Westmorland and Furness Cup

The Westmorland and Furness Cup was a rugby union knock-out club competition first organised by the Westmorland and Furness Rugby Football Unions. The original incarnation of the cup was believed to have been formed in the 1890s around the same time as the better known Cumberland Challenge Cup (now Cumbria Cup) but records of its history are scarce. The modern version of the Westmorland and Furness Cup was first introduced during the 1964–65 season and was won by Windermere.

Westmorland and Furness Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Ceased2008; 16 years ago (2008)
CountryEngland
HoldersMillom (1st title) (2007–08)
Most titlesKendal (10 titles)
WebsiteCumbria Rugby Union

Despite the formation of Cumbria and the Cumbria Rugby Union in 1974, the Westmorland and Furness Cup continued to be held on a fairly regular basis throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In the 1990s the larger clubs in the region tended to field their 'A' sides, instead focusing on the more prestigious Cumbria Cup, and by the 21st century interest in the competition had started to wane and it was cancelled after the 2007–08 season.

Westmorland and Furness Cup winners

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Westmorland and Furness Cup Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1964–65 Windermere
1966–72 No competition
1973–74 Kendal
1974–75 No competition
1975–76 Windermere
1976–77[1] Furness 'A' 30–4 Windermere Strawberry Grounds, Barrow-in-Furness
1977–78 Windermere
1978–79 Windermere
1979–80 Windermere
1980–81 Windermere
1981–82 Windermere
1982–83 Hawcoat Park 'A'
1983–84 Upper Eden
1984–85 Kendal 'A'
1985–86 Kirkby Lonsdale
1986–87 Windermere
1987–88 Windermere
1988–89 Upper Eden 13-3 Millom Pennine Park, Kirkby Stephen
1989–90 Kendal 'A'
1990–91 Kendal 'A'
1991–92 Kendal 'A'
1992–93 Kendal 'A'
1993–94 Kendal 'A'
1994–95 Kendal 'A'
1995–96 Kendal 'A'
1996–97 Kirkby Lonsdale 'A'
1997–98 Ambleside
1998–99 Upper Eden Millom Wilson Park, Haverigg
1999-00 Kendal 'A'
2000–01 No competition
2002–03[2] Upper Eden II 37–0 Windermere
2003–04 Kirkby Lonsdale 'A'
2004–07 No competition
2007–08[3] Millom 27–10 Upper Eden Raygarth, Kirkby Lonsdale[4]

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Number of wins

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Notes

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  1. ^ Includes 9 wins by an Kendal 'A' team. Note that the Cumbria Rugby Union have listed Kendal 'A' as having won in 2003 but the Cumberland & Westmorland Herald had a final result of Upper Eden defeating Windermere 37–0.[2]
  2. ^ Includes 1 win by Upper Eden's second team.
  3. ^ Includes 2 wins by an Kirkby Lonsdale 'A' team.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "George remembered as great Furness skipper and servant". North West Evening Mail. 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "High-flying Upper Eden need to develop a third team". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 21 June 2003.
  3. ^ "NOT often have Penrith had successful runs in the Cumbria Cup". Whitehaven News. 7 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Upper Eden and Millom contest final". Cumberland Echo. 29 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Westmorland & Furness Cup Winners (Word Doc)". Cumbria RU. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
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