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Northern Premier League Challenge Cup Founded 1969 Region 
EnglandNumber of teams 66 Current champions Ashton United (1st time) Most successful club Marine (4 wins) Website Evo-Stik League Website 
2011–12The Northern Premier League Challenge Cup (also known as the Doodson Sport Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a knock-out cup competition organised by the Northern Premier League.
Teams from all three Northern Premier League divisions take part in the tournament, with Premier Division sides receiving a bye to the round of 32.
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History
The Challenge Cup's first season was in 1968–69. At this point the Northern Premier League consisted of just one division. As the league was expanded, the competition accepted teams from the new divisions. Marine are the most successful club with 4 titles. Lancaster City are the only club which has successfully defended the title, doing so in 2001. Only one Welsh team has ever won the Challenge Cup: Bangor City in the competition's inaugural season.
From 1973 to 2007, the winners of the Challenge Cup qualified for the Peter Swales Shield where they would play the champions of the Premier Division. This practice ended upon the splitting of Division One into two divisions: Division One North and Division One South.
From 1994–95 to 2009–10 it was also known as the Unibond Challenge Cup. For the 2011-2012 season and the 2012-2013 season, the Challenge Cup will be known as the 'Doodson Sport Cup'.
Finals
Results by team
Teams that have won the cup at least once.
Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Marine 4 1 1981, 1985, 1992, 2003 Boston United 3 2 1974, 1976, 2010 Hyde United 3 2 1986, 1996, 1996 Runcorn 2 3 1975, 1980 Gainsborough Trinity 2 2 1982, 1997 Altrincham 2 1 1970, 1998 Fleetwood Town 2 1 1971, 2007 Lancaster City 2 1 2000, 2001 Matlock Town 2 1 1978, 2005 Mossley 2 1 1979, 1989 Macclesfield Town 1 3 1987 Northwich Victoria 1 2 1973 Burton Albion 1 1 1983 Goole Town 1 1 1988 Guiseley 1 1 2009 Wigan Athletic 1 1 1972 Ashton United 1 0 2011 Bamber Bridge 1 0 1995 Bangor City 1 0 1969 Droylsden 1 0 2004 Eastwood Town 1 0 2008 Farsley Celtic 1 0 2006 Scarborough 1 0 1977 South Liverpool 1 0 1984 Southport 1 0 1991 Spennymoor United 1 0 1994 Stalybridge Celtic 1 0 1999 Winsford United 1 0 1993 See also
References
- ^ Matlock Town FC. Matlock Town FC. Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
- ^ a b History of Marine FC – Marine Football Club. Pitchero.com (2010-10-28). Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
- ^ Frickley Athletic Official Site - History Section
- ^ Gateshead F.C. 2002/03. Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database. Retrieved on 2011-04-14.
- ^ Droylsden F.C.-The bloods on the net!. Droylsdenfc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
- ^ Matlock Town FC. Matlock Town FC (2010-08-01). Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
- ^ Matlock Town FC. Matlock Town FC (2010-08-01). Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
- ^ League Cup glory for Badgers – Sport. Eastwood Advertiser. Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
- ^ Muller's the Guiseley hero – Non-League Football. Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
- ^ BBC Sport – Football – Boston United win Unibond League Challenge Cup final. BBC News (2010-04-22). Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
- ^ Robins Win League Cup. EvoStik League Retrieved on 2011-05-03.
- ^ Tony's Non-League Forum: All Other Football Interests: History: Northern Premier League (Evo-stik) cup histories. Nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
External links
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