Muratti Vase

Muratti Vase

Founded	1905[1]
Number of teams	3
Current champions	Jersey
Most successful team(s)	Jersey (53 titles)

The Jersey and Guernsey teams warming up before the 2012 final

The Muratti is an annual men's football competition, inaugurated in 1905, between teams representing the Channel Islands of Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey. The larger islands of Guernsey and Jersey dominate the competition, with Alderney's sole victory occurring in 1920.

History

Since its inception, the competition has been interrupted only between 1915-1919 and 1940-1946 due to the First and Second World Wars. The teams wear their island colours of green and white (Guernsey) and red and white (Jersey) and blue and white (Alderney). The competition is sponsored by Hepburns Insurance and now includes Ladies', under 21's and an under 18's competition for men.

The tournament consists of a semi-final and a final. Before the Second World War the draw for the semi-final rotated between the three islands, but since then Jersey and Guernsey have taken turns to play Alderney in the semi.

The Final is played on alternate years in Guernsey and Jersey. When in Guernsey it is now played at Footes Lane after being held at The Track^[2] for a number of years and in Jersey at Springfield Stadium.

The first Muratti final took place at Springfield on 27 April 1905, but after two years the venue for Muratti matches in Jersey moved to Westmount until 1923 when Springfield became host in alternate years. Since 1930 Muratti matches in Jersey have been regularly held at Springfield with few exceptions.^[3]

Participants

Alderney Home stadium Arsenal Ground First colours

Guernsey Home stadium Footes Lane First colours

Jersey Home stadium Springfield Stadium First colours

Results

A full list of Muratti results. Home team listed first unless noted.^[1][4][5]

Key to colours
Competition won by Alderney
Competition won by Guernsey
Competition won by Jersey

