Pratten Cup 1978-79

[John Treleven]

Additions or corrections welcome as I am stuck
 

Pratten Cup 1978-79

all matches on a Sunday unless stated otherwise

Preliminary Round
10th Spt Shepton Mallet Town v Torpoint Athletic 2-2 AET (1-1)
17th Spt Wellington v Newton Abbot Dynamos 1-3
17th Spt Yate Town v Mendip Hospital (Wells) 3-2
Replay
date? Torpoint Athletic v Shepton Mallet Town (T.A. won)
any other matches?

First Round
14th Oct Netley Central Sports v Hanham Athletic 2-1
12th Nov Cadbury Heath v Wells City 2-2 AET (0-0)
14th Nov (Tue) Trowbridge Town v Road Sea (Southampton) 0-2
19th Nov Almondsbury Greenway v Park (Swindon) 4-3
19th Nov St. Austell v Shirehampton 1-2
19th Nov Swaythling v Yate Town 1-2 AET (?-?)
19th Nov Welton Rovers v Newton Abbot Dynamos 1-1 AET (?-?)
Replays
19th Nov Wells City v Cadbury Heath 1-3
26th Nov Newton Abbot Dynamos v Welton Rovers 0-1
date? Bristol Manor Farm won
date? Chippenham Town won
date? Holsworthy won
date? Liskeard Athletic won
date? Radstock Town won
date? Torpoint Athletic won
date? Wadebridge Town won
date? Worrall Hill won
date? A.N. Other won

Second Round
28th Jan Liskeard Athletic v Shirehampton 3-2
28th Jan Road Sea (Southampton) v Bristol Manor Farm 1-2 AET (1-1)
4th Feb Almondsbury Greenway v Holsworthy 1-0
4th Feb Welton Rovers v Netley Central Sports 0-2
11th Feb Radstock Town v Cadbury Heath 2-4 AET (?-?)
25th Feb Chippenham Town v Worrall Hill 4-0
date? Torpoint Athletic won (v Yate Town or A.N. Other)
date? Wadebridge Town won (v Yate Town or A.N. Other)

Quarter-Finals
4th Mch Liskeard Athletic v Bristol Manor Farm 2-1
11th Mch Almondsbury Greenway v Torpoint Athletic 3-4
11th Mch Wadebridge Town v Cadbury Heath 2-1
1st Apr Chippenham Town v Netley Central Sports 3-0

Semi-Finals (two legged)
8th Apr Chippenham Town v Liskeard Athletic 1-2
22nd Apr Liskeard Athletic v Chippenham Town 6-1 (Liskeard 8-2 on agg)
date? Torpoint Athletic v Wadebridge Town 1-1
22nd Apr Wadebridge Town v Torpoint Athletic 4-2 (Wadebridge 5-3 on agg) (AET?)

Final (two legged)
22nd May (Tue) Liskeard Athletic v Wadebridge Town 3-0
27th May Wadebridge Town v Liskeard Athletic 4-2 AET(?-?) (Liskeard 5-4 on agg)

[Ian Pethick]

 

Am I right in saying that the Pratten Cup was played on a Sunday, with it being invitational for South West sides?

Would be interesting to see a list of winning sides, and when it was last competed for (the trophy must be gathering dust in a clubhouse somewhere).

[Mike Odgers]

Falmouth Town entered for two seasons before their era in the Western League and all games were played on a Sunday.

1972-73 1st. Rd W/O Taunton Town,  2nd Rd.H 5-0 v Exmouth Town, 3rd.Rd. H 2-1 v Greenway Sports, Semi-Final  2 Legs v St.Austell (A 0-0, H.1-0),  Fina v Bridgwater Town (A.0-4, H 2-0)

1973-74. 1st.Rd. HWon 3-1 v Shirehampton Sports,  2nd.Rd.H 3-0 v Minehead Res., 3rd.Rd. A 4-1 v Barnstaple Town, Semi Final (2 legs) h 4-0 ,A 3-4 v Bridgwater Town- Final 2 legs H 4-0, A 2-2 v Cinderford Town

[John Treleven]

Updated version

Pratten Cup 1978-79

all matches on a Sunday unless stated otherwise

First Round
10th Spt Shepton Mallet Town v Torpoint Athletic 2-2 AET (1-1)
17th Spt Wellington v Newton Abbot Dynamos 1-3
17th Spt Yate Town v Mendip Hospital (Wells) 3-2
Replay
date? Torpoint Athletic v Shepton Mallet Town (T.A. progressed - by walkover?)
any other matches?

