Lancashire League Handbook 2016

117 Worsley Cup Winners 2001 – Ramsbottom 2003 – Rawtenstall 2002 – Ramsbottom (Sponsored by Switch to Switch Electrical) 2004 – Lowerhouse 2005 – Ramsbottom (Sponsored by Get Solutions) 2006-Nelson 2007-East Lancs. 2008-Accrington (Sponsored by Thwaites Original) 2009-Ramsbottom 2010-Colne (Sponsored by Thwaites Wainwright) 2011-Ramsbottom (Sponsored by Fosters) 2012-Lowerhouse 2013-Burnley 2014-Burnley 2015-Burnley HISTORY OF THE WORSLEY CUP From 1892 until 1916, the League only organised League games. When League Cricket was suspended in 1917, Accrington, Church, East Lancs and Enfield decided to organise a War-time League competition, each team playing the others four times. The trophy to be awarded was the Hacking Cup and the winners were Accrington. The four Clubs were joined by the four Rossendale Clubs in a knock-out competition for the Maden Cup. The winners of this were Ramsbottom. In 1918, Rishton joined the eight from the previous season in a League competition known as the Lancashire Combination. It was decided to award the Hacking Cup to the Highest placed Accrington District side and a new trophy, the WORSLEY CUP to the highest placed Rossendale Club. Burnley, Colne, Lowerhouse and Nelson joined in the Maden Cup K-O competition. In 1918, Enfield(1st) won the Hacking Cup and also the Maden Cup, and Haslingden(2nd) were awarded the Worsley Cup. When League Cricket resumed in 1919, this League Committee decided at a meeting on December 5th, 1918, that the two highest placed Clubs in the Accrington District should play for the Hacking Cup, the two leading Rossendale Clubs were to contest the Maden Cup and the Worsley Cup would be contested by the two leading Burnley District sides. Thus, East Lancs(1st) met Accrington(3rd), Haslingden(4th) played Rawtenstall(6th) and the WORSLEY CUP was between Nelson(2nd) and Colne(5th). The winners were:- Accrington, Rawtenstall and Colne. At the end of that season, it was agreed that for the 1920 season a proper KO competition should be organised and Alderman Worsley agreed that his trophy might be used for this competition.