1897

Ecclesfield 2

Newhill 0

Goals: Cutts, Hemingfield

Semi-final - Report in Sheffield Independent - Monday 05 April 1897

Semi-final - Poem & Report in SY Times - 16 April 1897

Early Montagu(e) Cup matchreport (18/1/1897)...

First ever Montagu Cup draw - 16th October 1896. SYT

Second ever mention of the Montagu Cup - 28th August 1896. SYT

First ever mention of the Montagu Cup - 17th July 1896. SYT

Known results...

First Round:

West Melton United v Ecclesfield - Ecclesfield progress
Newhill 6-0 Conisbrough
Hoyland Silkstone 2-0 Parkhill Rovers
Mexborough Reserve 2-0* Swinton Town

*Match awarded to Swinton as Mexborough wouldn't play a replay - having been reported for playing an unregistered player.

Byes: Eastwood Mission, Oldham View, Swinton Trinity, Wombwell East Star (more likely to be Wombwell Rising Star)

2nd Round

Swinton Town 3-0 Swinton Trinity
Eastwood Mission beat OV/WRS/HS
Newhill beat OV/WRS/HS
Ecclesfield beat OV/WRS/HS

*OV/WRS/HS = Oldham View OR Wombwell Rising Star OR Hoyland Silkstone

Semi-finals

Newhill 3-1 Eastwood Mission
Ecclesfield 3-3* Swinton Town

*Ecclesfield progress, presumably after a replay.

Final

Ecclesfield 2-0 Newhill

First ever Montagu Cup results - 6th November 1896. SYT

SYT 22nd January 1987 - unhappy about Mexborough being asked to replay their match v Swinton Town.

Arthur James Allen is believed to be the full name of the Ecclesfield captain - the first person to lift the Montagu Cup.
Research showed that Arthur was born in April 1868 and died in May 1934. The obituries tell of a fine sportman in both football and cricket.
A search for a descendant revealed the following information. Arthur married Mary (Ann) Clarke (11/12/1886-1945) and together they had Eva Allen (26/2/1912- Aug 1997).
Eva married James H Cadman (19/2/1909-6/11/66) on 17th April 1937. Together they had Anthony J Cadman in the summer of 1938.
It is thought that Anthony married Dilys Harris in March 1962 and may have had a son Daniel John Cadman born in 1984.