Northern Premier League Challenge Cup

Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
Founded 1968
Region  England
Number of teams 68 (2014–15)
Current champions Warrington Town (1st title)
Most successful club(s) (Marine, Boston United, Hyde United and Runcorn (3 titles)
Website Evo-Stik League Website
2014–15

The Northern Premier League Challenge Cup (also known as the Doodson Sport Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a knock-out cup competition organised by the Northern Premier League.

Teams from all three Northern Premier League divisions take part in the tournament, with Premier Division sides receiving a bye to the round of 32.[1]

History

The Challenge Cup's first season was in 1968–69.[2] At this point the Northern Premier League consisted of just one division. As the league was expanded, the competition accepted teams from the new divisions. As of 2012, the most cups won by any club stands at three, which has been achieved by four different clubs (Marine, Boston United, Hyde United and Runcorn). Runcorn, Lancaster City, and North Ferriby United are the only clubs to successfully defend the title. Only one Welsh team has ever won the Challenge Cup: Bangor City in the competition's inaugural season.[2]

From 1973 to 2007, the winners of the Challenge Cup qualified for the Peter Swales Shield where they would play the champions of the Premier Division. This practice ended upon the splitting of Division One into two divisions: Division One North and Division One South, but was reinstated in 2011.

From 1994–95 to 2009–10 it was also known as the Unibond Challenge Cup.[3] For the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, the Challenge Cup is known as the Doodson Sport Cup.[4]

Finals

Key

Key to list of winners
(R) Replay
dagger Match was won during extra time
double-dagger Match was won on a penalty shoot-out
Italics Team from outside NPL Premier Division
(since the formation of NPL Division One in the 1987-88 season)

Results

NPL Challenge Cup winners
Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Attendance References
1968–69 Bangor City Runcorn [5][6]
Runcorn Bangor City
Bangor City won 5–2 on aggregate
1969–70 Altrincham Macclesfield Town [5][6]
Macclesfield Town Altrincham
Altrincham won 4–3 on aggregate
1970–71 Fleetwood Town Macclesfield Town [5][6]
Macclesfield Town Fleetwood Town
1–1 aggregate score
Fleetwood Town 1–0 (R) Macclesfield Town Springfield Park, Wigan, Lancashire
1971–72 Wigan Athletic Gainsborough Trinity [5][6]
Gainsborough Trinity Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic won 4–2 on aggregate
1972–73 Northwich Victoria Wigan Athletic [5][6]
Wigan Athletic Northwich Victoria
Northwich Victoria won 3–2 on aggregate
1973–74 Boston United Altrincham [5][6]
Altrincham Boston United
Boston United won 4–3 on aggregate
1974–75 Runcorn Stafford Rangers [5][6]
Stafford Rangers Runcorn
Runcorn won 2–1 on aggregate
1975–76 Boston United Mossley York Street, Boston, Lincolnshire 2,212 [5][6][7]
Mossley Boston United Seel Park, Mossley, Tameside 711
Boston United won 4–3 on aggregate
1976–77 Scarborough 1–0 Runcorn Maine Road, Moss Side, Manchester [5][6]
1977–78 Matlock Town 3–0 Boston United Maine Road, Moss Side, Manchester [5][6][8]
1978–79 Mossley 4–1 Northwich Victoria Maine Road, Moss Side, Manchester 5,054 [5][6][7]
1979–80 Runcorn 2–0 Lancaster City Maine Road, Moss Side, Manchester [5][6]
1980–81 Runcorn 4–3 Marine Maine Road [5]
1981–82 Gainsborough Trinity 1–0 Mossley Maine Road, Moss Side, Manchester 1,658 [5][7]
1982–83 Burton Albion 2–1 Macclesfield Town Maine Road [5]
1983–84 South Liverpool 1–1 double-dagger Hyde United Maine Road, Moss Side, Manchester [5][9]
1984–85 Marine Goole Town [5]
1985–86 Hyde United 1–0 Marine Maine Road, Moss Side, Manchester [5][10]
1986–87 Macclesfield Town 2–0 Burton Albion Maine Road, Moss Side, Manchester [5][11]
1987–88 Goole Town 2–2 double-dagger Barrow 1,579 [5][12]
1988–89 Mossley 2–1 Fleetwood Town Maine Road, Moss Side, Manchester 2,110 [5][7]
1989–90 Hyde United 1–0 Gateshead Maine Road, Moss Side, Manchester [5][13]
1990–91 Southport 4–1 Buxton Maine Road, Moss Side, Manchester 1,700 [5][14][15]
1991–92 Marine 1–0 Frickley Athletic Maine Road, Moss Side, Manchester [5][16]
1992–93 Winsford United double-dagger Warrington Town Maine Road, Moss Side, Manchester [5][17]
1993–94 Spennymoor United 3–1 Hyde United Wetherby Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire 585 [5][18]
1994–95 Bamber Bridge 2–1 Bishop Auckland Burnden Park, Burnden, Bolton [5][19]
1995–96 Hyde United 1–1 double-dagger Leek Town Burnden Park, Burnden, Bolton 501 [5][20]
1996–97 Gainsborough Trinity Boston United [5]
1997–98 Altrincham Gainsborough Trinity Chesterfield [5]
1998–99 Stalybridge Celtic 2–1 Guiseley [5][21]
1999–00 Lancaster City Worksop Town [5]
2000–01 Lancaster City 2–2 double-dagger Bishop Auckland Giant Axe, Lancaster, Lancashire 530 [5][22][23][24]
2001–02 Bradford Park Avenue 1–0 Accrington Stanley Horsfall Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 471 [25][26]
Accrington Stanley 1–0 double-dagger Bradford Park Avenue Crown Ground, Accrington, Lancashire 1,107 [5][27][28]
Accrington Stanley won 5–4 on penalties
2002–03 Marine 1–0 Gateshead Filtrona Park, South Shields, Tyne and Wear 184 [29][30]
Marine 2–0 Gateshead Arriva Stadium, Crosby, Liverpool 425 [30][31]
Marine won 3–0 on aggregate
2003–04 Droylsden 2–0 Hucknall Town Butcher's Arms Ground, Droylsden, Tameside 424 [32][33]
Droylsden 2–1 Hucknall Town Watnall Road, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire 597 [33][34][35]
Droylsden won 4–1 on aggregate
2004–05 Matlock Town 2–2 Whitby Town Causeway Lane, Matlock, Derbyshire 547 [36][37]
Matlock Town 3–1 dagger Whitby Town Turnbull Ground, Whitby, North Yorkshire 490 [37][38]
Matlock Town won 5–3 on aggregate
2005–06 Farsley Celtic 1–0 Stocksbridge Park Steels Throstle Nest, Farsley 507 [39][40]
2006–07 Fleetwood Town 1–0 Matlock Town Wincham Park, Wincham, Northwich 426 [41][42]
2007–08 Eastwood Town 3–0 Skelmersdale United Tameside Stadium, Ashton-under-Lyne 372 [43][44]
2008–09 Guiseley 3–2 dagger Ilkeston Town Tameside Stadium, Ashton-under-Lyne 227 [45][46]
2009–10 Boston United 2–0 Retford United Ashby Avenue, Lincoln, Lincolnshire 503 [47][48]
2010–11 Ashton United 1–0 Northwich Victoria Wincham Park, Wincham, Northwich 489 [49]
2011–12 North Ferriby United 4–1 dagger Rushall Olympic Coronation Park, Eastwood 256 [50][51]
2012–13 North Ferriby United 1–1 double-dagger Curzon Ashton Throstle Nest, Farsley 179 [52][53]
2013–14 A.F.C. Fylde 1–0 Skelmersdale United Edgeley Park, Stockport 358 [54][55]
2014–15 Warrington Town 0–0 double-dagger
[lower-alpha 1]		 Farsley Edgeley Park, Stockport 731 [56][57][58]

