Historic football trophy found on ebay

[Brin]

The Century old Sheffield and Hallamshire FA County Cup has been found and now returned to the Sheffield FA.

For those too young to recognise this trophy, it was was an annual one, played for at the end of the season by Sheff United, Sheff Weds, Rotherham , Barnsley and Doncaster.

The last winners, Barnsley, who won it in 1993, took the trophy back to Oakwell but then it disappeared??

Sheffield FA asked for the cup back in order to include it in a football history display.

Luckily a keen football historian saw it on ebay and recognised it straightaway. He paid £2000 for the trophy which is supposed to be a fraction of the trophy's full value. The Sheffield FA have now reimbursed the finder for the money he paid out for it.

A few pointers:

Who lifted it from Oakwell and sold it on ebay? Theft or, something someone came across it and took it from Oakwell anyway? One for SYP?

How about this great competition be resurrected and the 5 clubs from South Yorkshire, could use this as a great end of season
bragging rights boast?

Can't recall us ever winning this, I may be wrong so does anyone know the full winning history on this?

[Brin]

Found this lot. We actually first won it as Rotherham County in 1922-23 season.

We've won it a total of 7 times and been in no less than 20 of the finals.




Finals[edit]
Season[1] Winner Score Runner-up Venue Notes
1920–21 Sheffield United 2 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough
1921–22 Barnsley 2 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Oakwell
1922–23 Rotherham County 2 – 1 Barnsley Hillsborough
1923–24 Sheffield United 2 – 0 Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough
1924–25 Barnsley 1 – 0 Rotherham County Hillsborough
1925–26 Sheffield United 3 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Bramall Lane
1926–27 Sheffield Wednesday 4 – 1 Barnsley Hillsborough
1927–28 Sheffield Wednesday 5 – 2 Rotherham United Hillsborough
1928–29 Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 0 Sheffield United Bramall Lane
1929–30 Sheffield United 3 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Bramall Lane
1930–31 Sheffield United 9 – 2 Barnsley Bramall Lane
1931–32 Sheffield Wednesday 3 – 0 Barnsley Hillsborough
1932–33 Sheffield United 4 – 2 Sheffield Wednesday Bramall Lane
1933–34 Sheffield Wednesday 3 – 0 Doncaster Rovers Hillsborough
1934–35 Barnsley 1 – 0 Rotherham United Oakwell
1935–36 Doncaster Rovers 2 – 1 Sheffield United Belle Vue
1936–37 Barnsley 3 – 2 Sheffield United Oakwell
1937–38 Doncaster Rovers 1 – 0 Barnsley Belle Vue
1938–39 0 – 0 Bramall Lane Cup shared between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United
1939–40 Suspended due to outbreak of World War II
1940–41 Doncaster Rovers 3 – 2 Rotherham United Belle Vue
1941–42 Barnsley 8 – 3 (agg) Rotherham United n/a
1942–43 Barnsley 10 – 6 (agg) Rotherham United n/a
1943–44 Rotherham United 4 – 2 (agg) Sheffield United n/a All games doubled up as Football League North games
1944–45 Sheffield Wednesday 7 – 3 (agg) Sheffield United n/a All games doubled up as Football League North games
1945–46 Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 1 (agg) Barnsley n/a
1946–47 Barnsley 3 – 1 Rotherham United Millmoor
1947–48 Barnsley 3 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough
1948–49 Barnsley 1 – 0 Sheffield United Oakwell
1949–50 Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 0 Sheffield United Hillsborough
1950–51 Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 1 Doncaster Rovers Hillsborough
1951–52 Sheffield United 3 – 1 Rotherham United Millmoor
1952–53 Sheffield United 5 – 0 Rotherham United Bramall Lane
1953–54 Sheffield United 4 – 2 Rotherham United Millmoor
1954–55 Rotherham United 4 – 2 Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough
1955–56 Doncaster Rovers 4 – 0 Sheffield United Belle Vue
1956–57 Sheffield United 3 – 1 Rotherham United Millmoor
1957–58 Sheffield United 3 – 0 Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough
1958–59 Sheffield United 4 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough
1959–60 Sheffield United 2 – 1 Rotherham United Bramall Lane
1960–61 Not completed
1961–62 Not completed
1962–63 Not played
1963–64 Sheffield United 4 – 3 Barnsley Oakwell
1964–65 Sheffield United 4 – 0 Doncaster Rovers Belle Vue
1965–66 Rotherham United 1 – 0 Sheffield United Millmoor
1966–67 Sheffield United 3 – 2 Barnsley Oakwell Replayed; First game 1 – 1 at Oakwell
1967–68 Doncaster Rovers 1 – 0 Barnsley Belle Vue
1968–69 Sheffield United 2 – 0 Doncaster Rovers Bramall Lane Replayed; First game 0 – 0 at Belle Vue
1969–70 Rotherham United 1 – 0 Rotherham United Millmoor ????
1970–71 No completed, cup shared between Barnsley and Sheffield United
1971–72 Not played
1972–73 Sheffield Wednesday 0 – 0 Sheffield United Hillsborough Sheffield Wednesday won 4 – 3 on penalties
1973–74 Sheffield United 0 – 0 Rotherham United Bramall Lane Sheffield United won 4 – 2 on penalties
1974–75 Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 1 Sheffield United Bramall Lane
1975–76 Doncaster Rovers 2 – 1 Sheffield United Bramall Lane
1976–77 Rotherham United 1 – 0 Sheffield United Bramall Lane
1977–78 Sheffield United 4 – 1 Doncaster Rovers Bramall Lane
1978–79 Not completed
1979–80 Sheffield United 2 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough
1980–81 Rotherham United 2 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Millmoor
1981–82 Sheffield United 3 – 2 Sheffield Wednesday Bramall Lane
1982–83 Not played
1983–84 Not played
1984–85 Not played
1985–86 Doncaster Rovers 1 – 0 Rotherham United Belle Vue
1986–87 Rotherham United 1 – 0 Doncaster Rovers Belle Vue
1987–88 Not played
1988–89 Not played
1989–90 Not played
1990–91 Not played
1991–92 Not played
1992–93 Barnsley 3 – 2 Doncaster Rovers Oakwell
1993–94

