The Gloucestershire Cup was a football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 competition held on 99 occasions from the 1887–88 season until 1996.

It was originally a knockout tournament open to teams in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....

, but from 1907–08 became an annual match between the first teams of 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....

 and 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...

.

Creation

The Gloucestershire cup was created by Charles Lacy-Sweet from Clifton Association F.C.

Clifton Association F.C.

Clifton Association Football Club, later known as Clifton Football Club, was a football club based in the Clifton area of Bristol in the late 19th century....

 after a meeting in September 1887. Present at the meeting were representatives from Clifton Association, Eastville Rovers (later to become Bristol Rovers), Globe (a team made up of Old Elizabethans

Queen Elizabeth's Hospital

Queen Elizabeth's Hospital is an independent school for boys in Clifton, Bristol, England founded in 1586. Stephen Holliday has served as Headmaster since 2000, having succeeded Dr Richard Gliddon...

), Southville, and church teams St Agnes, St George and St Simon.

Knockout tournament

Final #	Date	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Goalscorers
1	10 March 1888	Clifton	1-1	Warmley
1R	17 March 1888	Clifton	4-1	Warmley
2	6 April 1889	Eastville 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....	1–0	Warmley Warmley F.C. Warmley F.C. was a football club based in Warmley, near Kingswood, England. They were formed in 1882. They are widely regarded as playing the first organised football match in the Bristol region against St George....	Walter Perrin
3	22 March 1890	Clifton Association Clifton Association F.C. Clifton Association Football Club, later known as Clifton Football Club, was a football club based in the Clifton area of Bristol in the late 19th century....	5–0	St George Roman Glass St George F.C. Roman Glass St George F.C. is a football club based in the Bristol suburb of St George, Bristol, England. Founded in 1872, they are the oldest club in Bristol...
4	1891	Bedminster	2-0	Warmley
5	1892	Warmley	2-1	Bedminster
6	1893	Warmley	4-1	Glocester
7	31 March 1894	St George Roman Glass St George F.C. Roman Glass St George F.C. is a football club based in the Bristol suburb of St George, Bristol, England. Founded in 1872, they are the oldest club in Bristol...	3–1	Eastville 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....
8	1895	St George Roman Glass St George F.C. Roman Glass St George F.C. is a football club based in the Bristol suburb of St George, Bristol, England. Founded in 1872, they are the oldest club in Bristol...
9	6 April 1896	Warmley Warmley F.C. Warmley F.C. was a football club based in Warmley, near Kingswood, England. They were formed in 1882. They are widely regarded as playing the first organised football match in the Bristol region against St George....	1–0	Eastville 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....	Bill Bowler
10	1897	Warmley Warmley F.C. Warmley F.C. was a football club based in Warmley, near Kingswood, England. They were formed in 1882. They are widely regarded as playing the first organised football match in the Bristol region against St George....
11	11 April 1898	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...	2-1	Warmley Warmley F.C. Warmley F.C. was a football club based in Warmley, near Kingswood, England. They were formed in 1882. They are widely regarded as playing the first organised football match in the Bristol region against St George....
12	3 April 1899	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...	2–1	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....
13	1900	Bedminster
14	29 April 1901	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...	4–0	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....
15	1902	Not won
16	1903	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....		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...
17	1904	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...
18	1905	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....		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...
19	1906	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...
20	1907	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...

