Montgomeryshire Challenge Cup Explained

Founded:	1906
Current Champions:	Llanidloes Town
Current:	2023–24
Most Successful Club:	Caersws^[1]

The Montgomeryshire Challenge Cup is a football knockout tournament involving teams from Mid Wales. The competition was established for the 1906–07 season. Caersws are the most successful club in the competition's history. The current holders Llanidloes Town won the competition for the 24th time in the 2023–24 season.^[2]

Previous winners

1900s

• 1906–07: – Royal Welsh Warehouse Recreation^[3]
• 1907–08: – Royal Welsh Warehouse Recreation^{[3] [4]}
• 1908–09: – Montgomery Town^[5]
• 1909–10: – Llanidloes Town^{[6] [7]}

1910s

• 1910–11: – Llanfyllin Town
• 1911–12: – Llanfyllin Town
• 1912–13: –
• 1913–14: – Royal Welsh Warehouse Recreation^[3]
• 1914–15: – No competition - World War One
• 1915–16: – No competition - World War One
• 1916–17: – No competition - World War One
• 1917–18: – No competition - World War One
• 1918–19: – No competition - World War One
• 1919–20: –

1920s

• 1920–21: –
• 1921–22: –
• 1922–23: –
• 1923–24: – Llanfyllin Town
• 1924–25: –
• 1925–26: – Llanmynech^[8]
• 1926–27: – Llanmynech^[8]
• 1927–28: – Llanidloes Town^[6]
• 1928–29: – Llanidloes Town^[6]
• 1929–30: – Llanidloes Town^[6]

1930s

• 1930–31: – Llanidloes Town^[6]
• 1931–32: – Llanidloes Town^[6]
• 1932–33: – Llanidloes Town^[6]
• 1933–34: – Llanidloes Town^[6]
• 1934–35: – Llanidloes Town^[6]
• 1935–36: – Llanmynech^[8]
• 1936–37: – Newtown^[9]
• 1937–38: –
• 1938–39: –
• 1939–40: – No competition - World War Two

1940s

• 1940–41: – No competition - World War Two
• 1941–42: – No competition - World War Two
• 1942–43: – No competition - World War Two
• 1943–44: – No competition - World War Two
• 1944–45: – No competition - World War Two
• 1945–46: – Llanmynech Rovers^[8]
• 1946–47: – Llanidloes Town
• 1947–48: – Newtown
• 1948–49: – Llanidloes Town
• 1949–50: – Newtown

1950s

• 1950–51: – Welshpool
• 1951–52: – Newtown
• 1952–53: – Caersws
• 1953–54: – Llanidloes Town^[6]
• 1954–55: – Newtown
• 1955–56: – Newtown
• 1956–57: – Newtown
• 1957–58: – Newtown^[10]
• 1958–59: – Montgomery Town
• 1959–60: – Caersws

1960s

• 1960–61: – Llanmynech Rovers^[8]
• 1961–62: – Llanidloes Town^[6]
• 1962–63: – Caersws
• 1963–64: – Llanmynech Rovers
• 1964–65: – Llanidloes Town
• 1965–66: – Newtown
• 1966–67: – Newtown
• 1967–68: – Newtown
• 1968–69: – Newtown
• 1969–70: – Caersws

1970s

• 1970–71: – Caersws
  • 1971–72: – Caersws 1972–73: – Llanidloes Town
• 1973–74: – Llanfechain
• 1974–75: – Caersws
• 1975–76: – Llanidloes Town
• 1976–77: – Caersws
• 1977–78: – Caersws
• 1978–79: – Newtown
• 1979–80: – Llanidloes Town

1980s

• 1980–81: – Montgomery Town^[11]
• 1981–82: – Newtown
• 1982–83: – Caersws
• 1983–84: – Caersws
• 1984–85: – Caersws
• 1985–86: – Caersws
• 1986–87: – Caersws
• 1989–88: – Caersws
• 1988–89: – Caersws
• 1989–90: – Caersws

1990s

• 1990–91: – Caersws
• 1991–92: –
• 1992–93: – Waterloo Rovers^[12]
• 1993–94: –
• 1994–95: –
• 1995–96: – Newtown
• 1996–97: –
• 1999–98: –
• 1998–99: –
• 1999–2000: – Welshpool Town

