JW Hunt Cup (1926)-2023/24 Season.Sponsored by

The GOUGH GROUP LTD


Lichfield City 2022/23 JWHC Winners.

Presentation of the season 2022/23 for £15000 at the Beacon Centre 11th 

July 2023.

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 had been run every season since 1926/27 season up to 2018/19 season including World War Two. 

Season 2019/20 and 2020/21 were cancelled due to the Covid Pandemic regulations
The inaugural winners being Short Heath United who beat Cannon Iron at Molineux, Wolverhampton in April 1927.
Over £360,000 has been raised since the competition started.

Season 2018/19 was the JW.Hunt Cups 93rd 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).


GOUGH GROUP LTD TO SPONSOR JW HUNT CUP.

The GOUGH GROUP Ltd have agreed to be the main sponsors of the JW Hunt Cup. We should thank both our President Alex Hamil MBE and Gough Group CEO John Gough for securing what we hope will be a long and happy sponsorship agreement.


OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF SPONSORSHIP DEAL.

The official launch of the JW Hunt Cup Sponsorship deal with the GOUGH GROUP LTD was  held  on Thursday 25th January at the Beacon Centre. Members of the the GOUGH GROUP LTD. JOHN GOUGH and Directors were in attendance.  Wolverhampton Wanderers were represented along with JW Hunt Cup members and Beacon Centre representatives.












WALTER WAKEMAN RIP.

FUNERAL DETAILS.

11-15 am onWednesday 20th March 2024.

Bushbury Crematorium followed by a celebration of Walters life at The Pavilion (formerly Goodyears).

Walter Wakeman, a stalwart of West Midlands football, has died aged 95.

As well as local league football he gave great service to the J W Hunt Cup competition and the Wolverhampton Referees’ Association.

Mr Wakeman was secretary (1987 to 1994) and then treasurer (1994-2014)of the Hunt Cup, whose annual proceeds go to the Beacon Centre for the Blind. He also gave great service to the Wolverhampton Referees’ Association. Many of the cup’s committee are also members of theWolverhampton Referees’ Association continuing a specialrelationship that began when the competition was founded in 1926.

In 2015, Mr Wakeman was honoured with a dinner at the Goodyear Pavilion to mark 30 years of service to local football. A presentation to him was made by the then Wolves secretary Richard Skirrow. The Wolverhampton Referees’Association, Wolverhampton Sunday League, Wolverhampton Combinationand the Bilston Youth Partnership League organised the evening and the presentation to  Mr Wakeman of an inscribed cut-glass decanter.

Mr Skirrow said: “I have the utmost respect for everybody who is involved in amateur football. It is something to be regarded highly and something I applaud without reservation. That’s why it’s important to mark 30 years of service.”  Mr Wakeman’s response summed him up: “I don’t know what all the fuss is about.I have done no more than many others.”

Born in Wolverhampton, Mr Wakeman was educated at the Royal School. He worked at John Harper’s iron founders in Willenhall, starting as a lab apprentice and eventually becoming personnel manager. He was manager of their football team in the 1970s and Harpers were Hunt Cup runners-up in1974, losing 1-0 to Northicote Old Boys at Butlers ground.

Mr Wakeman’s wife Dorothy died nine years ago. They had been married 62 years, living much of their life at Lodge Road, Oxley.

As referees instructor with the Wolverhampton RA, MrWakeman started as many as 500 on the road to becoming match officials. He had briefly been a referee himself, taking officiating up when he was well over fifty but an arthritic knee put an early end to his activity. When he could not be a referee himself, he decided to help others and became a qualified FA instructor.

Dad was very modest about his achievements,” said his daughter AngelaParkes. “He loved his football and there have been some lovely thing said about him.” She said her dad’s sporting interest had not been exclusively football in his younger years. “He was a good boxer. He boxed for his school and at county level, I believe.”

Typical of many tributes paid to Mr Wakeman was one from Tony Lloyd: “Walter started me on my referee journey and was always on hand to offer advice. A good man who will be sorely missed.” Alan Cain said: “Couldn’t meet a nicer man than Walter, a brilliant instructor.”

Mr Wakeman had not been  in good health for some time but lived long enough to greet his first great grandson. “He was just so amazed to meet my daughter Daniella’s son, Luca,” said Mrs Parkes. 

Written by  Journalist and JW Hunt Cup Vice President Steve Gordos.

ERIC THOMAS RIP

FUNERAL DETAILS for Eric;

2.15pm on Friday 1st March at Bushbury Crematorium.

