English Cup page updated : 14 Oct 2007
Introduction
The English Cup is Canterbury Soccer's Knock-Out Trophy. Some seasons it was competed for by Senior (mens first) teams, occasionally (where noted) by CFA 1st division, which included reserve teams.
This page is incomplete, but is complete* from 1957 onwards.
* 3 goalscorers and 2 line-ups from 1972 unknown. If you can assist us with these details, then please contact us.
Note: all results have Rangers' score first.
Abbreviations:
P = Preliminary Round
QF = quarter-final
SF = semi-final
F = Final
r = replay
aet = after extra time
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | |
| First Team | 73 | 35 | 7 | 31 | 140 | 108 | +32 |
| Reserves | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
| Total | 77 | 38 | 7 | 32 | 151 | 115 | +36 |
English Cup Winners: 1917, 1918, 1921, 1923, 1979, 1994, 1995
Record Victory (since 1957): 7-0 v Bays United, Round 1, 1992
Record Defeat (since 1957): 0-4 v Christchurch United, SF, 1983
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Rangers' English Cup results year-by-year
1917
1921 | 3 | 4
1942
1957 | 8 | 9
1960 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
1970 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
1980 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
1990 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
 Rangers United, Winners of English Cup 1917. Photo: Rangers AFC. | |||
 Rangers AFC, Winners of English Cup 1921. Photo: Rangers AFC. | |||
| previous rounds | unknown | |
| F | Western | 1-1 |
| Fr | Western | 1-0 |
| previous rounds | unknown | |
| SF | Sunnyside | score unknown, Rangers lost |
| round unknown | Western | score unknown, Rangers won |
| did not enter |
| 1 | Atlantis | 1-3 |
| 1 | Technical | 0-1 |
| 1 | Shamrock | 3-5 aet |
| 1 | Technical | 1-2 |
| SF | Western | 0-2 |
| did not enter, refer 1st Div (Keys Cup) knock-out |
| 1 | New Brighton | 4-0 |
| SF | Shamrock | 2-2 aet |
| SFr | Shamrock | 2-1 |
| F | Christchurch City | 1-2 |
| 1 | Nomads | 0-2 |
| match also counted in O'Brien's Tournament | ||
| 1 | Technical | 0-2 |
| 1 | Western | 1-1 aet (1-1 corners) |
| 1r | Western | 1-4 |
| did not enter |
| 1 | Western | 2-0 |
| SF | Technical | 0-2 |
| both matches also counted in Dollars for Goals competition | ||
| 1 Woolston WMC 3 Rangers Reserves 2 aet |
| competed for by CFA Division 1 teams |
| played for by CFA Division 1 clubs, Rangers did not enter |
| 1 | Shamrock | 3-1 |
| SF | Christchurch City | 1-2 |
| No English Cup competition this season |
| did not enter |
| No English Cup competition this season |
| No English Cup competition this season |
| No English Cup competition this season |
| No English Cup competition this season |
| 1 | Woolston | 2-1 | |
| SF | Cashmere | 4-0 | |
| F | Technical | 3-1 | |
| Rangers: Reeves; Souter, South, Oliver, R Campfens, L Campfens, Faichnie, Blake, S Welford, Taylor, Steer. scorers: L Campfens, Blake, Taylor | |||
| did not enter |
| did not enter |
| did not enter |
| 1 | Woolston WMC | 2-1 |
| QF | Technical | 4-0 |
| SF | Christchurch United | 0-4 |
| Group2 | Halswell | 0-1 |
| Group2 | Christchurch United | 1-4 |
| Group2 | Burndale | 2-1 |
| Group2 | Technical | 3-2 |
| Group2 | Shamrock | 4-1 |
| Rangers did not qualify for semi-finals, finishing 3rd in Group 2 with 9 points behind Christchurch United on goal difference. Rangers fielded the first team for the opening two matches and the reserve team for the final 3 matches. | ||
| did not enter |
