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.

Wigtownshire Cup
Founded1889
Abolished1968
RegionWigtownshire
Most successful club(s)Newton Stewart (16 wins)

Format

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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)

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

Wins by club

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Team Wins First win Last win
Creetown 2 1934–35 1935–36
Garlieston (1926–39) 1 1929–30
Garliestown (1878–1914) 3 1892–93 1894–95
Newton Stewart (Athletic) 16 1889–90 1967–68
RAF West Freugh 1 1938–39
St Cuthbert's Wanderers 2 1936–37 1945–46
Stranraer 13 1898–99 1960–61
Tarff Rovers 4 1890–91 1962–63
Threave Rovers 2 1959–60 1964–65
Whithorn 3 1907–08 1954–55
Wigtown & Bladnoch 5 1924–25 1948–49
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References

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