2000s

• 2000–01: –
• 2001–02: – Caersws^[13]
• 2002–03: –
• 2003–04: –
• 2004–05: –
• 2005–06: –
• 2006–07: –
• 2007–08: – Carno^[14]
• 2008–09: –
• 2009–10: – Montgomery Town^[11]

2010s

• 2010–11: –
• 2011–12: – Montgomery Town^[15]
• 2012–13: – Four Crosses^[16]
• 2013–14: – Carno^[14]
• 2014–15: – Llanfair United^[17]
• 2015–16: – Llanfair United^[17]
• 2016–17: – Llanfair United^[17]
• 2017–18: – Four Crosses^[18]
• 2018–19: – Llanrhaedr^[19]
• 2019–20: – Competition abandoned due to Coronavirus pandemic

2020s

• 2020–21: – No competition - Covid-19 pandemic
• 2021–22: – Llanidloes Town^[20]
• 2022–23: – Llanidloes Town^[21]
• 2023–24: – Llanidloes Town^[22]

Notes and References

1. News: Grosvenor . Gavin . Montgomeryshire Cup shock as Guilsfield and Caersws quit . 25 May 2022 . Powys County Times . 23 September 2018.
2. https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/local/llanidloes/23475111.llanidloes-town-celebrate-24th-montgomeryshire-cup-triumph/
3. News: Grosvenor . Gavin . Royal Welsh Warehouse Newtown - Pioneers of Welsh football . 24 May 2022 . Powys County Times . 5 March 2020.
4. News: Montgomeryshire Cup Final tie at Newtown . 25 May 2022 . The Aberystwith Observer . The National Library of Wales . 23 April 1908.
5. News: Montgomeryshire Cup Final . 25 May 2022 . The Montgomeryshire Express and Radnor Times . The National Library of Wales . 20 April 1909.
6. News: Townsend . Stuart . Growing strong - the story of the Daffodils of Llanidloes . 24 May 2022 . Powys County Times . 9 October 2021.
7. News: Montgomeryshire Cup Final . 25 May 2022 . The Aberystwith Observer . The National Library of Wales . 21 April 1910.
8. News: Grosvenor . Gavin . Llanymynech Football Club honour cup final stars with new retro kit and crest . 24 May 2022 . Powys County Times . 21 August 2021.
9. News: Grosvenor . Gavin . 'Play up Town' - Pictures of Newtown Football Club stars through the decades . 24 May 2022 . Powys County Times . 17 January 2021.
10. News: Grosvenor . Gavin . The story of Forden United – The phoenix club of Montgomeryshire . 24 May 2022 . Powys County Times . 4 September 2021.
11. News: Grosvenor . Gavin . Tanner's share Monty Cup glory . 25 May 2022 . Powys County Times . 6 January 2011.
12. News: Townsend . Stuart . The story of Waterloo Rovers - from pub team to regional cup glory . 24 May 2022 . Powys County Times . 26 June 2021.
13. News: Bridgeewater . John . Caersws boss is manager of the year. . 25 May 2022 . Daily Post . The Free Library . 25 May 2002.
14. News: Grosvenor . Gavin . Review of Welsh football third division - Carno . 24 May 2022 . Powys County Times . 12 July 2020.
15. News: Grosvenor . Gavin . A look back at past Montgomeryshire sporting triumphs . 24 May 2022 . Powys County Times . 14 January 2021.
16. https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/24356267.recognise-familiar-faces-powys-life-2013/
17. News: Grosvenor . Gavin . Llanfair rise from Montgomeryshire League to JD Cymru North to be crowned Club of the Decade . 24 May 2022 . Powys County Times . 1 January 2020.
18. News: Townsend . Stuart . The long and storied tale of Four Crosses Football Club . 24 May 2022 . Powys County Times . 18 September 2021.
19. News: Grosvenor . Gavin . Llanrhaeadr end season with Montgomeryshire Cup silverware . 24 May 2022 . Powys County Times . 7 May 2019.
20. News: Grosvenor . Gavin . Llanidloes Town toast Montgomeryshire Cup triumph over Llanfair . 24 May 2022 . Powys County Times . 1 May 2022.
21. News: Townsend . Stuart . Llanidloes Town celebrate 24th Montgomeryshire Cup triumph . 19 May 2023 . Powys County Times . 23 April 2022.
22. Web site: Grosvenor . Gavin . Jones strikes late as Llanidloes retain Montgomeryshire Cup . Powys County Times . 3 July 2024 . 23 May 2024.