Second Round
12th Nov Cadbury Heath v Wells City 2-2 AET (0-0)
14th Nov (Tue) Trowbridge Town v Road Sea (Southampton) 0-2
19th Nov Almondsbury Greenway v Park (Swindon) 4-3
19th Nov St. Austell v Shirehampton 1-2
19th Nov Swaythling v Yate Town 1-2 AET (?-?)
19th Nov Welton Rovers v Newton Abbot Dynamos 1-1 AET (?-?)
Replays
19th Nov Wells City v Cadbury Heath 1-3
26th Nov Newton Abbot Dynamos v Welton Rovers 0-1
date? Bristol Manor Farm beat Patchway
date? Chippenham Town beat Wilton Rovers
date? Holsworthy beat Sharpness
date? Liskeard Athletic beat Winscombe
date? Netley Central Sports won at Larkhall Athletic
date? Radstock Town beat Viney St. Swithins
date? Torpoint Athletic won at Illogan Royal British Legion
date? Wadebridge Town beat Pucklechurch Sports
date? Worrall Hill beat Thornbury
date? Bugle v Oldland (winner?)

Third Round
28th Jan Liskeard Athletic v Shirehampton 3-2
28th Jan Road Sea (Southampton) v Bristol Manor Farm 1-2 AET (1-1)
4th Feb Almondsbury Greenway v Holsworthy 1-0
4th Feb Welton Rovers v Netley Central Sports 0-2
11th Feb Radstock Town v Cadbury Heath 2-4 AET (?-?)
25th Feb Chippenham Town v Worrall Hill 4-0
date? Torpoint Athletic beat Yate Town or Bugle/Oldland
date? Wadebridge Town beat Yate Town or Bugle/Oldland

Quarter-Finals
4th Mch Liskeard Athletic v Bristol Manor Farm 2-1
11th Mch Almondsbury Greenway v Torpoint Athletic 3-4
11th Mch Wadebridge Town v Cadbury Heath 2-1
1st Apr Chippenham Town v Netley Central Sports 3-0

Semi-Finals (two legged)
8th Apr Chippenham Town v Liskeard Athletic 1-2
22nd Apr Liskeard Athletic v Chippenham Town 6-1 (Liskeard 8-2 on agg)
date? Torpoint Athletic v Wadebridge Town 1-1
22nd Apr Wadebridge Town v Torpoint Athletic 4-2 (Wadebridge 5-3 on agg) (AET?)

Final (two legged)
22nd May (Tue) Liskeard Athletic v Wadebridge Town 3-0
27th May Wadebridge Town v Liskeard Athletic 4-2 AET(?-?) (Liskeard 5-4 on agg)

[John Treleven]

Believed to be invitational but it appears that you could request a invitation!
Covered the 8 "Western" Counties -
Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Avon, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall

1972-73 to 1979-80 South-West Counties Pratten Cup (F.Pratten & Co, timber specialists, of Midsomer Norton)
1980-81 to 1986-87 South-West Sutton (Transformers) Challenge Vase (Sutton Transformers, electrical repairers, also of Midsomer Norton)

Matches were usually, but not always, played on a Sunday

[John Treleven]

72-3 Bridgwater Town d. Falmouth Town
73-4 Falmouth Town d. Cinderford Town
74-5 Saltash United d. Minehead (single match)
75-6 Fareham Town d. Saltash United
76-7
77-8
78-9 Liskeard Athletic d. Wadebridge Town
79-0 Road Sea Southampton d. Wadebridge Town
80-1
81-2 Backwell United v Peasedown Athleric
82-3
83-4 Totton v
84-5 
85-6
86-7 Road Sea Southampton d. Clump Inn (Chilworth, Hampshire) 

 

[John Treleven]

72-3 Bridgwater Town d. Falmouth Town 4-2 on agg (13 May BT 4, FT 0; 20 May FT 2, BT 0)
73-4 Falmouth Town d. Cinderford Town 6-2 on agg (12 May FT 4, CT 0; 19 May CT 2, FT 2)
74-5 Saltash United d. Minehead 2-0 (single match) 11 May
75-6 Fareham Town d. Saltash United 4-2 on agg (11 Apr FT 2, SU 1; 16 May SU 1, FT 2)
76-7 Fareham Town d. Saltash United 4-1 on agg (4 Spt FT 0, SU 0; 25 Spt SU 1, FT 4) (played following season)
77-8
78-9 Liskeard Athletic d. Wadebridge Town 5-4 on agg (22 May LA 3, WT 0; 27 May WT 4, LA 2 AET (score at 90 mins?)
79-0 Road Sea Southampton d. Wadebridge Town
80-1
81-2 Backwell United d. Peasedown Athletic 1-0 in replay/2nd leg? at Peasedown on 27 May
82-3 Paulton Rovers d. Oldland Decora 7-2 on agg. (28 Apr OD 2, PR 3; 3 May PR 4, OD 0)
83-4 Road Sea Southampton d. A.F.C. Totton 3-1 on agg (7 May RS 0, T 0; 11 May T 1, RS 3)
84-5 Pucklechurch Sports d. A.F.C. Totton 5-0 on agg (12 May PS 2, T 0; 19 May T 0, PS 3)
85-6 Yate Town d. North Stoneham 5-1 on agg (date? YT 1, NS 0; 18 May NS 1, YT 4)
86-7 Road Sea Southampton d. Clump Inn (Chilworth, Hampshire) 6-1 on agg (17 May CI 0, RS 2; 19 May RS 4, CI 1)

