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The Navy Cup

Royal Navy Football Association (source, www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3711)

 

The Birth of the Royal Navy Football Association took place on the 13th January 1904 in the offices of The Southern Daily Mail when a group of Royal Navy officers met and agreed that an Association be formed for the Guidance and Government of Naval Football.

On the 9th February 1904 a second meeting was held at The Southern Daily Mail where the general Council was formed. Also at this meeting resolutions were passed inviting His Majesty The King, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to become Patrons of the Association. Additionally that The First Sea Lord should be President and all Commanders-in-Chief and Senior Officers of Squadrons should be Vice Presidents. (With the exception of one or two years, The Association has enjoyed Royal Patronage ever since). This was the last time a meeting was held at the Offices of The Southern Daily Mail, to mark the occasion and to acknowledge the friendship between the 2 organisations, the management of the Southern Daily Mail presented to the Royal Navy Football Association its first trophy - the Navy Cup.

In 1905 RNB Portsmouth beat Cambridge 2-1 after time at Plymouth to be the first Winners of the Navy Cup.



                  
1905 RNB Portsmouth bt Cambridge 2-1 at Plymouth after extra time

1906 RNB Portsmouth bt RNB Chatham 2-0 at Fratton Park (replay after 3-3 at Pitt Street)

1907 RNB Chatham bt HMS Excellent 2-0 at Chatham

1908 RNB Devonport bt HMS Excellent 1-0 at Portsmouth (replay after 1-1 draw)

1909 RNB Devonport bt HMS Achilles 1-0 at Chatham (replay after drawn 1st game)

1910 RNB Portsmouth bt RNB Shotley 2-0 at Fratton park Portsmouth

1911 Gunnery School Devonport bt RNB Portsmouth 2-1 at Devonport

1912 RNB Devonport bt HMS Excellent 2-1 at Portsmouth

1913 RNB Chatham bt RNB Devonport 3-0 at Portsmouth

1914 RNB Chatham bt RNB Devonport 2-0 at Portsmouth (replay after draw)

NO GAMES PLAYED 1915 - 1919 OWING TO WORLD WAR 1

1920 RMLI Chatham bt RNB Devonport 3-0 at Fratton park Portsmouth

1921 HMS Dolphin bt HMS Hecla 3-0 at Fratton park Portsmouth

1922 RMA Eastney bt RMLI Plymouth 2-0 at Pitt Street (replay after 3-3 at Fratton park)

1923 RMLI Chatham bt HMS Vernon 4-0 at Fratton Park Portsmouth

1924 HMS Excellent bt RNB Chatham 2-1 at Fratton Park Portmouth

1925 HMS Excellent bt Battle Sqn Atlantic Fleet at US (mens) after 1-1 at Fratton Park

1926 RNB Devonport bt RMB Chatham 2-1 at Fratton Park Portsmouth

1927 RNB Devonport bt Battle Cruiser Sqn Atlantic Fleet 4-0 at Devonport

1928 HMS Excellent bt RNB Chatham 3-2 at Fratton Park Portsmouth

1929 RNB Devonport bt RNB Portsmouth 5-3 at Fratton Park Portsmouth

1930 RNB Chatham bt HMS Excellent 5-0 at Gillingham

1931 RM Chatham bt RNB Devonport 3-1 at Gillingham

1932 2nd Battle Sqd Home Fleet bt RM Plymouth 1-0 at Fratton Park Portsmouth

1933 Depot RM Deal bt RNB Devonport 3-0 Venue not known

1934 RNB Chatham bt HMS Excellent 2-1 at Portsmouth

1935 HMS Excellent bt RM Plymouth 2-0 at Fratton Park Portsmouth

1936 HMS Drake bt HMS Pembroke 2-1 at Devonport Plymouth

1937 HMS Excellent bt HMS Drake 5-1 at Fratton Park Portsmouth

1938 HMS Victory bt HMS Pembroke 3-1 at RM Chatham
1939 HMS Ark Royal bt RNB Portsmouth 2-1 at Pitt Street Chatham

NO GAMES PLAYED 1940 - 1946 OWING TO WORLD WAR 2

