Pratten Cup- What's The History Of It?

[Ian Pethick]

On my trawls through various bits of local non league football history, the Pratten Cup competition keeps popping up. I know that it was played on a Sunday for teams in the westcountry area and that Falmouth and Saltash were both successful in it, but does a formal record of the competition exist? I have no real idea of when it started, the last season it was played for and who the aforementioned Pratten was.

Could be a greater topic here about other now defunct local cup competitions to accompany the recent defunct leagues post,

[motherwontletmegoargyle]

I googled history of the pratten cup. Lots of links Try one of the noneleaguematters  ones.

[Mike Odgers]

Re: [splodge] South West Counties Pratten Cup [In reply to] Can't Post or Reply Privately I have just found the two seasons that Falmouth Town (then of the South Western League) played in the Pratten Cup 1972-73 Home v Exmouth Town Won 3-0 Home v Greenway Sports Won 2-1 Away v St.Austell Drew 0-0 (1st leg Semi-Final) Home v St.Austell Won 1-0 (2nd leg) Away v Bridgwater Town Lost 0-4 (1st leg of Final) Home v Bridgwater Town Won 2-0 (2nd leg) 1973-74 Home v Shirehampton Sports (Bristol Premier Comb'Div.1) Won 3-1 Home v Minehead Reserves (Somerset Premier League) Won 3-0 Away v Barnstaple Town won 4-1 Home v Bridgwater Town Won 4-0 (1st Leg Semi-Final) Away v Bridgwater Town Lost 3-4 (2nd Leg) Home v Cinderford Town Won 4-0 (1st Leg of final) Away v Cinderford Town Drew 2-2 (2nd Leg)