2008 National Masters
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The 2008 Screwfix National Masters Cup was an indoor football
series for players who are over the age of 35. The 2008 tournament was the ninth running of the tournament, and was won by Wolves
. Proceedings got underway on 15 June 2008 with the Northern Masters in Newcastle, before seven other heats were held on course to the grand final in Birmingham
on 7 September 2008.
FINAL - Middlesbrough 5-0 Newcastle United
FINAL - Bristol City 3-2 Cardiff City
FINAL - Liverpool 2-4 Tranmere Rovers
FINAL - Rangers 5-3 Celtic
FINAL - Aston Villa 2-6 Wolverhampton Wanderers
FINAL-Nottingham Forest 1-5 Leicester City
FINAL - West Ham United 3-1 Watford
FINAL - Oldham Athletic 0-1 Manchester City
FINAL - Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-3 Manchester City
Indoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
series for players who are over the age of 35. The 2008 tournament was the ninth running of the tournament, and was won by Wolves
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
. Proceedings got underway on 15 June 2008 with the Northern Masters in Newcastle, before seven other heats were held on course to the grand final in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
on 7 September 2008.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | |
| Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| Hartlepool United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
- Hartlepool United 0-1 Darlington
- Hartlepool United 3-4 Middlesbrough
- Darlington 1-5 Middlesbrough
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | |
| Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
- Carlisle United 1-4 Newcastle United
- Carlisle United 1-3 Sunderland
- Newcastle United 4-3 Sunderland
FINAL - Middlesbrough 5-0 Newcastle United
Western Masters
- June 22 - Cardiff ArenaCardiff ArenaThe Cardiff Arena, also known as Cardiff Bay Ice Arena and also known by ice hockey fans as the Big Blue Tent, is a temporary ice rink in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales. It has a capacity of 2,500 for ice hockey and is home to the Cardiff Devils after leaving the Wales National Ice Rink, in order to...
, CardiffCardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
Team Pld Pts GD Bristol City Bristol City F.C.Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...3 7 +7 Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C.Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...3 5 +2 Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C.Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....3 3 Swansea City 3 1
- Cardiff City 4-2 Bristol Rovers
- Bristol City 2-2 Cardiff City
- Bristol Rovers 0-4 Bristol City
- Bristol City 3-0 Swansea City
- Bristol Rovers 5-1 Swansea City
- Swansea City 2-2 Cardiff City
FINAL - Bristol City 3-2 Cardiff City
Merseyside Masters
- June 28 - Liverpool Echo ArenaLiverpool Echo ArenaEcho Arena Liverpool is the arena half of ACC Liverpool located on the former King's Dock in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. The BT Convention Centre forms the other half of the complex...
, LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
Team Pld Pts GD Liverpool Liverpool F.C.Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...3 9 +5 Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C.Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...3 4 +3 Everton Everton F.C.Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...3 3 Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C.Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...3 1
- Liverpool 4-3 Wigan Athletic
- Tranmere Rovers 5-1 Everton
- Liverpool 2-1 Tranmere Rovers
- Wigan Athletic 3-4 Everton
- Everton 2-5 Liverpool
- Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Wigan Athletic
FINAL - Liverpool 2-4 Tranmere Rovers
Scottish Masters
- July 5 - Braehead ArenaBraehead ArenaThe Braehead Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the western part of the Glasgow conurbation. The arena was built in 1999, and is located within the Braehead Complex....
, GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
Team Pld Pts GD Rangers Rangers F.C.Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...3 6 +3 Celtic Celtic F.C.Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...3 6 +3 Motherwell Motherwell F.C.Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...3 6 3 Kilmarnock Kilmarnock F.C.Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...3 0
- Motherwell 2-3 Celtic
- Kilmarnock 1-2 Rangers
- Motherwell 2-0 Kilmarnock
- Celtic 1-5 Rangers
- Celtic 7-1 Kilmarnock
- Rangers 2-4 Motherwell
FINAL - Rangers 5-3 Celtic
Group A
| Team | Pld | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
2 | 4 | +1 |
| Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
2 | 4 | |
| Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
2 | 0 | |
- Coventry City 2-3 Birmingham City
- Aston Villa 4-3 Coventry City
- Birmingham City 2-2 Aston Villa
Group B
| Team | Pld | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
2 | 4 | +6 |
| West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
2 | 3 | |
| Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
2 | 1 | |
- Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Walsall
- West Bromwich Albion 1-7 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Walsall 3-5 West Bromwich Albion
FINAL - Aston Villa 2-6 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Group A
| Team | Pld | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
2 | 4 | +1 |
| Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
2 | 2 | 0 |
| Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
2 | 1 | |
- Derby County 2-2 Notts County
- Derby County 1-1 Nottingham Forest
- Notts County 2-3 Nottingham Forest
Group B
| Team | Pld | Ptd | GD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
2 | 6 | +7 |
| Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
2 | 3 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
2 | 0 | |
- Sheffield United 2-4 Leicester City
- Sheffield United 5-3 Sheffield Wednesday
- Leicester City 5-0 Sheffield Wednesday
FINAL-Nottingham Forest 1-5 Leicester City
Group A
| Team | Pld | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
2 | 3 | |
| Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
2 | 3 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
2 | 3 | |
- West Ham United 4-1 Crystal Palace
- Crystal Palace 3-1 Chelsea
- West Ham United 2-4 Chelsea
Group B
| Team | Pld | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
2 | 4 | |
| Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
2 | 1 | |
- Arsenal 0-0 Watford (Watford win coin toss and play Tottenham in game 3)
- Arsenal 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
- Watford 4-3 Tottenham Hotspur
FINAL - West Ham United 3-1 Watford
Group A
| Team | Pld | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham Athletic | 2 | 4 | +3 |
| Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
2 | 4 | |
| Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
2 | 0 | |
- Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Oldham Athletic (Bolton win coin toss and play Blackburn in Game 3)
- Oldham Athletic 4-1 Blackburn Rovers
- Bolton Wanderers 4-3 Blackburn Rovers
Group B
| Team | Pld | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
2 | 6 | +4 |
| Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... |
2 | 3 | |
| Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
2 | 0 | |
- Leeds United 3-2 Manchester United
- Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City
- Leeds United 1-4 Manchester City
FINAL - Oldham Athletic 0-1 Manchester City
Grand Final
- September 7 - NEC ArenaNational Exhibition CentreThe National Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre in Birmingham, England. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It has 20 interconnected halls, set in grounds of 628 acres making it the...
, BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
- FINALISTS: MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough F.C.Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
, Bristol CityBristol City F.C.Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
, Tranmere RoversTranmere Rovers F.C.Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
, RangersRangers F.C.Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
, Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers F.C.Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
, Leicester City, West Ham UnitedWest Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
, Manchester CityManchester City F.C.Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
- FINALISTS: Middlesbrough
FINAL - Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-3 Manchester City