The Manchester Premier Cup is an annual English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 football knockout tournament involving teams from Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is a County Cup competition

County cup

County Cups in association football are knockout cup competitions held at a sub-regional level, intended to encourage competitive football at all levels. In English football, County Football Associations host a range of County Cups open to all affiliated members of the County FA...

 of the Manchester Football Association

Manchester Football Association

The Manchester Football Association is the governing body for association football in and around Manchester, England...

 and involves Non-league football

Non-league football

Non-League football is football in England played at a level below that of the Premier League and The Football League. The term non-League was commonly used well before 1992 when the top football clubs in England all belonged to The Football League; all clubs who were not a part of The Football...

 clubs, although at least one Football League club has entered the competition.

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

Ashton United F.C.

Ashton United Football Club is an English football club, based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester.-History:The club was originally founded in 1878 as Hurst F.C. and the earliest known match report dates back to March 1879. By 1880 the club were playing at Hurst Cross, their current ground....

 5-2, in the final to become the inaugural champions 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

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 it became known as the Manchester Premier Cup.

The clubs that have won the Manchester Premier Cup the most times are:

• Ashton United
  Ashton United F.C.
  Ashton United Football Club is an English football club, based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester.-History:The club was originally founded in 1878 as Hurst F.C. and the earliest known match report dates back to March 1879. By 1880 the club were playing at Hurst Cross, their current ground....
  
   - 16
• Droylsden
  Droylsden F.C.
  Droylsden F.C. is an English football club based in Droylsden, near Manchester. As of the 2011–12 season, they play in the Conference North.-History:...
  
   - 11
• Curzon Ashton
  Curzon Ashton F.C.
  Curzon Ashton F.C. are a football club who currently play in the Northern Premier League Division One North. Nicknamed "The Blues", the club play their home games at the Tameside Stadium in Ashton-under-Lyne.-History:...
  
   - 8
• Mossley
  Mossley A.F.C.
  Mossley Association Football Club are an English football club from the town of Mossley, Greater Manchester, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One North. They were founded in 1903 and are nicknamed the Lilywhites, owing to their colours...
  
   - 7
• Hyde United - 7

The Competition has been dominated by the teams in the Tameside borough of Manchester who together have won the contest 55 times. Central Manchester teams have won it 5 times, teams from Bury winning 4 times and Salford and Wigan twice. A team from outside the Greater Manchester Borders has only ever won the trophy Once.

The 2011 winners were Droylsden F.C.

Droylsden F.C.

Droylsden F.C. is an English football club based in Droylsden, near Manchester. As of the 2011–12 season, they play in the Conference North.-History:...

 who beat Ashton United F.C.

Ashton United F.C.

Ashton United Football Club is an English football club, based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester.-History:The club was originally founded in 1878 as Hurst F.C. and the earliest known match report dates back to March 1879. By 1880 the club were playing at Hurst Cross, their current ground....

 by four goals to three after extra time in one of the best finals of recent years. The underdogs from Ashton were handed a major blow below when The Manchester FA gave Droylsden clearance to play four players who were ineligible under normal tournament rules. Former Ashton player Ciaran Kilheeney

Ciaran Kilheeney

Ciaran Kilheeney is an English footballer, currently playing for Droylsden. He is the elder brother of former non-league star Matthew.-Career:Few players in Non-League football are developing a reputation faster than Ciaran...

 gave Droylsden an early lead but Ashton hit back to equalise almost immediately through Matty O' Neill. In the second half Kilheeney completed a hat-trick with a penalty and a header before a storming fightback from Ashton saw goals from Craig Robinson and Jonathon Bathurst level things up. Extra time saw both teams create chances but a second penalty to Droylsden proved decisive with ace marksman Kilheeney winning the tie.

2010–11

For this edition if the Cup, 15 Teams were entered in for the draw.
Competing clubs

Conference North

Conference North

The Conference North also known as Blue Square Bet North for sponsorship reasons, is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference South it is at Step 2 of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of...

• Droylsden
  Droylsden F.C.
  Droylsden F.C. is an English football club based in Droylsden, near Manchester. As of the 2011–12 season, they play in the Conference North.-History:...
  
  
• Hyde
  Hyde F.C.
  Hyde F.C. are an English semi-professional football club from Hyde, Greater Manchester, who are nicknamed The Tigers. Formed in 1885 the club changed its name to Hyde United in 1919, before reverting to Hyde F.C. in June 2010...
  
  

Northern Premier League Premier Division

Northern Premier League Premier Division

The Premier Division is the top division of the Northern Premier League. It is at Step 3 of the National League System, placing it six divisions below the Premier League...

• Ashton United
  Ashton United F.C.
  Ashton United Football Club is an English football club, based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester.-History:The club was originally founded in 1878 as Hurst F.C. and the earliest known match report dates back to March 1879. By 1880 the club were playing at Hurst Cross, their current ground....
  
  

Northern Premier League First Division North

• Curzon Ashton
  Curzon Ashton F.C.
  Curzon Ashton F.C. are a football club who currently play in the Northern Premier League Division One North. Nicknamed "The Blues", the club play their home games at the Tameside Stadium in Ashton-under-Lyne.-History:...
  
