George Wilson Cup
The George Wilson Memorial Cup is a competition open to the reserve football teams of member clubs of the NIFL Premiership. Initially it was open to all members of the B Division, both "attached and unattached" (i.e. reserve sides and independent intermediate clubs), but since 1977/78 it has been limited to reserve sides only.
History
Founded in the 1952/53 season in memory of Crusaders official, George Wilson, the final has been traditionally held at Crusaders' home ground Seaview (with a few exceptions when matches have been held at Taylor's Avenue (Carrickfergus), Ballymena Showgrounds and Mourneview Park). Appropriately, the first winners were Crusaders Reserves.
The format has varied over the years between league format, straight knock-out and group format.
List of winners
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 1952-53 | Crusaders Reserves |
| 1953-54 | Linfield Swifts |
| 1954-55 | Coleraine Reserves |
| 1955-56 | Ballyclare Comrades |
| 1956-57 | Distillery II |
| 1957-58 | Ards II |
| 1958-59 | Larne |
| 1959-60 | Larne |
| 1960-61 | Ballyclare Comrades |
| 1961-62 | Linfield Swifts |
| 1962-63 | Ballyclare Comrades |
| 1963-64 | Glenavon Reserves |
| 1964-65 | Dundela |
| 1965-66 | Glentoran II |
| 1966-67 | Glentoran II |
| 1967-68 | Dundela |
| 1968-69 | Larne |
| 1969-70 | Not Played |
| 1970-71 | Larne |
| 1971-72 | Dundela |
| 1972-73 | Brantwood |
| 1973-74 | Dungannon Swifts |
| 1974-75 | Dundela |
| 1975-76 | Limavady United |
| 1976-77 | Linfield Swifts |
| 1977-78 | Larne Olympic |
| 1978-79 | Larne Olympic |
| 1979-80 | Glentoran II |
| 1980-81 | Linfield Swifts |
| 1981-82 | Distillery |
| 1982-83 | Ards II |
| 1983-84 | Linfield Swifts |
| 1984-85 | Linfield Swifts |
| 1985-86 | Coleraine Reserves |
| 1986-87 | Glentoran II |
| 1987-88 | Distillery II |
| 1988-89 | Linfield Swifts |
| 1989-90 | Ballymena United Reserves |
| 1990-91 | Ballymena United Reserves |
| 1991-92 | Coleraine Reserves |
| 1992-93 | Bangor Reserves |
| 1993-94 | Ballyclare Comrades Reserves |
| 1994-95 | Bangor Reserves |
| 1995-96 | Coleraine Reserves |
| 1996-97 | Portadown Reserves |
| 1997-98 | Bangor Reserves |
| 1998-99 | Linfield Swifts |
| 1999-2000 | Cliftoville Olympic |
| 2000-01 | Glentoran II |
| 2001-02 | Glentoran II |
| 2002-03 | Glentoran II |
| 2003-04 | Dungannon Swifts II |
| 2004-05 | Glentoran II |
| 2005-06 | Dungannon Swifts II |
| 2006-07 | Crusaders Reserves |
| 2007-08 | Cliftonville Olympic |
| 2008-09 | Linfield Swifts |
| 2009-10 | Glentoran II |
| 2010-11 | Linfield Swifts |
| 2011-12 | Glentoran II[1] |
| 2012-13 | Cliftonville Olympic[2] |
| 2013-14 | Glentoran II[3] |
| 2014-15 | Crusaders Reserves[4] |
Summary of Winners
| Teams | Wins | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Glentoran II | 11 | |
| Linfield Swifts | 10 | |
| Larne | 6 | (includes 4 wins by Larne Olympic) |
| Ballyclare Comrades | 4 | (includes 1 win by Ballyclare Comrades Reserves) |
| Coleraine Reserves | 4 | |
| Dundela | 4 | |
| Bangor Reserves | 3 | |
| Cliftonville Olympic | 3 | |
| Crusaders Reserves | 3 | |
| Distillery II | 3 | |
| Dungannon Swifts | 3 | (includes 2 wins by Dungannon Swifts II) |
| Ards II | 2 | |
| Ballymena United Reserves | 2 | |
| Brantwood | 1 | |
| Glenavon Reserves | 1 | |
| Limavady United | 1 | |
| Portadown Reserves | 1 |
References
- Daily Mirror Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2008-09 (Ed. Malcolm Brodie) Page 79
- 1996/97 George Wilson Cup Final Programme (Glenavon Reserves vs Portadown Reserves) Page 4
See also
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