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Results by team

Results by team
Club Wins First final won Last final won Runners-up Last final lost Total final appearances
Runcorn 319751981219775
Marine 319922003219865
Boston United 319742010219975
Hyde United 319861996219945
Gainsborough Trinity 219821997219984
Mossley 219791989219824
Altrincham 219701998119743
Fleetwood Town 219712007119983
Lancaster City 220002001119803
Matlock Town 219782005120073
North Ferriby United 2201220130–2
Macclesfield Town 119871987319834
Northwich Victoria 119731973220113
Burton Albion 119831983119872
Goole Town 119881988119852
Guiseley 120092009119992
Warrington Town 120152015119932
Wigan Athletic 119721972119732
A.F.C. Fylde 1201420140–1
Ashton United 1201120110–1
Bamber Bridge 1199519950–1
Bangor City 1196919690–1
Droylsden 1200420040–1
Eastwood Town 1200820080–1
Farsley Celtic 1200620060–1
Scarborough 1197719770–1
South Liverpool 1198419840–1
Southport 1199119910–1
Spennymoor United 1199419940–1
Stalybridge Celtic 1199919990–1
Winsford United 1199319930–1
Bishop Auckland 0––220012
Gateshead 0––220032
Skelmersdale United 0––220142
Barrow 0––119881
Bradford Park Avenue 0––120021
Buxton 0––119911
Curzon Ashton 0––120131
Farsley 0––120151
Frickley Athletic 0––119921
Hucknall Town 0––120041
Ilkeston Town 0––120091
Leek Town 0––119961
Retford United 0––120101
Rushall Olympic 0––120121
Stafford Rangers 0––119751
Stocksbridge Park Steels 0––120061
Whitby Town 0––120051
Worksop Town 0––120001

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and went straight to penalties. Warrington Town won 3–2 on penalties.

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