| Founded | 1877 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 1887 |
| Region | South Yorkshire |
| Teams | various |
| Related competitions | Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup |
| Most championships | Eckington Works, Intake, Staveley (2 titles) |
The Hallamshire Cup was an association football competition, for clubs in and around Sheffield, in the 1870s and 1880s.
The Sheffield New Football Association was established on 2 April 1877, made up of 14 clubs which had been prevented from joining the Sheffield Football Association on the ground that they were under 2 years old. [1] The New Association promptly arranged for a cup competition for its members, to start in the 1877–78 season. [2] The New Association Challenge Cup trophy was not ready until the second season of the competition; the design was shaped like a handled goblet, a footballer depicted on top of the lid with one foot resting on a football, and two players seated on the base of the pedestal. [3]
The first winner of the competition was Pye Bank, who needed five games to beat fellow Sheffield side Rising Star [4] in the semi-final. [5] The Pyebankers hammered Owlerton Broughton 5–0 in the final the Sheaf Ground, at the time the home of Broomhall. [6]
By 1881 the New Association covered a radius of 20 miles around Sheffield. [7] In 1882, therefore, the association changed its name from the Sheffield New Association to the Hallamshire Association, and the New Association Cup was duly re-named the Hallamshire Cup.
The first winner of the newly-named competition was Spital; the final had to be played at the Black Bank ground in Heeley, home of the Wild Myrtle club, as Bramall Lane was hors de combat because of damage from a Notts County versus Sheffield Wednesday match. [8]
The competition's final edition took place in the 1886–87 season, as the Hallamshire Association merged into the Sheffield at the close of the season. [9] The trophy was used as the runner-up prize for the Sheffield Senior Cup, [10] [11] and later as the champion trophy for the Sheffield Association League. [12]
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877–78 | Pye Bank | 5–0 | Owlerton Broughton | Sheaf Ground |
| 1878–79 | Rising Star | 4–1 | Pitsmoor Christ Church | Sheaf Ground [13] |
| 1879–80 | Burton Star | 2–0 | Rising Star | Bramall Lane [14] |
| 1880–81 | Intake | 1–0 | Burton Star | Bramall Lane [15] |
| 1881–82 | Intake | 1–0 | Dronfield Exchange | Bramall Lane [16] |
| 1882–83 | Spital | 3–0 | Owlerton Broughton | Black Bank |
| 1883–84 | Eckington Works | 4–3 | Clinton | Bramall Lane [17] |
| 1884–85 | Staveley | 2–0 | Eckington Works | Recreation Ground (Chesterfield) [18] |
| 1885–86 | Staveley | 3–2 | Eckington Works | Bramall Lane [19] |
| 1886–87 | Eckington Works | 3–0 | Clinton | Bramall Lane [20] |