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185:. Rangers suffered its first defeat in the competition with a 1–0 defeat to Tyne Association in the second-final. Tyne indeed went on to win the trophy; again held on the Tyne Cricket Ground, final opponents Sunderland failed to take advantage of the wind behind it in the first half, and second half goals from T. Redmayne and G. H. Ainslie secured the cup for the
101:, was founded in 1876, but until 1878 it had no other local club against which to play; after a concerted effort, including inviting teams from Scotland down to demonstrate the game, a number of other clubs were founded, and in January 1880 six of them formed the Northumberland and Durham Association; the founder members were Tyne,
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The first competition was held in 1880–81, and the competition was drawn on a geographical basis (a South Durham and a
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Rangers indeed was the first champion, beating South Durham representatives
Haughton-le-Skerne 1–0 in the final, played at the Tyne Cricket Ground. The winning goal was credited to captain Simms, whose shot was parried through the post by Dodds. In the semi-final Rangers had beaten
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Rangers' protest that it had in fact won was turned down, resulting in a large attendance turning up to the Northumberland Cricket Club ground for the replay to see Rangers win 2–0.
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They organized a subscription for a new trophy, and £50 was raised for it; by the end of 1880, the association had 18 full members. The trophy stood 30 inches high, with a figure of
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407:"Alnwick v Corbridge".
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67:Most successful club(s)
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37:Abolished
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