Manchester Premier Cup
Founded | 1934 |
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Region | Greater Manchester |
Number of teams | 15 (2017–18) |
Current champions | F.C. United of Manchester (2nd title) |
Most successful club(s) | Ashton United (15 titles) |
Website | MP Cup |
The Manchester Premier Cup (also known as the Frank Hannah Manchester Premier Cup) 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.
F.C. United of Manchester are the current holders, after defeating Trafford 3–2 on penalties (the score was 2–2 after 90 minutes) to win the Cup for the second 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[a] 5–2, in the final to become the inaugural champions at their Charles Street Ground in Blackley in front of a crowd of 2,400. The gate receipts of £59 were distributed 50% to the FA and 25% to each of the finalists.[citation needed] 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 six times, teams from Bury winning four 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[a] | 15 | 1936 | 2003 | 6 | 2011 | 21 |
Droylsden | 13 | 1947 | 2011 | 11 | 2012 | 24 |
Mossley | 11 | 1938 | 2016 | 8 | 2009 | 19 |
Curzon Ashton | 9 | 1972 | 2019 | 6 | 2015 | 15 |
Hyde United[g] | 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 | 6 | 2017 | 8 |
Salford City[h] | 2 | 1978 | 1979 | 3 | 2013 | 5 |
Urmston | 2 | 1941 | 1946 | 0 | – | 2 |
Bury | 2 | 1962 | 1964 | 0 | – | 2 |
Glossop North End | 2 | 1997 | 1998 | 0 | – | 2 |
F.C. United of Manchester | 2 | 2017 | 2018 | 0 | – | 2 |
Irlam Town | 1 | 1985 | 1985 | 5 | 1988 | 6 |
Trafford | 1 | 2014 | 2014 | 4 | 2018 | 5 |
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 |
Northern Nomads | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1962 | 2 |
New Mills | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1974 | 2 |
Chadderton | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1983 | 2 |
Ferguson Pailin | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1941 | 1 |
Ferranti[b] | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1944 | 1 |
Prestwich Heys | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1967 | 1 |
Abbey Hey[i] | 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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Prior to 1947, Ashton United F.C. was known as Hurst F.C.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ferranti F.C. was the original name of Moston.
- ^ Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes and went straight to penalties. Mossley won 4–2 on penalties.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes and went straight to penalties. FC United won 3–2 on penalties.
- ^ Between to 2010 and 2015, Hyde United F.C. was known as Hyde 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.
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