Elginshire Charity Cup

Page created: 14 July 2020

Updated: 5 July 2024

Winners
1887-88 Elgin Rangers 1888-89 Inverness Caledonian 1889-90 Elgin Rovers 1890-91 Inverness Thistle 1891-92 Elgin Rovers 1892-93 Inverness Thistle 1893-94 withheld 1894-95 Elgin City 1895-96 Elgin City 1896-97 Clachnacuddin 1897-98 Clachnacuddin	1898-99 Inverness Caledonian 1899-00 Clachnacuddin 1900-01 Inverness Caledonian 1901-02 Forres Mechanics 1902-03 Forres Mechanics 1903-04 Inverness Caledonian 1904-05 Inverness Citadel 1905-06 Clachnacuddin 1906-07 unfinished 1907-08 Forres Mechanics 1908-09 Forres Mechanics	1909-10 Elgin City 1910-11 Forres Mechanics 1911-12 Forres Mechanics 1912-13 Forres Mechanics 1913-1920 no competition 1920-21 Elgin City 1921-22 Fochabers 1922-23 Elgin City 1923-24 Keith 1924-25 Nairn County 1925-26 abandoned

1887-88 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 18 Feb Elgin Mechanics v Lossiemouth Artillery Rangers 3-2 25 Feb Elgin Rangers Athletic v Forres Mechanics 2-0 Elgin Rovers and Bishopmill byes Semi-final 17 Mar Elgin Rangers Athletic v Elgin Mechanics 6-1 10 Mar Bishopmill v Elgin Rovers 5-0 Final at Moy Croft, Elgin 31 Mar Elgin Rangers Athletic v Bishopmill 2-1	1888-89 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 24 Nov Bishopmill v Forres Albion 4-2 protest 12 Jan Bishopmill v Forres Albion 5-1 1 Dec Elgin Rovers v St Giles' Athletic 3-0 29 Dec Inverness Crown v Inverness Thistle 0-1 protest sustained but Crown subsequently withdrew 5 Jan Inverness Rovers v Northern Counties 5-1 5 Jan Inverness Union v Nairn County 2-0 Inverness Caledonian, Elgin Rangers Athletic and Forres Mechanics byes Second round 9 Feb Forres Mechanics v Elgin Rovers 5-2 16 Feb Elgin Rangers Athletic v Bishopmill 1-1 Bishopmill protested about Rangers goal and left the field 2 Mar Inverness Caledonian v Inverness Union 3-1 23 Mar Inverness Thistle v Inverness Rovers 5-2 Semi-final 30 Mar Inverness Caledonian v Inverness Thistle 0-0 6 Apr Inverness Caledonian v Inverness Thistle 1-0 30 Mar Elgin Rangers Athletic v Forres Mechanics 4-3 Final at The Wards, Elgin 13 Apr Inverness Caledonian v Elgin Rangers Athletic 7-3
1889-90 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 14 Dec St Laurence v Forres Mechanics 0-4 28 Dec Inverness Caledonian v Cameron Highlanders 1-0 Northern Counties v Clachnacuddin scr-wo Elgin Rovers bye Semi-final 8 Feb Elgin Rovers v Forres Mechanics 3-5 protest 22 Feb Elgin Rovers v Forres Mechanics 3-2 protest 15 Mar Elgin Rovers v Forres Mechanics 2-2 22 Mar Elgin Rovers v Forres Mechanics 0-0 15 Feb Inverness Caledonian v Clachnacuddin 5-1 at Needlefield Final at Auction Mart, Elgin 5 Apr Elgin Rovers v Inverness Caledonian 5-2	1890-91 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 14 Mar Forres Mechanics v Elgin Rovers 3-3 4 Apr Elgin Rovers v Forres Mechanics 1-1 11 Apr Elgin Rovers v Forres Mechanics 1-2 21 Mar Bishopmill v Vale of Lossie 4-3 21 Mar Elgin Rangers Athletic v Inverness Union 0-2 Inverness Thistle bye Semi-final 18 Apr Forres Mechanics v Bishopmill 5-0 18 Apr Inverness Thistle v Inverness Union 1-1 at Elgin 29 Apr Inverness Thistle v Inverness Union 2-1 Final at Auction Mart Park, Elgin 2 May Inverness Thistle v Forres Mechanics 6-2
