Cheshire RFU Cup

The Cheshire Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organized by the Cheshire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced in the 1877–78 season as the Cheshire Challenge County Cup and the inaugural competition was won by Birkenhead Park, who along with eight other local sides including New Brighton and Sale, made up the club members of the Cheshire RFU at that time. Four years later the cup was discontinued due to arguments over whether cup ties were beneficial to the county game. The Cheshire RFU reintroduced the cup during the 1969–70 season, with Sale the first winners of the competition in over 80 years.[1]

Cheshire Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1877 (1877)
Number of teams8
Country England
HoldersCaldy (6th title) (2016–17)
Most titlesSale (17 titles)
WebsiteCheshire RFU

The Cheshire Cup is currently the premier county cup competition for club sides in tier 4 (National League 2 North) and tier 5 (National League 3 North or National League 3 Midlands) of the English rugby union system that are based in either Cheshire, Merseyside or the Isle of Man. Originally it was the only men's county cup competition but plate, shield and bowl competitions have been introduced over the years for lower ranked clubs. The current format is as a knock-out cup with a quarter-final, semi-final and final which is held at a neutral venue during the latter stages of the season (March–May). At present Cheshire Cup finals are held on the same date and at the same venue as Cheshire Plate finals.

Cheshire Cup winners
Cheshire Cup Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1877-78[2]Birkenhead ParkBowdon & LymmManchester
1878-79[2]Birkenhead ParkNew BrightonSt Anthony's Road, Blundellsands
1879-80[2]New BrightonBirkenheadRock Ferry
1880-81[2]Birkenhead ParkNew BrightonLiverpool
1881-1968No competition for 88 years
1969-70[3]SaleOld SaliansHeywood Road, Sale
1970-71[4]CaldyLymmHare Lane, Chester
1971-72[5]WilmslowBirkenhead ParkHare Lane, Chester
1972-73[6]SaleWilmslow
1973-74[7]SaleWilmslow
1974-75[8]SaleWilmslow
1975-76[9]SaleBirkenhead Park
1976-77[10]SaleWilmslow
1977-78[11]SaleBirkenhead Park
1978-79[12]SaleNew BrightonHeywood Road, Sale
1979-80[13]SaleLymm
1980-81[14]SaleBirkenhead Park
1981-82[15]Sale32-9LymmMemorial Ground, Wilmslow[16]
1982-83[17]Sale29-13Alsager CollegeMemorial Ground, Wilmslow[18]
1983-84[19]Sale40-3Birkenhead ParkHeywood Road, Sale[20]
1984-85[21]Sale31-0LymmHeywood Road, Sale[22]
1985-86[23]SaleBirkenhead Park
1986-87[24]SaleBirkenhead ParkHeywood Road, Sale[25]
1987-88[26]Winnington ParkBirkenhead ParkHare Lane, Chester[27]
1988-89[28]LymmMid Cheshire CollegeMemorial Ground, Wilmslow[29]
1989-90[30]Winnington Park10-6LymmMemorial Ground, Wilmslow
1990-91[31]Winnington ParkChesterHeywood Road, Sale
1991-92[32][33]Macclesfield21-4SaleMemorial Ground, Wilmslow
1992-93[34]Winnington ParkNew BrightonHare Lane, Chester
1993-94[35]Winnington ParkNew BrightonHare Lane, Chester
1994-95[36]MacclesfieldWinnington ParkHare Lane, Chester
1995-96[37]New Brighton19-16Winnington ParkHare Lane, Chester
1996-97[38]Sale48-10ChesterCrouchley Lane, Lymm
1997-98[39]New BrightonWinnington ParkHare Lane, Chester
1998-99[40]New BrightonChesterUpper Park, Birkenhead
1999-00[41]New Brighton24-20ChesterCrouchley Lane, Lymm
2000-01[42]New Brighton27-11Winnington ParkHare Lane, Chester
2001-02[43]Macclesfield33-27BirkenheadHare Lane, Chester
2002-03[44]Macclesfield28-25ChesterThe Memorial Ground, Stockport[45]
2003-04[46]Chester20-13WirralPaton Field, Thurstaston
2004-05[47]New Brighton25-18MacclesfieldMemorial Ground, Clatterbridge
2005-06[45]Macclesfield36-26[a 1]ChesterHeywood Road, Sale
2006-07[48]Macclesfield35-23New BrightonHeywood Road, Sale
2007-08[49]Birkenhead Park22-20MacclesfieldHare Lane, Chester
2008-09[50]Macclesfield18-14Birkenhead ParkBurrows Hill, Winnington[51]
2009-10[52]Sale Jets34-13LymmCrouchley Lane, Lymm
2010-11[53]Final was cancelled due to fixture congestion caused by league games – the finalists, Caldy and Sale Jets, shared the title.
2011-12[54]Caldy28-0NorthwichCrouchley Lane, Lymm
2012-13[55]Caldy40-24Birkenhead ParkHartsfield, Moreton
2013-14[56]Sale FC26-21CaldyCrouchley Lane, Lymm
2014-15[57]Caldy28-18Sale FCUpper Park, Birkenhead
2015-16[58]Macclesfield49-26CaldyBradwell Road, Sandbach
2016-17[59]Caldy35-19SandbachMemorial Ground, Clatterbridge
2017-18Final was cancelled as the finalists, Caldy and Sale FC could not meet due to league fixture congestion caused by bad weather.
2018-19Sale FC34-24ChesterBurrows Hill, Winnington

Number of wins

Notes
  1. Game went into extra time after being tied 26-26 in regular time.
  2. If you count both the Sale FC (amateur) and Sale Jets (Sharks second team) victories in the competition, then Sale actually have won the Cheshire Cup 20 times.

See also

References
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