 

[John Treleven]

72-3 Bridgwater Town d. Falmouth Town 4-2 on agg (13 May BT 4, FT 0; 20 May FT 2, BT 0)
73-4 Falmouth Town d. Cinderford Town 6-2 on agg (12 May FT 4, CT 0; 19 May CT 2, FT 2)
74-5 Saltash United d. Minehead 2-0 (single match) 11 May
75-6 Fareham Town d. Saltash United 4-2 on agg (11 Apr FT 2, SU 1; 16 May SU 1, FT 2)
76-7 Fareham Town d. Saltash United 4-1 on agg (4 Spt FT 0, SU 0; 25 Spt SU 1, FT 4) (played following season)
77-8
78-9 Liskeard Athletic d. Wadebridge Town 5-4 on agg (22 May LA 3, WT 0; 27 May WT 4, LA 2 AET (score at 90 mins?)
79-0 Road Sea Southampton d. Wadebridge Town
80-1
81-2 Backwell United d. Peasedown Athletic 2-0 in replay (after 4-4 draw on agg) (3 May BU 2, PA 1; 13 May PA 1, BA 0 AET (1-0) Ab 110 mins bad light; 24 May PA 0, BU 2)
82-3 Paulton Rovers d. Oldland Decora 7-2 on agg. (28 Apr OD 2, PR 3; 3 May PR 4, OD 0)
83-4 Road Sea Southampton d. A.F.C. Totton 3-1 on agg (7 May RS 0, T 0; 11 May T 1, RS 3)
84-5 Pucklechurch Sports d. A.F.C. Totton 5-0 on agg (12 May PS 2, T 0; 19 May T 0, PS 3)
85-6 Yate Town d. North Stoneham 5-1 on agg (date? YT 1, NS 0; 18 May NS 1, YT 4)
86-7 Road Sea Southampton d. Clump Inn (Chilworth, Hampshire) 6-1 on agg (17 May CI 0, RS 2; 19 May RS 4, CI 1)

[John Treleven]

72-3 Bridgwater Town d. Falmouth Town 4-2 on agg (13 May BT 4, FT 0; 20 May FT 2, BT 0)
73-4 Falmouth Town d. Cinderford Town 6-2 on agg (12 May FT 4, CT 0; 19 May CT 2, FT 2)
74-5 Saltash United d. Minehead 2-0 (single match) 11 May
75-6 Fareham Town d. Saltash United 4-2 on agg (11 Apr FT 2, SU 1; 16 May SU 1, FT 2)
76-7 Fareham Town d. Saltash United 4-1 on agg (4 Spt FT 0, SU 0; 25 Spt SU 1, FT 4) (played following season)
77-8 ??? (Cadbury Heath lost in SF, Liskeard Athletic & Wadebridge Town still involved in early March)
78-9 Liskeard Athletic d. Wadebridge Town 5-4 on agg (22 May LA 3, WT 0; 27 May WT 4, LA 2 AET (score at 90 mins?)
79-0 Road Sea Southampton d. Wadebridge Town (dates & results?)
80-1 Holsworthy v Abbotonians United (3 May OA 1, H 2; 10 May H v OA score ?)
81-2 Backwell United d. Peasedown Athletic 2-0 in replay (24 May at PA) after 4-4 draw on agg (3 May BU 2, PA 1; 13 May PA 1, BA 0 AET (1-0) Ab 110 mins bad light; 24 May PA 0, BU 2)
82-3 Paulton Rovers d. Oldland Decora 7-2 on agg. (28 Apr OD 2, PR 3; 3 May PR 4, OD 0)
83-4 Road Sea Southampton d. A.F.C. Totton 3-1 on agg (7 May RS 0, T 0; 11 May T 1, RS 3)
84-5 Pucklechurch Sports d. A.F.C. Totton 5-0 on agg (12 May PS 2, T 0; 19 May T 0, PS 3)
85-6 Yate Town d. North Stoneham 5-1 on agg (date? YT 1, NS 0; 18 May NS 1, YT 4)
86-7 Road Sea Southampton d. Clump Inn (Chilworth, Hampshire) 6-1 on agg (17 May CI 0, RS 2; 19 May RS 4, CI 1)