1891-92 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 26 Mar Vale of Lossie v Inverness Crown 2-4 xxxxxxElgin Rangers v Inverness Union 19 Mar Forres Mechanics v Inverness Thistle 2-8 Elgin Rovers bye Semi-final 9 Apr Elgin Rovers v Inverness Crown 4-5 after a protest Crown later scratched 23 Apr Inverness Union v Inverness Thistle 2-1 at Elgin Final at Association Park, Elgin 14 May Elgin Rovers v Inverness Union 2-1	1892-93 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 4 Feb Vale of Lossie v Forres Mechanics 2-7 11 Feb Inverness Thistle v Clachnacuddin 5-2 11 Feb Elgin Rovers v Elgin Rangers Athletic 3-2 18 Feb Inverness Caledonian v Inverness Union 1-0 Semi-final 11 Mar Inverness Caledonian v Inverness Thistle 1-6 4 Mar Forres Mechanics v Elgin Rovers 1-2 Final at Association Park, Elgin 8 Apr Inverness Thistle v Elgin Rovers 10-1
1893-94 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 17 Feb Clachnacuddin v Inverness Union 6-2 3 Mar Inverness Caledonian v Inverness Thistle 1-6 24 Feb Elgin Rangers Athletic v Elgin City 3-8 Forres Mechanics bye Semi-final 24 Mar Forres Mechanics v Elgin City 2-5 24 Mar Clachnacuddin v Inverness Thistle 1-7 Final at Auction Market Park, Elgin 14 Apr Inverness Thistle v Elgin City 4-2 The competition was not completed after Elgin protested the result. A replay was ordered but after Inverness failed to return for the replay, the cup was withheld by the Charity Cup committee.	1894-95 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 2 Mar Elgin Rangers Athletic v Keith Strathisla 9-1 Elgin City v Kingussie wo-scr Final at Association Park, Elgin 30 Mar Elgin City v Elgin Rangers Athletic 10-1
1895-96 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 4 Apr Forres Mechanics v Elgin Crown 1-3 protest upheld but Forres subsequently scratched 4 Apr Elgin City v Elgin Old Boys 11-2 Final at Milnfield Park, Elgin 20 May Elgin City v Elgin Crown 10-0	1896-97 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 20 Mar Elgin City v Keith Strathisla 9-1 Rest byes Semi-final 10 Apr Elgin City v Forres Mechanics 8-0 7 Apr Inverness Thistle v Clachnacuddin stopped due to poor light 22 Apr Clachnacuddin v Inverness Thistle 4-0 Final at Mosset Park, Forres 1 May Clachnacuddin v Elgin City 3-1
1897-98 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 6 Apr Clachnacuddin v Inverness Caledonian Rest byes Semi-final Clachnacuddin v Inverness Thistle 9 Apr Forres Mechanics v Elgin City 0-3 Final at Milnfield Park, Elgin 7 May Clachnacuddin v Elgin City 3-2	1898-99 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 18 Feb Buckie Thistle v Elgin City 1-6 11 Mar Clachnacuddin v Inverness Thistle 3-3 20 Apr Clachnacuddin v Inverness Thistle 1-2 stopped due to poor light 24 Apr Clachnacuddin v Inverness Thistle 1-2 5 Apr Inverness Caledonian v Inverness Citadel Rest byes Second round 25 Feb Banff v Forres Mechanics 2-6 18 Mar Keith Strathisla v Elgin City 0-7 Rest byes Semi-final xxxxxxInverness Caledonian v Inverness Thistle 15 Apr Forres Mechanics v Elgin City 6-3 Final at Milnfield Park, Elgin 13 May Inverness Caledonian v Forres Mechanics 2-2 27 May Inverness Caledonian v Forres Mechanics 1-0
