EE Wembley Cup

The Wembley Cup, also known as The Wembley Cup with EE, was a charity football tournament played at Wembley Stadium in London and held annually between 2015-2018. Before 2018, the tournament was contested by 2 teams who played one standard 90-minute match. In 2018, the tournament was expanded to 4 teams, who played each other in a round-robin group stage of 60-minute matches, not played at Wembley, before 30-minute semi-final and final games played on the same day at Wembley.[2]

EE Wembley Cup
Organising bodyEE[1]
Founded2015 (2015)
RegionEngland
Number of teams4
Current championsF2 FC (First title)
Most successful club(s)Spencer FC (Two titles)
Television broadcastersYouTube (Spencer FC)
WebsiteWembley Cup with EE

Alongside the tournament, a companion video series was uploaded to the Spencer FC YouTube channel which would showcase a number of challenges to determine the squads for the final game. Squads consisted initially of YouTube content creators, with some ex-professionals (referred to in the series as "Legends"). In 2018, the squads were decided before the video series had started, the only exception being which legend was draft picked to play for each team.[3] The order of this draft pick was based on the final standings of the aforementioned group stage.

All matches were also uploaded to the Spencer FC YouTube channel, with matches at Wembley from 2016 onwards being livestreamed as well as being watched by a crowd in the stadium.[4][5][6]

The tournament was sponsored each year by mobile phone network EE, who also sponsor Wembley Stadium.[7]

History

[8] In August 2015,[9] the EE Wembley Cup kicked off for the first time and it saw Spencer FC take on Sidemen United. This Wembley Cup was played behind closed doors and had no attendees. The two captains were Spencer Owen (Spencer FC) and Miniminter (Sidemen United). This was also the only Wembley Cup not to include 'legend' players in the teams and not to be live streamed on YouTube. The thrilling final ended in Spencer FC convincingly beating Sidemen FC by five goals to two.

With the 2015 Wembley Cup being a hit with fans, a second season was confirmed, but this time Spencer FC faced Weller Wanderers. The two captains for the second series were Spencer Owen (Spencer FC) and Joe Weller (Weller Wanderers) The whole match was completely revamped with the introduction of the match being live streamed on YouTube, the sale of live tickets to the game, the inclusion of some former professional footballers, namely Peter Schmeichel, Robbie Fowler, Robert Pires, Jay-Jay Okocha, Patrick Kluivert and Jamie Carragher. Over 18,000 people attended live and hundreds of thousands watched the livestream on YouTube. This bought the Wembley Cup to the attention of the media and other news outlets.[10]

The 2017 event saw two different and new teams enter the mix. Hashtag United (captained by Spencer Owen) came up against Tekkers Town (captained by the F2 Freestylers). Spencer and his side had to be on their best form to beat the 'strongest' YouTube footballing team out there. The third series saw five new Footballing 'Legends' entering the mix. Robbie Fowler was the only 'Legend' from Series Two to be in Series Three. He was joined by David James, Robbie Savage, Steven Gerrard, Emile Heskey and William Gallas. Rio Ferdinand was set to play in the Wembley Cup 2017 Final but unfortunately sustained an injury which ruled him out. The Frenchman, William Gallas had big boots to fill. Much like the second Wembley Cup, it was live streamed on YouTube, tickets available for purchase and 'legends' making an appearance. The third season of the Wembley Cup was a landmark for YouTube football as it doubled the YouTube football attendance record set by the previous Wembley Cup from 18,00 to 34,172.[11] It was also the first time the FA trialled VAR at Wembley, although it was not called upon within the game. Spencer Owen's Hashtag United came out on top when they comfortably beat Tekkers Town 6-1.