  
• Mossley
  Mossley A.F.C.
  Mossley Association Football Club are an English football club from the town of Mossley, Greater Manchester, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One North. They were founded in 1903 and are nicknamed the Lilywhites, owing to their colours...
  
  
• Radliffe Borough
  Radcliffe Borough F.C.
  Radcliffe Borough F.C. is an English football club based in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. The club was formed on 24 April 1949 and currently plays in the Northern Premier League Division One North...
  
  
• Salford City
  Salford City F.C.
  Salford City F.C. are a semi-professional football club based in the Kersal area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. They are the only semi-professional side in the City of Salford, with Manchester United the closest league club. Salford City currently play in the Northern Premier League...
  
  
• Trafford
  Trafford F.C.
  Trafford F.C. is an English football club based in Flixton, Greater Manchester. The club are currently members of Division One North of the Northern Premier League and play at Shawe View.-History:...
  
  

North West Counties Football League Premier Division

• Glossop North End
  Glossop North End A.F.C.
  Glossop North End A.F.C. are an English football club based in Glossop, Derbyshire. Former members of the Football League, they are currently in the North West Counties League and are members of the Derbyshire County Football Association. They play their home matches at Surrey Street, which has a...
  
  
• Maine Road
  Maine Road F.C.
  Maine Road F.C. are an English football club, based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. They currently play in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division and are members of the Manchester Football Association...
  
  
• New Mills
  New Mills A.F.C.
  New Mills Association Football Club are an English football club based in New Mills, Derbyshire. They currently play in Northern Premier League Division One South.-History:...
  
  
• Chadderton
  Chadderton F.C.
  Chadderton F.C. are a Semi-Professional football club in the North West Counties Football League, Division One. Founded in 1947 They are based in Chadderton, Greater Manchester...
  
  

North West Counties Football League First Division

• Abbey Hey
  Abbey Hey F.C.
  Abbey Hey F.C. are an English association football club based in the Abbey Hey area of Gorton, Manchester. The club were founded in 1902 and were formerly known as Abbey Hey WMC.They have won the Manchester League on a number of occasions and currently play in the North West Counties Football...
  
  
• Oldham Boro
  Oldham Town F.C.
  Oldham Boro Football Club is an English association football club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of Division One of the North West Counties League.-History:...
  
  
• Irlam
  Irlam F.C.
  Irlam F.C. is an amateur football club situated in Irlam, Salford, England.The first team currently plays its football in the North West Counties League Division One.-History:...
  
  

This is an open draw, not linked as the tree above shows.

2010-2011 Final was between Droylsden and Ashton United on Monday 28th March 2011 at Hyde F.C.

Past winners

• 1934–35 – Manchester North End
  Manchester North End F.C.
  Manchester North End F.C. was an association football club based in Manchester, England. The club was founded in 1922 as New Cross F.C. and joined the Lancashire Combination, before changing its name the following year...
  
  beat Hurst
  Ashton United F.C.
  Ashton United Football Club is an English football club, based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester.-History:The club was originally founded in 1878 as Hurst F.C. and the earliest known match report dates back to March 1879. By 1880 the club were playing at Hurst Cross, their current ground....
  
  
• 1935–36 – Hurst beat Ashton National
  Ashton National F.C.
  Ashton National Football Club were an English football club from Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire which played in the Cheshire County League in the 1920s and 1930s...
  
  
• 1936–37 – Ashton National beat Mossley
  Mossley A.F.C.
  Mossley Association Football Club are an English football club from the town of Mossley, Greater Manchester, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One North. They were founded in 1903 and are nicknamed the Lilywhites, owing to their colours...
  
  
• 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
• 1944–45 – Ashton National beat Goslings
• 1945–46 – Urmston beat Goslings
• 1946–47 – Droylsden
  Droylsden F.C.
  Droylsden F.C. is an English football club based in Droylsden, near Manchester. As of the 2011–12 season, they play in the Conference North.-History:...
  
  beat Mossley
• 1947–48 – Goslings beat Droylsden
• 1948–49 – Mossley beat Goslings
• 1949–50 – Ashton United
  Ashton United F.C.
  Ashton United Football Club is an English football club, based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester.-History:The club was originally founded in 1878 as Hurst F.C. and the earliest known match report dates back to March 1879. By 1880 the club were playing at Hurst Cross, their current ground....
  
  beat Goslings
• 1950–51 – Lancashire Steel beat Mossley
• 1951–52 – Droylsden beat Lancashire Steel
• 1952–53 – Ashton United beat Northern Nomads
  Northern Nomads F.C.
  Northern Nomads F.C. was an English football club based in the Manchester area. Established around 1862, they were known as the "Nomads" or "Roaming Brigade" as they never possessed a home ground.-History:...
  
  
• 1953–54 – Ashton United beat Hyde United
• 1954–55 – Ashton United beat Stalybridge Celtic
  Stalybridge Celtic F.C.
  Stalybridge Celtic are an English full time professional football club from Stalybridge, Greater Manchester in North West England. The club, which plays its home matches at Bower Fold, is currently in the Conference North in the sixth tier of the English football league system...
  