1899-1900 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 10 Mar Keith Strathisla v Buckie Thistle 1-2 Rest byes Second round 17 Mar Inverness Thistle v Inverness Caledonian 1-3 28 Apr Inverness Citadel v Clachnacuddin 1-2 31 Mar Buckie Thistle v Elgin City 2-2 7 Apr Elgin City v Buckie Thistle 2-3 Forres Mechanics v Seaforth Highlanders wo-scr Semi-final 14 Apr Buckie Thistle v Forres Mechanics 2-6 5 May Clachnacuddin v Inverness Caledonian 2-2 12 May Clachnacuddin v Inverness Caledonian 2-2 Final at Milnfield Park, Elgin 19 May Clachnacuddin v Forres Mechanics 3-2 aet	1900-01 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 16 Feb Forres Mechanics v Buckie Thistle 6-1 16 Feb Seaforth Highlanders v Keith Strathisla 2-2 Seaforth later scratched 16 Mar Clachnacuddin v Inverness Thistle 3-2 16 Mar Inverness Caledonian v Inverness Citadel 2-1 Semi-final 16 Mar Keith Strathisla v Forres Mechanics 2-3 6 Apr Clachnacuddin v Inverness Caledonian 2-3 Final at Mosset Park, Forres 20 Apr Forres Mechanics v Inverness Caledonian 1-2
1901-02 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 15 Mar Inverness Citadel v Inverness Thistle 3-1 15 Mar Caledonian v Clachnacuddin 4-2 29 Mar Forres Mechanics v Elgin City United 4-1 29 Mar Keith Strathisla v Buckie Thistle 6-3 Semi-final 19 Apr Forres Mechanics v Keith Strathisla 2-0 16 Apr Caledonian v Inverness Citadel 1-2 Final at Milnfield Park, Elgin 3 May Forres Mechanics v Inverness Citadel 4-3	1902-03 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 29 Apr Inverness Thistle v Camerons DD 6 May Inverness Thistle v Camerons 2-0 Rest byes Second round 7 May Clachnacuddin v Caledonian 3-3 9 May Clachnacuddin v Caledonian 2-1 9 May Inverness Citadel v Inverness Thistle 2-0 28 Mar Elgin City United v Buckie Thistle 2-0 stopped after two balls were being used 25 Apr Elgin City United v Buckie Thistle 2-4 28 Mar Forres Mechanics v Keith Strathisla 4-1 Semi-final 2 May Forres Mechanics v Buckie Thistle 4-1 13 May Clachnacuddin v Inverness Citadel 2-1 Final at Milnfield Park, Elgin 23 May Forres Mechanics v Clachnacuddin 3-2
1903-04 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 3 May Inverness Thistle v Camerons 3-1 Rest byes Second round 5 Mar Keith Stratisla v Buckie Thistle 6-1 protest 12 Mar Buckie Thistle v Keith Strathisla 2-2 Buckie later scratched 14 May Caledonian v Inverness Thistle 2-1 14 May Clachnacuddin v Inverness Citadel 6-1 Semi-final 30 Apr Keith Strathisla v Elgin City 2-4 18 May Clachnacuddin v Caledonian LW Final at Milnfield Park, Elgin 21 May Caledonian v Elgin City 6-0	1904-05 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 20 May Caledonian v Inverness Thistle 2-0 8 May Inverness Citadel v Black Watch 1-0 4 Mar Forres Mechanics v Elgin City 0-2 11 Mar Buckie Thistle v Keith Strathisla 1-0 abadoned after 30 mins due to rain. Keith later scratched Clachnacuddin bye Second round 23 May Caledonian v Clachnacuddin 0-3 Rest byes Semi-final 15 Apr Buckie Thistle v Elgin City 0-6 25 May Inverness Citadel v Clachnacuddin 2-1 Final at Milnfield Park, Elgin 27 May Inverness Citadel v Elgin City 3-1