[John Treleven]

All on Sunday's unless stated otherwise

72-3 Bridgwater Town d. Falmouth Town 4-2 on agg (13 May BT 4, FT 0; 20 May FT 2, BT 0)
73-4 Falmouth Town d. Cinderford Town 6-2 on agg (12 May FT 4, CT 0; 19 May CT 2, FT 2)
74-5 Saltash United d. Minehead 2-0 (single match) 11 May
75-6 Fareham Town d. Saltash United 4-2 on agg (11 Apr FT 2, SU 1; 16 May SU 1, FT 2)
76-7 Fareham Town d. Saltash United 4-1 on agg (4 Spt FT 0, SU 0; 25 Spt SU 1, FT 4) (played following season)
77-8 Gosport Borough d. Almondsbury Greenway 6-1 on agg (14 May AG 1, GO 3; 21 May GB 3, AG 0)
78-9 Liskeard Athletic d. Wadebridge Town 5-4 on agg (Tue 22 May LA 3, WT 0; 27 May WT 4, LA 2 AET (score at 90 mins?)
79-0 Road Sea Southampton d. Wadebridge Town 3-2 on agg (18 May WT 1, RS 1; 25 May RS 2, WT 1 AET (score at 90 mins?)
80-1 Holsworthy d. Abbotonians United 9-3 on agg (3 May OA 1, H 2; 10 May H 7, OA 2)
81-2 Backwell United d. Peasedown Athletic 2-0 in replay (Mon 24 May at PA) after 4-4 draw on agg (Mon 3 May BU 2, PA 1; Thu 13 May PA 1, BA 0 AET (1-0) Ab 110 mins bad light; Mon 24 May PA 0, BU 2)
82-3 Paulton Rovers d. Oldland Decora 7-2 on agg. (Thu 28 Apr OD 2, PR 3; Tue 3 May PR 4, OD 0)
83-4 Road Sea Southampton d. A.F.C. Totton 3-1 on agg (Mon 7 May RS 0, T 0; Fri 11 May T 1, RS 3)
84-5 Pucklechurch Sports d. A.F.C. Totton 3-0 on agg (12 May PS 2, T 0; 19 May T 0, PS 1)
85-6 Yate Town d. North Stoneham 5-1 on agg (11 May YT 1, NS 0; 18 May NS 1, YT 4)
86-7 Road Sea Southampton d. Clump Inn (Chilworth, Hampshire) 6-1 on agg (17 May CI 0, RS 2; Tue 19 May RS 4, CI 1)

[Ian Pethick]

Thanks John, really interesting read. Looks like the competition was an important stepping stone into being successful Western League sides for Falmouth, Saltash and Liskeard.

Slightly off topic, but the history of 3 times winners Road Sea Southampton is a fascinating one. Formed in 1972 and heavily backed by Road Sea (a local freight company), they dominated Sunday football in the Southampton area before applying to, and being accepted by the Southern League despite having never played Saturday football. In 5 seasons in the league they won the division 1 title and finished 5th in the Premier Division (behind Cheltenham and Crawley Town amongst others). They then moved to the Wessex League and finished 2nd in 1986/87, the same season they won the Pratten Cup for the final time, after which they lost the financial backing of Road Sea Freight and abruptly folded. 

Ranks alongside non league teams such as Colne Dynamoes who came from nowhere, shone very brightly, then disappeared.

[John Treleven]

Can anyone put a date on Cadbury Heath 10, St. Austell 0 in 1974-75 Pratten Cup?

Probably on a Sunday in the period Oct 6th - Nov 3rd 1974

[Mike Odgers]

Does anyone know where Greenway Sports are based ?

[motherwontletmegoargyle]

I believe they merged with one of the almondsbury sides. The one who had a good run in the vase years ago

[Mike Odgers]

43 minutes ago, motherwontletmegoargyle said:

I believe they merged with one of the almondsbury sides. The one who had a good run in the vase years ago

Thanks, Spot on- Almondsbury, South Gloucestershire  (just North of Bristol)

Greenway Sports merged with Almondsbury to form  Almondsbury Greenway F C  1974 and reched the F.A.Vase Final at Wembley 1981

The club changed name to Almondsbury Picksons 1987-Almondsbury Town 1993 and folded in 2011 as a Southern League SW 1 club.