Manchester_Premier_Cup

Manchester Premier Cup
Founded	1934
Region	Greater Manchester
Number of teams	15 (2017–18)
Current champions	Ashton United F.C.
Most successful club(s)	Ashton United; (16 titles)
Website	MP Cup

Manchester Premier Cup

Football tournament in Manchester, England

The Manchester Premier Cup (also known as the Frank Hannah Manchester Premier Cup) is an annual English football knockout tournament involving teams from Greater Manchester, England. It is a County Cup competition of the Manchester Football Association and involves Non-league football clubs, although at least one Football League club has entered the competition.

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Ashton United F.C. are the current holders.

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[Hurst-2] Prior to 1947, Ashton United F.C. was known as Hurst F.C.

[Ferranti-7] Ferranti F.C. was the original name of Moston.

[MvSC2013-42] Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes and went straight to penalties. Mossley won 4–2 on penalties.

[TvH2014-46] Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes and went straight to penalties. Trafford won 4–2 on penalties.

[MvCA2015-50] Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and went straight to penalties. Mossley won 3–1 on penalties.

[FCUMvT2018-58] Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes and went straight to penalties. FC United won 3–2 on penalties.

[61] Between to 2010 and 2015, Hyde United F.C. was known as Hyde F.C.

[62] From 1963–1989, Salford City F.C. was known as Salford Amateurs. Prior to 1963, they were known as Salford Central.

[63] Prior to 1985, Abbey Hey F.C. was known as Abbey Hey W.M.C. F.C.

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(R)	Replay
†	Match was won during extra time
‡	Match was won on a penalty shoot-out

Year	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Attendance	References
1934 – 1955 the Cup was known as the Manchester Shield
1934–35	Manchester North End		Hurst
1935–36	Hurst		Ashton National
1936–37	Ashton National	3–1	Mossley	Hurst Cross, Ashton-under-Lyne		^[3]
1937–38	Mossley	2–1	Manchester North End	Hurst Cross, Ashton-under-Lyne		^[4]
1938–39	Hurst	2–3	Mossley	National Park, Ashton-under-Lyne		^[5]
1939–40	Ashton National		Hurst
1940–41	Urmston		Ferguson Pailin
1941–42	Avro		Goslings
1942–43	Army		Avro
1943–44	Goslings		Ferranti^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1944–45	Ashton National		Goslings
1945–46	Urmston		Goslings
1946–47	Droylsden	3–0	Mossley	Maine Road, Moss Side		^[6]
1947–48	Goslings		Droylsden
1948–49	Mossley	2–1	Goslings	Hurst Cross, Ashton-under-Lyne		^[7]
1949–50	Ashton United		Goslings
1950–51	Lancashire Steel	2–1	Mossley			^[8]
1951–52	Droylsden		Lancashire Steel
1952–53	Ashton United		Northern Nomads
1953–54	Ashton United		Hyde United
1954–55	Ashton United		Stalybridge Celtic
1955 – 1979 the Cup was known as the Manchester Intermediate Cup
1955–56	Hyde United Oldham Athletic
1956–57	Hyde United		Stalybridge Celtic
1957–58	Stalybridge Celtic		Hyde United
1958–59	Ashton United	6–2	Mossley	Hurst Cross, Ashton-under-Lyne		^[9]
1959–60	Droylsden		Hyde United
1960–61	Mossley	4–0	Ashton United	Seel Park, Mossley		^[10]
1961–62	Bury		Northern Nomads
1962–63	Ashton United		Droylsden
1963–64	Bury	4–0	Mossley	Seel Park, Mossley		^[11]
1964–65	Droylsden		Ashton United
1965–66	Ashton United		Droylsden
1966–67	Prestwich Heys	4–2	Mossley	Grimshaw Park, Prestwich		^[12]
	Mossley	6–1	Prestwich Heys	Seel Park, Mossley		^[12]
	Mossley won 8–5 on aggregate
1967–68	Mossley	4–2	Stalybridge Celtic	Seel Park, Mossley		^[13]
	Mossley	2–2	Stalybridge Celtic	Bower Fold, Stalybridge		^[13]
	Mossley won 6–4 on aggregate
1968–69	Stalybridge Celtic		Droylsden
1969–70	Droylsden		Stalybridge Celtic
1970–71	Dukinfield Town		Curzon Ashton
1971–72	Curzon Ashton		Irlam Town
1972–73	Curzon Ashton		New Mills
1973–74	Curzon Ashton		New Mills
1974–75	Little Lever		Chadderton
1975–76	Maine Road		Abbey Hey W.M.C.
1976–77	Maine Road		Little Lever
1977–78	Salford Amateurs		Massey Ferguson
1978–79	Salford Amateurs		Irlam Town
1979 – present the Cup is known as the Manchester Premier Cup
1979–80	Ashton United		Curzon Ashton
1980–81	Droylsden		Ashton Town
1981–82	Curzon Ashton		Irlam Town
1982–83	Ashton United		Chadderton
1983–84	Curzon Ashton		Droylsden
1984–85	Irlam Town		Curzon Ashton
1985–86	Curzon Ashton		Irlam Town
1986–87	Curzon Ashton	1–0	Flixton	Gigg Lane, Bury		^[14]
1987–88	Maine Road	1–0	Irlam Town	Maine Road, Moss Side		^[15]
1988–89	Mossley	3–1	Flixton	Brantingham Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy		^[14]^[16]
1989–90	Curzon Ashton		Salford City
1990–91	Mossley	3–2	Droylsden	Maine Road, Moss Side		^[14]^[17]
1991–92	Ashton United	2–1	Flixton			^[14]
1992–93	Droylsden	2–0	Curzon Ashton			^[14]
1993–94	Hyde United	4–1	Droylsden			^[14]
1994–95	Hyde United	2–1	Trafford			^[14]
1995–96	Hyde United	†2–2 ^‡	Curzon Ashton			^[14]
1996–97	Glossop North End	†1–1 ^‡	Trafford	Old Trafford, Stretford		^[14]^[18]
1997–98	Glossop North End	1–0	Radcliffe Borough	Maine Road, Moss Side		^[14]^[18]
1998–99	Hyde United	1–0	Maine Road	Boundary Park, Oldham		^[14]^[19]
1999–00	Droylsden	2–1	Mossley	Boundary Park, Oldham		^[14]^[20]
2000–01	Ashton United	4–0	Droylsden
2001–02	Ashton United	3–1	Salford City			^[14]
2002–03	Ashton United	2–0	Droylsden	Boundary Park, Oldham		^[14]^[21]
2003–04	Droylsden	†2–1 ^†	Ashton United	Boundary Park, Oldham		^[14]^[22]
2004–05	Hyde United	5–4	Maine Road	Boundary Park, Oldham	464	^[14]^[23]^[24]
2005–06	Hyde United	2–1	Droylsden	Manchester Regional Arena, Sportcity	578	^[25]^[26]
2006–07	Droylsden	3–0	Flixton		317	^[25]^[27]
2007–08	Radcliffe Borough	2–1	Hyde United	Boundary Park, Oldham	276	^[28]^[29]
2008–09	Droylsden	2–1	Mossley	Boundary Park, Oldham		^[30]^[31]^[32]
2009–10	Droylsden	2–0	Trafford	Ewen Fields, Hyde	256	^[33]^[34]^[35]
2010–11	Droylsden	†4–3 ^†	Ashton United	Ewen Fields, Hyde		^[36]^[37]
2011–12	Mossley	w/o	Droylsden	Ewen Fields, Hyde	—	^[38]^[39]
2012–13	Mossley	†2–2 ^‡ ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Salford City	Edgeley Park, Stockport	617	^[40]^[41]^[42]
2013–14	Trafford	†2–2 ^‡ ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Hyde	Gigg Lane, Bury	580	^[43]^[44]^[45]
2014–15	Mossley	†1–1 ^‡ ^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Curzon Ashton	Boundary Park, Oldham	548	^[46]^[47]
2015–16	Mossley	3–1	Stalybridge Celtic	Ewen Fields, Hyde	542	^[48]^[49]^[50]
2016–17	F.C. United of Manchester	1–0	Stalybridge Celtic	Boundary Park, Oldham	1,592	^[51]^[52]
2017–18	F.C. United of Manchester	†2–2 ^‡ ^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Trafford	Ewen Fields, Hyde	1,003	^[53]^[54]
2018–19	Curzon Ashton	3–1	Mossley	Ewen Fields, Hyde	668
2019–20	Competition did not complete due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Competition did not complete due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	Ashton United	1-0	Hyde United	Broadhurst Park, Moston
2023-24	Ashton United	0-0 (5-4 on penalties)	Avro FC	Boundary Park, Oldham

