Hallamshire Cup
| Founded | 1877 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 1887 |
| Region | South Yorkshire |
| Number of teams | various |
| Related competitions | Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup |
| Most successful club(s) | Eckington Works, Intake, Staveley (2 titles) |
The Hallamshire Cup was an association football competition, for clubs in and around Sheffield, in the 1870s and 1880s.
History
The Sheffield New Football Association was established on 2 April 1877, made up of 14 clubs which had been prevented from joining the Sheffield Football Association on the ground that they were under 2 years old.[1] The New Association promptly arranged for a cup competition for its members, to start in the 1877–78 season.[2] The New Association Challenge Cup trophy was not ready until the second season of the competition; the design was shaped like a handled goblet, a footballer depicted on top of the lid with one foot resting on a football, and two players seated on the base of the pedestal.[3]
The first winner of the competition was Pye Bank, who needed five games to beat fellow Sheffield side Rising Star[4] in the semi-final.[5] The Pyebankers hammered Owlerton Broughton 5–0 in the final the Sheaf Ground, at the time the home of Broomhall.[6]
By 1881 the New Association covered a radius of 20 miles around Sheffield.[7] In 1882, therefore, the association changed its name from the Sheffield New Association to the Hallamshire Association, and the New Association Cup was duly re-named the Hallamshire Cup.
The first winner of the newly-named competition was Spital; the final had to be played at the Black Bank ground in Heeley, home of the Wild Myrtle club, as Bramall Lane was hors de combat because of damage from a Notts County versus Sheffield Wednesday match.[8]
The competition's final edition took place in the 1886–87 season, as the Hallamshire Association merged into the Sheffield at the close of the season.[9] The trophy was used as the runner-up prize for the Sheffield Senior Cup,[10][11] and later as the champion trophy for the Sheffield Association League.[12]
List of finals
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877–78 | Pye Bank | 5–0 | Owlerton Broughton | Sheaf Ground |
| 1878–79 | Rising Star | 4–1 | Pitsmoor Christ Church | Sheaf Ground[13] |
| 1879–80 | Burton Star | 2–0 | Rising Star | Bramall Lane[14] |
| 1880–81 | Intake | 1–0 | Burton Star | Bramall Lane[15] |
| 1881–82 | Intake | 1–0 | Dronfield Exchange | Bramall Lane[16] |
| 1882–83 | Spital | 3–0 | Owlerton Broughton | Black Bank |
| 1883–84 | Eckington Works | 4–3 | Clinton | Bramall Lane[17] |
| 1884–85 | Staveley | 2–0 | Eckington Works | Recreation Ground (Chesterfield)[18] |
| 1885–86 | Staveley | 3–2 | Eckington Works | Bramall Lane[19] |
| 1886–87 | Eckington Works | 3–0 | Clinton | Bramall Lane[20] |
References
- ^ Tongue, Steve (2024). Yorkshire Turf Wars. England: Pitch Publishing. p. 29.
- ^ "Sheffield New Association". Sheffield Independent: 4. 24 April 1877.
- ^ "Annual dinner of the Sheffield New Football Association". Sheffield Independent: 4. 7 May 1879.
- ^ Which at the time played at Norfolk Park: "Rising Star v Phœnix Bessemer". Sheffield Independent: 8. 12 November 1878.
- ^ "Pyebank v Rising Star". Sheffield Independent: 4. 18 March 1878.
- ^ "Sheffield New Football Association". Sheffield Independent: 4. 25 March 1878.
- ^ Alcock, Charles (1881). Football Annual. London: Cricket Press. p. 124.
- ^ "Sports and recreations". Sheffield Independent: 12. 24 February 1883.
- ^ "Sports and recreations". Sheffield Independent: 13. 21 May 1887.
- ^ "Local sports and pastimes". Long Eaton Advertiser: 8. 4 May 1889.
- ^ "Sheffield and Hallamshire Association". Sheffield Independent: 8. 25 April 1893.
- ^ "Football and cricket notes". Sheffield Independent: 8. 23 April 1900.
- ^ "New Association Cup". Sheffield and Rotherham Independent: 8. 25 March 1879.
- ^ "New Association Cup". Sheffield and Rotherham Independent: 7. 15 March 1880.
- ^ "Sheffield New Association Football Cup". Sheffield Daily Telegraph: 4. 14 March 1881.
- ^ "Sheffield New Association Cup". Sheffield and Rotherham Independent: 4. 27 March 1882.
- ^ "Hallamshire Association". Sheffield Independent: 7. 1 April 1884.
- ^ "Athletic notes". Walsall Observer: 6. 4 April 1885.
- ^ "Hallamshire Association Cup". Sheffield and Rotherham Independent: 4. 15 March 1886.
- ^ "Hallamshire Cup". Sheffield Independent: 7. 12 May 1887.