The Cromwell Cup was the second ever Sheffield rules football competition (after the

Youdan Cup The Youdan Football Cup, also known as the Youdan Cup, was an 1867 Sheffield rules football competition. Preceding the FA Cup by more than four years, it was among the first tournaments in any code of football. Background Thomas Youdan, se ...

) and was held in

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

. It was held in February 1868 and named after Oliver Cromwell, manager of the local Alexandra Theatre (not the Lord Protector or Sir Oliver Cromwell), who donated the cup. He also played for the

Garrick Garrick may refer to: * Garrick (name), for the name's origin and people with either the surname or given name ** David Garrick (1717–1779), English actor * Garrick Club, a London gentlemen's club named in honour of David Garrick * Garrick Theatr ...

club. The tournament was only open to teams under two years old.Although the Exchange club claimed a foundation date of 1863, this probably refers to the cricket club from which the football club sprung, as there is no record of any football matches for Exchange before the Cromwell Cup, and the Sheffield Daily Telegraph suggests it was in its first season. The final was held at

Bramall Lane Bramall Lane is a association football, football stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which is the home of Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United. The stadium was originally a cricket ground, built on a road named after the Bramall ...

. The trophy is still held in the

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an off ...

trophy cabinet.

Sheffield Rules The Sheffield Rules was a code of football devised and played in the English city of Sheffield between 1858 and 1877. The rules were initially created and revised by Sheffield F.C., Sheffield Football Club, with responsibility for the laws pa ...

at the time involved rouges as well as goals. Garrick were expected to sweep aside the newly created Wednesday team. Despite this the final remained 0(0)-0(0) at the end of the regulation 90 minutes. Both captains then agreed to carry on playing for a result with the scorer of the first goal taking the trophy. After another 10 minutes of play, Wednesday finally broke the deadlock with a goal, thus claiming their first trophy.

Participating teams

Results

References

{{Reflist

External links

Report on the tournament
Sport in Sheffield Defunct football cup competitions in England Defunct football competitions in South Yorkshire 1867–68 in English football

Participating teams

Results

See also

References

External links