Bass Charity Vase

Bass Charity Vase

Founded	1889
Region	England
Current champions	Burton Albion (13th title)
Most successful club(s)	Derby County (20 titles)

The Bass Charity Vase is a friendly association football tournament founded in 1889 in Burton upon Trent to raise funds for medical and hospital charities.^[1][2] The trophy was donated by Lord Burton and Hamar Bass the great-grandson of William Bass, the founder of the Bass Brewery.^[3][4] The trophy itself is made from gold and inscribed with the names of all previous winners. It is reputed to be one of the most valuable trophies in English football.^[4] The first final was played in 1890 and was won by Derby County, who remain as of 2020 the most successful club, with 20 titles.

Burton Albion are the current champions, defeating Leicester City 3–1 on penalties.

Results[]

Most titles[]

Winners up to and including 2016 are sourced to the competition's website;^[5] more recent winners are individually sourced.

Club	Wins	Last final won
Derby County F.C.	20	2019
Burton Albion	13	2021
Burton All Saints/Town	11	1940
Gresley Rovers	7 (incl. 1 shared)	1989 Centenary
Notts County	6	2005
Newhall United	6 (incl. 2 shared)	1974
Leicester Fosse/City	5	1982
Stoke City	5	1998
Stapenhill	5 (incl. 1 shared)	1966
West Bromwich Albion	4	2017
Aston Villa	3	2018
Burton Swifts	3	1900
Burton United	3	1910
Coventry City	3	1919
Derby Corinthians	2	1948
Ibstock Penistone Rovers	2	1969
Kingsbury Colliery	2	1946
Nottingham Forest	3	2002
Rawdon Colliery Welfare	2	1963/64
1st R.F.R. Royal Artillery	2	1942
Tamworth F.C./Castle	2	1937
Birmingham	1	1928
Burton Wanderers	1	1895
Burton Workers' Union	1	1915
Chesterfield	1	1901
Coalville Munition Girls	1	1918
Dudley	1	1906
Enderby Town	1	1972
Kidderminster Harriers	1	1939
Liverpool	1	1897
Mansfield Town	1	1935
Moira United	1	1947
Overseal Swifts	1	1912
Pegson's Athletic	1	1945
Tutbury Hawthorn	1 shared	1950
Whitwick Colliery	1	1951
Wilmorton & Alvaston	1	1960

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