Sad to report the recent death of former Referee and JW HUNT CUP Junior Section Secretary Eric Thomas passed away following a long illness aged 88 years. A lovely man and a loyal servant. God Bless Eric RIP.



NEXT MEETING.

Thursday 7th MARCH  2024. 7.30pm.


RESULTS.

Round Three.

Wed 21st February 7.45pm.

Tipton Town 1 v 1 Wton Casuals.(Casuals 2-0 0n pens).

Lichfleld City 6 v 2 Paget Rangers,

Tues 27th Feb 7.45pm.

Round Two.

Gornal Athletic 6 v 0 Telford Town (Well Amts).

Round Three.

 Stone Old Alleynians 3 v 3 OJM Black Country Rgrs.

Stone OA won 13-12 after penalties.


FIXTURES /RESULTS 2023/24.

Preliminary Round.

Bustleholme 0v2 Wolves Casuals

Shifnal Town 8v2 Wrens Nest Utd.


ROUND ONE

AFC Bridgnorth 0v4 Wednesfield Comm.

Gornal Colts 1v1 Tipton Town. Tipton won 5-3 on pens.

 Shifnal Town 2v 2 Gornal Athletic. Gornal won 4-2 on pens.

Tividale 2 v 3 Wyrley 

Darlaston Town 4 v 0 Wombourne All Stars

Walsall Wood Prims 3 v 4 Bewdley Town

Wton Sporting Comm 5 v 1 Warstones Wanderers

Dudley Town 0 v 5 Lichfield City 

Wolves Casuals 4 v 0 AFC Bentley 

AFC Wulfrunians 1 v 1 OJM Black Country. BCR win 4-3 on pens.

Paget Rangers 2v0 Lane Head

Bilston Town 14v1 FC Premier

Wellington Amateurs 3v1 Continental Star

Dudley Athletic 0v2 Sikh Hunters

Dudley Sports 0 v 5 Stone Old Alleynians 

Pelsall Villa Colts 2 v1  Old Wulfrunians. 


ROUND TWO.

                    Wolverhampton Casuals  4 v 0 Sikh Hunters 
                    Wolverhampton Sporting Community 4 v 1 Pelsall Villa Colts
                                     Tipton Town 4 v 0 Wyrley
                            Wednesfield 0 v 2  Lichfield City  att 50.
                Bewdley Town 2 v 3  OJM Black Country Rangers 
                   Darlaston Town 1 v 1  Stone Old Alleynians. Stone 4-1 on pns.
                        Paget Rangers 0 v 1 Bilston Town Community.

                        Bilston removed  for playing an ineligible player.
                          Gornal Athletic 6 v 0 Telford Town (Wellington Amateurs). 

                                         

                                          ROUND THREE.

                            Tipton Town 1 v 1 W,ton Casuals. Casuals win 2-0 on pens.

                           Lichfield City 6 v 2 Paget Rangers Wed 21st Feb.

                 Stone Old Alleynians 3 v 3 OJM Black Country Rgrs. 

                            Stone OA win 13-12 after penalties.

                             Gornal Athletic v Wton Sporting Comm.     

                                           

                                              SEMI-FINALS                        

                    

                                     


The cheque presentation for season 2022/2 took place at the Beacon Centre

on 11th July where a cheque for £15000 was presented, photographs below.

The British football penalty kick record of 44, established in October during the JW Hunt Cup game between Old Wulfs and Lane Head has been broken in the north east. On Tuesday night Washington and Bedlington Terriers both Northern League Div Two Clubs clashed in the E.Armstong Memorial Cup First Round. The game ended 3-3 and went to penalties,54 were taken with Washington winning 17-16. 

To commemorate the British Record breaking JW Hunt Cup Penalty Shoot Out between Old Wulfs 19 and Lane Head 18 after 44 penalties, a plaque has been installed at the host ground AFC Wulfrunians. Click on "COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE" in menu on left.              

After 90 minutes the score ended 3-3 and then to penalties.  After 44 penalties Old Wulfs won 19-18.

The World record for kicks in a penalty shootout is 48 in a 2005 Namibian Cup shootout win by KK Palace 17 against Civics 16.

31/10/20. MEMBERS OF THE JW HUNT CUP COMMITTEE WITH BEACON CEO LISA COWLEY AT OPENING OF JW HUNT CUP ROOM. THE CEREMONY IS IN RECOGNITION OF THE FUND RAISING BY THE JW HUNT CUP SINCE 1926.

NEWS 22/23.