Teams lining up for
    the 2009-2010
 season













Welcome...

This is the official web site of the Matlock & District Football League – where we announce fixtures, publish reports, reveal breaking news and provide an outlet for our sponsors to enhancing the backing of local grassroots football.

   The Matlock League was founded in 1898, with the winners of our first competition being Crich Stars. In 1905 the Cavendish Cup was donated by the Right Honourable Victor Cavendish (9th Duke of Devonshire 1868-1938). So, as you see, the league has been in operation for a very long time and we are looking to enhance our reputation by providing a valuable community outlet for football.

 

Magnificent trophy has rich history

The Cavendish Cup is a magnificent trophy with a rich history, dating back to 1905 when it was donated to the Matlock League by the Right Honourable Victory Cavendish – the 9th Duke of Devonshire (1868-1938).

   Apart from a 16 year gap, due to war and disabandonment of the league, the trophy has always been vigorously fought for. There are three teams that hold the distinction for having won it five times...Winster St Johns, Wirksworth Ivanhoe and Ashover.

   Ashbourne Town became our current champions after winning 3-2 in the traditional May Day clash this year against Matlock Town Youth. This added to their Championship title and Manor Pharmacy Shield victory – a clean sweep in their first season with us.

   If you can add any historical facts to this great competition, contact us via e-mail at drew@matlockfootball.co.uk

Cavendish Cup winners
2008-09 Ashbourne Town
2007-08 Cotes Park
2006-07 Matlock United
2005-06 Cotes Park
2004-05 Cotes Park
2003-04 Pinxton North End
2002-03 Kings Arms
2001-02 AFC South Wingfield 93
2000-01

Batemans

1999-00 Stonebroom
1998-99 Firth Rixon
1997-98 Prince of Wales
1996-97 Prince of Wales
1995-96 AFC South Wingfield 93
1994-95 Wirksworth Town
1993-94 Ashover
1992-93 Wirksworth Ivanhoe
1991-92 Shirland United
1990-91 Wirksworth Ivanhoe
1988-89 Ashover
1989-90 Shirland United
1987-88 Ashover
1986-87 Winster St johns
1985-86 Winster St johns
1984-85 Winster St johns
1983-84 AFC Lea Holloway
1982-93 Duke William
1981-82 Ashover
1980-81 Bonsall Youth
1979-80 AFC Lea Holloway
1978-79 Darley Dale
1977-78 Darley Dale
1976-77 Hurst Farm
1975-76 Matlock United
1968-74 No competition – League disbanded
1966-67 Derbyshire Stone
1965-66 Derbyshire Stone
1964-65 Ashover
1963-64 Derbyshire Stone
1962-63 Ambergate
1961-62 Wirksworth Ivanhoe
1960-61 Ambergate
1959-60 Derbyshire Stone
1958-59 Ambergate
1957-57 Clay Cross Works
1956-57 Stonebroom
1955-56 Stonebroom
1954-55 Stonebroom
1953-54 Darley Dale United
1952-53 Wessington
1951-52 Brassington
1950-51 Darley Dale United
1949-50 Birchover
1948-49 Crich Rangers
1947-48 Crich Rangers
1946-47 Youlegrave
1945-45 Youlegrave
1942-44 No competition – interrupted it
1940-41 Broadoaks
1939-40 Youlegrave
1938-39 Youlegrave
1937-38 Mill Close Mines
1936-37 Holbrook Welfare
1935-36 Stretton
1934-35 Hopton Wood
1933-34 Wessington
1932-33 Hopton Wood
1931-32 Wessington
1930-31 Wirksworth Ivanhoe
1929-30 Winster
1928-29 Bakewell
1927-28 Wirksworth Ivanhoe
1926-27 Matlock Reserves
1925-26 Buxton Reserves
1924-25 Matlock Town
1923-24 Winster
1922-23 Heage
1921-22 Crich Town
1920-21 Cromford
1919-20 Darley Dale
1914-1919 No competition – war interrupted it
1913-14 Middleton
1912-13 Crich Town
1911-12 Holloway (cup awarded)
1910-11 Ashbourne Town
1909-10 Bakewell Town
1908-09 Ashbourne Town
1907-08 Ashbourne Town
1906-07 Ashbourne Town
1905-06 Matlock Town

Membership form

Club agreement

Winners agreement

Signing on 2009/2010

NEXT MEETING...
on Wednesday, 12 August, 2009, 8pm, at South Wingfield Miners Welfare (note this is a change, with the meeting brought forward). If any doubts about this, contact us.

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