| 1 | Rangiora | 1-0 |
| 2 | Cashmere Wanderers | 0-2 |
| Universities | 2-0 | |
| 2 | Christchurch United | 0-3 |
| 2 | Rangiora | 3-1 |
| QF | New Brighton | 2-0 |
| SF | Western | 0-1 |
| New Brighton | 2-1 | ||
| Burndale | 3-0 | ||
| SF | Universities | 5-1 | |
| F | Christchurch United | 1-3 | Blackburn |
| 1 | Cashmere | 4-2 |
| QF | New Brighton | 0-1 |
| P | Kaiapoi Town | 4-0 |
| 1 | Woolston WMC | 1-0 |
| SF | Cashmere | 0-2 |
| 1 | Bays United | 7-0 | |
| QF | Western | 3-0 | |
| SF | Technical | 4-3 | |
| F | Halswell United | 1-1 aet (3-4 penalties) | G Hughes |
| 1 | Cashmere | 6-0 | |
| QF | Woolston WMC | 3-2 | |
| SF | Burnside | 3-2 aet | |
| F | Technical | 0-1 | |
| Rangers: Stroud; Fitzpatrick, Smith, Harvey, Fullen, Hughes, Hanson, Fennessy, Moir, Carville, Campbell. Subs used: Killick, de Voil. | |||
| QF | University | 4-0 | |
| SF | Halswell United | 6-0 | |
| F | Cashmere Wanderers | 1-0 | |
| Rangers: Stroud; Harvey, Fennessy, Lund, Fullen, J Purcell, Hinton, Carville, Killick, Griffiths, Falloon. Sub used: Campbell. Scorer: Lund | |||
| Shamrock | 2-1 | ||
| Christchurch United | 3-1 | ||
| SF | Woolston WMC | 4-1 | |
| F | Technical | 3-2 aet | |
| Rangers: Stroud; Harvey, McKay, Fullen, Lund, Hutchinson, Stapley, Griffiths, J Purcell, Poole, Longley. Scorers: Fullen, Hutchinson, Poole. | |||
| Universities | 1-1 (4-5 penalties) | |
| New Brighton | 1-1 (3-1 penalties) | |
| QF | Woolston WMC | 2-2 match abandoned |
| QF | Woolston WMC | 2-3 |
| Kaiapoi Town | 2-1 | |
| Woolston WMC | 3-0 | |
| SF | Technical | 2-2 aet (2-4 penalties) |
| P | Halswell United | 1-4 |
| 1 | Bye | |
| QF | Woolston WMC | 3-4 aet |
| 1 | Bye | |
| QF | Christchurch United | 0-2 |
| QF | Halswell United | 0-1 |
| No English Cup competition this season |
| 1 | Nomads United | 0-1 asdet |
| 1 | Bye | ||
| QF | Technical | 0-3 |
| 1 | Universities | 1-1 (2-4 penalties) no extra time played |
| 1 | Halswell United | 2-0 |
| QF | Nomads United | 1-4 |
| 1 | Avon United | 2-3 |
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Rangers' English Cup record club-by-club (first team since 1957)
Avon United | Bays United | Burndale/Burnside | Cashmere Wanderers / Atlantis | Christchurch City | Christchurch United | Halswell United | Kaiapoi Town | New Brighton | Nomads United | Rangiora | Shamrock | Technical | Universities | Western | Woolston WMC
Avon United
1 0 0 1 2-3 -1
also refer Shamrock
Bays United
1 1 0 0 7-0 +7
Burndale / Burnside
2 2 0 0 6-2 +4
Cashmere Wanderers / Atlantis
7 4 0 3 16-9 +7
Christchurch City
2 0 0 2 2-4 -2
Christchurch United
6 1 0 5 5-17 -12
Halswell United
6 2 1 3 10-7 +3
Kaiapoi Town
2 2 0 0 6-1 +5
New Brighton
5 3 1 1 9-3 +6
Nomads United
3 0 0 3 1-7 -6
Rangiora
2 2 0 0 4-1 +3
Shamrock
5 3 1 1 12-10 +2
also refer Avon United
Technical
11 4 1 6 17-19 -2
Universities
5 3 1 1 13-3 +10
Western
6 2 1 3 8-9 -1
Woolston WMC
9 6 1 2 22-14 +8
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Players' records
English Cup Appearances (sub) [for Rangers]:
[first team since 1957, excluding 2 matches in 1972]
| 21 | M Harvey |
| 19 | J Blackburn |
| 19 | A Stroud |
| 17 (1) | L Campfens, G Hughes |
| 16 (1) | I Cowan |
| 16 | M Fullen |
| 14 | G Lund, D Mackay |
| 12 (2) | G Killick |
| 12 (1) | P Dabner |
| 11 (1) | D Hutchinson |
| 11 | N Longley |
| 10 (2) | J Campbell, N Hinton |
| 9 (1) | D Moir |
| 9 | R Campfens, G Fennessy, M Poole, M Shardlow |
| 8 (2) | B Chappell, R Smith, P Welford |
| 8 (1) | C Smith, J Stapley, A Steel |
