Fed Brewery | 3-2 | Tow Law Town | Durham | [8] |
1998-99 | Dunston Fed Brewery | 4-1 | Jarrow Roofing | Peterlee | [8] |
1999-00 | Dunston Fed Brewery | 4-0 | Durham City | Jarrow | [8] |
2000-01 | Bedlington Terriers | 4-1 | Marske United | West Auckland | [8] |
2001-02 | Durham City | *3-2 | Shildon | Durham | [8] aet *gg |
2002-03 | Shildon | *3-2 | Billingham Synthonia | Darlington (Feethams) | [5][8] aet *gg |
2003-04 | Dunston Fed Brewery | *2-1 | Durham City | Whitley Bay | [8] aet *gg |
2004-05 | Bedlington Terriers | *2-2 | Dunston Fed Brewery | Durham | [8]*7-6(pens) |
2005-06 | Newcastle Blue Star | 1-0 | Dunston Fed Brewery | Durham City | [8] aet |
2006-07 | Newcastle Benfield | 1-0 | Sunderland Nissan | Dunston | [8] |
2007-08 | Billingham Town | 2-1 | Shildon | Seaham | [8] |
2008-09 | Newcastle Benfield | 2-0 | West Allotment Celtic | West Allotment | [8] |
2009-10 | South Shields | *2-2 | Ashington | Dunston | [8]*6-5 (pens) |
2010-11 | Newcastle Benfield | 3-1 | Spennymoor Town | Dunston | [8] aet |
2011-12 | Team Northumbria | 4-1 | West Auckland Town | Newcastle (Coach Lane) | [8] |
2012-13 | Spennymoor Town | 1-0 | Newcastle Benfield | Consett | [8] |
2013-14 | Marske United | 2-1 | Whitley Bay | Newcastle (St.James' Park) | [8] aet |
- gg = Golden Goal
Winners
Team | Winners | Runners–up |
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Willington | 8 | 2 |
Bishop Auckland | 7 | 8 |
Shildon | 7 | 6 |
Whitby United/Town | 6 | 4 |
Spennymoor United | 5 | 4 |
Blyth Spartans | 5 | 2 |
DunstonFed Brewery/UTS | 4 | 3 |
Crook Town/CW | 3 | 4 |
Billingham Synthonia | 3 | 2 |
Newcastle Benfield | 3 | 1 |
Stockton | 3 | 0 |
Stanley United | 3 | 0 |
Bedlington Terriers | 3 | 0 |
West Auckland Town | 2 | 4 |
North Shields | 2 | 3 |
Whitley Bay | 2 | 2 |
South Bank | 2 | 1 |
Newcastle Blue Star | 2 | 1 |
Tow Law Town | 1 | 6 |
Durham City | 1 | 5 |
Consett | 1 | 3 |
Evenwood Town | 1 | 2 |
Cockfield | 1 | 1 |
Marske United | 1 | 1 |
Spennymoor Town | 1 | 1 |
Norton & Stockton Ancients | 1 | 0 |
Horden Colliery Welfare | 1 | 0 |
Guisborough Town | 1 | 0 |
Gretna | 1 | 0 |
Seaham Red Star | 1 | 0 |
Northallerton Town | 1 | 0 |
Billingham Town | 1 | 0 |
South Shields | 1 | 0 |
Team Northumbria | 1 | 0 |
Ferryhill Athletic | 0 | 5 |
Chilton Colliery RA | 0 | 4 |
Ashington | 0 | 3 |
Penrith | 0 | 2 |
Trimdon Grange | 0 | 1 |
Easington Colliery | 0 | 1 |
Brandon United | 0 | 1 |
Jarrow Roofing | 0 | 1 |
Sunderland Nissan | 0 | 1 |
West Allotment Celtic | 0 | 1 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.57 1.58 1.59 1.60 1.61 1.62 1.63 1.64 1.65 1.66 1.67 1.68 1.69 1.70 1.71 1.72 1.73 1.74 1.75 1.76 1.77 1.78 1.79 Hunt, Brian (2000). Northern Goalfields Revisited, A Millennium History of the Northern Football League. pp. 514–15. ISBN 1897585578.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "Willington AFC, Club Details". Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 D.Dale & P.Livingstone. "Stockton Football Club, Giants of the Amateur Game".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Whitby Town FC Club History". Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 "Shildon AFC, Club History". Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "South Bank Football Club, History". Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 "Bishop Auckland AFC, History". Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 "Northern League Official Website (Archive)". Retrieved 19 July 2013.