The West Ham Charity Cup was an annual amateur football tournament which was contested by teams from West Ham and the surrounding area, an area of Essex that is now part of London. Only players that lived locally were eligible to compete. [1] The competition was founded as the West Ham Hospital Cup in 1885 by George Hay, Mayor of the County Borough of West Ham, to raise funds for the local hospital, and ran until 1931. [2]
In March 1893, Castle Swifts faced Barking Woodville in the final, held at Clapton's Old Spotted Dog Ground in Upton Lane. The Swifts were two goals down before coming back to win the tie 4–2, with the goals coming from outside-right Grundy, inside-forwards Mitchell and Taylor and an own goal. A local newspaper made the following account of the final:
Three of the teams in the 1895–96 tournament were Barking, Park Grove and Thames Ironworks, who would later become West Ham United. In a semi-final in Plaistow, Thames Ironworks beat Park Grove 1–0. Park Grove protested a technicality and forced a replay at Beckton Road, which The Ironworks won 3–0. Thames Ironworks faced Barking in the final on 21 March 1896 at the Old Spotted Dog Ground, drawing 2–2. They rematched a week later, and again drew, 0–0. The final was replayed a final time on 20 April 1896 and the Irons won 1–0. [4]
Three of the teams in the 1896–97 tournament were Manor Park, West Ham Garfield and the defending champions, Thames Ironworks, who beat Manor Park in the semi-final, and lost the 20 March 1897 final 0–1 to Garfield. [5] Thanes Ironworks later became West Ham United.
In April 1902, Clapton Orient won the tournament by beating Clapton 1–0. [6]
Clapton have won the competition six times. [7]
The tournament was not held between 1915 and 1918. [8]
Season | Winners | Score | Runners–up | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1887–88 | Ilford | 3-0 | Woodville | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [9] |
1888–89 | Ilford | 1-1 Replay: 2-1 aet |
Clapton | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [10] |
1889–90 | Clapton | 1-0 | Ilford | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [11] |
1890–91 | Ilford | 2-1 | Clapton | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [12] |
1891–92 | Ilford | 4–0 | Upton Park | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [13] |
1892–93 | Castle Swifts | 4–2 | Woodville | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [14] [15] |
1893–94 | Woodville | 1–0 | St Luke's | [16] | |
1894–95 | Woodville | 4–2 | St Luke's | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [17] |
1895–96 | Thames Ironworks | 2-2 Replay: 0-0 2nd replay: 1-0 |
Barking | Old Spotted Dog Ground (2x), St. Luke's F.C. ground (2nd replay) |
[18] [19] [20] |
1896–97 | West Ham Garfield | 1-0 | Thames Ironworks | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [5] |
1897–98 | West Ham Garfield | 1-0 | Ilford | [21] | |
1898–99 | Ilford | 4-0 | West Ham Garfield | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [22] |
1899–1900 | Woodford | 3-0 | Ilford | Leytonstone ground | [23] |
1900–01 | Woodford | 1-0 | Leyton | [24] [25] | |
1901–02 | Clapton Orient | 1-0 | Clapton | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [26] |
1902–03 | Clapton | 2-0 aet | Clapton Orient | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [27] |
1903–04 | Clapton | 3-0 | Woodford | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [28] |
1904–05 | Romford | 2-0 | Clapton | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [29] |
1905–06 | Wanstead | 2-0 | Clapton | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [30] |
1906–07 | Clapton | 2-1 | Leytonstone | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [31] |
1907–08 | Clapton | 4-3 aet | Romford | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [32] |
1908–09 | Romford | 4-1 | Leytonstone | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [33] |
1909–10 | Leytonstone | 4-0 | Romford United | [34] | |
1910–11 | Romford United | 3-2 | Leytonstone | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [35] |
1911–12 | Custom House | 2-0 | Romford Town | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [36] |
1912–13 | Leytonstone | 3-2 | Custom House | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [37] |
1913–14 | Leytonstone | 4-1 | Clapton | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [38] |
1914–15 | Leytonstone | 1-0 | Clapton Res. | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [39] |
1915–1918 | three-year gap | [40] | |||
1918–19 | Leytonstone | ?-? | Clapton | Leytonstone ground | [41] |
1919–20 | Barking Town | 4-1 | Leytonstone | Leytonstone ground | [42] |
1920–21 | Barking Town | 6-1 | Leytonstone | Old Spotted Dog Ground [43] | [44] |
1921–22 | Barking Town | 2-1 | Great Eastern Railway | Old Spotted Dog Ground [45] | [46] |
1922–23 | Custom House | 1-0 | Barking Town | [47] | |
1923–24 | Clapton [a] | 4-1 | Custom House | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [48] |
1924–25 | Clapton [b] | 2-1 | Barking Town | Old Spotted Dog Ground [49] | [50] |
1925–26 | Clapton v Barking Town [c] | 0-0 | [51] | ||
1926–27 | ? | ? | [52] | ||
1927–28 | ? | ? | [53] [54] | ||
1928–29 [d] | Leytonstone | 3-1 | Custom House | [55] | |
1929–30 [e] | Leyton | 3-0 | Leytonstone | [56] | |
1930–31 [f] | Leyton Res. | 1-0 | Clapton Res. | Leyton [57] | [58] |
The West Ham Charity Cup was an annual amateur football tournament which was contested by teams from West Ham and the surrounding area, an area of Essex that is now part of London. Only players that lived locally were eligible to compete. [1] The competition was founded as the West Ham Hospital Cup in 1885 by George Hay, Mayor of the County Borough of West Ham, to raise funds for the local hospital, and ran until 1931. [2]
In March 1893, Castle Swifts faced Barking Woodville in the final, held at Clapton's Old Spotted Dog Ground in Upton Lane. The Swifts were two goals down before coming back to win the tie 4–2, with the goals coming from outside-right Grundy, inside-forwards Mitchell and Taylor and an own goal. A local newspaper made the following account of the final:
Three of the teams in the 1895–96 tournament were Barking, Park Grove and Thames Ironworks, who would later become West Ham United. In a semi-final in Plaistow, Thames Ironworks beat Park Grove 1–0. Park Grove protested a technicality and forced a replay at Beckton Road, which The Ironworks won 3–0. Thames Ironworks faced Barking in the final on 21 March 1896 at the Old Spotted Dog Ground, drawing 2–2. They rematched a week later, and again drew, 0–0. The final was replayed a final time on 20 April 1896 and the Irons won 1–0. [4]
Three of the teams in the 1896–97 tournament were Manor Park, West Ham Garfield and the defending champions, Thames Ironworks, who beat Manor Park in the semi-final, and lost the 20 March 1897 final 0–1 to Garfield. [5] Thanes Ironworks later became West Ham United.
