Cromwell Cup

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Cromwell Cup
Year
1868
Location
Sheffield
Number of Teams
4
Winner
The Wednesday
1868 Cromwell Cup Final, Wednesday v Garrick, Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 17 February 1868 1868-69 Cromwell Cup Final, Wednesday v Garrick, Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 17 February 1868.png
1868 Cromwell Cup Final, Wednesday v Garrick, Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 17 February 1868

The Cromwell Cup was the second ever Sheffield rules football competition (after the Youdan Cup) and was held in Sheffield, England. It was held in February 1868 and named after Oliver Cromwell, manager of the local Alexandra Theatre (not the Lord Protector or Sir Oliver Cromwell), who donated the cup. [1] He also played for the Garrick club. The tournament was only open to teams under two years old. [2] The final was held at Bramall Lane, Sheffield. The trophy is still held in the Sheffield Wednesday trophy cabinet. [1]

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Sheffield Rules at the time involved rouges as well as goals. Garrick were expected to sweep aside the newly created Wednesday team. Despite this the final remained 0(0)-0(0) at the end of the regulation 90 minutes. Both captains then agreed to carry on playing for a result with the scorer of the first goal taking the trophy. After another 10 minutes of play, Wednesday finally broke the deadlock with a goal, thus claiming their first trophy.

Participating teams

Participating clubs [3]
TeamFoundationNo. of membersHome groundColours
Exchange [4] 1863120Hallam's FarmScarlet & white
Garrick1866 (October)400East BankRed, white, & blue
Wednesday1867170HighfieldBlue & white hoops [5]
Wellington1866150Houndsfields ParkPuce & white


Results

DateTeam 1Goals (Rouges)Team 2Ground
First Round
1 February 1868 The Wednesday 4 (3) – 0 (0)ExchangeMackenzie Ground
8 February 1868 Garrick 0 (1) – 0 (0)WellingtonMackenzie Ground
Final
15 February 1868 The Wednesday 1 (0) – 0 (0) a.s.d.e.t. Garrick Bramall Lane

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sheffield Wednesday Celebrate 150th Anniversary Of Cromwell Cup Win". Shef News. 15 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. Although the Exchange club claimed a foundation date of 1863, this probably refers to the cricket club from which the football club sprung, as there is no record of any football matches for Exchange before the Cromwell Cup, and the Sheffield Daily Telegraph suggests it was in its first season.
  3. Unless otherwise stated, all details taken from the John Lillywhite annual of 1868
  4. Alcock, Charles (1871). Football Annual.
  5. Alcock, Charles (1872). Football Annual.