The Upton Park Trophy is awarded to the winners of an annual
association football
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match in the
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''îles de la Manche'') are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, ...
between the champions of
Guernsey
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It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
's
Priaulx League
The Priaulx League is the senior football league on the island of Guernsey, and is run by the Guernsey Football League Management LBG, (prior to 2016 the Guernsey Football Association). Although the league is affiliated with the English FA, ...
and
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...
's
Football Combination
The Football Combination was a football competition for the reserve teams of English Football League clubs from Southern England, the Midlands and Wales; other clubs from the Midlands and those from the North playing in the Central League (it is n ...
. The venue alternates each year between Guernsey and Jersey: in Guernsey it is usually held at
The Track
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, and in Jersey at
Springfield Stadium
Springfield Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in St Helier, Jersey, set in a public park.
History
The meadow area on which the showground was laid out gained the name of Springfield from the vernacular hydronymy. The land borders Le Grand Dou ...
. Whilst the match is between the Guernsey and Jersey league champions, the trophy belongs to the
Guernsey F.A. and the competition is run by them.
The trophy was donated to the
Guernsey F.A. by
Upton Park F.C.
Upton Park Football Club was an amateur football club from Upton Park, London in the late 19th and early 20th century, now defunct. As well as being one of the fifteen teams that played in the inaugural FA Cup in 1871, they also represe ...
to mark their tenth consecutive annual visit to the island, which they made in 1906.
The term "Upton" is often used to describe other inter-insular sporting events between
Channel Island
The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''îles de la Manche'') are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, ...
clubs. There is also an under 18s "Upton" called the Portsmouth Trophy and also one for under 16s called the John Leatt Trophy.
Past results
The home club is listed first.
Winners/runners-up by club
References
External links
Channel Islands - List of Champions RSSSF.com
{{Football in the Crown Dependencies
Sport in the Channel Islands
Football in Guernsey
Football in Jersey
Recurring sporting events established in 1907
1907 establishments in the British Empire