The Bagnall Cup

By ghost of mensforth -

Hello there!...
I have been thinking of late of the Bagnall Cup, which I remember well...I seem to recall it was like covered in writing(cant make it out from this cropped image)...Round the base I am sure were placed little plaques(screwed on) denoting schools who had won it and in what year...
I wonder however:
a) Why it was called the Bagnall Cup' and...
b)Where might it be now?
(the days of Saturday schoolboy football are alas long gone...)
any suggestions welcome!

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  1. AnonymousTuesday, February 22, 2011 at 10:41:00 PM GMT

    just been forra pint and got talking amongst the lads about football at school and the bagnall cup got mentioned i belonged benwell in the 60s and been living in wallsend 27 years the lads played for it in the 60s as i did am sure my school won it in the late 60s john marley was the name of the school anybody remember?

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  2. ghost of mensforthWednesday, February 23, 2011 at 9:19:00 AM GMT

    Hello anonymous-John Marley was a secondary school(11-16), but the Bagnall Cup was played for in junior school(7-11), so I dont see how you could have won it-unless there was another cup of the same name in secondary school?- will make enquiries- thanks for the contribution

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  3. AnonymousWednesday, February 23, 2011 at 12:59:00 PM GMT

    john marley lower school was called whickham view basically you left whickham view and went straight to marley i played for pendower before that and may have the years mixed up but i dont think so

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  4. ghost of mensforthThursday, February 24, 2011 at 5:46:00 PM GMT

    Following enquires I have been told that the following teams played for the Bagnall Cup:
    Kenton Bar, St Cuthberts, Mountfield, North Fawdon, Cragside, Wyndham, Mountfield, Snow Street, Montague, Sanyford, Thomas Walling, Chillingham Road, St Charles and possibly Hillsview...as well as the Bagnall Cup there was a league and also a county cup...squad members used to get a lovely little booklet every term with loads of info including fixtures and league update...

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    1. AnonymousWednesday, June 15, 2022 at 7:06:00 AM GMT

      I have just came across this blog. The bagnall cup was played for by all newcastle schools who played football. There were 3 leagues minor north, minor east and minor west. St. Cuthberts won it in 1967 beating east league winners wharrier street and west league winners Delaval road on their way to the final which they won 4-0 beating neighbouring school Mountfield in the final played at Edgefield school.

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  5. finnMonday, April 30, 2012 at 5:34:00 PM GMT

    hillsview never competed for the bagnall cup

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  6. AnonymousThursday, January 4, 2024 at 11:19:00 AM GMT

    I played for Edgefield Avenue Primary school who won the Bagnall Cup in 1962/3

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