Manchester Premier Cup
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| Founded | 1934 |
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| Region | Greater Manchester |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Current champions | Radcliffe Borough |
| Most successful club | Ashton United (16 titles) |
 2008-09 |
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The Manchester Premier Cup is an English is an annual 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.
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[edit] History
The Manchester Premier Cup, then known as the Manchester County FA Shield, was first competed for in the 1934-35 season, when Manchester North End beat Hurst 5-2, in the final to become the inaugural champions[1] 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. After World War II it became known as the Manchester Premier Cup.[citation needed]
The clubs that have won the Manchester Premier Cup the most times are - Ashton United with sixteen victories (including two as Hurst) have the most wins. Drolysden have ten wins, Curzon Ashton eight. Mossley and Hyde United have both won the cup seven times
The current holders are Radcliffe Borough who beat Hyde United 2-1 in the final.
[edit] 2007-08
| First round | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Radcliffe Borough | BYE | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Radcliffe Borough | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Abbey Hey | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Abbey Hey | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| Salford City | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Radcliffe Borough | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| FC United | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Droylsden | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| FC United | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| FC United | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Flixton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oldham Town | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Flixton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Radcliffe Borough | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hyde United | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Trafford | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Curzon Ashton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Trafford | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hyde United | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hyde United | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Glossop | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hyde United | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ashton United | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Maine Road | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ashton United | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ashton United | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chadderton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chadderton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mossley | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
[edit] 2008-09
Sixteen clubs entered the 2008-09 Manchester Premier Cup from five different regional leagues. However, FC United of Manchester did not enter, stating that they could not compete due to the costs involved.
Competing clubs
Conference North
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Northern Premier League First Division North
North West Counties Football League Premier Division
North West Counties Football League First Division
| First round | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Oldham Town | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Abbey Hey | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oldham Town | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Curzon Ashton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Glossop North End | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Curzon Ashton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Curzon Ashton F.C | ||||||||||||||||||
| Droylsden F.C | ||||||||||||||||||
| Radcliffe Borough | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Trafford | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Trafford | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Droylsden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Droylsden | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Irlam | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Maine Road | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Flixton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Maine Road | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mossley | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mossley | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chadderton | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mossley | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Mills F.C | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford City | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ashton United | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ashton United | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| New Mills | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| New Mills | 4(aet) | |||||||||||||||||
| Hyde United | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
[edit] Past winners
- 1934–35 – Manchester North End beat Hurst
- 1935–36 – Hurst beat Ashton National
- 1936–37 – Ashton National beat Mossley
- 1937–38 – Mossley beat Manchester North End
- 1938–39 – Hurst beat Mossley
- 1939–40 – Ashton National beat Hurst
- 1940–41 – Urmston beat Ferguson Palin
- 1941–42 – Avro beat Goslings
- 1942–43 – Army beat Avro
- 1943–44 – Goslings beat Ferranti [2]
- 1944–45 – Ashton National beat Goslings
- 1945–46 – Urmston beat Goslings
- 1946–47 – Droylsden beat Mossley
- 1947–48 – Goslings beat Droylsden
- 1948–49 – Mossley beat Goslings
- 1949–50 – Ashton United beat Goslings
- 1950–51 – Lancashire Steel beat Mossley
- 1951–52 – Droylsden beat Lancashire Steel
- 1952–53 – Ashton United beat Northern Nomads
- 1953–54 – Ashton United beat Hyde United
- 1954–55 – Ashton United beat Stalybridge Celtic
- 1955–56 – Hyde United and Oldham Athletic tie contest
- 1956–57 – Hyde United beat Stalybridge Cetic
- 1957–58 – Stalybridge Celtic beat Hyde United
- 1958–59 – Ashton United beat Mossley
- 1959–60 – Droylsden beat Hyde United
- 1960–61 – Mossley beat Ashton United
- 1961–62 – Bury beat Northern Nomads
- 1962–63 – Ashton United beat Droylsden
- 1963–64 – Bury beat Mossley
- 1964–65 – Droylsden beat Ashton United
- 1965–66 – Ashton United beat Droylsden
- 1966–67 – Mossley beat Prestwich Heys
- 1967–68 – Mossley beat Stalybridge Celtic
- 1968–69 – Stalybridge Celtic beat Droylsden
- 1969–70 – Droylsden beat Stalybridge Celtic
- 1970–71 – Dukinfield Town beat Curzon Ashton
- 1971–72 – Curzon Ashton beat Irlam
- 1972–73 – Curzon Ashton beat New Mills
- 1973–74 – Curzon Ashton beat New Mills
- 1974–75 – Little Lever beat Chadderton
- 1975–76 – Maine Road beat Abbey Hey
- 1976–77 – Maine Road beat Little Lever
- 1977–78 – Salford Amateurs beat Massey Ferguson
- 1978–79 – Salford Amateurs beat Irlam Town
- 1979–80 – Ashton United beat Curzon Ashton
- 1980–81 – Droylsden beat Ashton Town
- 1981–82 – Curzon Ashton beat Irlam Town
- 1982–83 – Ashton United beat Chadderton
- 1983–84 – Curzon Ashton beat Droylsden
- 1984–85 – Irlam Town beat Curzon Ashton
- 1985–86 – Curzon Ashton beat Irlam Town
- 1986–87 – Curzon Ashton beat Flixton
- 1987–88 – Maine Road beat Irlam Town
- 1988–89 – Mossley beat Flixton
- 1989–90 – Curzon Ashton beat Salford City
- 1990–91 – Mossley beat Droylsden
- 1991–92 – Ashton United beat Flixton
- 1992–93 – Droylsden beat Curzon Ashton
- 1993–94 – Hyde United beat Droylsden
- 1994–95 – Hyde United beat Trafford
- 1995–96 – Hyde United beat Curzon Ashton
- 1996–97 – Glossop North End beat Trafford
- 1997–98 – Glossop North End beat Radcliffe Borough
- 1998–99 – Hyde United beat Maine Road
- 1999–00 – Droylsden beat Mossley
- 2000–01 – Ashton United beat Droylsden
- 2001–02 – Ashton United beat Salford City
- 2002–03 – Ashton United beat Droylsden
- 2003–04 – Droylsden beat Ashton United
- 2004–05 – Hyde United beat Maine Road
- 2005–06 – Hyde beat Droylsden
- 2006–07 – Droylsden beat Flixton
- 2007–08 – Radcliffe Borough 2-1 Hyde United
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