The Football League Third Division North Cup was a
football
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knockout competition open to teams competing in
Football League Third Division North
The Third Division North of the Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated t ...
. The competition was first held in
1933–34 and ran until the
1938–39 season.
[List of finals at Statto]
/ref> The cup was revived for the 1945–46 season.
Format
The competition was run using a knockout format, with games replayed if level. In the first year the tournament format resulted in 11 first round ties, followed by 4 second round ties (with three byes), and 3 third round matches (with one bye). In most seasons there were minor changes to the format, resulting in differing numbers of ties (and byes) in each round. The tournaments featured all 22 teams from Division Three North, with the exception of the final season, when only 14 teams played in the competition.1938–39 1st Rnd results – Statto
/ref> The final was played on the home ground of one of the two finalists.[
The 1945–46 competition started with two cup competitions, the Third Division North (East) Cup and Third Division North (West) Cup. Each cup consisted of 10 teams played on a league basis, although only 10 games were played by each team. The first 8 places in each cup then contested the first round of a two legged knockout competition.]
Finals
The result of each year's final is given in the table below.
See also
* Football League Third Division South Cup
*Football League Trophy
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References
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Defunct football cup competitions in England
Cup
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Defunct English Football League competitions