- Northern Premier League President's Cup
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Northern Premier League President's Cup Founded 1982 Region 
EnglandNumber of teams 45 Current champions Lancaster City (2nd time) Most successful club Stalybridge Celtic
(2 wins, 1 runner-up)Website Evo-Stik League Website 
2010–11The Northern Premier League President's Cup is a knock-out cup competition organised by the Northern Premier League.
Teams from both of the Northern Premier League Division One leagues take part in the tournament, with teams that played in the preliminary round of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup receiving a bye to the second round. For the 2011–12 season the NPL decided to not stage the competition due to it causing fixture congestion and clubs losing money to play the games. Instead, the President's Cup will be awarded to the team that tops the fair play league.[1]
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History
The President's Cup's first season was in 1981–82. At this point the Northern Premier League consisted of just one division and the tournament was a "plate" competition for teams that had lost in the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup. The competition is now competed by Division One teams exclusively. No team has ever successfully defended the title, however, South Liverpool, Fleetwood Town, Witton Albion, Runcorn and Belper Town have come close, appearing in consecutive finals. Two Welsh teams have won the President's Cup: Rhyl in the competition's 1984-85 season and Bangor City in the 1988-89 season.
Finals
Results by team
Teams that have won the cup at least once.
Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Stalybridge Celtic 2 1 2001, 2003 Barrow 2 0 2002, 2004 Buxton 2 0 1982, 2006 Lancaster City 2 0 1995, 2011 Trafford 2 0 1970, 1998 Worksop Town 2 0 1986, 1996 Witton Albion 1 3 1991 Guiseley 1 2 1994 Belper Town 1 1 2010 Blyth Spartans 1 1 1997 Fleetwood Town 1 1 1990 Macclesfield Town 1 1 1987 Runcorn 1 1 1998 South Liverpool 1 1 1988 Workington 1 1 1984 Bamber Bridge 1 0 2005 Bangor City 1 0 1989 Bradford Park Avenue 1 0 2006 Droylsden 1 0 1999 F.C. United of Manchester 1 0 2008 King's Lynn 1 0 1983 Morecambe 1 0 1992 Rhyl 1 0 1985 Winsford United 1 0 1993 See also
Footnotes
- ^ NPL – League Statement: President's Cup
- ^ http://www.buxtonfc.co.uk/featuresRoot.php?id=69 Buxton history
- ^ http://workingtonafc.com/honours.aspx Workington honours
- ^ http://www.worksoptownfc.co.uk/about/history1.php Worksop Town history
- ^ http://www.mtfc.co.uk/page/History/0,,10393~1223303,00.html Macclesfield Town history
- ^ http://www.morecambefc.com/page/honours/0,,10866~1285053,00.html Morcambe honours
- ^ http://www.winsfordunitedfc.co.uk/pages.php?page_id=727 Winsford United history
- ^ http://www.guiseleyafc.co.uk/about-the-club/club-history/ Guiseley history
- ^ http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/lancastercity/a/history-9388.html&page=2 Lancaster City History
- ^ http://www.worksoptownfc.co.uk/about/history1.php Worksop Town history
- ^ http://www.blythspartansafc.co.uk/results/results96-97.html Blyth Spartans fixture list 1996-97
- ^ http://www.runcornlinnetsfc.co.uk/media.asp?HistoricalArchive Runcorn history
- ^ http://www.droylsdenfc.co.uk/history2.php Droylsden history
- ^ http://www.details.traffordfc.co.uk/page3.html Trafford history
- ^ http://www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk/archive.php?page=0001 Stalybride fixture list 2000-01
- ^ http://www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk/archive.php?page=0203 Stalybridge Season 2002-03
- ^ http://workingtonafc.com/honours.aspx Workington honours
- ^ http://www.bamberbridgefc.co.uk/history.php Bamber Bridge history
- ^ http://bpafc.com/?page_id=19 BPA history
- ^ http://www.buxtonfc.co.uk/fixtures.php?seasonKey=2006 Buxton results 2006
- ^ http://fc-utd.co.uk/fixtures.php?year=2007&team=1 FC United fixture list 2007-08
- ^ http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Quorn-bid-President-s-Cup-glory/article-916553-detail/article.html Trafford vs Quorn Match report
- ^ http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/belpertown/s/fixtures-selections-15523.html&official=0&fixture_id=254637&archive_id=2935 Belper Town fixtures 2009-10
- ^ 2011 President's Cup Final - Lancaster 3–1 Belper
- ^ http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?post=264470%3Bguest=25744765 Scores and results from match programmes.
External links
Football in England National teams National Football Centre St George's Park (Burton)League system Domestic cups FA Cup · Football League Cup · FA Community Shield · Football League Trophy · FA Trophy · Conference League Cup · FA Vase · FA Inter-League CupOthers Masters FootballLists Categories:- Northern Premier League
- Recurring sporting events established in 1982
- Football cup competitions in England
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