The tournament first began during the 2008-09 season, but a previous competition of the same name ran until 1981-82 with Tranmere Rovers having been the last winners. That competition was often played in pre-season using either a knockout or round robin format between the county's Football League clubs. That competition was also previously known as the Cheshire Bowl.
Every competition final following the competition's revival went to extra-time, most recently with Stockport County taking the cup after a 4-3 penalty shoot-out victory over two-time champions Crewe Alexandra at Edgeley Park in 2011. At the time of the competition's revival in 2008 there were five Football League clubs that fell under the Cheshire FA but by 2015 there would just be Crewe left, as Chester City, Stockport, Macclesfield Town and Tranmere all suffered relegation to non-league football.
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Stockport Sports F.C. was a football club based in Woodley, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. They were established in 1970 as Woodley Athletic, and played at the Neil Rourke Memorial Stadium. The club's name was changed to Woodley Sports during its time in the Manchester League.
Neil John Ashton is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Cefn Druids. He typically plays as left-back, but occasionally acts as a midfielder.
Raymond Mathias is an English football coach and former player. He has spent most of his career in the lower leagues of English football. Mathias played for Tranmere Rovers between 1964 and 1985, and remains their record appearance holder having played 637 games for the club. After his retirement he spent three years as manager of Wigan Athletic, briefly returning to the role for the 1998–99 season; between these two spells he returned to Tranmere as a coach, and later managed the side before moving on to Chester City in a caretaker role. He was appointed interim manager of Stockport County on 9 March 2011 until the end of the season, when County were relegated from the Football League for the first time in 106 years. Owing in part to an impressive home record, Mathias was appointed full-time County manager in May 2011, but departed just two weeks later following the takeover of the club by Tony Evans.
The Cheshire County League was a football league founded in the north west of England in 1919, drawing its teams largely from Cheshire, surrounding English counties and North Wales.
The 2007–08 season of Crewe Alexandra Football Club's 84th competitive season. They competed in Football League One.
Edward Michael Bishop is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in the Football League in England for Tranmere Rovers, Chester City and Crewe Alexandra and also played and managed in non-league football. He is the elder brother of comedian John Bishop.
The 2000–01 FA Cup was the 120th season of the world's oldest knockout football competition, the FA Cup. The competition was won by Liverpool, who came from 1–0 behind against Arsenal to eventually win 2–1 in the final. The final was played outside England for the first time, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, because Wembley Stadium was being knocked down to be replaced with a new stadium.
The 1999–2000 FA Cup was the 119th staging of the FA Cup. Both the semifinals and final of the competition were played at Wembley Stadium for the last time before reconstruction work began. The competition culminated with the final between Chelsea and Aston Villa. The game was won by a goal from Chelsea's Roberto Di Matteo, giving them a 1–0 victory.
This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2008–09 season in League One, their 85th competitive season in the English Football League.
This article details Millwall's 2008–09 season in League One, Millwall's 83rd season in the Football League and 40th in the third tier.
The 2010–11 season achieved the highest ever league placing for Accrington Stanley to date when they reached 5th in League Two, beating their previous best of 15th in 2009–10. This took them through to the League Two Play Offs for the first time, where they lost to Stevenage 3–0 on aggregate in the semi final.
The 2010–11 season was Stockport County's 100th season in the Football League, and 96th consecutively. However, they eventually finished 24th in Football League Two and were relegated to the Football Conference.
Connor Joseph Jennings is an English professional footballer who mostly plays as a forward for Stockport County.
The Cheshire Women's & Youth Football League is an amateur competitive women's association football competition based in Cheshire, England run by the Cheshire FA. Founded in the 2011–12 season, the league is a recipient of the FA Charter Standard Award.
The 2018–19 season was Tranmere Rovers' 135th season of existence and their first back in EFL League Two following promotion from the 2017–18 National League. Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The 2019–20 EFL Trophy, known as the Leasing.com Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 36th season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two of the English football system, and also including 16 Premier League and Championship "Academy teams" with Category One status. Due to their financial crisis, Bury were expelled from the EFL and automatically eliminated from the competition as well.
The 2020–21 FA Cup was the 140th edition of the oldest football tournament in the world, the Football Association Challenge Cup. It was sponsored by Emirates and known as the Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship purposes. The winners qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage.
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