JW Hunt Cup

JW Hunt Cup
Founded 1926
Region Staffordshire, Shropshire, Leicestershire, Worcestershire, West Midlands, England
Number of teams 32 (2012–13)
Current champions Black Country Rangers

The JW Hunt Cup is an annual charity football competition for teams based in the West Midlands area of England.

The 2012-13 winners were Black Country Rangers, who beat Wolverhampton Casuals 4–3 on 16 May at the Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, retaining the cup.[1]

History

The JW Hunt Cup was formed in 1926 to raise funds for the benefit of the local blind. It is named in memory of John William Hunt, a local businessman, keen supporter of charities and founder of the Chillington Tool Company.

The inaugural winners at the end of the 1926-27 season were Short Heath United, beating Cannon Iron on 14 April 1927 at Molineux.[2] Short Heath United are the joint most successful club in the competition alongside Goodyear F.C, with both clubs having won on four occasions. Other successful clubs in the competition include Richmond Swifts and Great Wyrley.

Charity

The cup aims to raise money for local blind charities, raising over £292,000 since formation in 1926.[3] On 4 October 2011, the cup committee presented a cheque worth £6000 to the Beacon Centre for the blind.[4]

JW Hunt Cup winners and finalists

Year Team
2013/14 Tividale
2012/13 Black Country Rangers
2011/12 Black Country Rangers
2010/11 AFC Wulfrunians
2009/10 Bloxwich United
2008/09 Bloxwich United
2007/08 Wednesfield
2006/07 Wyrley Rangers
2005/06 Great Wyrley
2004/05 Great Wyrley
2003/04 Great Wyrley
2002/03 Old Wulfrunians
2001/02 Marston Wolves
2000/01 Ounsdale
1999/00 Continental Star
1998/99 Blackheath Electrodrives
1997/98 Tamworth
1996/97 Richmond Swifts
1995/96 Richmond Swifts
1994/95 Richmond Swifts
1993/94 Walsall Phoenix
1992/93 Handrahan Timbers
1991/92 Old Wulfrunians
1990/91 Bilston Community College
1989/90 Shifnal Town
1988/89 Bloxwich Strollers
1987/88 Weston United
1986/87 Harvey Plant FC
1985/86 Deeleys FC
1984/85 Lower Gornal YL
1983/84 Ettingshall Holy Trinity
1982/83 Ettingshall Holy Trinity
1981/82 New World
1980/81 John Thompsons
1979/80 Kingswinford United
1978/79 Sedgley Rovers
1977/78 Willenhall Town
1976/77 Wolverhampton United
1975/76 Manders FC
1974/75 Whitmore Old Boys
1973/74 Northicote Old Boys
1972/73 Wednesfield Town
1971/72 Wednesfield Town
1970/71 Willenhall Town
1969/70 Wednesfield Social
1968/69 Public Works
1967/68 Albrighton
1966/67 Gibbons Bros.
1965/66 Albrighton
1964/65 Whitmore Old Boys
1963/64 Stewarts & Lloyds
1962/63 Highley Miners
1961/62 Madeley Miners
1960/61 Whitmore Old Boys
1959/60 Wednesbury Tube
1958/59 Donnington Wood
1957/58 Jenks & Catell
1956/57 Claregate Old Boys
1955/56 Sankey (Hadley)
1954/55 Sankey (Hadley)
1953/54 Marandola
1952/53 Goodyear FC
1951/52 Goodyear FC
1950/51 Goodyear
1949/50 Stafford Road Works
1948/49 Lower Gornal
1947/48 Walsall Trinity
1946/47 C. Snapes
1945/46 Oxley
1944/45 Oxley
1943/44 Oxley
1942/43 Coley Hay
1941/42 Butlers Sports
1940/41 Albion Works
1939/40 Yale & Town
1938/39 Essington St. John
1937/38 Goodyear FC
1936/37 Heath Town United
1935/36 Short Heath United
1934/35 Streetly Works
1933/34 Streetly Works
1932/33 Blakenhall Villa
1931/32 Short Heath United
1930/31 Hickmans Institute
1929/30 Short Heath United
1928/29 Tarmac
1927/28 Tarmac
1926/27 Short Heath United

References

  1. ↑ "Black Country Rangers 4v3 Wolverhampton Casuals". http://www.simplesite.com/jwhuntcup. JW Hunt Cup (1926). 16 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013. External link in |website= (help)
  2. ↑ http://wmrl.non-league.org/jw_hunt_cup.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.simplesite.com/jwhuntcup/
  4. ↑ http://www.beacon4blind.co.uk/services-and-resources/news/j-w-hunt-raise-163-6k/ J.W.Hunt raise £6K

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