Year	Final				Semi-final			Notes
1905	Jersey	0 – 1	Guernsey		Guernsey	6 – 0	Alderney
1906	Guernsey	1 – 0	Alderney		Jersey	1 – 2	Guernsey
1907	Jersey	2 – 3	Guernsey		Alderney	1 – 2	Jersey	[nb 1]
1908	Guernsey	0 – 4	Jersey		Guernsey	3 – 0	Alderney	[nb 2]
1909	Guernsey	2 – 0	Alderney		Guernsey	3 – 0	Jersey	[nb 3]
1910	Guernsey	2 – 3	Jersey		Jersey	7 – 1	Alderney	[nb 4]
1911	Jersey	4 – 1	Guernsey		Guernsey	2 – 1	Alderney
1912	Guernsey	4 – 0	Alderney		Jersey	2 – 5	Guernsey	[nb 5]
1913	Jersey	2 – 4	Guernsey		Jersey	5 – 2	Alderney	[nb 6]
1914	Guernsey	2 – 1	Jersey		Alderney	0 – 4	Guernsey	[nb 7]
1915	Competition suspended due to World War I
1916	Competition suspended due to World War I
1917	Competition suspended due to World War I
1918	Competition suspended due to World War I
1919	Competition suspended due to World War I
1920	Alderney	1 – 0	Guernsey		Guernsey	1 – 0	Jersey	[nb 8]
1921	Guernsey	0 – 1	Jersey		Jersey	2 – 0	Alderney
1922	Jersey	1 – 2	Guernsey		Guernsey	8 – 0	Alderney
1923	Guernsey	3 – 2	Alderney		Jersey	0 – 1	Guernsey
1924	Jersey	1 – 0	Guernsey		Jersey	1 – 0	Alderney	[nb 9]
1925	Guernsey	2 – 1	Jersey		Alderney	0 – 3	Guernsey	[nb 10]
1926	Jersey	7 – 1	Alderney		Guernsey	1 – 5	Jersey
1927	Guernsey	1 – 0	Jersey		Jersey	3 – 0	Alderney
1928	Jersey	2 – 1	Guernsey		Guernsey	4 – 0	Alderney
1929	Guernsey	5 – 0	Alderney		Jersey	1 – 7	Guernsey
1930	Jersey	2 – 3	Guernsey		Jersey	3 – 2	Alderney	[nb 11]
1931	Guernsey	2 – 4	Jersey		Alderney	0 – 1	Guernsey	[nb 12]
1932	Alderney	2 – 4	Guernsey		Guernsey	2 – 0	Jersey	[nb 13]
1933	Guernsey	4 – 1	Jersey		Jersey	6 – 0	Alderney
1934	Jersey	0 – 1	Guernsey		Guernsey	3 – 0	Alderney
1935	Guernsey	5 – 0	Alderney		Jersey	0 – 1	Guernsey
1936	Guernsey	2 – 1	Jersey		Jersey	9 – 0	Alderney
1937	Guernsey	3 – 3	Jersey		Guernsey	4 – 1	Alderney	[nb 14]
1938	Guernsey	3 – 1	Alderney		Guernsey	4 – 3	Jersey	[nb 15]
1939	Guernsey	0 – 1	Jersey		Jersey	2 – 1	Alderney
1940	Competition suspended due to World War II
1941	Competition suspended due to World War II
1942	Competition suspended due to World War II
1943	Competition suspended due to World War II
1944	Competition suspended due to World War II
1945	Competition suspended due to World War II
1946	Competition suspended due to World War II
1947	Guernsey	1 – 3	Jersey					[nb 16]
1948	Jersey	6 – 3	Guernsey		Guernsey	3 – 0	Alderney
1949	Guernsey	1 – 2	Jersey		Jersey	9 – 0	Alderney
1950	Jersey	0 – 2	Guernsey		Guernsey	3 – 1	Alderney
1951	Guernsey	3 – 1	Jersey		Jersey	8 – 1	Alderney
1952	Jersey	1 – 3	Guernsey		Guernsey	7 – 2	Alderney
1953	Guernsey	0 – 2	Jersey		Jersey	4 – 0	Alderney
1954	Jersey	3 – 5	Guernsey		Guernsey	2 – 1	Alderney
1955	Jersey	1 – 0	Guernsey		Jersey	3 – 0	Alderney	[nb 17]
1956	Jersey	2 – 1	Guernsey		Guernsey	4 – 0	Alderney
1957	Guernsey	6 – 4	Jersey		Jersey	7 – 1	Alderney
1958	Jersey	2 – 1	Guernsey		Guernsey	8 – 2	Alderney
1959	Guernsey	2 – 3	Jersey		Jersey	6 – 0	Alderney
1960	Jersey	5 – 1	Guernsey		Guernsey	5 – 1	Alderney
