North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup

The North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the North Gloucestershire Combination – one of the five bodies that make up the Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1903–04 season, with the inaugural winners being Berkley and is the most important rugby union competition in north Gloucestershire, ahead of the Junior Cup and Glanville Cup.[1][2]

North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup
SportRugby union
Instituted1903 (1903)
Number of teams13
Country England
HoldersOld Centralians (4th title) (2017–18)
Most titlesMatson (29 titles)
WebsiteNorth Gloucestershire Combination

The Senior Cup is currently open for clubs sides based in Gloucester and north Gloucestershire, playing all the way from tier 5 (National League 3 South West) to tier 11 (Gloucester 3) of the English rugby union league system. The format is a knockout cup with a first round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final to be held at Kingsholm in Gloucester in April–May alongside the Junior and Glanville Cup finals.[3]

North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup winners
North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1903–04Berkley
1904–05Bream
1905–06South End
1906–07St Marks
1907–08Whitecroft
1908–09St Marks
1909–10St Marks
1910–11No result recorded
1911–12No result recorded
1912–13Gordon League
1913–14St Marks
1914–19No competition due to World War I
1919–20South End
1920–21Tredworth
1921–22St Marks
1922–23St Marks
1923–24West End
1924–25West End
1925–26West End
1926–27West End
1927–28Widden Old Boys
1928–29Gordon League
1929–30Widden Old Boys
1930–31Widden Old Boys
1931–32Gordon League
1932–33Widden Old Boys
1933–34Gordon League
1934–35Gordon League
1935–36No competition
1936–37Atlas Works
1937–38Atlas Works
1938–39Gordon League
1939–48No competition due to World War II
1948–49Coney HillKingsholm, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
1949–50Tredworth
1950–51Tredworth
1951–52Spartans
1952–53Gordon League
1953–54Coney Hill
1954–55Gordon League
1955–56Gordon League / Spartans[a 1]N/A
1956–57Gordon League
1957–58Gordon League
1958–59Widden Old Boys
1959–60Gordon League
1960–61Longlevens
1961–62Tredworth
1962–63Matson
1963–64Matson
1964–65Matson
1965–66Matson
1966–67Matson
1967–68Gordon League
1968–69Matson
1969–70Matson
1970–71Matson
1971–72Matson
1972–73Matson
1973–74Matson
1974–75Gordon League
1975–76[4]Gordon LeagueOld Centralians
1976–77Gordon League
1977–78Matson
1978–79Matson
1979–80Matson
1980–81Matson
1981–82Matson
1982–83Matson
1983–84Coney Hill
1984–85Coney Hill
1985–86Coney Hill
1986–87Matson
1987–88Matson
1988–89Matson
1989–90Matson
1990–91Gloucester Old Boys / Spartans[a 2]N/A
1991–92Spartans
1992–93Matson
1993–94Matson
1994–95Gloucester Old Boys
1995–96Spartans
1996–97Matson
1997–98Coney Hill
1998–99Matson
1999-00Matson
2000–01Matson
2001–02Coney Hill19-7Spartans
2002–03[4]Coney Hill64-7Old Centralians
2003–04Coney Hill31-20Spartans
2004–05Coney Hill27-24Spartans
2005–06Coney HillChosen Hill
2006–07Coney HillWidden Old Boys
2007–08Coney Hill
2008–09[5][6]Coney Hill6–3Gordon League
2009–10[7]Coney HillMatson
2010–11[4][8]Coney Hill19–14Old Centralians
2011–12[9]Old Centralians34–10Matson
2012–13[10]Coney Hill6–5Old Centralians
2013–14[11][12]Matson17–10Coney Hill
2014–15[13]Old Centralians58–17Chosen Hill Former Pupils
2015–16[14]Matson26–7Hucclecote
2016–17[15]Old Centralians26–16Coney Hill
2017–18[16]Old Centralians26–15Coney Hill

[1][2]

Number of wins
  • Matson (29)
  • Coney Hill (17)
  • Gordon League (16)[a 3]
  • St Marks (6)
  • Spartans (5)[a 4]
  • Widden Old Boys (5)
  • Old Centralians (4)
  • Tredworth (4)
  • West End (4)
  • Atlas Works (2)
  • Gloucester Old Boys (2)
  • South End (2)
  • Berkley (1)
  • Bream (1)
  • Longlevens (1)
  • Whitecroft (1)

Notes
  1. The 1955–56 Senior Cup was shared between Gordon League and Spartans.
  2. The 1990–91 Senior Cup was shared between Gloucester Old Boys and Spartans.
  3. Gordon League's total includes 1 shared title.
  4. Spartans total includes 2 shared titles.

See also

References
  1. "A Brief History..." North Gloucestershire Combination (Pitchero). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. Slatter, Martin (2015). Pride of the West. Matador. pp. 158–161.
  3. "Combination Cup Draw". North Gloucestershire Combination (Pitchero). 6 February 2017.
  4. "Club Honours". Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  5. "Penalties secure eighth trophy in a row". Gloucestershire Live. 24 April 2009.
  6. "COMBINATION CUP FINALS & COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE". Gloucester Rugby. 24 April 2009.
  7. "Combination Cup Update – All three teams at Kingsholm...Again!". Coney Hill RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  8. "Coney Hill 19 14 Old Centralians". Coney Hill RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2011.
  9. "CUP FINAL v MATSON 2012". Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  10. "Old Centralians Combination Cup loss can kick-start promotion play". Gloucestershire Live. 26 April 2013.
  11. "KINGSHOLM HOSTS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL COMBINATION CUP FINALS DAY". Gloucester Rugby. 11 May 2014.
  12. "Matson 17 10 Coney Hill". Coney Hill RFC (Pitchero). 11 May 2014.
  13. "Cents storm to cup glory". Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). 10 May 2015.
  14. "Combination Final Results". North Gloucestershire Combination. 26 April 2016.
  15. "Cents regain cup". Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). 7 May 2017.
  16. "North Gloucester Combination Cup finals day round-up". Gloucestershire Live. 29 April 2018.
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