The 2018 series consisted of four teams battling it out in a Group Stage format. These teams were Hashtag United, F2 FC, XO FC and Rebel FC. Hashtag United come out on top of the group with F2 FC coming 2nd, XO FC coming third and Rebel FC finishing fourth. Hashtag United faced Rebel FC in the first Semi Final and XO FC came up against F2 FC in the second Semi Final. Rebel FC shocked the YouTube Football scene when they came out victorious against the holders Hashtag United. The game ended 0-1. For this series, EE introduced new rules, including a fast and furious 30-minute match format, Man Down Time and Sin Bins, turning the traditional footballing tournament on its head. The live semi-final, which saw F2 FC & XO FC go head to head, was the first game in The EE Wembley Cup Final history to see Man Down time brought into play. A new rule which saw a player from each team leave the field every minute until a team scores. The second semi final between F2 FC & XO FC ended in a 0-0 draw and had to be decided in the 'dreaded' Man Down stage. Bradley Simmonds stole the match for F2 FC as the players were quickly dropping off the field. This set up a final between Rebel FC and F2 FC. The French Footballing 'Legend', David Trezeguet opened the scoring after a looping volley which forced Rebel FC Goalkeeper, Kaelin Martin make an unfortunate mistake which ultimately led to F2 FC grabbing their first ever Wembley Cup trophy.

Wembley Cup 2015

The 2015 Wembley Cup was the inaugural edition of the Wembley Cup, an annual football competition contested by two teams. It took place at Wembley Stadium in London, England.

Spencer FC beat Sidemen United 5-2 in the final to win the competition and their first title.

Spencer FC 5–2 Sidemen United
RossiHD  5', 56'
Joe Weller  8'
ChrisMD  65'
Billy Wingrove  86'		 Report Daniel Cutting  7', 18'
Attendance: 0
GK 29 David Vujanic
RB 3 Oakelfish
CB 99 Anesongib
CB 75 Poet
LB 25 Hurder of Buffalo
RM 9 RossiHD
CM 10 ChrisMD
CM 6 Spencer FC (c)
LM 8 Jeremy Lynch
ST 11 Billy Wingrove
ST 8 Joe Weller  8'
Substitutes:
26 NepentheZ
4 TheBurntChip
14 MGH
12 Day
Manager:
Martin Keown
GK 1 Hugh Wizzy
RB 4 Zerkaa
CB 33 Wroetoshaw
CB 15 Behzinga
LB 0 Jme
RM 98 Footballskills98
CM 17 Calfreezy
CM 7 Miniminter (c)
LM 21 Tobjizzle
ST 10 FifaManny
ST 14 Daniel Cutting
Substitutes:
11 Callux
9 Tobiias Gaming
87 Bateson
12 Richards
Manager:
Ray Wilkins


Wembley Cup 2016

The 2016 Wembley Cup was contested by two teams. It took place at Wembley Stadium.

Spencer FC beat Weller Wanderers 7-4 in the final to win the competition and their second title.

Spencer FC 7–4 Weller Wanderers
Robert Pires  16'
Patrick Kluivert  33', 38'
Chuboi  63'
Seb Carmichael-Brown  pen.' (70)
Manny  82'
Daniel Cutting  93'		 Report Robbie Fowler  14'
Kieran Brown  28'
Theo Baker  31', 49'
Attendance: 18,000+
GK 29 David Vujanic
RB 3 Spencer (c)
CB 75 Poet
CB 23 Jamie Carragher
LB 70 Castro
RM 9 Manny
CM 10 Robert Pires
CM 6 Séan Garnier
LM 8 Seb Carmichael-Brown
ST 9 Patrick Kluivert
ST 14 Daniel Cutting
Substitutes:
18 Joe Sugg
37 Chu Boi
87 Bateson
2 TwoSync Matt
30 Hugh Wizzy
Manager:
Martin Keown
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
RWB 4 TwoSync Chris
CB 94 George Benson
CB 12 Jimmy Conrad
CB 13 Elliot Crawford
LWB 5 Kazooie
CM 16 ChrisMD
CM 10 Jay-Jay Okocha
CM 77 Theo Baker
ST 99 Joe Weller (c)
ST 27 Robbie Fowler
Substitutes:
24 Hjerpseth
19 STR
98 Kieran Brown
25 BennyCentral
15 Caspar Lee
Manager:
Stuart Pearce

Wembley Cup 2017

The 2017 Wembley Cup was contested by two teams. It took place at Wembley Stadium.