In April 1902, Clapton Orient won the tournament by beating Clapton 1–0. [6]
Clapton have won the competition six times. [7]
The tournament was not held between 1915 and 1918. [8]
Season | Winners | Score | Runners–up | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1887–88 | Ilford | 3-0 | Woodville | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [9] |
1888–89 | Ilford | 1-1 Replay: 2-1 aet |
Clapton | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [10] |
1889–90 | Clapton | 1-0 | Ilford | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [11] |
1890–91 | Ilford | 2-1 | Clapton | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [12] |
1891–92 | Ilford | 4–0 | Upton Park | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [13] |
1892–93 | Castle Swifts | 4–2 | Woodville | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [14] [15] |
1893–94 | Woodville | 1–0 | St Luke's | [16] | |
1894–95 | Woodville | 4–2 | St Luke's | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [17] |
1895–96 | Thames Ironworks | 2-2 Replay: 0-0 2nd replay: 1-0 |
Barking | Old Spotted Dog Ground (2x), St. Luke's F.C. ground (2nd replay) |
[18] [19] [20] |
1896–97 | West Ham Garfield | 1-0 | Thames Ironworks | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [5] |
1897–98 | West Ham Garfield | 1-0 | Ilford | [21] | |
1898–99 | Ilford | 4-0 | West Ham Garfield | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [22] |
1899–1900 | Woodford | 3-0 | Ilford | Leytonstone ground | [23] |
1900–01 | Woodford | 1-0 | Leyton | [24] [25] | |
1901–02 | Clapton Orient | 1-0 | Clapton | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [26] |
1902–03 | Clapton | 2-0 aet | Clapton Orient | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [27] |
1903–04 | Clapton | 3-0 | Woodford | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [28] |
1904–05 | Romford | 2-0 | Clapton | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [29] |
1905–06 | Wanstead | 2-0 | Clapton | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [30] |
1906–07 | Clapton | 2-1 | Leytonstone | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [31] |
1907–08 | Clapton | 4-3 aet | Romford | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [32] |
1908–09 | Romford | 4-1 | Leytonstone | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [33] |
1909–10 | Leytonstone | 4-0 | Romford United | [34] | |
1910–11 | Romford United | 3-2 | Leytonstone | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [35] |
1911–12 | Custom House | 2-0 | Romford Town | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [36] |
1912–13 | Leytonstone | 3-2 | Custom House | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [37] |
1913–14 | Leytonstone | 4-1 | Clapton | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [38] |
1914–15 | Leytonstone | 1-0 | Clapton Res. | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [39] |
1915–1918 | three-year gap | [40] | |||
1918–19 | Leytonstone | ?-? | Clapton | Leytonstone ground | [41] |
1919–20 | Barking Town | 4-1 | Leytonstone | Leytonstone ground | [42] |
1920–21 | Barking Town | 6-1 | Leytonstone | Old Spotted Dog Ground [43] | [44] |
1921–22 | Barking Town | 2-1 | Great Eastern Railway | Old Spotted Dog Ground [45] | [46] |
1922–23 | Custom House | 1-0 | Barking Town | [47] | |
1923–24 | Clapton [a] | 4-1 | Custom House | Old Spotted Dog Ground | [48] |
1924–25 | Clapton [b] | 2-1 | Barking Town | Old Spotted Dog Ground [49] | [50] |
1925–26 | Clapton v Barking Town [c] | 0-0 | [51] | ||
1926–27 | ? | ? | [52] | ||
1927–28 | ? | ? | [53] [54] | ||
1928–29 [d] | Leytonstone | 3-1 | Custom House | [55] | |
1929–30 [e] | Leyton | 3-0 | Leytonstone | [56] | |
1930–31 [f] | Leyton Res. | 1-0 | Clapton Res. | Leyton [57] | [58] |