In 1905 the first Inter Port Cup competition was introduced with Portsmouth beating Devonport 4-0 at Fratton Park. With the exception of the War Years 1914 - 1918 and 1939 - 1945 this competition was played annually until 1946. In 1947 changes within the Royal Navy particularly where Command structures were concerned, the Inter Port competition was renamed the Inter Command competition. This allowed for the introduction of Naval Air Command and for Chatham and Devonport to be renamed Nore and Plymouth Commands respectively.

In 1962, for sporting purposes the Royal Marines and Scotland were invited to join the competition with Nore changing its name to Medway Command. With the demise of Medway Command in the early 1980s, the Fleet were invited to take their place. In 2006 the Royal Navy U21's replaced Fleet.