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JW Hunt Cup (1926)- 2018/19

Atherstone Town. JW Hunt Cup Winners 2017/18.

The JW Hunt Cup Charity football competition was formed in 1926 to raise funds for the sole benefit of the local blind.
It is named in memory of John William Hunt, a local business man and benefactor.
JW Hunt founded the local Chillington Tool Company and was a supporter of local charities. 
The firms trademark was the "crocodile", and the crocodile is incorporated into the trophy handles

It has been run every season since 1926/27 season.
The inaugural winners being Short Heath United who beat Cannon Iron at Molineux, Wolverhampton in April 1927.
Over £350,000 has been raised since!. 

Season 2017/18  was the JW Hunt Cups 92nd season and we have donated £10000 to the Beacon Centre. 

Teams compete from the Birmingham, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire Football Associations.

In January 2013 JW Hunt Cup President Alex Hamil was presented with the MBE by HRH Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace. Alex received the award for services to football and the visually impaired (Photo above).

 

This seaons JW HUNT CUP FINAL will be held at the Molineux on Monday 13th May kick off 7.30pm. Highgate Utd will play the winners of the semi between Sporting Khalsa or Tividale.

 

SEMI FINALS 2018/19

RESULT.

1. Atherston Town 0v 0Highgate United.

Highgate won 4-3 after penalties.

 

FIXTURE.

 

2.Sporting Khalsa v Tividale.

Tuesday 30th April 7.30pm.

Venue AFC Wulfrunians. 

 

RESULT.

Rd 3 Wed 3 April 7.45pm

Wellington Amateurs 0v1 Highgate. 

 

NEXT MEETING DATE.

The next Meeting will be held on Thursday 2nd May at 7.30pm. Venue Fordhouses Cricket Club.

 

 

JW HUNT CUP 2018/19 

Round One.

        Bilston Town 5
v
2
Alvechurch
 
Att
Bustleholme
2
v
2
Rushall Oly U21
RO 5-4 pens
 
Sporting Khalsa
10
v
1
Wrens Nest Utd
 
76
Wednesfield
1
v
1
FC Darlaston
Dar 5-4pens
 
Brocton
4
v
1
Paget Rangers
 
41
Atherstone Town
1
v
0
Prees FC
WALK OVER
 
Darlaston Town
3
v
2
Warstones Wanderers
 
 
Tividale
3
v
2
Lye Town
 
 
AFC Wulfrunians
8
v
2
Sikh Hunters
 
73
Lichfield City
6
v
1
Willenhall Town
 
47
Heath Hayes
1
v
0
Lane Head
 
 
Wellington Amateurs
0
v
0
Wolves Sporting
Well Am 5-3 pens
 
Old Wulfrunians
1
v
1
Black Ctry Rang
 Old Wulfs 8-7 pens 65
Byes;            
AFC Bridgnorth            
Highgate Utd            
Hawkins Sports.            
             
         Round Two    
        Brocton 5
v
4
Heath Hayes
 
 
Wellington Amts
 4
v
 2
Rushall Olympic U21
Wed 13 Feb
 
Old Wulfs
 0
v
0 
Highgate Utd
Highgate 7-6 on pens
 
Bilston Town
2
v
4
Darlaston Town
 
100
Sporting Khalsa
2
v
0
Lichfield City
 
45
AFC Bridgnorth
2
v
2
Atherstone Town
Atherstone 4-1 pens.
 
AFC Wulfrunians
7
v
1
FC Darlaston
 
60
Tividale
5
v
2
Hawkins Sports
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Round Three
 
 
Sporting Khalsa
 1
v
1 
AFC Wulfrunians
Khalsa 5-4 pens.
 
Wellington Amateurs
0 
v
1 
Highgate
 
 
Tividale
3 
v
2 
Brocton
 
 60
Atherstone Town
1
v
0
Darlaston Town
 
125
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2017/18 JW HUNT CUP FINAL.

 The season's 92nd JW Hunt Cup Final was held at AFC Wulfrunian's ground on Tuesday 22nd May 2018.
  Atherstone Town 1v0 Wolves Sporting Community in an entertaining hard fought game. The winner for Atherstone came six minutes from the final whistle through Liam Kirton.
Atherstone won the JW Hunt Cup Final for the first time and also became the first Warwickshire club to win the cup.
 2018 Officials; Referee ;Jamie Lunn. Assistants;Richard Cattell and Richard Booth. Fourth Official;Tony Lloyd.  
 

CITY COUNCIL AWARD FOR OUR SECRETARY ALAN RYDER. 

We are pleased to inform you that our long serving Secretary Alan Ryder's work has been recognised by Wolverhampton City Council. 
For his work over many years in football administration with local football club's and the JW Hunt Cup in particular, Alan has been awarded the Wolverhampton City Advisory Sports Council's prestigous "H.E.LANE OBE Memorial Trophy".
The presentation was held on  Tuesday
  November  28th at Fordhouses Cricket Club.