Clackmannanshire
Charity Cup
1887-1896
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See also Researched by David Allan and Brian McColl |
In 1887, the Sauchie
Colliery Band organized a successful charity badge competition. Spurred by this, clubs in the county formed
the Clackmannanshire Charity FA to run a Charity Cup. Local clubs and
businesses plus JB Balfour, MP all contributed to the purchase of the trophy.
Fifteen clubs entered the first contest and twelve played in the second. Soon
though the numbers dropped, and by third tournament in 1890, only four teams
were entering. By 1896, their were only two senior clubs left. When Clackmannan
couldn’t agree on a venue or date for the ‘final’, Alloa
Athletic were awarded the trophy. In 1901, the
trophy was given to the Clackmannanshire Junior FA and was awarded to the
winners of the Clackmannanshire Junior Cup. Winners 1887-88 Alloa
Athletic 1888-89 Alloa
Athletic 1889-90 Alloa
Athletic 1890-91 Clackmannan 1891-92 Clackmannan 1892-93 Alva 1893-94 Clackmannan 1894-95 Alloa
Athletic 1895-96 Alloa
Athletic |
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1887-88 ALVA BAND BADGES |
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First
round 29
Oct Alloa Hibernian v Alloa
Pottery 4-2 29
Oct Clackmannan v Alva 5-1 5
Nov Bridge of Allan v Alva Athletic 2-3 Second
round 26
Nov Sauchie Volunteers v Vale of Forth 2-4
(protested) 10
Dec Vale of Forth v v Sauchie
Volunteers 2-2 (replay at East End Park, Alva) 24
Dec Vale of Forth v Sauchie Volunteers 3-1 (at Gabberston Park, Alloa) Semi
final 24
Dec Alva Athletic v Clackmannan 1-6 21
Apr Vale of Forth v Alloa United 2-1 (at East End
Park, Alloa) Final 12 May Vale of Forth v Clackmannan 1-2 (at Gaberston
Park, Alloa) |
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1887-88 CLACKMANNANSHIRE CHARITY CUP |
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First
round 11
Feb Alloa Athletic v Menstrie
Athletic 11-0 11
Feb Alva v Clackmannan 3-2 (protested) 25
Feb Alva v Clackmannan 1-2 (at Gaberston
Park, Alloa) 3
Mar Alva v Clackmannan 1-0 (at Bellevue Park) 11
Feb Alva Athletic v Alloa Grange 5-0 11
Feb Vale of Forth v Alloa Hibernian (protested) 25
Feb Vale of Forth v Alloa Hibernian 4-0 (at Deer
Park, Sauchie) Alloa United bye 4
Feb Tillicoutry v Coalsnaughton
(Longrigg) Swifts 16-0 Coalsnaughton Hawthorn v Tullibody 11
Feb Sauchie Volunteers v Alloa
Pottery 9-1 Second
round 10
Mar Alloa Athletic v Alloa
United 6-1 10
Mar Alva v Tillicoutry 3-0 Coalsnaughton Hawthorn v Alva
Athletic 3
Mar Sauchie Volunteers v Vale of Forth 1-3 (replay
(?) at Deer Park, stopped due to alleged unfairness) Semi
final 7
Apr Alva Athletic v Alloa Athletic 0-6 (at Craigleith Pk, Alva 1000) 14
Apr Vale of Forth v Alva 1-2 (at Bellvue Pk, Alloa) Final 5 May at Bellevue Park, Alloa Alloa Athletic v Alva
6-1 |
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1888-89 |
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First
round 22
Dec Tillicoutry v Naughton
Athletic 7-0 22
Dec Tillicoutry Rangers v Alloa
Star 3-5 22
Dec Alloa Grasshoppers v Alloa
Grange 6-1 (or 5-1) 22
Dec Tullibody v Sauchie Voluntees 2-6 22
Dec Ochil Rangers v Alloa
Star 3-5 22
Dec Alva Athletic v Alloa Hibernian 12-0 Second
round 12
Jan Sauchie Volunteers v Alloa
Star 6-2 12
Jan Alloa United v Alloa
Grasshoppers 9-0 19
Jan Tillicoutry v Alloa
Athletic 0-2 (0-3) 19
Jan Alva v Clackmannan 3-1 Third
round 9
Feb Alloa Athletic v Alloa
United 5-0 Alva v Clackmannan
3-1 Clackmannan protested Semi final 9
Mar Clackmannan v Sauchie
Volunteers 4-0 (at Bellvue Park, Alloa) Final at Bellevue Park, Alloa Alloa Athletic v Clackmannan wo-scr Clackmannan refused to play on the grounds that the
final wasn’t being played on a neutral ground – Bellevue Park was Alloa Athletic’s ground at the time. |
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1889-90 |
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Semi
final 8
Mar Tillicoutry v Clackmannan
1-6 (at Alva) 15
Mar Alloa Athletic v Alva 6-5 (at Clackmannan 2000) Final 29
Mar Alloa Athletic v Clackmannan
2-1 (at Craigleith Park, Alva 2000) |
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1890-91 |
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Semi-final 28 Mar Alloa
Athletic v Tillicoutry 1-0 Protest – one of the officials was drunk 18 Apr Alloa
Athletic v Tillicoutry 2-1 (at Chapelhill
Park, Clackmannan) 14 Mar Clackmannan v Alva 2-0 Final at Ochilview Park,
Tillicoutry 2 May Clackmannan
v Alloa Athletic 5-1 |
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1891-92 |
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Semi final 2 Apr Alloa Athletic
v Alva 0-2 (at Clackmannan 1800, protested) 16 Apr Alva v Alloa
Athletic 8-2 (at Ochilview Pk,
Tillicoutry) 12 Mar Clackmannan v Tillicoutry 2-0 Final at Bellevue Park, Alloa 7 May Clackmannan v
Alva 4-1 |
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1892-93 |
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Semi final 13
May Alloa Athletic v Clackmannan
1-1 (at Glebe Park, Alva) 20
May Alloa Athletic v Clackmannan
2-1 (at Glebe Park, Alva) 8
Apr Alva v Tillicoutry 7-1 (at Bellevue Park, Alloa) Final at Recreation
Park, Alloa Alva
v Alloa Athletic 5-0 |
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1893-94 |
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First
round 31 Mar Alloa
Athletic v Clackmannan 1-5 (at Alva) Semi
final 28 Apr Alva v Alloa Athletic 3-5 (at Chapelhill Park, Clackmannan)
Final 12 May Clackmannan
v Alloa Athletic 2-0 (at Glebe Park, Alva) |
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1894-95 |
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First round 3 Mar Alloa
Athletic v Alva 2-0 (at Clackmannan) Semi final Clackmannan v Alva
L-W Final at Chapelhill Park, Clackmannan Alloa
Athletic v Alva 2-1 |
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1895-96 |
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Final Alloa Athletic v Clackmannan When Clackmannan
couldn’t agree to a date or venue, Alloa were
awarded the trophy. |