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Divisions 1 - 3
Divisions 4 - 6
Pittaway Cup
Humphreys Cup
Lightning
Rock Cup
Bidgood Cup
 
League Formation
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Historic notes from the Rock Cup tournament

An individual knockout tournament - for first round winners (see Bidgood Cup)

Introduction of the Rock Cup tournament.

At the time of its introduction, the WDCL minutes record "Mr Bladen proposed and My Joynson seconded that an individual championship be organised this season, on knock-out lines.  Mr Rock said that he would provide a trophy."

8th September, 1949.

Past Winners.


Winner Runner up
2008-09 D Anderton (Walsall Kipping)
2007-08 L Collier (St George's) &
P Leary (Rushall) joint
2006-07 L Collier (St George's) &
S Wilson (Boldmere) joint
2005-06 L Collier (Birmingham S) P Staley (Bushbury)
2004-05 L Collier (Birmingham S)
2003-04 R Westwood (Rushall) L Collier (Lucas)
2002-03 C Wilcox (Rushall) R Westwood (St Mary's)
2001-02 L Collier (Lucas) W Hulley (Rugeley)
2000-01 W Hulley (Rugeley) L Collier (Lucas)
1990-00 L. Collier (Lucas & B.S) M. Wooton (Wolverhampton)
1998-99 L. Collier (Lucas & B.S) M. Groombridge (Walsall Kipping)
1997-98 L. Collier (Lucas & B.S) A. Powis (Rushall)
1996-97 A. Powis (Rushall) S. Wilcox (Rushall)
1995-96 L. Collier (Lucas & B.S) Martin May (Goodyear)
1994-95 L. Grinsell (Bushbury) C. Hibbard (Lichfield)
1993-94 W. Hulley (Rugeley) M. Groombridge (Walsall Kipping)
1992-93 C. Hibbard (Lichfield) Martin May (Goodyear)
1991-92 L. Grinsell (Bushbury) K. Thompson (Lichfield)
1990-91 M. Groombridge (Walsall Kipping) W. Withnall (Walsall Kipping)
1989-90 L. Grinsell (Bushbury) J. Edge (Dudley)
1988-89 K.A.J. Francis (Mercia) L. Grinsell (Bushbury)
1987-88 R. Marshall (Wolverhampton) J. Edge (Dudley)
1986-87 P. Porter (Wolverhampton) M. Hoare (Lichfield)
1985-86 G. Buckley (Bushbury) R.G. Jones (Walsall Kipping)
1984-85 M. Sampson (Dudley) G. Buckley (Bushbury)
1983-84 L. Cooper (Stafford) M. Griffiths (Wolverhampton)
1982-83 G.M. Wellings (J Thompson) A.P. McCumiskey (Mercia)
1981-82 M. Sampson (Dudley) C.P. Hibbard (Lichfield)
1980-81 M. Wheeler (Burntwood) D.A. Burgoyne (Cannock)
1979-80 A. Schroeder (Goodyear) G.M. Wellings (J Thompson)
1978-79 G.M. Wellings (J Thompson) S. Chahal (Goodyear)
1977-78 J. Keene (Springvale) G.M. Wellings (J Thompson)
1976-77 N. Jones V.A. Jones
1975-76 A. Sadler (Wolverhampton Kipping) G. Thomas
1974-75 A. Sadler (Wolverhampton Kipping) W.N. Clayton (Walsall Kipping)
1973-74 A. Sadler (Wolverhampton Kipping) D.G. Edwards (Wolverhampton Kipping)
1972-73 A. Sadler (Wolverhampton Kipping) L. Hesbrook (Wolverhampton)
1971-72 A. Sadler (Wolverhampton Kipping) D.G. Edwards (Wolverhampton Kipping)
1970-71 A.C. Evans (G.K.N.) S. Chahal (Wolverhampton)
1969-70 P.G. Jackson (Stafford) K. Pittaway (J Thompson)
1968-69 R.F. Walker Mr Blead
1967-68 P. Staley (Bushbury) A. Schroeder (Wolverhampton)
1966-67 J.E. Jones (Wolverhampton Kipping) J.D. Hughes (Bushbury)
1965-66 M.A. Stephenson (Wolverhampton Kipping) NA
1964-65 M.A. Stephenson (Wolverhampton Kipping) A. Sadler (Wolverhampton Kipping)
1963-64 M.A. Stephenson (Wolverhampton Kipping) P. Porter (Hobsons)
1962-63 A. Schroeder (Wolverhampton) NA
1961-62 D.W. Anderton (Wolverhampton Kipping) NA
1960-61 M.A. Stephenson (Wolverhampton Kipping) NA
1959-60 D.W. Anderton (Wolverhampton Kipping) M.A. Stevenson (Wolverhampton Kipping)
1958-59 D.W. Anderton (Wolverhampton Kipping) V.G. Jenson (Wolverhampton Kipping)
1957-58 V.G. Jenson (Wolverhampton Kipping) J. Fellows (Wolverhampton)
1956-57 J.M. Davies (Walsall Kipping) A. Schroeder (Goodyear)
1955-56 V.G. Jenson (Wolverhampton Kipping) H. Rawluck (Ukranians)
1954-55 R.E. Duncanson (Bayliss J & B) R. Joynson (J Thompson ?)
1953-54 A. Schroeder (Goodyear) H.F. Joynson (J Thompson)
1952-53 G.I. Carver NA
1951-52 W. Seniuta (Goodyear) A. Dodd (Wolverhampton Kipping)
1950-51 H.F. Joynson (J Thompson) R.F. Duncanson (Bayliss J & B)
1949-50 J.H. Baines (Walsall Kipping)
Winner Runner up
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