[Exiletyke]

The Century old Sheffield and Hallamshire FA County Cup has been found and now returned to the Sheffield FA.

For those too young to recognise this trophy, it was was an annual one, played for at the end of the season by Sheff United, Sheff Weds, Rotherham , Barnsley and Doncaster.

The last winners, Barnsley, who won it in 1993, took the trophy back to Oakwell but then it disappeared??

Sheffield FA asked for the cup back in order to include it in a football history display.

Luckily a keen football historian saw it on ebay and recognised it straightaway. He paid £2000 for the trophy which is supposed to be a fraction of the trophy's full value. The Sheffield FA have now reimbursed the finder for the money he paid out for it.

A few pointers:

Who lifted it from Oakwell and sold it on ebay? Theft or, something someone came across it and took it from Oakwell anyway? One for SYP?

How about this great competition be resurrected and the 5 clubs from South Yorkshire, could use this as a great end of season
bragging rights boast?

Can't recall us ever winning this, I may be wrong so does anyone know the full winning history on this?

My recollection is that the cup was competed for pre season
Unless my memory is playing tricks [well my recollection is late 50's /early 60's so I may be wrong]

[mikemiller]

My recollection is that the cup was competed for pre season
Unless my memory is playing tricks [well my recollection is late 50's /early 60's so I may be wrong]

Might have been a pre-season competition in more recent times, but don't think it was in pre-season in the 60s.
Misprint above for 1969/70?
As a kid, went to a County Cup Final match at Millmoor that ended 1-0, with Roy Massey scoring the winner. Think he was originally a centre forward, but sometimes filled in as a winger. Probably 1965/6 season.
It was a competition where reserves/squad players often got a chance to play, even back in the 60s. Are Barnsley paying the costs for the recovery of the trophy?

[mikemiller]

Programme on eBay - Donny v Millers 1965/66 Semi-final Sheffield County Cup 18th May 1966. Final could have been held over until start of the next season? (Sounds vaguely familiar - it was always a problem slotting the County Cup fixtures into the schedule)

[CASPER-64-FRANK]

They will pinch owt at Barnsley......if it's not nailed down.

We used to enjoy the County Cup games.

[mikemiller]

They will pinch owt at Barnsley......if it's not nailed down.

We used to enjoy the County Cup games.

In the 60s both Sheffield teams were in the top division and we were in Division 2, so quite big crowds for the games, but it went into decline afterwards. We have an extra cup competition now, so it would be difficult to fit the County Cup into the schedule. Could have it as a competition for U-21/Reserves squads of S.Yorks league teams, plus some local non-league teams, as our reserves don't play many fixtures now. Think Chesterfield are in the Derbyshire County Cup so were never included anyway.

[Brin]

Mike what’s an extra cup game for local pride at the end of the season? Let the youth team thrash it out ‘

[mikemiller]

Coming back to dates of the competition - spotted on eBay Barnsley v Millers programme County Cup Semi-final dated 8th May 1968. Barnsley must have won that game, but lost to Donny in the final at Belle Vue

[Scum-Triumphant]

Anyone know why we played ourselves in 69/70?