Football tournament
TheWigtownshire Cup was anassociation football cup competition, originally for clubs in the historic county ofWigtownshire ,Scotland , although from the 1900s clubs fromKirkcudbrightshire were allowed to enter.[ 1]
The competition was aknock-out tournament contested by senior clubs in Wigtownshire. The final in 1945–46 uniquely was held over two legs;Newton Stewart beatSt Cuthbert's Wanderers 4–2 at home,[ 2] [ 3] Wigtown gave the Saints their last triumph in the trophy.[ 4]
[ edit ] Year Winner Score Runner-up 1889–90 Newton Stewart Athletic 5–1 Wigtown 1890–91 Tarff Rovers Garliestown 1891–92 Newton Stewart Athletic 4–0 Stranraer 1892–93 Garliestown ? 1893–94 Garliestown 1–0 Newton Stewart Athletic 1894–95 Garliestown 8–5 Kirkcowan 1895–96 Newton Stewart Athletic 4–0 Tarff Rovers 1896–97 Newton Stewart Athletic 5–2 Glenarnott Athletic [ 5] 1897–98 Newton Stewart Athletic 2–1 Stranraer 1898–99 Stranraer ? Tarff Rovers[ 6] 1899–1900 Newton Stewart Athletic 6–2 Stranraer 1900–01 Stranraer 3–2 Tarff Rovers 1901–02 Tarff Rovers 3–1 Stranraer 1902–03 Newton Stewart 5–0 Wigtown 1903–04 Newton Stewart 8–1 Wigtown 1904–05 Stranraer 2–2, 3–2 Tarff Rovers 1905–06 Stranraer 5–3 (aet) Whithorn [ 7] 1906–07 Newton Stewart 1–1, 1–1, ?–? Whithorn 1907–08 Whithorn 2–1 Garlieston[ 8] 1908–09 Newton Stewart 2–1 Tarff Rovers 1909–10 Stranraer 1–0 St Cuthbert's Wanderers [ 9] 1910–11 Stranraer 4–1 Whithorn 1911–12 Newton Stewart 3–1 Whithorn 1912–13 Whithorn 1–1, 2–1 Tarff Rovers[ 10] [ 11] 1913–14 Newton Stewart 0–0, 1–0 Garlieston 1919–20 Stranraer 2–0 Whithorn 1920–21 Stranraer 4–0 Newton Stewart[ 12] 1921–22 Newton Stewart 3–2 Stranraer 1922–23 Tarff Rovers 0–0, ?–? Wigtown & Bladnoch 1923–24 Stranraer 3–1 Creetown 1924–25 Wigtown & Bladnoch ?–? Newton Stewart 1925–26 Newton Stewart 3–2 Stranraer 1926–27 Stranraer 2–2, 2–2, 4–1 Creetown 1927–28 Stranraer 5–2 Creetown 1929–30 Garlieston ?–? Newton Stewart 1930–31 Wigtown & Bladnoch 4–0 Creetown[ 13] 1932–33 Wigtown & Bladnoch ?–? ? 1933–34 Wigtown & Bladnoch 4–0 Newton Stewart 1934–35 Creetown ?–? ? 1935–36 Creetown ?–? ? 1936–37 St Cuthbert's Wanderers ?–? ? 1937–38 St Cuthbert's Wanderers ?–? ? 1938–39 RAF West Freugh 7–2 St Cuthbert's Wanderers[ 14] 1945–46 St Cuthbert's Wanderers 5–5 (agg), 3–1 Newton Stewart 1947–48 Stranraer ?–? ? 1948–49 Wigtown & Bladnoch ?–? ? 1950–51 Newton Stewart 3–2 Tarff Rovers[ 15] 1954–55 Whithorn ?–? ? 1959–60 Threave Rovers ?–? ? 1960–61 Stranraer ?–? ? 1962–63 Tarff Rovers ?–? ? 1964–65 Threave Rovers ?–? ? 1967–68 Newton Stewart 3–0 Stranraer[ 16]
^ "Other results".Mid-lothian Journal : 3. 15 January 1904. ^ "Pluck landed Cup".Sunday Post : 15. 28 April 1946. ^ "Last-minute saver".Sunday Post : 11. 5 May 1946. ^ "Three-goal winger".Sunday Post : 15. 12 May 1946. ^ "Scottish Referee : 2. 5 April 1897. ^ "Here and there".Scottish Referee : 2. 21 April 1899. ^ "Cup for Stranraer".Scottish Referee : 2. 14 May 1906. ^ This is the Garliestown club re-named, not the post-war Garlieston. ^ "Galloway games".Scottish Referee : 4. 25 April 1910. ^ "Southern notes".Scottish Referee : 4. 10 March 1913. ^ "Wigtownshire final".Scottish Referee : 3. 24 March 1913. ^ "Results at a glance".Sunday Post : 14. 11 December 1921. ^ "Other matches".Scotsman : 5. 23 February 1931. ^ "Shire Cup".Dumfries & Galloway Standard : 2. 3 May 1939. ^ "Looking back over 1951".Galloway Gazette : 6. 5 January 1852. ^ "Your football at a glane".Sunday Post : 30. 26 May 1968.
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