Westmorland and Furness Cup

The Westmorland and Furness Cup was a rugby union knock-out club competition first organised by the Westmorland and Furness Rugby Football Unions, before the two counties merged with Cumberland to form Cumbria in the 1970s. The original incarnation of the cup was believed to have been formed in the 1890s around the same time as the better known Cumberland Challenge Cup (now Cumbria Cup) but records of its history are scarce. The modern version of the Westmorland and Furness Cup was first introduced during the 1964–65 season and was won by Windermere.

Westmorland and Furness Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1964 (1964)
Ceased2008 (2008)
CountryEngland
HoldersMillom (1st title) (2007–08)
Most titlesKendal (10 titles)
WebsiteCumbria Rugby Union

Despite the formation of Cumbria and the Cumbria Rugby Union in 1974, the Westmorland and Furness Cup continued to be held on a fairly regular basis throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In the 1990s the larger clubs in the region tended to field their 'A' sides, instead focusing on the more prestigious Cumbria Cup, and by the 21st century interest in the competition had started to wane and it was cancelled after the 2007–08 season.

Westmorland and Furness Cup winners
Westmorland and Furness Cup Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1964–65Windermere
1966–72No competition
1973–74Kendal
1974–75No competition
1975–76Windermere
1976–77[1]Furness 'A'30–4WindermereStrawberry Grounds, Barrow-in-Furness
1977–78Windermere
1978–79Windermere
1979–80Windermere
1980–81Windermere
1981–82Windermere
1982–83Hawcoat Park 'A'
1983–84Upper Eden
1984–85Kendal 'A'
1985–86Kirkby Lonsdale
1986–87Windermere
1987–88Windermere
1988–89Upper Eden13-3 Millom Pennine Park, Kirkby Stephen
1989–90Kendal 'A'
1990–91Kendal 'A'
1991–92Kendal 'A'
1992–93Kendal 'A'
1993–94Kendal 'A'
1994–95Kendal 'A'
1995–96Kendal 'A'
1996–97Kirkby Lonsdale 'A'
1997–98Ambleside
1998–99Upper Eden Millom Wilson Park, Haverigg
1999-00Kendal 'A'
2000–01No competition
2002–03[2]Upper Eden II37–0Windermere
2003–04Kirkby Lonsdale 'A'
2004–07No competition
2007–08[3]Millom27–10Upper EdenRaygarth, Kirkby Lonsdale[4]

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Number of wins

Notes
  1. Includes 9 wins by an Kendal 'A' team. Note that the Cumbria Rugby Union have listed Kendal 'A' as having won in 2003 but the Cumberland & Westmorland Herald had a final result of Upper Eden defeating Windermere 37–0.[2]
  2. Includes 1 win by Upper Eden's second team.
  3. Includes 2 wins by an Kirkby Lonsdale 'A' team.

See also

References
  1. "George remembered as great Furness skipper and servant". North West Evening Mail. 25 July 2016.
  2. "High-flying Upper Eden need to develop a third team". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 21 June 2003.
  3. "NOT often have Penrith had successful runs in the Cumbria Cup". Whitehaven News. 7 May 2008.
  4. "Upper Eden and Millom contest final". Cumberland Echo. 29 April 2008.
  5. "Westmorland & Furness Cup Winners (Word Doc)". Cumbria RU. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
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