The Westmorland and Furness Cup was a rugby union knock-out club competition first organised by the Westmorland and Furness Rugby Football Unions. The original incarnation of the cup was believed to have been formed in the 1890s around the same time as the better known Cumberland Challenge Cup (now Cumbria Cup) but records of its history are scarce. The modern version of the Westmorland and Furness Cup was first introduced during the 1964–65 season and was won by Windermere.
Despite the formation of Cumbria and the Cumbria Rugby Union in 1974, the Westmorland and Furness Cup continued to be held on a fairly regular basis throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In the 1990s the larger clubs in the region tended to field their 'A' sides, instead focusing on the more prestigious Cumbria Cup, and by the 21st century interest in the competition had started to wane and it was cancelled after the 2007–08 season.
Westmorland and Furness Cup winners Westmorland and Furness Cup Finals Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue 1964–65 Windermere 1966–72 No competition 1973–74 Kendal A Furness A Barrow 1974–75 No competition 1975–76 Windermere Kendal A Mint bridge, Kendal 1976–77 Furness 'A' 30–4 Windermere Strawberry Grounds, Barrow-in-Furness 1977–78 Windermere 1978–79 Windermere Hawkcoat Park A Windermere 1979–80 Windermere 1980–81 Windermere Upper Eden 1981–82 Windermere 24-10 Upper Eden Windermere 1982–83 Hawcoat Park 'A' 1983–84 Upper Eden Windermere 1984–85 Kendal 'A' Winderemere 1985–86 Kirkby Lonsdale 1986–87 Windermere Upper Eden 1987–88 Windermere 30-9 Upper Eden Dawes Meadow 1988–89 Upper Eden 13-3MillomPennine Park, Kirkby Stephen 1989–90 Kendal 'A' 11-3 Kirkby Lonsdale A Underley Park 1990–91 Kendal 'A' 22-11 Upper Eden 1991–92 Kendal 'A' 32-10 Millom Mint Bridge, Kendal 1992–93 Kendal 'A' 15-3 Kirkby Lonsdale 'A' Mint Bridge, Kendal 1993–94 Kendal 'A' 40-0 Millom Mint Bridge, Kendal 1994–95 Kendal 'A' 25-3 Millom 1995–96 Kendal 'A' 47-12Millom Wilson Park, Millom 1996–97 Kirkby Lonsdale 'A' 34-9 Furness A 1997–98 Ambleside Millom 1998–99 Upper Eden Millom Wilson Park, Haverigg 1999-00 Kendal 'A' 39-3 Furness 2000–01 No competition 2002–03 Upper Eden II 37–0 Windermere 2003–04 Kirkby Lonsdale 'A' 2004–07 No competition 2007–08 Millom 27–10 Upper Eden Raygarth, Kirkby Lonsdale
Number of wins Kendal (10) Windermere (9) Upper Eden (4) Kirkby Lonsdale (3) Ambleside (1) Furness 'A' (1) Hawcoat Park 'A' (1) Millom (1)
Notes
See also Cumbria Rugby Union Cumbria Cup Cumbria League Cup Cumbria Shield Cumbria Vase
References
External links Cumbria RU