The Ray Stanley Memorial Trophy (sometimes known as the Ray Stanley Memorial Shield) is an
English association football
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trophy contested, until 2007, in an annual match usually contested between local rivals
Hyde United
Hyde United Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England, formed in 1919.
The team's strip is red shirts and black shorts and their home ground is the 4,250 capacity Ewen Fields. Hyde United's record ...
and
Stalybridge Celtic
Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip.
In 1921, Stalybridge Celti ...
to commemorate Ray Stanley, the former secretary of Hyde United, who died in 2000.
Since 2007, Hyde have selected numerous other opponents for the fixture, notably
Manchester City
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.
Winners
{, class="wikitable"
!Year
!Home
!Score
!Away
!Notes
, -
, 2001
, Hyde United
, 1–1
, Stalybridge Celtic
, Stalybridge win 4–3 on
penalties
, -
, 2002
, Stalybridge Celtic
, 1–1
, Hyde United
, Stalybridge win 4–2 on penalties
, -
, 2003
, Hyde United
, 1–2
, Stalybridge Celtic
,
, -
, 2004
, Stalybridge Celtic
, 3–0
, Hyde United
,
, -
, 2005
, Hyde United
, 1–3
, Stalybridge Celtic
,
, -
, 2006
, Stalybridge Celtic
, 0–3
, Hyde United
,
, -
, 2007
, Hyde United
, 3–2
, Stalybridge Celtic
,
, -
, 2008
, Hyde United
, 1–2
, Manchester City
,
, -
, 2011
, Hyde United
, 1–4
, Manchester City
,
, -
, 2012
, Stalybridge Celtic
, 0–3
, Hyde United
,
, -
, 2013
, Stalybridge Celtic
, 3–6
, Hyde United
,
, -
, 2015
, Hyde United
, 2–2
, Stalybridge Celtic
, Stalybridge win 9–8 on penalties
, -
, 2020
, Curzon Ashton
, 1–1
, Hyde United
, Curzon won 5-3 on penalties
, -
, 2022
, Hyde United
, 0–1
, Runcorn Linnets
,
, -
External links
2001 Match Report2005 Match Report2006 Match Report
Football competitions in England
Sport in Tameside