North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup
SportRugby union
Instituted1903; 121 years ago (1903)
Number of teams13
Country England
HoldersOld Centralians (4th title) (2017–18)
Most titlesMatson (29 titles)
WebsiteNorth Gloucestershire Combination

The North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the North Gloucestershire Combination – one of the five bodies that make up the Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1903–04 season, with the inaugural winners being Berkley and is the most important rugby union competition in north Gloucestershire, ahead of the Junior Cup and Glanville Cup.[1][2]

The Senior Cup is currently open for clubs sides based in Gloucester and north Gloucestershire, playing all the way from tier 5 (National League 3 South West) to tier 11 (Gloucester 3) of the English rugby union league system. The format is a knockout cup with a first round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final to be held at Kingsholm in Gloucester in April–May alongside the Junior and Glanville Cup finals.[3]

North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup winners

North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1903–04 Berkley
1904–05 Bream
1905–06 South End
1906–07 St Marks
1907–08 Whitecroft
1908–09 St Marks
1909–10 St Marks
1910–11 No result recorded
1911–12 No result recorded
1912–13 Gordon League
1913–14 St Marks
1914–19 No competition due to World War I
1919–20 South End
1920–21 Tredworth
1921–22 St Marks
1922–23 St Marks
1923–24 West End
1924–25 West End
1925–26 West End
1926–27 West End
1927–28 Widden Old Boys
1928–29 Gordon League
1929–30 Widden Old Boys
1930–31 Widden Old Boys
1931–32 Gordon League
1932–33 Widden Old Boys
1933–34 Gordon League
1934–35 Gordon League
1935–36 No competition
1936–37 Atlas Works
1937–38 Atlas Works
1938–39 Gordon League
1939–48 No competition due to World War II
1948–49 Coney Hill Kingsholm, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
1949–50 Tredworth
1950–51 Tredworth
1951–52 Spartans
1952–53 Gordon League
1953–54 Coney Hill
1954–55 Gordon League
1955–56 Gordon League / Spartans[a 1] N/A
1956–57 Gordon League
1957–58 Gordon League
1958–59 Widden Old Boys
1959–60 Gordon League
1960–61 Longlevens
1961–62 Tredworth
1962–63 Matson
1963–64 Matson
1964–65 Matson
1965–66 Matson
1966–67 Matson
1967–68 Gordon League
1968–69 Matson
1969–70 Matson
1970–71 Matson
1971–72 Matson
1972–73 Matson
1973–74 Matson
1974–75 Gordon League
1975–76[4] Gordon League Old Centralians
1976–77 Gordon League
1977–78 Matson
1978–79 Matson
1979–80 Matson
1980–81 Matson
1981–82 Matson
1982–83 Matson
1983–84 Coney Hill
1984–85 Coney Hill
1985–86 Coney Hill
1986–87 Matson
1987–88 Matson
1988–89 Matson
1989–90 Matson
1990–91 Gloucester Old Boys / Spartans[a 2] N/A
1991–92 Spartans
1992–93 Matson
1993–94 Matson
1994–95 Gloucester Old Boys
1995–96 Spartans
1996–97 Matson
1997–98 Coney Hill
1998–99 Matson
1999-00 Matson
2000–01 Matson
2001–02 Coney Hill 19-7 Spartans
2002–03[4] Coney Hill 64-7 Old Centralians
2003–04 Coney Hill 31-20 Spartans
2004–05 Coney Hill 27-24 Spartans
2005–06 Coney Hill Chosen Hill
2006–07 Coney Hill Widden Old Boys
2007–08 Coney Hill
2008–09[5][6] Coney Hill 6–3 Gordon League
2009–10[7] Coney Hill Matson
2010–11[4][8] Coney Hill 19–14 Old Centralians
2011–12[9] Old Centralians 34–10 Matson
2012–13[10] Coney Hill 6–5 Old Centralians
2013–14[11][12] Matson 17–10 Coney Hill
2014–15[13] Old Centralians 58–17 Chosen Hill Former Pupils
2015–16[14] Matson 26–7 Hucclecote
2016–17[15] Old Centralians 26–16 Coney Hill
2017–18[16] Old Centralians 26–15 Coney Hill

[1][2]

Number of wins

Notes

  1. ^ The 1955–56 Senior Cup was shared between Gordon League and Spartans.
  2. ^ The 1990–91 Senior Cup was shared between Gloucester Old Boys and Spartans.
  3. ^ Gordon League's total includes 1 shared title.
  4. ^ Spartans total includes 2 shared titles.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "A Brief History..." North Gloucestershire Combination (Pitchero). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b Slatter, Martin (2015). Pride of the West. Matador. pp. 158–161.
  3. ^ "Combination Cup Draw". North Gloucestershire Combination (Pitchero). 6 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Club Honours". Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Penalties secure eighth trophy in a row". Gloucestershire Live. 24 April 2009.
  6. ^ "COMBINATION CUP FINALS & COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE". Gloucester Rugby. 24 April 2009.
  7. ^ "Combination Cup Update – All three teams at Kingsholm...Again!". Coney Hill RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Coney Hill 19 14 Old Centralians". Coney Hill RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2011.
  9. ^ "CUP FINAL v MATSON 2012". Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Old Centralians Combination Cup loss can kick-start promotion play". Gloucestershire Live. 26 April 2013.
  11. ^ "KINGSHOLM HOSTS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL COMBINATION CUP FINALS DAY". Gloucester Rugby. 11 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Matson 17 10 Coney Hill". Coney Hill RFC (Pitchero). 11 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Cents storm to cup glory". Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). 10 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Combination Final Results". North Gloucestershire Combination. 26 April 2016.
  15. ^ "Cents regain cup". Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). 7 May 2017.
  16. ^ "North Gloucester Combination Cup finals day round-up". Gloucestershire Live. 29 April 2018.

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