| 8 | P Cole, M Cowen, P Hawker, J Hutton |
| 7 | J Adam, A Griffiths, J Hanson, J Purcell, J Samson, T Wilson |
| 6 | M Henderson |
| 5 (1) | A Carville, C Duncan, T Gilbert |
| 5 | J Ansell, M Blight, S Dewar, R Durant, J Hinchley, A Inglis, D Johnson, C Meaclem, D Monds, J Munday, K Olley |
| 4 (1) | G Hay, J Munday, S Poole, F Versteeg |
| 4 | R Bloomfield, C Cole, J Falloon, H Frame, I France, H Glass, A Grant, M Gulleford, A Hinchley, D Lally, J Oorschot, G Reid, C Rennie, James Souter, A Styles |
| 3 (2) | N Rush |
| 3 (1) | W Dennett, P Hughes, A Saunders |
| 3 | G Adam, S Banbury, S Beedles, R Binns, T Blake, A Bottomley, G Chellew, J Ewart, G Faichnie, P Farrell, K Francis, M Gresham, G Jeffs, A Mazur, S McKay, J Oliver, C Peck, R Pearson, W Penman, A Smythe, John Souter, A South, T Steer, S Welford |
| 2 (2) | N Wood |
| 2 (1) | M Berry, P Chinula, T de Voil, D McCracken |
| 2 | P Anderson, S Anngow, N Astle, W Bath, R Blackburn, W Blows, G Brand, C Brandon, E Brown, J Buchanan, J Burgess, R Burgess, R Cassie, C Cawley, M Doherty, W Doornenbaal, A Ellis, C Fillbrook, L Fitzpatrick, N Francis, T Haydon, G Hoggan, S Jack, P Lawton, M Lewis, A McGovern, N McIntosh, J Mills, J Moore, W Owen, I Pash, C Pickrill, T Platt, S Poole, A Provan, K Purcell, B Reeves, E Reiser, W Shannon, J Stewart, V Teplovs, A Tibble, D Torkington, T Ward, J Wilkie |
| 1 (3) | G Shaw |
| 1 (2) | J Boatwood |
| 1 (1) | G Hay, P Kerdemelidis, S Lihou, M Parker, B Reid, D Simpson, G Taylor |
| 1 | W Adam, Jim Adams, D Anderson, Antonio, R Bahr, A Bolton, E Breero, D Campbell, S Chalmers, C Child, E Clark, G Clark, T Cliff, R Coates, C Cook, R Creedy, M de Bono, S Docherty, W Duddy, S Dunn, T Farrell, J Feldwick, M Fifi, M Finlay, D Finnie, M Gatenby, N Gebhardt, J Gough, T Groenstein, B Harkerss, C Howitt, M Hughes, R Kamo, A Le Poidevin, M Lilley, G Massey, J Matiz, J McBrearty, G McCann, A McCosh, P Mihajlovic, J Mitchell, R Moore, M Mulcahy, T Neville, P Nota, A Nottingham, Y Okubo, W Piercey, B Presland, D Presland, M Rennie, M Ritchie, T Ryan, T Smith, D Soder, G Speirs, D Spraggs, P Stanley, J Stuthridge, L Taylor, J van Rij, C Vermaat, K Yamashita |
| 0 (1) | J Cummings, T Downes, W Duncan, T Frater, C Hinton, C Leigh, Thomas Marsh, J McCallum, S Ottley, R Prescott, A Roberts, J Robson, M van Soest, P Wilde, C Williams, H Wubie |
Goalscorers [for Rangers]: first team since 1957
| 15 | J Campbell |
| 9 | J Blackburn, D Hutchinson |
| 7 | M Cowen |
| 5 | N Hinton, G Lund, M Poole |
| 4 | J Stapley |
| 3 | I Cowan, T Gilbert, J Hanson, G Killick, K Olley, J Samson |
| 2 | T Blake, L Campfens, A Carville, J Falloon, H Frame, A Griffiths, J Hutton |
| 1 | D Anderson, P Anderson, J Ansell, Antonio, J Boatwood, R Campfens, C Cawley, B Chappell, N Francis, M Fullen, M Gatenby, N Gebhardt, H Glass, M Gresham, M Harvey, A Hinchley, G Hoggan, G Hughes, S Jack, P Kerdemelidis, D Lally, R Lloyd, D McCracken, C Meaclem, J Mills, M Mulcahy, M Parker, W Penman, D Presland, E Reiser, C Rennie, M Rennie, N Rush, T Ryan, G Shaw, A Smythe, A South, A Steel, G Taylor, E Versteeg, T Ward, S Welford |
| 4 | own goals |
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Related links:
- Structure of New Zealand football
- List of English Cup Winners
- Rangers AFC in the Chatham Cup
- Rangers AFC in the Hertz (Southern) Cup
- Rangers AFC in the Hurley Shield pre-season
For Rangers' line-ups and goalscorers for individual matches, refer to links from our History index to each season for Rangers Mens First Team.