Westmorland and Furness Cup
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| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1964 |
| Ceased | 2008 |
| Country | England |
| Holders | Millom (1st title) (2007–08) |
| Most titles | Kendal (10 titles) |
| Website | Cumbria Rugby Union |
The Westmorland and Furness Cup was a rugby union knock-out club competition first organised by the Westmorland and Furness Rugby Football Unions. The original incarnation of the cup was believed to have been formed in the 1890s around the same time as the better known Cumberland Challenge Cup (now Cumbria Cup) but records of its history are scarce. The modern version of the Westmorland and Furness Cup was first introduced during the 1964–65 season and was won by Windermere.
Despite the formation of Cumbria and the Cumbria Rugby Union in 1974, the Westmorland and Furness Cup continued to be held on a fairly regular basis throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In the 1990s the larger clubs in the region tended to field their 'A' sides, instead focusing on the more prestigious Cumbria Cup, and by the 21st century interest in the competition had started to wane and it was cancelled after the 2007–08 season.
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| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue | |||
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| 1964–65 | Windermere | ||||||
| 1966–72 | No competition | ||||||
| 1973–74 | Kendal A | Furness A | Barrow | ||||
| 1974–75 | No competition | ||||||
| 1975–76 | Windermere | Kendal A | Mint bridge, Kendal | ||||
| 1976–77[1] | Furness 'A' | 30–4 | Windermere | Strawberry Grounds, Barrow-in-Furness | |||
| 1977–78 | Windermere | ||||||
| 1978–79 | Windermere | Hawkcoat Park A | Windermere | ||||
| 1979–80 | Windermere | ||||||
| 1980–81 | Windermere | Upper Eden | |||||
| 1981–82 | Windermere | 24-10 | Upper Eden | Windermere | |||
| 1982–83 | Hawcoat Park 'A' | ||||||
| 1983–84 | Upper Eden | Windermere | |||||
| 1984–85 | Kendal 'A' | Winderemere | |||||
| 1985–86 | Kirkby Lonsdale | ||||||
| 1986–87 | Windermere | Upper Eden | |||||
| 1987–88 | Windermere | 30-9 | Upper Eden | Dawes Meadow | |||
| 1988–89 | Upper Eden | 13-3 | Millom | Pennine Park, Kirkby Stephen | |||
| 1989–90 | Kendal 'A' | 11-3 | Kirkby Lonsdale A | Underley Park | |||
| 1990–91 | Kendal 'A' | 22-11 | Upper Eden | ||||
| 1991–92 | Kendal 'A' | 32-10 | Millom | Mint Bridge, Kendal | |||
| 1992–93 | Kendal 'A' | 15-3 | Kirkby Lonsdale 'A' | Mint Bridge, Kendal | |||
| 1993–94 | Kendal 'A' | 40-0 | Millom | Mint Bridge, Kendal | |||
| 1994–95 | Kendal 'A' | 25-3 | Millom | ||||
| 1995–96 | Kendal 'A' | 47-12 | Millom | Wilson Park, Millom | |||
| 1996–97 | Kirkby Lonsdale 'A' | 34-9 | Furness A | ||||
| 1997–98 | Ambleside | Millom | |||||
| 1998–99 | Upper Eden | Millom | Wilson Park, Haverigg | ||||
| 1999-00 | Kendal 'A' | 39-3 | Furness | ||||
| 2000–01 | No competition | ||||||
| 2002–03[2] | Upper Eden II | 37–0 | Windermere | ||||
| 2003–04 | Kirkby Lonsdale 'A' | ||||||
| 2004–07 | No competition | ||||||
| 2007–08[3] | Millom | 27–10 | Upper Eden | Raygarth, Kirkby Lonsdale[4] | |||
Number of wins
- Kendal (10)[a 1]
- Windermere (9)
- Upper Eden (4)[a 2]
- Kirkby Lonsdale (3)[a 3]
- Ambleside (1)
- Furness 'A' (1)
- Hawcoat Park 'A' (1)
- Millom (1)
