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The ‘Tommy Russell Memorial Cup’ is awarded each year to the Premier League team that wins the annual Cup competition, there is a similar event for the Academy League teams.
 This award is named for a former Little League player (pictured left) in the Arrows team who was tragically involved in a fatal car accident in 1990, Tommy had been a recipient of our ‘Bobby Jeal’ award but had left the league at the time of his death.
These Cup matches are usually played at the end of the season as a competition separate from the League Championships, it is therefore possible for the same team to win both events. In the case of the Premier teams this has happened several times with Rangers achieving the ‘double’ on four occasions, Colts three times, Lions twice, Kestrels and Eagles once.
The six Premier teams are drawn into two groups of three with each team playing the other teams in the same group once only on a league basis, the winner of each group going forward to the Final. The Academy teams are similarly drawn into two groups but this year for the first time they have been subject to a separate draw.
The preliminary games in the 2008/09 Cup Competition took place on the 2nd May 2009 as detailed below.
The two Cup Finals took place on the 9th May and in the Academy event Terriers were worthy winners by 3 - 1 over Tigers while in the Premier game a closely fought contest resulted in Eagles defeating Arrows by two goals to one.
2008/09 Cup Draw - Premier League - Group A
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Teams
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1 ARROWS
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2 RANGERS
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3 COLTS
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Time
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F
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A
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Pts
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F
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A
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Pts
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F
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A
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Pts
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09.30
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1 v. 2
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4
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1
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3
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1
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4
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0
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10.50
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1 v. 3
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1
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0
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3
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0
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1
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0
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12.10
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2 v. 3
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5
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3
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3
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3
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5
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0
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Totals
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5
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1
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6
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6
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7
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3
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3
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6
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0
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Group ‘A’ Winners: ARROWS
2008/09 Cup Draw - Premier League - Group B
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Teams
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4 EAGLES
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5 KESTRELS
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6 LIONS
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Time
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F
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A
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Pts
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F
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A
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Pts
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F
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A
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Pts
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10.10
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4 v. 5
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7
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1
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3
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1
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7
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0
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11.30
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4 v. 6
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1
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0
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3
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0
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1
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0
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12.50
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5 v. 6
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0
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6
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0
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6
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0
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3
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Totals
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8
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1
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6
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1
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13
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0
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6
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1
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3
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Group ‘B’ Winners: EAGLES
Winners Gp. ‘A’ ARROWS v. Winners Gp. ‘B’ EAGLES
Cup Final - Saturday 9th May - 11.00 am kick-off.
Result: ARROWS 1 - EAGLES 2
2008/09 Cup Draw - Academy League - Group A
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Teams
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1 TIGERS
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2 COMETS
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3 WASPS
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Time
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F
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A
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Pts
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F
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A
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Pts
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F
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A
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Pts
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09.30
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1 v. 2
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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10.30
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1 v. 3
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3
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1
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3
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1
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3
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0
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11.30
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2 v. 3
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2
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0
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3
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0
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2
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0
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Totals
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3
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1
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4
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2
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0
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4
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1
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5
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0
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Group ‘A’ Winners: TIGERS
2008/09 Cup Draw - Academy League - Group B
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Teams
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4 CUBS
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5 TERRIERS
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6 HAWKS
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Time
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F
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A
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Pts
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F
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A
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Pts
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F
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A
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Pts
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10.00
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4 v. 5
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0
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5
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0
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5
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0
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3
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11.00
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4 v. 6
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4
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2
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3
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2
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4
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0
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Noon
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5 v. 6
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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3
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Totals
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4
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7
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3
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5
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1
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3
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3
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4
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3
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Group ‘B’ Winners: TERRIERS
Winners Gp. ‘A’ TIGERS v. Winners Gp. ‘B’ TERRIERS
Cup Final - Saturday 9th May - 10.00 am kick-off.
Result: TIGERS 1 - TERRIERS 3
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Premier League Cup Finalists to date:
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Season
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Winners
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Runners-up
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Season
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Winners
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Runners-up
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1978/79
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Rangers
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Arrows
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1994/95
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Kestrels
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Rangers
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1979/80
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Not held, very bad weather
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1995/96
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Lions
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Colts
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1980/81
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Lions
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Kestrels
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1996/97
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Kestrels
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Rangers
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1981/82
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Lions
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Rangers
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1997/98
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Colts
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Lions
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1982/83
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Lions/Rangers (Shared)
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1998/99
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Rangers
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Colts
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1983/84
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Kestrels
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Lions
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99/2000
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Colts
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Rangers
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1984/85
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Rangers
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Eagles
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2000/01
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Rangers
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Eagles
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1985/86
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Rangers
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Colts
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2001/02
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Colts
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Eagles
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1986/87
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Arrows
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Colts
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2002/03
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Kestrels
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Lions
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1987/88
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Lions
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Arrows
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2003/04
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Eagles
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Arrows
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1988/89
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Colts
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Rangers
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2004/05
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Lions
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Eagles
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1989/90
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Kestrels
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Colts
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2005/06
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Eagles
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Kestrels
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1990/91
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Rangers
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Colts
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2006/07
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Eagles
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Rangers
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1991/92
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Arrows
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Colts
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2007/08
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Lions
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Arrows
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1992/93
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Colts
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Kestrels
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2008/09
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Eagles
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Arrows
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1993/94
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Rangers
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Kestrels
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Academy League Cup Finalists to date:
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Season
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Winners
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Runners-up
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Season
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Winners
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Runners-up
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1988/89
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Tigers
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Comets
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99/2000
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Tigers
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Comets
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1989/90
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Comets
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Wasps
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2000/01
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Comets
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Tigers
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1990/91
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Tigers
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Comets
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2001/02
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Hawks
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Comets
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1991/92
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Tigers
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Hawks
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2002/03
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Wasps
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Hawks
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1992/93
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Hawks
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Wasps
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2003/04
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Terriers
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Cubs
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1993/94
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Wasps
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Comets
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2004/05
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Tigers
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Hawks
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1994/95
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Terriers
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Tigers
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2005/06
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Hawks
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Tigers
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1995/96
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Tigers
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Comets
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2006/07
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Tigers
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shared
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Terriers
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1996/97
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Tigers
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Comets
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2007/08
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Cubs
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Comets
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1997/98
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Tigers
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Comets
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2008/09
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Terriers
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Tigers
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1998/99
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Comets
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Tigers
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