# Staffordshire Owen Cup

The Staffordshire Owen Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Staffordshire Rugby Union. It was first introduced during the 1980–81 season, with the inaugural winners being Willenhall. It is the third most important rugby union cup competition in Staffordshire, behind the Staffordshire Senior Cup and Staffordshire Intermediate Cup.
The Owen Cup is open to club sides based in Staffordshire and parts of the West Midlands typically playing in tier 8 (Midlands 3 West (North)), tier 9 (Midlands 4 West (North)) and tier 10 (Midlands 5 West (North)) of the English rugby union system. The current format is a knock-out competition with a preliminary round, first round, semi-finals and a final played at a neutral ground in April–May. Teams that are knocked out of the early rounds of the cup take part in the Owen Rubery Cup which has a semi-final and final, held on the same date and same venue as the Owen Cup final. At present Owen Cup finals are held on the same date and at the same venue as the Staffordshire Intermediate Cup finals.

## Staffordshire Owen Cup winners

Staffordshire Owen Cup Finals :
| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue |
| 1980–81 | Willenhall | |
| 1981–82 | Rugeley | |
| 1982–83 | Staffordshire Fire Brigade | |
| 1983–84 | Willenhall | |
| 1984–85 | Burntwood | |
| 1985–86 | Eccleshall | |
| 1986–87 | Rugeley | |
| 1987–88 | Rugeley | |
| 1988–89 | Uttoxeter | |
| 1989–90 | St Leonards | |
| 1990–91 | Rugeley | |
| 1991–92 | Staffordshire Police | |
| 1992–93 | St Leonards | |
| 1993–94 | Cannock | |
| 1994–95 | Burntwood | |
| 1995–96 | Rugeley | |
| 1996–97 | Burntwood | |
| 1997–98 | Trentham | |
| 1998–99 | Burntwood | |
| 1999-00 | Burntwood | |
| 2000–01 | Uttoxeter | |
| 2001–02 | Uttoxeter | |
| 2002–03 | Cannock | |
| 2003–04 | Cannock | |
| 2004–05 | Bloxwich | | Trentham | |
| 2005–06 | Bloxwich | 10–8 | Uttoxeter | |
| 2006–07 | Uttoxeter | 7–5 | Trentham | Crooke Fields, Lichfield |
| 2007–08 | Uttoxeter | 29–5 | Essington | Broadway Ground, Walsall |
| 2008–09 | Linley & Kidsgrove | 30–17 | Barton-under-Needwood | Trentham Fields, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent |
| 2009–10 | Uttoxeter | 22–15 | Linley & Kidsgrove | The County Ground, Stafford |
| 2010–11 | Barton-under-Needwood | 10–10 | Cannock Rugby Club | |
| 2011–12 | Barton-under-Needwood | 25–0 | Cannock | Peel Croft, Burton upon Trent |
| 2012–13 | Trentham | 23–11 | Uttoxeter | The Sportsway, Burntwood |
| 2013–14 | Cannock | | Barton-under-Needwood | Hartwell Lane, Barlaston |
| 2014–15 | Barton-under-Needwood | 42–29 | Linley & Kidsgrove | Castlecroft Road, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton |
| 2015–16 | Rugeley | 21–21 | Uttoxeter | Lilleshall Road, Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| 2016–17 | Wednesbury | 31–5 | Barton-under-Needwood | New Inn Lane, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent |
| 2017–18 | Eccleshall | 29–12 | Rugeley | Esterchem Park, Cheddleton, Staffordshire |

## Staffordshire Rubery Owen Cup winners

Staffordshire Rubery Owen Cup Finals :
| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue |
| 2011–12 | Essington | 21–5 | Whittington | Crooke Fields, Lichfield |
| 2012–13 | St Leonards | 18–8 | Rugeley | The Sportsway, Burntwood |
| 2013–14 | Rugeley | 45–19 | St Leonards | Hartwell Lane, Barlaston |
| 2014–15 | Essington | 36–19 | Stone | Castlecroft Road, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton |
| 2015–16 | Whittingham | 22–20 | Stone | Lilleshall Road, Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| 2016–17 | Rugeley | | Trentham | New Inn Lane, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent |
| 2017–18 | Linley & Kidsgrove | 38–20 | St Leonards | Esterchem Park, Cheddleton, Staffordshire |

## Selected years
### 2006–07

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | | |
| Whittington | 11 | | | |
| Whittington | 11 | Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | |
| Uttoxeter | 40 | Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | |
| Uttoxeter | 40 | Uttoxeter | | |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | Uttoxeter | | |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | Eccleshall | | |
| | | | | | Lichfield - May 2008 | Lichfield - May 2008 |
| | | | | | Uttoxeter | 7 |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | | | | Uttoxeter | 7 |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | | | Trentham | 5 |
| | | Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | | |
| | | Rugeley | 7 | | | |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | Rugeley | 7 | | | |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | Trentham | 48 | |

### 2007–08

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | | |
| Uttoxeter | 29 | | | |
| Uttoxeter | 29 | Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | |
| Barton | 10 | Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | |
| Barton | 10 | Uttoxeter | 23 | |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | Uttoxeter | 23 | |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | Trentham | 11 | |
| Trentham | 31 | Trentham | 11 | |
| Trentham | 31 | | | | Walsall - May 2008 | Walsall - May 2008 |
| Eccleshall | 11 | | | | Walsall - May 2008 | Walsall - May 2008 |
| Eccleshall | 11 | | | | Uttoxeter | 29 |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | | | | Uttoxeter | 29 |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | | | Essington | 5 |
| Whittington | 18 | | | | Essington | 5 |
| Whittington | 18 | Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | | |
| Essington | 19 | Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | | |
| Essington | 19 | Essington | HWO | | | |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | Essington | HWO | | | |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | Rugeley | HWO | |
| Rugeley | 33 | Rugeley | HWO | |
| Hanford | 10 | | | |
Preliminary round
Barton 29 0 Stone
Linley 3 11 Eccleshall

### 2008–09

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | | |
| Stone | AWO | | | |
| Stone | AWO | Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | |
| Barton | AWO | Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | |
| Barton | AWO | Essington | 14 | |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | Essington | 14 | |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | Barton | 15 | |
| Hanford | 0 | Barton | 15 | |
| Hanford | 0 | | | | Longton - 26 April 2009 | Longton - 26 April 2009 |
| Essington | 33 | | | | Longton - 26 April 2009 | Longton - 26 April 2009 |
| Essington | 33 | | | | Barton | 17 |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | | | | Barton | 17 |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | | | Linley | 30 |
| Eccleshall | 8 | | | | Linley | 30 |
| Eccleshall | 8 | Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | | |
| Linley | 14 | Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | | |
| Linley | 14 | Rugeley | 6 | | | |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | | Rugeley | 6 | | | |
| Date - Stadium | Date - Stadium | Linley | 15 | |
| Wheaton Aston | 0 | Linley | 15 | |
| Rugeley | 48 | | | |
Preliminary round
Rugeley 15 10 Whittington