Hashtag United beat Tekkers Town 6-1 in the final to win the competition and their third title.

Hashtag United 6–1 Tekkers Town
Ryan Adams  23'
Dan Brown  45'
Theo Baker  55', 64'
Charlie Morley  85'
Phil Martin  87'		 Report Jeremy Lynch  pen.' (27)
Attendance: 34,172
Referee: Jon Moss
GK 1 Andy Jeffs-Watts
RB 12 Jimmy Conrad
CB 22 Sam Adams
CB 4 Rich Beck
LB 6 Spencer (c)
RM 21 Charlie Morley
CM 23 Phil Martin
CM 28 Jack Harrison
LM 11 Seb Carmichael-Brown
ST 10 Dan Brown
ST 9 Ryan Adams
Substitutes:
27 Robbie Fowler
8 Robbie Savage
16 William Gallas
15 Jemel
2 Sam Ecott
77 Scott Pollock
13 Jacko
14 Theo Baker
Manager:
Martin Keown
GK 30 Hugh Wizzy
RB 98 Kieran Brown
CB 6 Poet
CB 13 Elliot Crawford
LB 77 Wroetoshaw
RM 7 ChrisMD
CDM 14 Daniel Cutting
LM 17 Manny
CAM 10 Jeremy Lynch (c)
ST 3 Josh Pieters
ST 5 Séan Garnier
Substitutes:
1 David James
8 Steven Gerrard
21 Emile Heskey
4 Reev
19 David Vujanic
9 Joe Weller
21 Tobjizzle
12 KSI
Manager:
Stuart Pearce

Wembley Cup 2018

The 2018 Wembley Cup was the fourth edition of the Wembley Cup. The 2018 competition was the first to be contested by four teams, in a four way tournament style. It was also the first to introduce Man Down or Golden Goal, which is where a player was removed for every minute without a goal. Eventually only the goalkeepers remained, and a goal ends the extra time period.

The first two games played were Hashtag United VS Rebel FC Followed by F2 FC VS XO FC. The winners of each game played each other in the final. As a result of the first two fixtures, the final was Rebel FC vs F2 FC. All three matches were played at Wembley Stadium, London.

There were four legends and four YouTubers, whose teams were decided in a draft style format. Draft picks were as follows:

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hashtag United 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
2 F2 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
3 XO 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4 Rebel 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Source:

Group stage - Round One
Hashtag United3–0Rebel FC
  • Neil Richmond
*Casey Barker  (o.g.)
Wembley
Spencer Owen (c)
Theo Baker
Charlie Morley
Hashtag Harry
Tom Williams
Sam Adams
Tekkers Guru
Wes Tanser
Ricky Evans
Lee Hursit
Jack Harrison
Harry Honesty
Marcus Stamp
Andrew Cade-Watts
Jamie Jackson
Ryan Adams
Dan Brown
Neil Richmond
Calfreezy (c)
Reev
Casey Barker
SV2
Will Osei-Bonsu
Marcus Carter
Ali Hamid
Lionel Baguma
Andrew Williams
Dillon Gordon
Andrew Samuels
Reyen El-Hafidi
Sam Byles
Rory Harper
Jesse Waller-Lassen
Andrew Savva
Kaelin Martin
F2 FC0–1XO FC
Christian Hurley
Wembley
Billy Wingrove (c)
Jeremy Lynch (c)
ManLikeHaks
Calum Best
Bradley Simmonds
Simo Jepht
Kevin De Serpa
Callum Ellesely
Joe Russell
Cameron Currie
Bradley Russell
Lawrie Walker
Luis Morrison
Greg Lincoln
John Frendo
Jack Fowler
Stephen Tries (c)
WillNE
True Geordie
Laurence McKenna
Leroy Lungu
Adam Boultwood
Milad Moghadam
Christian Hurley
James Allcott
Aaron Murray
Thomas King
Cam Kirkham
Thomas Cooney
Dan Lambert
Rocshai Palmer
Romaine Bogle
Elliot Hackney
Mike Cadle

Group stage - Round Two
Hashtag United1–0XO FC
Charlie Morley
Wembley
Spencer Owen (c)
Theo Baker
Charlie Morley
Hashtag Harry
Tom Williams
Sam Adams
Tekkers Guru
Wes Tanser
Ricky Evans
Lee Hursit
Jack Harrison
Harry Honesty
Marcus Stamp
Andrew Cade-Watts
Jamie Jackson
Ryan Adams
Dan Brown
Neil Richmond
Stephen Tries (c)
WillNE
True Geordie
Laurence McKenna
Leroy Lungu
Adam Boultwood
Milad Moghadam
Christian Hurley
James Allcott
Aaron Murray
Thomas King
Cam Kirkham
Thomas Cooney
Dan Lambert
Rocshai Palmer
Romaine Bogle
Elliot Hackney
Mike Cadle
F2 FC2–1 (a.e.t.)Rebel FC
  • Simo Jepht
  • Callum Ellesley
  • Jesse Waller-Lassen
Wembley
Billy Wingrove (c)
Jeremy Lynch (c)
ManLikeHaks
Calum Best
Bradley Simmonds
Simo Jepht
Kevin De Serpa
Callum Ellesely
Joe Russell
Cameron Currie
Bradley Russell
Lawrie Walker
Luis Morrison
Greg Lincoln
John Frendo
Jack Fowler
Calfreezy (c)
Reev
Casey Barker
SV2
Will Osei-Bonsu
Marcus Carter
Ali Hamid
Lionel Baguma
Andrew Williams
Dillon Gordon
Andrew Samuels
Reyen El-Hafidi
Sam Byles
Rory Harper
Jesse Waller-Lassen
Andrew Savva
Kaelin Martin

Group stage - Round Three
Hashtag United2–1F2 FC
Theo Baker
Neil Richmond 		Bradley Russell
Wembley
Spencer Owen (c)
Theo Baker
Charlie Morley
Hashtag Harry
Tom Williams
Sam Adams
Tekkers Guru
Wes Tanser
Ricky Evans
Lee Hursit
Jack Harrison
Harry Honesty
Marcus Stamp
Andrew Cade-Watts
Jamie Jackson
Ryan Adams
Dan Brown
Neil Richmond
Billy Wingrove (c)
Jeremy Lynch (c)
ManLikeHaks
Calum Best
Bradley Simmonds
Simo Jepht
Kevin De Serpa
Callum Ellesely
Joe Russell
Cameron Currie
Bradley Russell
Lawrie Walker
Luis Morrison
Greg Lincoln
John Frendo
Jack Fowler
XO FC1–2Rebel FC
Elliot Hackney Adam Boultwood  (o.g.)
Dillon Gordon
Wembley
Calfreezy (c)
Reev
Casey Barker
SV2
Will Osei-Bonsu
Marcus Carter
Ali Hamid
Lionel Baguma
Andrew Williams
Dillon Gordon
Andrew Samuels
Reyen El-Hafidi
Sam Byles
Rory Harper
Jesse Waller-Lassen
Andrew Savva
Kaelin Martin
Stephen Tries (c)
WillNE
True Geordie
Laurence McKenna
Leroy Lungu
Adam Boultwood
Milad Moghadam
Christian Hurley
James Allcott
Aaron Murray
Thomas King
Cam Kirkham
Thomas Cooney
Dan Lambert
Rocshai Palmer
Romaine Bogle
Elliot Hackney
Mike Cadle

