Alan Turvey Trophy
 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 |
The Alan Turvey Trophy,[1] renamed the Velocity Cup (Velocity Trophy), formerly the Isthmian League Cup, is a football knock-out cup competition organised by the Isthmian League in England.
History
[edit]Isthmian 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 (Velocity Trophy).
Finals
[edit]This 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
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