Wiltshire Premier Shield

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Wiltshire Premier Shield
The Wilshire Premier Shield.JPG
Founded
1926
Current Holders
Chippenham Town
Country
Flag of England.svg England
County
County Flag of Wiltshire.svg Wiltshire (Wiltshire F.A.)
Most Successful Club
Swindon Town
(28 Wins)

The Wiltshire Premier Shield is a single county cup competition involving English football clubs based in the county of Wiltshire.

Contents

The current competition format operates with a two-leg semi-final and a single match final during the latter stages of the league season.

The most successful team in the competition's history is Swindon Town who have won the shield 27 times. Swindon Town are the only Wiltshire representative in the Football League and have often used the Wiltshire Shield to field their youths, reserves and players who are returning from injury.

The competition consists of the highest placed clubs in Wiltshire from professional to Step 5.

Wiltshire Senior Challenge Cup

SeasonChampionsFinalistsNotes
1886–87 [1] Swindon Town Trowbridge Town
1887–88 [1] Swindon TownSwindon Temperance
1888–89 [1] Swindon TownSwindon Temperance
1889–90 [1] Swindon TownTrowbridge Town
1890–91 [1] Swindon Town Swindon Town Reserves
1891–92 [1] Swindon TownSwindon Town Reserves
1892–93 [1] Swindon Athletic Trowbridge Town
1895–96 [1] Swindon Town Reserves Trowbridge TownJoint Holders
1896–97 [1] Swindon TownTrowbridge Town
1897–98 [2] Trowbridge Town
1901–02 [1] Chippenham Town Swindon Town Reserves
1903–04 [1] Swindon Town Wootton Bassett Town
1908–09 [1] Swindon TownTrowbridge TownCup withheld
1914–19N/AN/ANo competition due to outbreak of World War I.
1919–20 [1] Swindon Town Salisbury City
1921–22 [2] Trowbridge Town
1925–26 [2] Trowbridge Town

Wiltshire Premier Shield winners

SeasonChampions
1926–27 Swindon Town [1]
1927–28Swindon Town [1]
1928–29Swindon Town [1]
1929–30Swindon Town [1]
1930–31Swindon Town [1]
1931–32Swindon Town [1]
1932–33Swindon Town [1]
1933–34Trowbridge Town [2]
1934–35No competition
1935–36No competition
1936–37 Salisbury City
1937–38Trowbridge Town [2]
1938–45No competition due to outbreak of World War II.
1945–46 Trowbridge Town
1946–47No competition
1947–48Swindon Town [1]
1948–49Swindon Town [1]
1949–50Trowbridge Town
1950–51Swindon Town [1]
1951–52Swindon Town [1]
1952–53Swindon Town [1]
1953–54Swindon Town [1]
1954–55Swindon Town [1]
1955–56Swindon Town [1]
1956–57Salisbury City
1957–58Swindon Town [1]
1958–59Swindon Town [1]
1959–60Salisbury City
1960–61Salisbury City
1961–62Salisbury City
1962–63No competition
1963–64No competition
1964–65No competition
1965–66 Chippenham Town [3]
1966–67Salisbury City
1967–68Salisbury City
1968–69Trowbridge Town
1969–70Trowbridge Town
1970–71Salisbury City
1971–72Swindon Town [1]
1972–73Trowbridge Town
1973–74Swindon Town [1]
1974–75Swindon Town [1]
1975–76Swindon Town [1]
1976–77Swindon Town [1]
1977–78Salisbury City
1978–79Salisbury City
1979–80Swindon Town [1]
1980–81 Melksham Town [4]
1981–82Melksham Town [4]
1982–83 Devizes Town [5]
1983–84Shield withheld
1984–85Melksham Town [4]
1985–86Melksham Town [4]
1986–87Chippenham Town [3]
1987–88Swindon Town [1]
1988–89Chippenham Town [3]
1989–90Swindon Town [1]
1990–91Swindon Town [1]
1991–92Swindon Town [1]
1992–93Trowbridge Town
1993–94Trowbridge Town
1994–95Trowbridge Town
1995–96Salisbury City
1996–97 Swindon Supermarine
1997–98Melksham Town [4]
1998–99Salisbury City
1999–2000Melksham Town [4]
2000–01Salisbury City
2001–02Chippenham Town [3]
2002–03Salisbury City
2003–04Chippenham Town [6]
2004–05Chippenham Town [7]
2005–06Chippenham Town [3]
2006–07Swindon Supermarine [8]
2007–08Salisbury City [9]
2008–09Salisbury City [10]
2009–10Swindon Town [11]
2010-11Chippenham Town [12]
2011-12Swindon Supermarine [13]
2012–13
2021–22Swindon Supermarine
2022-23 Westbury United [14]
2023-24Chippenham Town [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 "WILTSHIRE CUP & PREMIER SHIELD". swindon-town-fc.co.uk.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Trowbridge Town Honours – Honours 2". Trowbridge Town F.C.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chippenham Town: HISTORY – HISTORY 2". Chippenham Town F.C.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Devizes Town Honours". Toolstation Western League.
  5. ↑ "Devizes Town Honours". Devizes Town F.C.
  6. ↑ "Chalky reunited". Gazette & Herald.
  7. ↑ "Town's kids in three fall". Gazette & Herald.
  8. ↑ "Mark on hunt after Shield win". Swindon Supermarine F.C.
  9. ↑ "WILLIAMS ON FINAL DEFEAT". Swindon Town F.C.
  10. ↑ "Cup victory ends Whites' season". Salisbury Journal.
  11. ↑ "Town seal Shield success". Swindon Advertiser.
  12. ↑ "Report: Chippenham Town 1 Town 0". Swindon Town F.C.
  13. ↑ "Report: Swindon Supermarine 5 Salisbury City 1". Swindon Supermarine F.C.
  14. ↑ "2022-23 Wiltshire Premier Shield Results". Wiltshire FA.
  15. ↑ "2023-24 Wiltshire Premier Shield Results". Wiltshire FA.
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