Semi-finals
Semi Final 1
Hashtag United0–1Rebel FC
Jesse Waller Lassen  6'
Wembley
GK 13 Jamie Jackson
RB 6 Spencer (c)
CB 20 Marcus Stamp
CB 17 Jack Harrison
LB 3 Tom Williams
RM 9 Ryan Adams
CDM 4 Tekkers Guru
CDM 15 Ricky Evans
LM 7 Robert Pires
CAM 14 Theo Baker
ST 16 Neil Richmond
Substitutes:
100 ChrisMD
8 Lee Hursit
12 Wes Tanser
1 Andrew Cade-Watts
10 Dan Brown
21 Charlie Morely
5 Sam Adams
11 Harry Honesty
96 Hashtag Harry
GK 1 Kaelin Martin
RB 2 Calfreezy (c)
CB 5 Reev
CB 13 Will Osei-Bonsu
LB 3 Marcus Carter
CDM 4 Lionel Baguma
CM 15 Michael Essien
CM 77 Sam Byles
RW 14 Hosier
LW 8 Dillon Gordon
ST 23 Jesse Waller-Lassen
Substitutes:
45 Joe Weller
20 Ali Hamid
30 Robinson
91 Casey Barker
93 Dante
9 Rory Harper
99 SV2
7 Reyen El-Hafidi
21 Savva
Semi Final 2
F2 FC1–0XO FC
Bradley Simmonds WillNE
Wembley
GK 1 Lawrie Walker
RB 2 ManLikeHaks
CB 5 Callum Ellesely
CB 6 Joe Russell
LB 3 Cameron Currie
RM 7 Calum Best
CDM 15 Greg Lincoln
CDM 8 Bradley Simmonds
LM 11 Billy Wingrove (c)
CAM 21 Kevin De Serpa
ST 4 Simo Jepht
Substitutes:
17 David Trezeguet
10 Jeremy Lynch (c)
20 Jack Fowler
71 Manny
14 Bradley Russell
9 John Frendo
21 Luis Morrison
GK 13 Mike Cadle
RWB 4 Milad Moghadam
CB 7 Aaron Murray
CB 3 Adam Boultwood
CB 8 Leroy Lungu
LWB 0 Cam Kirkham
CM 11 Thomas King
CM 16 James Allcott (c)
CM 6 Christian Hurley
ST 21 Séan Garnier
ST 10 Elliot Hackney
Substitutes:
2 Cafu
9 True Geordie
97 Rocshai Palmer
1 Dan Lambert
14 Laurence McKenna
15 Thomas Cooney
4 WillNE
17 Romaine Bogle
0161 Stephen Tries (c)

Final
Rebel FC0–1F2 FC
David Trezeguet  5'
Wembley
Attendance: 34,562
GK 1 Kaelin Martin
RB 2 Calfreezy (c)
CB 5 Reev
CB 13 Will Osei-Bonsu
LB 3 Marcus Carter
CDM 4 Lionel Baguma
CM 15 Michael Essien
CM 77 Sam Byles
RW 93 Dante
LW 8 Dillon Gordon
ST 23 Jesse Waller-Lassen
Substitutes:
45 Joe Weller
20 Ali Hamid
30 Robinson
91 Casey Barker
14 Hosier
9 Rory Harper
99 SV2
7 Reyen El-Hafidi
21 Savva
GK 1 Lawrie Walker
RB 14 Bradley Russell
CB 5 Callum Ellesely
CB 2 Joe Russell
LB 3 Cameron Currie
RM 7 Calum Best
CDM 6 Simo Jepht
CDM 8 Bradley Simmonds
LM 17 David Trezeguet
CAM 12 Kevin De Serpa
ST 9 Jeremy Lynch (c)
Substitutes:
2 ManLikeHaks
20 Jack Fowler
71 Manny
15 Greg Lincoln
9 John Frendo
21 Luis Morrison

