Cheshire RFU Plate

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Cheshire Plate
SportRugby Union
Instituted1981;43 years ago (1981)
Number of teams7
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Holders Ellesmere Port (1st title) (2016–17)
Most titles Oldershaw (4 titles)
Website Cheshire RFU

The Cheshire Plate is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Cheshire Rugby Football Union. It was introduced in 1981 for teams that were eliminated from the preliminary and 1st rounds of the Cheshire Cup, with Old Instonians being the first ever winners. [1] Initially the secondary competition in the region, in recent years the Plate has become stand-alone competition open to club sides based in either Cheshire, Merseyside or the Isle of Man that are ranked at tier 8 (South Lancs/Cheshire 2) and 9 (South Lancs/Cheshire 3) of the English league system – although some teams that compete are invited come from outside the official league structure. It is currently the fourth most important club competition organised by the Cheshire RFU behind the Cheshire Bowl (3rd), Cheshire Vase (2nd) and Cheshire Cup (1st).

Contents

The present format is as a knock-out cup with a quarter-final, semi-final and final which is held at a neutral venue during the latter stages of the season (March–May). At present Cheshire Plate finals are held on the same date and same venue as the more prestigious Cheshire Cup final.

Cheshire Plate winners

Cheshire Plate Finals
SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upVenue
1980–81 [2] Old Instonians Port Sunlight Upper Park, Birkenhead [1]
1981–82 [3] Macclesfield 22–14 Winnington Park Memorial Ground, Wilmslow [4]
1982–83 [5] New Brighton 23–9 Mid Cheshire College Birkenhead Park, Birkenhead [6]
1983–84 [7] Chester 17–7 Crewe & Nantwich Memorial Ground, Wilmslow [8]
1984–85 [9] Sandbach 11–9 Macclesfield Memorial Ground, Wilmslow [10]
1985–86 [11] Port Sunlight Oldershaw Reeds Lane, New Brighton
1986–87 [12] Davenport Port Sunlight Hare Lane, Chester
1987–88 [13] [14] Mid Cheshire College 23–7 Oldershaw Hare Lane, Chester
1988–89 [15] [16] Ashton-on-Mersey 13–0 Helsby Hare Lane, Chester
1989–90 [17] [18] Port Sunlight 11–9 Old Anselmians Hare Lane Chester
1990–91 [19] Oldershaw Crewe & Nantwich Hare Lane, Chester
1991–92 [20] New Brighton Wilmslow Memorial Ground, Wilmslow
1992–93 [21] Oldershaw Congleton Hare Lane, Chester
1993–94 [22] Macclesfield Wallasey Crouchley Lane, Lymm
1994–95 [23] Wilmslow Birkenhead Park Crouchley Lane, Lymm
1995–96 [24] Crewe & Nantwich 20–15 Wirral Crouchley Lane, Lymm
1996–97 [25] Old Anselmians 20–13 Caldy Crouchley Lane, Lymm
1997–98 [26] Altrincham Kersal Prenton Burrows Hill, Winnington
1998–99 [27] Stockport Prenton Hare Lane, Chester
1999-00 [28] Runcorn 14–11 Crewe & Nantwich Hare Lane, Chester
2000–01 [29] Runcorn Caldy Crouchley Lane, Lymm
2001–02 [30] Runcorn 22–20 Ellesmere Port Crouchley Lane, Lymm
2002–03 [31] Wirral 8–6 Old Anselmians
2003–04 [32] Crewe & Nantwich 27–13 Ellesmere Port The Memorial Ground, Stockport
2004–05 [33] Northwich 26–3 Oxton Parkonians Memorial Ground, Clatterbridge [34]
2005–06 [35] Sale FC 45–10 Marple
2006–07 [36] Wallasey 29–19 Crewe & Nantwich Upper Park, Birkenhead
2007–08 [37] Wallasey 17–12 Crewe & Nantwich Burrows Hill, Winnington
2008–09 [38] Ashton-on-Mersey 22–21 Oldershaw Burrows Hill, Winnington
2009–10 [39] Holmes Chapel 10–3 Prenton Hartsfield, Moreton
2010–11 [40] Crewe & Nantwich 39–7 Prenton Crouchley Lane, Lymm
2011–12 [41] Southern Nomads 18–13 Prenton Hartsfield, Moreton
2012–13 [42] Wallasey 22–14 Southern Nomads Bradwell Road, Sandbach
2013–14 [43] Southern Nomads 24–17 Oxton Parkonians Burrows Hill, Winnington
2014–15 [44] Oldershaw 32–15 Oxton Parkonians Burrows Hill, Winnington
2015–16 [45] Oldershaw 20–17 Ellesmere Park Memorial Ground, Clatterbridge
2016–17 [46] Port Sunlight 26–8 Oldershaw Memorial Ground, Clatterbridge [47]
2017–18 [48] Ellesmere Port 43–0 Southern Nomads Paton Field, Thurstaston
2018–19 Oldershaw 11–5 Ellesmere Port Hartsfield, Moreton

Number of wins

Notes

  1. ↑ Northwich also won the competition back when they were known as Mid Cheshire College.

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