Does anyone know who last won the shaw cup and where it is?

Well you've no chance of finding it now

Correct Keith as I remember the Shaw Cup was one of the oldest compititions in the world , I know that you played in the 1st one but Tommys team won the last one



So give it back or find it Tommy

If he cant find the bl00dy £50 he's owed me for two years then you've no chance of him finding The Shaw Cup

i remember the shaw cup on the old training pitch



matches monday, wednesdays and fridays



ALWAYS big crowds



some great games too, a chance for the local pub pi$$pot who talked a good game to see just how good he really was!!



sadly, no more, the only good all local amateur comp is the standard cup in oldham

They were great days as a 8/9year old going with my Dad each year watching the shaw cup on the training pitch and then the final on HP which always (or as it appeared to a 9 year old) to involve X11 apostles & Colliers Rest.



When was the last shaw cup? I remember it being played on Barla at some stage.

???

a local rugby league competition when most of te clubs and pubs put forward a team to compete for the shaw cup it was traditionally a pre season comp and lots of pro (well semi pro in those days) used to guest for thier local pub side. It was also the stepping stone for local talent to showcase as loads of players have turned pro for arious teams through that comp.



Didn't an old colleague of mine Goff Hayes used to help run it?

Didn't Geoff (3 shops Geoff) used to referee them?

yes he did that as well

What a top idea, couldnt do it nowadays, you'd have people smashing Stella bottles over the wingers head as they run past

I remember playing when Stan Walls and Peter Dawes were the local amatuer refs. Didn't someone get sine die for hitting the referee.