1961	Guernsey	1 – 2	Jersey		Jersey	4 – 2	Alderney
1962	Jersey	3 – 1	Guernsey		Guernsey	6 – 1	Alderney
1963	Guernsey	1 – 4	Jersey		Jersey	6 – 0	Alderney
1964	Jersey	1 – 0	Guernsey		Guernsey	3 – 0	Alderney
1965	Guernsey	2 – 4	Jersey		Jersey	8 – 0	Alderney
1966	Guernsey	3 – 1	Jersey		Guernsey	10 – 0	Alderney	[nb 18]
1967	Guernsey	1 – 3	Jersey		Jersey	3 – 1	Alderney
1968	Jersey	2 – 1	Guernsey		Guernsey	2 – 0	Alderney
1969	Guernsey	2 – 1	Jersey		Jersey	5 – 0	Alderney
1970	Jersey	2 – 0	Guernsey		Guernsey	5 – 0	Alderney
1971	Guernsey	0 – 1	Jersey		Jersey	11 – 0	Alderney
1972	Jersey	0 – 3	Guernsey		Guernsey	5 – 0	Alderney
1973	Guernsey	1 – 4	Jersey		Jersey	6 – 1	Alderney
1974	Jersey	1 – 2	Guernsey		Guernsey	6 – 0	Alderney
1975	Jersey	2 – 3	Guernsey		Jersey	3 – 1	Alderney	[nb 19]
1976	Jersey	3 – 1	Guernsey		Alderney	0 – 5	Guernsey
1977	Guernsey	1 – 5	Jersey		Alderney	0 – 3	Jersey
1978	Jersey	0 – 2	Guernsey		Guernsey	12 – 0	Alderney
1979	Guernsey	5 – 0	Jersey		Jersey	8 – 0	Alderney
1980	Jersey	1 – 2	Guernsey		Alderney	0 – 5	Guernsey
1981	Guernsey	1 – 4	Jersey		Alderney	0 – 5	Jersey
1982	Jersey	2 – 1	Guernsey		Guernsey	6 – 1	Alderney
1983	Guernsey	2 – 1	Jersey		Jersey	6 – 1	Alderney
1984	Jersey	6 – 2	Guernsey		Alderney	0 – 6	Guernsey
1985	Guernsey	4 – 3	Jersey		Alderney	0 – 5	Jersey
1986	Jersey	3 – 2	Guernsey		Guernsey	7 – 0	Alderney
1987	Guernsey	3 – 4	Jersey		Jersey	10 – 0	Alderney
1988	Jersey	0 – 1	Guernsey		Alderney	1 – 5	Guernsey
1989	Guernsey	0 – 4	Jersey		Alderney	0 – 4	Jersey
1990	Jersey	2 – 1	Guernsey		Guernsey	4 – 0	Alderney
1991	Guernsey	3 – 0	Jersey		Alderney	1 – 4	Jersey
1992	Jersey	2 – 3	Guernsey		Guernsey	9 – 1	Alderney
1993	Guernsey	1 – 2	Jersey		Alderney	0 – 10	Guernsey
1994	Jersey	3 – 1	Guernsey		Jersey	18 – 0	Alderney
1995	Guernsey	1 – 2	Jersey		Alderney	1 – 3	Jersey
1996	Guernsey	0 – 1	Jersey		Alderney	0 – 2	Guernsey	[nb 20]
1997	Guernsey	2 – 1	Jersey		Alderney	0 – 6	Guernsey
1998	Jersey	2 – 0	Guernsey		Alderney	0 – 2	Jersey
1999	Guernsey	2 – 0	Jersey		Alderney	0 – 1	Guernsey
2000	Jersey	1 – 0	Guernsey		Alderney	0 – 10	Jersey
2001	Guernsey	4 – 1	Jersey		Alderney	0 – 6	Guernsey
2002	Jersey	2 – 1	Guernsey		Alderney	1 – 2	Jersey
2003	Jersey	1 – 0	Guernsey[6]		Alderney	1 – 4	Guernsey[7]	[nb 21]
2004	Jersey	3 – 0	Guernsey[8]		Alderney	0 – 4	Jersey[9]
2005	Jersey	3 – 3	Guernsey[10]		Alderney	1 – 2	Guernsey[11]	[nb 22]
2006	Jersey	3 – 2	Guernsey[12]		Alderney	1 – 4	Jersey[13]
2007	Guernsey	0 – 0	Jersey[14]		Alderney	1 – 4	Guernsey[15]	[nb 23]
2008	Jersey	1 – 1	Guernsey[16]		Alderney	0 – 7	Jersey[17]	[nb 24]
2009	Guernsey	0 – 1	Jersey[18]		Alderney	0 – 5	Guernsey[19]
2010	Jersey	0 – 1	Guernsey[20]		Alderney	0 – 3	Jersey[21]
2011	Guernsey	1 – 1	Jersey[22]	Alderney	0 – 5	Guernsey[23]	[nb 25]
2012	Jersey	0 – 2	Guernsey[24]	Alderney	0 – 7	Guernsey[25]
2013	Guernsey	2 – 1	Jersey[26]	Alderney	2 – 9	Jersey[27]
2014	Jersey	1 – 4	Guernsey[28]	Alderney	0 – 4	Guernsey[29]
2015	Guernsey	2 – 3	Jersey[30]	Alderney	0 – 5	Jersey[31]