Wembley Cup goalscorers
Player name Team(s) Goals scored
1 Theo Baker Weller Wanderers / Hashtag United 5
2 Daniel Cutting Sidemen United / Spencer FC / Tekkers Town 3
3 RossiHD Spencer FC 2
Patrick Kluivert Spencer FC
4 Joe Weller Spencer FC / Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town / Rebel FC 1
ChrisMD Spencer FC / Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town / Hashtag United
Billy Wingrove Spencer FC / Tekkers Town / F2 FC
Robert Pires Spencer FC / Hashtag United
Chuboi Spencer FC
Seb Carmichael-Brown Spencer FC / Hashtag United
Manny Sidemen United / Spencer FC / Tekkers Town / F2 FC
Robbie Fowler Weller Wanderers / Hashtag United
Kieran Brown Sidemen United / Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town
Ryan Adams Hashtag United
Dan Brown Hashtag United
Charlie Morley Hashtag United
Phil Martin Hashtag United
Jeremy "Swaz" Lynch Spencer FC / Tekkers Town / F2 FC
Jesse Waller Lassen Rebel FC
Bradley Simmonds F2 FC
David Trezeguet F2 FC

Wembley Cup Man of the Match winners
  • No player was awarded Man Of The Match in 2015
Year Player name Team(s)
2016 Theo Baker Weller Wanderers / Hashtag United
2017 Scott Pollock Hashtag United
2018 Jesse Waller Lassen Rebel FC

Players who have played in multiple tournaments
Player name(s) Team(s) Years Number of tournaments
1 Spencer (Spencer FC) Spencer FC / Hashtag United 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 4
Joe Weller Spencer FC / Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town / Rebel FC
Billy Wingrove Spencer FC / Tekkers Town / F2 FC
Jeremy Lynch
Manny (FifaManny) Sidemen United / Spencer FC / Tekkers Town / F2 FC
ChrisMD Spencer FC / Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town / Hashtag United
2 Theo Baker Weller Wanderers / Hashtag United 2016, 2017, 2018 3
Séan Garnier Spencer FC / Tekkers Town / XO FC
Kieran Brown Sidemen United / Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town 2015, 2016, 2017
Hugh Wizzy Sidemen United / Spencer FC / Tekkers Town
Daniel Cutting
Poet Spencer FC / Tekkers Town
David Vujanic
3 Andy Cade-Watts (Andy Jeffs-Watts) Hashtag United 2017, 2018 2
Sam Adams
Charlie Morley
Jack Harrison
Dan Brown
Ryan Adams
Jamie Jackson (Jacko)
Reev Tekkers Town / Rebel FC
Robert Pires Spencer FC / Hashtag United 2016, 2018
Calfreezy Sidemen United / Rebel FC 2015, 2018
Jimmy Conrad Weller Wanderers / Hashtag United 2016, 2017
Elliot Crawford Weller Wanderers / Tekkers Town
Seb Carmichael-Brown Spencer FC / Hashtag United
Tobjizzle Sidemen United / Tekkers Town 2015, 2017
Wroetoshaw
George Benson (Hurder of Buffalo) Spencer FC / Weller Wanderers 2015, 2016
Bateson Sidemen United / Spencer FC

Records and statistics
Team
  • Most wins: 2:
    • Spencer FC: 2015, 2016
  • Most consecutive wins: 2:
    • Spencer FC: 2015, 2016
  • Most goals in a final: 11:
    • Spencer FC 7–4 Weller Wanderers
Individual
  • Most wins by player: 3, Spencer Owen (Hashtag United)
  • Most wins by manager: 3, Martin Keown, 2015, 2016, 2017
  • Youngest Wembley Cup player: Scott Pollock (Hashtag United), 16 years
  • Most goals in a single final: RossiHD, Daniel Cutting, Patrick Kluivert, Theo Baker (twice): 2
  • Most final goals: Theo Baker: 4

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