JW Hunt Cup

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JW Hunt Cup
Founded1926
Region Staffordshire, Shropshire, Leicestershire, Worcestershire, West Midlands, England
Number of teams32 (2023–24)
Current champions Lichfield City FC

The JW Hunt Cup is an annual charity football competition for teams based in the West Midlands area of England.

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The current defending champions are Lichfield City FC, who defeated Wolverhampton Sporting 3-1 in the 2023–24 final at the Molineux Stadium. [1]

History

The JW Hunt Cup was formed in 1926 to raise funds for the benefit of the local blind. It is named in memory of John William Hunt, a local businessman, keen supporter of charities and founder of the Chillington Tool Company.

The inaugural winners at the end of the 1926–27 season were Short Heath United, beating Cannon Iron on 14 April 1927 at Molineux. [2] Short Heath United are the joint most successful club in the competition alongside Goodyear F.C, with both clubs having won on four occasions. Other successful clubs in the competition include Richmond Swifts and Great Wyrley.

The 2021–22 tournament set a then-record for the longest penalty shootout in British football history, as AFC Wulfrunians defeated Lane Head after 44 penalty kicks. [3] The record was broken a few months later by Washington and Bedlington Terriers with 54 penalty kicks. [4]

Charity

The cup aims to raise money for local blind charities, raising over £360,000 since its formation in 1926. [5] In 2018, the cup committee presented a cheque worth £10,000 to the Beacon Centre for the blind. [6]

JW Hunt Cup winners

YearTeam
2023/24 Lichfield City
2022/23 Lichfield City
2021/22 Lye Town
2020/21Not held
2019/20Not held
2018/19 Sporting Khalsa
2016/17 Alvechurch
2015/16 Sporting Khalsa
2014/15 Tividale
2013/14 Tividale
2012/13 Black Country Rangers
2011/12 Black Country Rangers
2010/11 AFC Wulfrunians
2009/10 Bloxwich United
2008/09 Bloxwich United
2007/08 Wednesfield F.C.
2006/07 Wyrley Rangers
2005/06 Great Wyrley
2004/05 Great Wyrley
2003/04 Great Wyrley
2002/03Old Wulfrunians
2001/02Marston Wolves
2000/01Ounsdale
1999/00 Continental Star
1998/99Blackheath Electrodrives
1997/98 Tamworth
1996/97Richmond Swifts
1995/96Richmond Swifts
1994/95Richmond Swifts
1993/94Walsall Phoenix
1992/93Handrahan Timbers
1991/92Old Wulfrunians
1990/91Bilston Community College
1989/90 Shifnal Town
1988/89Bloxwich Strollers
1987/88Weston United
1986/87Harvey Plant FC
1985/86Deeleys FC
1984/85Lower Gornal YL
1983/84Ettingshall Holy Trinity
1982/83Ettingshall Holy Trinity
1981/82New World
1980/81John Thompsons
1979/80Kingswinford United
1978/79Sedgley Rovers
1977/78 Willenhall Town
1976/77 Wolverhampton United
1975/76Manders FC
1974/75Whitmore Old Boys
1973/74Northicote Old Boys
1972/73Wednesfield Town
1971/72Wednesfield Town
1970/71 Willenhall Town
1969/70 Wednesfield Social
1968/69Public Works
1967/68Albrighton
1966/67Gibbons Bros.
1965/66Albrighton
1964/65Whitmore Old Boys
1963/64 Stewarts & Lloyds
1962/63Highley Miners
1961/62Madeley Miners
1960/61Whitmore Old Boys
1959/60Wednesbury Tube
1958/59Donnington Wood
1957/58Jenks & Catell
1956/57Claregate Old Boys
1955/56Sankey (Hadley)
1954/55Sankey (Hadley)
1953/54Marandola
1952/53Goodyear FC
1951/52Goodyear FC
1950/51Goodyear
1949/50Stafford Road Works
1948/49Lower Gornal
1947/48Walsall Trinity
1946/47C. Snapes
1945/46Oxley
1944/45Oxley
1943/44Oxley
1942/43Coley Hay
1941/42Butlers Sports
1940/41Albion Works
1939/40Yale & Town
1938/39Essington St. John
1937/38Goodyear FC
1936/37Heath Town United
1935/36Short Heath United
1934/35Streetly Works
1933/34Streetly Works
1932/33Blakenhall Villa
1931/32Short Heath United
1930/31Hickmans Institute
1929/30Short Heath United
1928/29Tarmac
1927/28Tarmac
1926/27Short Heath United

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