Notes

1. Semi-final in Guernsey
2. Semi-final in Jersey
3. Final in Jersey
4. Semi-final in Guernsey
5. Semi-final replayed after a 3 – 3 draw
6. Semi-final in Guernsey
7. Semi-final in Jersey
8. Final in Jersey
9. Semi-final in Guernsey
10. Semi-final in Jersey
11. Semi-final in Guernsey
12. Semi-final in Jersey
13. Final in Jersey
14. Guernsey & Jersey shared title
15. Final in Jersey
16. No semi-final - Alderney withdrew
17. Final replayed after a 0 – 0 draw
18. Final replayed after a 1 – 1 draw
19. Final replayed after a 2 – 2 draw
20. Final replayed after a 0 – 0 draw
21. Final replayed after a 3 – 3 draw
22. Final replayed after a 0 – 0 draw; Guernsey won replay on penalties
23. Jersey won final on penalties
24. Jersey won final on penalties
25. Jersey won final on penalties

Winners by Island

Island	Winners
Jersey	53 (one shared with Guernsey in 1937)
Guernsey	46 (one shared with Jersey in 1937)
Alderney	1

Records

Jersey hold the record for longest run as champions, having held the title for eight years between 1958 and 1965.

Guernsey's longest unbeaten run was a stretch of five finals between 1932 and 1936. They were prevented a sixth straight win by a tie in 1937, the only year the title has been shared. Ironically, Guernsey won it in 1938 meaning they held the trophy for seven years, albeit one of those shared.

The biggest victory margin is an 18-0 win by Jersey over Alderney in the 1994 semi-final. Jersey also beat Alderney 10-0 in 2000, 10-0 in 1987 and 11-0 in 1971. Guernsey beat Alderney 10-0 in 1993, 12-0 in 1978 and 10-0 in 1966.

The biggest victory margin in a final was 7-1 in 1926 when Jersey beat Alderney. Guernsey have won 5-0 on three occasions, in 1979, 1935 and 1929 (the latter two against Alderney)

The highest scoring final was in 1957 when Guernsey beat Jersey 6-4.

Up until 2005 a drawn final would be replayed. Seven finals were decided on a replay. Since 2006, the game has been decided on the day and three matches have gone to extra time since then, with all these matches being decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Change of name

It was reported in March 2009 that the name of the competition would have to be changed due to proposed legislative restrictions on tobacco advertising in Jersey.^[32] Although the Muratti brand of cigarettes is not sold in Jersey, the name of the tobacco manufacturer linked to the name of the trophy would fall within the ban on promotion of brands.^[33]

See also

• Alderney national football team
• Guernsey national football team
• Jersey national football team
• Upton Park Trophy
• Inter-insular match - the equivalent event in cricket
• Siam Cup - the equivalent event in rugby union

References

1. "Muratti results 1905 to 2009". Guernsey FA. 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
2. "'The Lane' gets the nod to host Muratti". Guernsey Press. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
3. "The pick of the Island on show at Springfield". Jersey Evening Post. 17 August 2012.
4. "Muratti results 1905 to 2010". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
5. "Muratti results across the years". BBC News. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
6. "Jersey wins Muratti final". BBC News. 10 May 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
7. "Bohan is the hero of Mount Hale". Guernsey Press. 24 March 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
8. "Jersey make it look easy". BBC News. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
9. "On-the-ball Jersey cruise into the final". Guernsey Press. 9 March 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
10. "Muratti magic". Guernsey Press. 16 May 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
11. "It was Alderney's day". Guernsey Press. 14 March 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
12. "Jersey win 2006 Muratti". BBC News. May 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
13. "Jersey beat Alderney and wind!". BBC News. March 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
14. "Jersey win shoot-out drama". BBC News. May 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
15. "Guernsey through to Muratti Final". BBC News. 18 March 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
16. "Jersey win Muratti on penalties". BBC News. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
17. "Alderney thrashed in Muratti semi". BBC News. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
18. "Jersey claim fourth Muratti win". BBC News. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
19. "Alderney 0-5 Guernsey". BBC News. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
20. "Guernsey beat Jersey to win 2010 Muratti vase". BBC News. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
21. "Muratti Vase semi-final win for Jersey in Alderney". BBC News. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
22. "Jersey take Muratti Vase on penalties". BBC News. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
23. "Guernsey beat Alderney to make Muratti Vase final". BBC News. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
24. "2012 Muratti Vase: Jersey 0-2 Guernsey". BBC News. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
25. "Guernsey hammer Alderney in Muratti Vase semi-finals". BBC News. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
26. "Muratti Vase 2013: Guernsey beat Jersey 2-1 to retain trophy". BBC News. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
27. "Muratti Vase: Jersey crush Alderney 9-2 in semi-final". BBC News. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
28. "Muratti 2014: Guernsey crush Jersey 4-1 to retain Vase". BBC News. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
29. "Guernsey book trip to Jersey for Muratti final". BBC News. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
30. "Muratti 2015: Jersey secure win over Guernsey". BBC Sport. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
31. "Muratti Vase 2015: Jersey thump Alderney in semi-final". BBC News. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
32. "Red Card for Muratti". This is Jersey. 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
33. "Jersey Law may mean an end to Muratti". This is Guernsey. 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2012-06-28.

External links

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• Guernsey FA
• Jersey FA