1905-06 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 24 May Inverness Thistle v Caledonian 2-3 25 May Clachnacuddin v Inverness Citadel 5-0 Rest byes Semi-final 28 May Clachnacuddin v Caledonian 4-0 31 Mar Elgin City v Black Watch 1-3 Final at Kingsmill Park, Inverness 31 May Clachnacuddin v Black Watch 3-0	1906-07 Elginshire Charity Cup First round (played during 1907-08) Clachnacuddin v Inverness Citadel WL 17 Aug 1907 Caledonian v Inverness Thistle 3-3 25 Dec 1907 Caledonian v Inverness Thistle 4-2 Rest byes Semi-final 8 Feb 1908 Caledonian v Clachnacuddin 1-1 4 Apr 1908 Clachnacuddin v Caledonian 1-0 26 Jan Elgin City v Highland Light Infantry 2-0 Final Clachnacuddin v Elgin City Competition unfinished
1907-08 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 21 Mar Buckie Thistle v Elgin City 2-3 Forres Mechanics bye Final at Milnfield Park, Elgin 18 Apr Forres Mechanics v Elgin City 2-2 20 Apr Forres Mechanics v Elgin City 1-0	1908-09 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 27 Mar Elgin City v Nairn County 4-1 27 Mar Forres Mechanics v Seaforths 8-0 Final at Milnfield Park, Elgin 10 Apr Forres Mechanics v Elgin City 3-2
1909-10 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 26 Mar Strathlene v Elgin City 0-4 Forres Mechanics bye Final Elgin City v Forres Mechanics wo-scr	1910-11 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 25 Feb Forres Mechanics v Elgin City 2-1 18 Feb Keith Strathisla v Huntly United 4-0 Final at Station Park, Elgin 17 Apr Forres Mechanics v Keith Strathisla 4-1
1911-12 Elginshire Charity Cup Final at Mosset Park, Forres 27 Apr Forres Mechanics v Elgin City 2-0	1912-13 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 29 Mar Elgin City v 93rd Highlanders 1-0 5 Apr Nairn County v Forres Mechanics 2-4 Final at Milnfield Park, Elgin 26 Apr Forres Mechanics v Elgin City 3-3 3 May Forres Mechanics v Elgin City 1-0
1913-1920 Elginshire Charity Cup No competition	1920-21 Elginshire Charity Cup 2 legs 4 May Forres Mechanics v Elgin City 1-0 7 May Forres Mechanics v Elgin City 2-2
1921-22 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 25 Mar Lossiemouth v Forres Mechanics 1 Apr Forres Mechanics v Lossiemouth 1-0 Rest byes Second round 8 Apr Nairn County v Forres Mechanics 0-0 19 Apr Forres Mechanics v Nairn County 0-0 26 Apr Nairn County v Forres Mechanics 2-0 aet 25 Mar Keith v Portsoy Thistle 1-2 25 Mar Banff v Fochabers 1-2 Elgin City v Bishopmill United Semi-fnal 29 Apr Nairn County v Fochabers 0-0 Nairn later scratched 1 Apr Portsoy Thistle v Elgin City 4-2 Final at Borough Briggs, Elgin xxxxxxFochabers v Portsoy Thistle 2-1	1922-23 Elginshire Charity Cup First round 31 Mar Elgin City v Forres Mechanics 3-2 24 Mar Nairn County v Fochabers 1-1 24 Mar Portsoy Thistle v Keith 2-2 Banff v Buckie Thistle Semi-final 28 Apr Nairn County v Elgin City 0-0 21 Apr Keith v Banff Final at Borough Briggs, Elgin xxxxxxElgin City v Keith 3-0
1923-24 Elginshire Charity Cup 12 Apr Nairn County v Forres Mechanics 2-1 Final at Borough Briggs, Elgin 19 Apr Keith v Nairn County 3-0	1924-25 Elginshire Charity Cup First round Nairn County v Keith 28 Feb Forres Mechanics v Elgin City 1-0 Final at Borough Briggs, Elgin 28 Mar Nairn County v Forres Mechanics 3-1
1925-26 Elginshire Charity Cup First round Nairn County v Forres Mechanics Elgin City withdrew Final at Borough Briggs, Elgin as ordered by the Charity Cup Committee Nairn and Forres were to play the final after Elgin withdrew but Forres insisted on playing Nairn in the semi-final tie as originally arranged. The competition was abandoned