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Club	Wins	First final won	Last final won	Runners-up	Last final lost	Total final appearances
Ashton United^{[lower-alpha 1]}	17	1936	2024	6	2011	23
Droylsden	13	1947	2011	11	2012	24
Mossley	11	1938	2016	8	2009	19
Curzon Ashton	9	1972	2019	6	2015	15
Hyde United^{[lower-alpha 7]}	8	1956	2006	6	2022	14
Maine Road	3	1976	1988	2	2005	5
Ashton National	3	1937	1945	1	1936	4
Goslings	2	1944	1948	5	1950	7
Stalybridge Celtic	2	1958	1969	6	2017	8
Salford City^{[lower-alpha 8]}	2	1978	1979	3	2013	5
Urmston	2	1941	1946	0	–	2
Bury	2	1962	1964	0	–	2
Glossop North End	2	1997	1998	0	–	2
F.C. United of Manchester	2	2017	2018	0	–	2
Irlam Town	1	1985	1985	5	1988	6
Trafford	1	2014	2014	4	2018	5
Manchester North End	1	1935	1935	1	1938	2
Avro	1	1942	1942	2	2024	3
Lancashire Steel	1	1951	1951	1	1952	2
Little Lever	1	1975	1975	1	1977	2
Radcliffe Borough	1	2008	2008	1	1998	2
Army	1	1943	1943	0	–	1
Oldham Athletic	1	1956	1956	0	–	1
Dukinfield Town	1	1971	1971	0	–	1
Flixton	0	–	–	4	2007	4
Northern Nomads	0	–	–	2	1962	2
New Mills	0	–	–	2	1974	2
Chadderton	0	–	–	2	1983	2
Ferguson Pailin	0	–	–	1	1941	1
Ferranti^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	–	–	1	1944	1
Prestwich Heys	0	–	–	1	1967	1
Abbey Hey^{[lower-alpha 9]}	0	–	–	1	1976	1
Massey Ferguson	0	–	–	1	1978	1
Ashton Town	0	–	–	1	1981	1