William Winstanley of the New Inn (Wath) donated the Winstanley Cup to raise funds for an “Aged People’s Treat” (1906-1937).
Credit: Wath Community History Group The Howsons are Thomas & Harry.
Below are two appeals to try and locate the Winstanley Cup – one from 1968 and one from 1972 (both in the South Yorskhire Times).
In 2025, Amy Furniss, a teacher at Brampton Ellis school discovered the Winstanley Cup in a store room at the school.
The cup was passed on to ‘retired’ silversmith Bob Lamb – who managed to restore it to its former glory (although the handles are long gone).
In 2026 the Winstanley Cup will be competed for yet again. https://tottycup.co.uk/winstanley-cup-2026/
The girls compete in two tournaments in the Don & Dearne – but they don’t have a knockout competition.
Four schools have been invited to compete in the revived Winstanley Cup which will start with two semi-final knockout matches. In future years, it is hope to expand the invites to more schools.
Add to this list – Brampton Ellis 1911/12
This probably explains why it ended up back at the school – they were the last winners to have a small plaque attached.
In 1937 it was decided to have the Winstanley Cup for a domino competition. The smaller articles below are from 1937 and detail how the trophy was ‘converted’ – we believe this means that they took th ehandles off!
The last winner was Mr J Townend of the Mechanics Institute in December 1939 (the larger article)
