Wigtownshire Cup Explained

Founded:1889
Abolished:1968
Region:Wigtownshire
Most Successful Club:Newton Stewart (16 wins)

The Wigtownshire Cup was an association football cup competition, originally for clubs in the historic county of Wigtownshire, Scotland, although from the 1900s clubs from Kirkcudbrightshire were allowed to enter.[1] The competition ran intermittently from 1889 to 1968.

Format

The competition was a knock-out tournament contested by senior clubs in Wigtownshire. The final in 1945–46 uniquely was held over two legs; Newton Stewart beat St Cuthbert's Wanderers 4–2 at home,[2] but the Saints won 3–1 in the reverse fixture - a last-minute Drysdale goal for Newton Stewart forced the tie into a play-off.[3] A hat-trick from Clark in the replay at Wigtown gave the Saints their last triumph in the trophy.[4]

Finals (incomplete)

YearWinner ScoreRunner-up
1889–90Newton Stewart Athletic5–1Wigtown
1890–91Tarff RoversGarliestown
1891–92Newton Stewart Athletic4–0Stranraer
1892–93Garliestown?
1893–94Garliestown1–0Newton Stewart Athletic
1894–95Garliestown8–5Kirkcowan
1895–96Newton Stewart Athletic4–0Tarff Rovers
1896–97Newton Stewart Athletic5–2Glenarnott Athletic[5]
1897–98Newton Stewart Athletic2–1Stranraer
1898–99Stranraer?Tarff Rovers[6]
1899–1900Newton Stewart Athletic6–2Stranraer
1900–01Stranraer3–2Tarff Rovers
1901–02Tarff Rovers3–1Stranraer
1902–03Newton Stewart5–0Wigtown
1903–04Newton Stewart8–1Wigtown
1904–05Stranraer2–2, 3–2Tarff Rovers
1905–06Stranraer5–3 (aet)Whithorn[7]
1906–07Newton Stewart1–1, 1–1, ?–?Whithorn
1907–08Whithorn2–1Garlieston[8]
1908–09Newton Stewart2–1Tarff Rovers
1909–10Stranraer1–0St Cuthbert's Wanderers[9]
1910–11Stranraer4–1Whithorn
1911–12Newton Stewart3–1Whithorn
1912–13Whithorn1–1, 2–1Tarff Rovers[10] [11]
1913–14Newton Stewart0–0, 1–0Garlieston
1919–20Stranraer2–0Whithorn
1920–21Stranraer4–0Newton Stewart[12]
1921–22Newton Stewart3–2Stranraer
1922–23Tarff Rovers0–0, ?–?Wigtown & Bladnoch
1923–24Stranraer3–1Creetown
1924–25Wigtown & Bladnoch?–?Newton Stewart
1925–26Newton Stewart3–2Stranraer
1926–27Stranraer2–2, 2–2, 4–1Creetown
1927–28Stranraer5–2Creetown
1929–30Garlieston?–?Newton Stewart
1930–31Wigtown & Bladnoch4–0Creetown[13]
1932–33Wigtown & Bladnoch?–??
1933–34Wigtown & Bladnoch4–0Newton Stewart
1934–35Creetown?–??
1935–36Creetown?–??
1936–37St Cuthbert's Wanderers?–??
1937–38St Cuthbert's Wanderers?–??
1938–39RAF West Freugh7–2St Cuthbert's Wanderers[14]
1945–46St Cuthbert's Wanderers5–5 (agg), 3–1Newton Stewart
1947–48Stranraer?–??
1948–49Wigtown & Bladnoch?–??
1950–51Newton Stewart3–2Tarff Rovers[15]
1954–55Whithorn?–??
1959–60Threave Rovers?–??
1960–61Stranraer?–??
1962–63Tarff Rovers?–??
1964–65Threave Rovers?–??
1967–68Newton Stewart3–0Stranraer[16]

Wins by club

TeamWins First winLast win
Creetown21934–351935–36
Garlieston (1926–39)11929–30–
Garliestown (1878–1914)31892–931894–95
Newton Stewart (Athletic)161889–901967–68
RAF West Freugh11938–39–
St Cuthbert's Wanderers21936–371945–46
Stranraer131898–991960–61
Tarff Rovers41890–911962–63
Threave Rovers21959–601964–65
Whithorn31907–081954–55
Wigtown & Bladnoch51924–251948–49

External links

Notes and References

  1. Other results . Mid-lothian Journal . 15 January 1904 . 3.
  2. Pluck landed Cup . Sunday Post . 28 April 1946 . 15.
  3. Last-minute saver . Sunday Post . 5 May 1946 . 11.
  4. Three-goal winger . Sunday Post . 12 May 1946 . 15.
  5. 'Round the country . Scottish Referee . 5 April 1897 . 2.
  6. Here and there . Scottish Referee . 21 April 1899 . 2.
  7. Cup for Stranraer . Scottish Referee . 14 May 1906 . 2.
  8. This is the Garliestown club re-named, not the post-war Garlieston.
  9. Galloway games . Scottish Referee . 25 April 1910 . 4.
  10. Southern notes . Scottish Referee . 10 March 1913 . 4.
  11. Wigtownshire final . Scottish Referee . 24 March 1913 . 3.
  12. Results at a glance . Sunday Post . 11 December 1921 . 14.
  13. Other matches . Scotsman . 23 February 1931 . 5.
  14. Shire Cup . Dumfries & Galloway Standard . 3 May 1939 . 2.
  15. Looking back over 1951 . Galloway Gazette . 5 January 1852 . 6.
  16. Your football at a glane . Sunday Post . 26 May 1968 . 30.

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