1947 RM Portsmouth bt RM Chatham 2-1 at Fratton Park Portsmouth after extra time

1948 RM Chatham bt RNB Lee 1-0 at Gillingham

1949 RM Portsmouth bt RM Chatham 2-1 at Fratton Park Portsmouth

1950 HMS Daedalus bt RNB Devonport 4-1 at Home Park Plymouth

1951 HMS Mercury bt Reserve Fleet Chatham 5-2 at Fratton Park Portsmouth

1952 RNB Devonport bt RM Deal (score & venue not known)

1953 HMS Daedalus bt RM Deal 6-3 at Fratton Park Portsmouth

1954 HMS Diskin bt HMS Victory 2-1 at Fratton Park Portsmouth

1955 RNAS Culdrose bt PRORM 2-1 (venue not known)

1956 HMS Collingwood bt HMS Daedalus 2-1 at Fratton Park Portsmouth

1957 RM Portsmouth bt RM Chatham 4-2 at Fratton Park after extra time

1958 RNAS Ford bt RMB Chatham 4-2 AET at US No1 (after 2-2 drawn game)

1959 HMS Daedalus bt HMS Collingwood 2-1 at Gosport

1960 HMS Victory bt HMS Seahawk 4-3 (venue not know)

1961 HMS Ariel bt Hms Ganges 5-2 after extra time (venue not known)

1962 ITCRM bt HMS Vernon 4-2 at Portsmouth after extra time

1963 RNAS Culdrose bt RNAS Lossiemouth 2-1 at Lossiemouth

1964 HMS Collingwood bt HMS Maidstone 1-0 at Rosyth

1965 HMS Collingwood bt RM Deal 2-0 at Portsmouth

1966 HMS Excellent bt ITCRM 1-0 at Portsmouth

1967 41 Cdo RM bt HMS Dolphin 3-1 at Plymouth

1968 HMS Collingwood bt HMS Hampshire 2-1 at Portsmouth after extra time

1969 HMS Lochinvarbt HMS Bulwark 3-1 at Rosyth

1970 HMS Daedalus bt HMS Condor 2-1 at Arbroath

1971 HMS Daedalus bt HMS Collingwood 1-0 at Portsmouth

1972 HMS Daedalus bt HQ 3rd Cdo Bde 1-0 at Plymouth

1973 HMS Osprey bt HMS Heron 3-2 at Weymouth

1974 HMS Heron bt HMS Blake 2-0 at Weymouth

1975 RNAS Culdrose bt HMS Pembroke 3-2 at Portsmouth

1976 HMS Collingwood bt RM Poole 3-1 at Portsmouth

1977 RNAS Culdrose bt Depot RM Deal 2-1 at Deal

1978 HMS Collingwood bt HMS Sultan 5-0 at Gosport

1979 HMS Heron bt HMS Intrepid 2-0 at Yeovilton

TBC HMS Heron bt HMY Britannia 1-0 at Yeovilton

1980 HMS Nelson bt CTCRM 2-1 at Lympstone AET (source Globe & Laurel xmas 1980)

1982 HMS Heron bt HMS Cochrane 1-0 at Yeovilton

1983 HMS Heron bt HMS Pembroke 5-0 at Chatham

1983 HMS Neptune bt CTCRM 3-2 at HMS Temeraire

1984 CTCRM bt HMS Nelson 2-1 at Portsmouth View Photograph

1985 CTCRM 3 (Mne Kay,Sgt Dixon,Sgt D Sharp) HMS Cochrane 2 at Lympstone View Photograph

1986 CTCRM bt HMS Sultan 4-0 at Portsmouth View Photograph

1987 HMS Sultan bt RNAS Culdrose 1-0 at Gosport

1988  HMS Sultan bt CTCRM 4-3 at Portsmouth

1989 CTCRM bt HMS Neptune 3-2 at Lympstone View Photograph

1990 HMS Thunderer (Opposition & score not known)

1991 HMS Seahawk bt HMS Neptune 3-2 at RNAS Culdrose

1992 HMS Nelson (Opposition & score not known)

1993 HMS Neptune bt CTCRM Full Time 1-1, 3-2 AET at Rosyth

1994 HMS Daedalus bt CTCRM 2-1 at Lympstone (source Globe & Laurel Dec 1994)

1996 HMS Neptune bt HMS Excellent 4-1 at Vale of Leven

1997 HMS Sultan bt HMS Seahawk 4-3 at RNAS Culdrose

1998 HMS Seahawk bt HMS Dryad 4-2 at Portsmouth

1999 HMS Seahawk bt HMS Collingwood 5-0 at HMS Drake Plymouth

2000 CTCRM bt HMS Drake 1-0 at HMS Drake Plymouth

2001 HMS Seahawk bt HMS Neptune 4-1 at Portsmouth

2002 42 Cdo RM bt HMS Drake 4-2 at HMS Drake Plymouth

2003 HMS Sultan bt HMS Collingwood 3-2 at Portsmouth

2004 CTCRM bt HMS Neptune 1-0 at Portsmouth View Photograph

2005 CTCRM bt HMS Heron 3-0 at Portsmouth

2006 CTCRM bt HMS Heron 1-0 at Portsmouth

2007 HMS Heron bt FPGRM 3-2 on Pens (FT 0-0, ET 1-1) at Portsmouth

2008 45Cdo RM bt HMS Heron 1-0 (Mne Ian Danby MC) at Portsmouth