Bristol City v Bristol Rovers matches

Final #	Date	Winner	Score	Scorers	Notes
21	1907-08	Bristol City		|
22	1908-09	Bristol City		|
23	1909-10	Bristol City		|
24	1910-11	Bristol City		|
25	1911-12	Bristol City		|
26	1912-13	Bristol Rovers		|
27	1913-14	Bristol City		|
28	1919-20	Bristol City		|
29	1920-1	Bristol City		|
30	1921-2	Bristol City		|
31	1922-3	Bristol City		|
32	1923-4	Bristol City		|
33	1924-5	Bristol Rovers		|
34	1925-6	Bristol City		|
35	1926-7	Bristol City		|
36	1927-8	Bristol Rovers		|
37	1928-9	Bristol City		|
38	1929-30	Bristol City		|
39	1930-31	Bristol City		|
40	1931-32	Bristol City		|
41	1932-33	Bristol City		|
42	1933-34	Bristol City		|
43	1934-35	Bristol Rovers		|
44	1935-36	Bristol Rovers		|
45	1936-37	Bristol City		|
46	1937-38	Bristol Rovers		|
47	1938-39	Bristol City		|
48	1944-45	Bristol City		|
49	1945-46	Bristol City		|
50	1946-47	Bristol City		|
51	1947-48	Bristol Rovers		|
52	1948-49	Bristol Rovers		|
53	1949-50	Bristol City		|
54	1950-51	Shared		|
55	1951-52	Bristol City		|
56	1952-53	Bristol City		|
57	1953-54	Shared		|
58	1954-55	Bristol Rovers		|
59	1955-56	Bristol Rovers		|
60	1956-57	Bristol City		|
61	1957-58	Bristol City		|
62	1958-59	Shared		|
63	1959-60	Bristol City		|
64	1960-61	Bristol City		|
65	1961-62	Bristol City		|
66	1962-63	Bristol Rovers		|
67	1963-64	Shared		|
68	1964-65	Bristol Rovers		|
69	1965-66	Bristol Rovers		|
70	1966-67	Bristol City		|
71	1967-68	Shared		|
72	1968-69	Bristol City		|
73	1969-70	Bristol City		|
74	1970-71	Shared		|
75	1971-72	Bristol Rovers		|
76	1972-73	Bristol City		|
77	1973-74	Bristol Rovers		|
78	1974-75	Bristol Rovers		|
79	1975-76	Bristol City		|
80	1976-77	Bristol City		|
81	1977-78	Bristol City		|
82	1978-79	Bristol City		|
83	1979-80	Bristol City		|
84	1980-81	Bristol City		|
85	1981-82	Bristol Rovers		|
86	1982-83	Bristol Rovers		|
87	20 September 1983	Bristol Rovers	3-2 aet
88	1984-85	Bristol Rovers		|
89	9 September 1985			|
90	2 December 1987	Bristol City	2–1		Held over from 1986/7
91	15 March 1988	Bristol City	3–1
92	17 August 1988	Bristol Rovers	3–0	Mehew David Mehew David Mehew is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Exeter City and Walsall. He is manager of Gloucester City A.F.C.... , White Devon White (footballer) Devon Timothy White is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for seven different Football League clubs.-Playing career:...
93	8 August 1989	Bristol Rovers	2–1
94	15 August 1990	Bristol City	4–1
95	17 August 1991	Bristol City	3–2	Purnell Phil Purnell Phil Purnell is a former professional association footballer who spent the majority of his career with Bristol Rovers. Before turning professional in 1985, Purnell played for West Country non-league sides Forest Green Rovers, Frome Town and Mangotsfield United, until signing for Bristol Rovers in... , Mehew David Mehew David Mehew is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Exeter City and Walsall. He is manager of Gloucester City A.F.C....  (Rovers)
96	5 August 1992	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Cole Andy Cole Andrew Alexander Cole is a retired English footballer. He is most well known by the name Andy Cole , but in 2000, he reputedly asked to be known as Andrew Cole...  (City), Mehew David Mehew David Mehew is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Exeter City and Walsall. He is manager of Gloucester City A.F.C.... , Stewart Marcus Stewart William Marcus Paul Tubb) known as Marcus Stewart is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1991 until 2011...  (Rovers)
97	5 August 1993	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Clark (Rovers), Bryant Matt Bryant (footballer) Matthew "Matt" Bryant is an English-born former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League in the 1990s....  (City)	Rovers won 5–3 on penalties
98	3 August 1994	Bristol Rovers	0–0		Rovers won 11–10 on penalties
99	17 August 1996	Bristol City	1–0	Goater Shaun Goater Leonard Shaun Goater MBE is a Bermudian footballer who played as a striker for a number of English clubs in the 1990s and 2000s...