  
• 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
  Bury F.C.
  Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
  
  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
  Curzon Ashton F.C.
  Curzon Ashton F.C. are a football club who currently play in the Northern Premier League Division One North. Nicknamed "The Blues", the club play their home games at the Tameside Stadium in Ashton-under-Lyne.-History:...
  
  
• 1971–72 – Curzon Ashton beat Irlam
  Irlam F.C.
  Irlam F.C. is an amateur football club situated in Irlam, Salford, England.The first team currently plays its football in the North West Counties League Division One.-History:...
  
  
• 1972–73 – Curzon Ashton beat New Mills
• 1973–74 – Curzon Ashton beat New Mills
• 1974–75 – Little Lever beat Chadderton
  Chadderton F.C.
  Chadderton F.C. are a Semi-Professional football club in the North West Counties Football League, Division One. Founded in 1947 They are based in Chadderton, Greater Manchester...
  
  
• 1975–76 – Maine Road
  Maine Road F.C.
  Maine Road F.C. are an English football club, based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. They currently play in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division and are members of the Manchester Football Association...
  
  beat Abbey Hey
  Abbey Hey F.C.
  Abbey Hey F.C. are an English association football club based in the Abbey Hey area of Gorton, Manchester. The club were founded in 1902 and were formerly known as Abbey Hey WMC.They have won the Manchester League on a number of occasions and currently play in the North West Counties Football...
  
  
• 1976–77 – Maine Road beat Little Lever
• 1977–78 – Salford Amateurs beat Massey Ferguson
  Massey Ferguson F.C.
  Massey Ferguson F.C. are a football club based in Coventry, England. They joined the Midland Combination Division Two in 1993. For the 2011–12 season, they are members of the Coventry Alliance Football League Division Three.-History:...
  
  
• 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
  Flixton F.C.
  Flixton F.C. are an English football club based in Flixton, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division and are members of the Manchester Football Association. They play their home games at Valley Road in Flixton.-History:The club was formed...
  
   1-0
• 1987–88 – Maine Road beat Irlam Town
• 1988–89 – Mossley beat Flixton 3-1
• 1989–90 – Curzon Ashton beat Salford City
  Salford City F.C.
  Salford City F.C. are a semi-professional football club based in the Kersal area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. They are the only semi-professional side in the City of Salford, with Manchester United the closest league club. Salford City currently play in the Northern Premier League...
  
  
• 1990–91 – Mossley beat Droylsden 3-2
• 1991–92 – Ashton United beat Flixton 2-1
• 1992–93 – Droylsden beat Curzon Ashton 2-0
• 1993–94 – Hyde United beat Droylsden 4-1
• 1994–95 – Hyde United beat Trafford
  Trafford F.C.
  Trafford F.C. is an English football club based in Flixton, Greater Manchester. The club are currently members of Division One North of the Northern Premier League and play at Shawe View.-History:...
  
   2-1
• 1995–96 – Hyde United beat Curzon Ashton 4-3 on penalties after 2-2 draw
• 1996–97 – Glossop North End beat Trafford 5-4 on penalties after 1-1 draw
• 1997–98 – Glossop North End beat Radcliffe Borough
  Radcliffe Borough F.C.
  Radcliffe Borough F.C. is an English football club based in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. The club was formed on 24 April 1949 and currently plays in the Northern Premier League Division One North...
  
   1-0
• 1998–99 – Hyde United beat Maine Road 1-0
• 1999–00 – Droylsden beat Mossley 2-1
• 2000–01 – Ashton United beat Droylsden 4-0
• 2001–02 – Ashton United beat Salford City 3-1
• 2002–03 – Ashton United beat Droylsden 2-0
• 2003–04 – Droylsden beat Ashton United 2-1
• 2004–05 – Hyde United beat Maine Road 5-4
• 2005–06 – Hyde United beat Droylsden 2-1
• 2006–07 – Droylsden beat Flixton 3-0
• 2007–08 – Radcliffe Borough beat Hyde United 2-1
• 2008–09 – Droylsden beat Mossley 2-1
• 2009–10 – Droylsden beat Trafford 2-0
• 2010–11 – Droylsden beat Ashton United 4-3 after extra time

See also

• Liverpool Senior Cup
  Liverpool Senior Cup
  The Liverpool County Football Association Senior Cup, commonly known as the Liverpool Senior Cup, is a football knockout tournament involving teams from the city of Liverpool, England and surrounding areas....
  
  
• Lancashire Senior Cup
  Lancashire Senior Cup
  The Lancashire County Football Association Cup , is a football knockout tournament involving teams from Lancashire, England and surrounding areas. It is a County Cup competition of the Lancashire County Football Association and involves Premier League clubs and Football League clubs...
  
  
• Lancashire Challenge Trophy
  Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy
  The Lancashire Football Association Challenge Trophy is an English football competition for senior non-league clubs who are members of the Lancashire County Football Association. The trophy was first played for in 1885, when it was known as the Lancashire Junior Cup. It is currently sponsored by...