The Alan Turvey Trophy,[1] formerly the Isthmian League Cup, is a football knock-out cup competition organised by the Isthmian League in England.
 Slough Town vs Hampton & Richmond Borough in the 2005 final. | |
| Founded | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Region |  England |
| Current champions | Chatham Town (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Sutton United (4 titles) |
| Website | Isthmian League Website |
History
editIsthmian League Chairman and President Alan Turvey was among the FA's "150 Grassroots Heroes" who were presented in 2013, during the 150-year celebrations of the Football Association, with a specially minted medal by Prince William.[2] In June 2015, Turvey stepped down from the League after nearly 60 years involvement with football.[1] The Isthmian League cup was renamed in his honour. In 2024 the Competition was renamed the Velocity Cup.
Finals
editThis section lists every final of the competition played since 1974–75, the winners, the runners-up, and the result.[3]
Key
edit| Match went to extra time |
Results by teams
edit| Club | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runner-up | Last final lost | Total final apps. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton United | 4 | 1982–83 | 1997–98 | 1 | 1979–90 | 5 | |
| Slough Town | 3 | 1975–76 | 2004–05 | 1 | 1994–95 | 4 | |
| Enfield | 2 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 2 | 1993–94 | 5 | |
| Billericay Town | 2 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 1 | 2005–06 | 3 | |
| Hendon | 2 | 1976–77 | 2014–15 | 1 | 1986–87 | 3 | |
| Kingstonian | 2 | 1995–96 | 2015–16 | 1 | 1981–82 | 3 | |
| Tilbury | 2 | 1974–75 | 2008–09 | 1 | 1975–76 | 3 | |
| Aveley | 2 | 1989–90 | 2022–23 | 0 | – | 2 | |
| Farnborough | 1 | 1999–2000 | 1999–2000 | 2 | 1988–89 | 3 | [a] |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | 1984–85 | 1984–85 | 2 | 1983–84 | 3 | |
| Aldershot Town | 1 | 1998–98 | 1998–98 | 1 | 1995–95 | 2 | |
| Boreham Wood | 1 | 1996–97 | 1996–97 | 1 | 1998–99 | 2 | |
| Grays Athletic | 1 | 1991–92 | 1991–92 | 1 | 2014–15 | 2 | |
| Leatherhead | 1 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 1 | 1977–78 | 2 | |
| Ashford Town (Middlesex) | 1 | 2006–07 | 2006–07 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Aylesbury United | 1 | 1994–95 | 1994–95 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Bishop's Stortford | 1 | 1988–89 | 1988–89 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Bognor Regis Town | 1 | 1986–87 | 1986–87 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Bury Town | 1 | 2011–12 | 2011–12 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Chatham Town | 1 | 2023–24 | 2023–24 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Chertsey Town | 1 | 1993–94 | 1993–94 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Concord Rangers | 1 | 2012–13 | 2012–13 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Dagenham † | 1 | 1977–78 | 1977–78 | 0 | – | 1 | [b] |
| Enfield Town | 1 | 2018–19 | 2018–19 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Fisher Athletic † | 1 | 2005–06 | 2005–06 | 0 | – | 1 | [c] |
| Heybridge Swifts | 1 | 2000–01 | 2000–01 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Horsham | 1 | 2021–22 | 2021–22 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Leytonstone & Ilford † | 1 | 2021–22 | 2021–22 | 0 | – | 1 | [d] |
| Maidstone United | 1 | 2013–14 | 2013–14 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Marlow | 1 | 1992–93 | 1992–93 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Northwood | 1 | 2001–02 | 2001–02 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Ramsgate | 1 | 2007–08 | 2007–08 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Thurrock † | 1 | 2003–04 | 2003–04 | 0 | – | 1 | [e] |
| Wingate & Finchley | 1 | 2010–11 | 2010–11 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Woking | 1 | 1990–91 | 1990–91 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Yeading † | 1 | 2002–03 | 2002–03 | 0 | – | 1 | [f] |
| Yeovil Town | 1 | 1987–88 | 1987–88 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| A.F.C. Sudbury | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2013–14 | 2 | |
| Croydon | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2000–01 | 2 | |
| Dulwich Hamlet | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2012–13 | 2 | |
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2004–05 | 2 | |
| Hayes † | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1987–88 | 2 | [g] |
| Barking | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1976–77 | 1 | |
| Braintree Town | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1996–97 | 1 | |
| Canvey Island | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2002–03 | 1 | |
| Carshalton Athletic | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1990–91 | 1 | |
| Dover Athletic | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2006–07 | 1 | |
| Dunstable Town | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2003–04 | 1 | |
| East Thurrock United † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2011–12 | 1 | [h] |
| Faversham Town | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2015–16 | 1 | |
| Harrow Borough | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2008–09 | 1 | |
| Hashtag United | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2023–24 | 1 | |
| Hornchurch | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2018–19 | 1 | |
| Maidenhead United | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1999–2000 | 1 | |
| Margate | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2021–22 | 1 | |
| Metropolitan Police | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2017–18 | 1 | |
| Molesey | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1992–93 | 1 | |
| Oxford City | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1997–98 | 1 | |
| Potters Bar Town | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2022–23 | 1 | |
| St Albans City | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1989–90 | 1 | |
| Tonbridge Angels | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2016–17 | 1 | |
| Uxbridge | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1985–86 | 1 | |
| Walthamstow Avenue † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1980–81 | 1 | [i] |
| Wealdstone | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2009–10 | 1 |
Notes
edit- ^ Won 2 titles as Farnborough Town.
- ^ Dissolved in 1992. Merged with Leytonstone & Ilford to form Dagenham & Redbridge.
- ^ Dissolved in 2009.
- ^ Dissolved in 1992. Merged with Dagenham to form Dagenham & Redbridge.
- ^ Dissolved in 2018.
- ^ Dissolved in 2007.
- ^ Dissolved in 2007.
- ^ Dissolved in 2023.
- ^ Dissolved in 1988. Merged with Leytonstone & Ilfrod.
References
edit- ^ a b "Spotlight On League Legend On Night Of Celebrations". Isthmian League website. 2015.
- ^ "Royal Honour Humbles Modest Turvey", Isthmian League Website, 2913
- ^ "Cups Section". isthmianarchive.co.uk. The Isthmian Archive. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
External links
edit- "The snobbery and inverse snobbery of supporting a non-league club" by Mike Bayly for When Saturday Comes, in The Guardian, 6 September 2013