# North Midlands Cup

The North Midlands Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out cup club competition organised by the North Midlands Rugby Football Union and was first contested during the 1971-72 season with the inaugural cup being won by the now defunct Birmingham Police, who beat Evesham at the final held at The Reddings in Birmingham (formerly home of Moseley RFC). It is currently open for clubs ranked in tier 5-6 of the English rugby union system that fall under the North Midlands RFU umbrella, including sides based in Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire. Originally the North Midlands Cup was the sole cup competition in the region but in 2001 and 2005, the North Midlands Shield and North Midlands Vase competitions were introduced for lower ranked clubs. A further change in 2014 saw the introduction of a 'Plate' competition for sides eliminated in the early stages of the cup, although it was not played for during the 2018-19 competition.
The current format is as a knock-out cup with a preliminary round, quarter-final, semi-final and final which is held at a neutral venue in March. Due to the disjointed numbers of teams several teams have to play in the preliminary round.

## North Midlands Cup winners

North Midlands Cup winners :
| Season | Cup Winner | Score | Cup Runners–up | Plate Winner | Score | Plate Runners–up | Venue |
| 1971-72 | Birmingham City Police | 10-4 | Evesham | | | | The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 1972-73 | Evesham | 9-4 | Old Edwardians | | | | The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 1973-74 | Old Edwardians | | Old Dixonians | | | | |
| 1974-75 | Old Dixonians | 21-3 | Luctonians | | | | The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 1975-76 | Old Dixonians | 21-9 | Stourbridge | | | | The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 1976-77 | Dudley Kingswinford | 13-10 | Worcester | | | | |
| 1977-78 | Worcester | 9-0 | Camp Hill | | | | |
| 1978-79 | Dudley Kingswinford | 11-0 | Stourbridge | | | | The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 1979-80 | Camp Hill | 19-15 | Hereford | | | | The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 1980-81 | Stourbridge | 7-3 | Dudley Kingswinford | | | | Sixways, Worcester, Worcestershire |
| 1981-82 | Bromsgrove | 12-6 | Worcester | | | | |
| 1982-83 | Stourbridge | 7-0 | Dudley Kingswinford | | | | |
| 1983-84 | Stourbridge | 10-0 | Bromsgrove | | | | |
| 1984-85 | Stourbridge | 15-3 | Evesham | | | | |
| 1985-86 | Stourbridge | 10-6 | Old Dixonians | | | | |
| 1986-87 | Old Dixonians | 26-0 | Droitwich | | | | The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 1987-88 | Hereford | | | | | | |
| 1988-89 | Dudley Kingswinford | 11-6 | Old Yardleians | | | | The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 1989-90 | Hereford | 22-9 | Old Yardleians | | | | The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 1990-91 | Stourbridge | | | | | | |
| 1991-92 | Hereford | | | | | | |
| 1992-93 | Birmingham & Solihull | 35-0 | Hereford | | | | The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 1993-94 | Camp Hill | 17-11 | Worcester | | | | |
| 1994-95 | Stourbridge | | Selly Oak | | | | The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 1995-96 | Worcester | | | | | | |
| 1996-97 | Whitchurch | | Worcester | | | | |
| 1997-98 | Worcester | 60-7 | Stourbridge | | | | Sixways, Worcester, Worcestershire |
| 1998-99 | Whitchurch | 19-15 | Stourbridge | | | | Sixways, Worcester, Worcestershire |
| 1999-00 | Dudley Kingswinford | 15-13 | Hereford | | | | Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands |
| 2000-01 | Bromsgrove | 34-10 | Newport (Salop) | | | | Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands |
| 2001-02 | Malvern | 47-8 | Aston Old Edwardians | | | | Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands |
| 2002-03 | Aston Old Edwardians | 24-12 | Luctonians | | | | Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands |
| 2003-04 | Aston Old Edwardians | 12-9 | Malvern | | | | Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands |
| 2004-05 | Luctonians | 14-13 | Whitchurch | | | | Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands |
| 2005-06 | Luctonians | 10-9 | Dudley Kingswinford | | | | Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands |
| 2006-07 | Solihull | 27-3 | Malvern | | | | Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands |
| 2007-08 | Luctonians | 20-3 | Hereford | | | | Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands |
| 2008-09 | Luctonians | 35-19 | Dudley Kingswinford | | | | Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands |
| 2009-10 | Bromsgrove | 25-18 | Bournville | | | | Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands |
| 2010-11 | Newport (Salop) | 25-12 | Bromsgrove | | | | Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands |
| 2011-12 | Dudley Kingswinford | 26-20 | Newport (Salop) | | | | Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands |
| 2012-134 | Bournville | 14-13 | Worcester Wanderers | | | | Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands |
| 2013-14 | Newport (Salop) | 20-18 | Worcester Wanderers | | | | Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands |
| 2014-15 | Old Halesonians | 52 - 6 | Whitchurch | Bromsgrove | 29-17 | Dudley Kingswinford | Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands |
| 2015-16 | Birmingham & Solihull | 20-20 | Newport (Salop) | Whitchurch | 24-22 | Bromsgrove | Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands |
| 2016-17 | Bournville | 25-25 | Old Halesonians | Bridgnorth | 32-0 | Hereford | Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands |
| 2017-18 | Newport (Salop) | 40-16 | Bromsgrove | Bridgnorth | 47-7 | Old Halesonians | Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands |
| 2018-19 | Bridgnorth | 20-17 | Dudley Kingswinford | | | | Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands |