Trophies held by the association
Both the Sale and the Urmston leagues had accumulated a collection of trophies. Some had fallen into disuse. This page is an attempt to summarise what we have, what may be missing, and how we might use them in the future.
Some of them look a bit wonky, but that’s the fault of the photographer. Some of the older silver trophies are in poor condition.
Sale trophies
Division 1 winners
Silver
Height:
Engraved:
ALLEN CHALLENGE CUP
PRESENTED TO
Sale Bowling League
By
Wilfred Allen
For Perpetual Copmpetition
Division 1 Averages
Chrome with plastic base
Height: 27cm
Engraved:
Sale and District Bowling League
THE MAURICE H.BEXON TROPHY
Winners’ names (1966 - 2019, 2021)
Current use: Wednesday Div 1 Averages winner Trophy 7
Division 2 winners
Silver plate on plastic base
Height: 35cm
Engraved:
SALE & DISTRICT A.B.L.
BILLY BURKE
Memorial Trophy
LEAGUE AVERAGES WINNER
Donated by
MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE
On reverse:
2ND DIVISION
WINNERS
Used for league averages winners (no names engraved before 1966), then 31-up Merit (1980 - 1988), then Division 2 winners (1992 - 2018)
Current use: Wednesday Div2 League winners Trophy 9
Division 2 Averages
Wooden shield
Height: 41cm
Engraved:
TRINITY SHIELD
DONATED BY Mr H. SAWKILL
SALE & DISTRICT BOWLING LEAGUE
Winners’ names (1967 - 2018)
Current use: Wednesday Div 2 Averages winner Trophy 10
Pride of Sale Cup
Silver with wooden base
Height: 34cm
Engraved:
SALE & DISTRICT BOWLING LEAGUE
“PRIDE OF SALE” CUP
PRESENTED BY
F. BRAZENDALE, ESQ
1951
Used for Division 1 knock-out 1950 - 2015, then both divisions knock-out 2016 - 2018, then only division knock-out 2019.
Winners’ names (1950 - 2019)
President’s Cup
Chrome with plastic base
Height: 37cm
Engraved:
Sale & District Bowling League
PRESIDENTS CUP
Presented by
MAURICE H. BEXON
President 2003
Used for Division 2 knock-out 2004 - 2015, then Division 1 Fives comp 2016 - 2018.
Winners’ names (2004 - 2018)
Current use: Wednesday League Div 1 winners Trophy 6
Five by Five Trophy
Wooden shield
Height: 32cm
Engraved:
SALE & DISTRICT
BOWLING LEAGUE
5 BY 5
TROPHY
Used for Division 2 Fives comp 1982 - 2018.
Winners’ names (1892 - 1989, 1993, 2009 - 2018)
Five by Five Runner Up Trophy
Chrome with plastic base
Height: 21cm
Engraved:
Sale & District
Bowling League
5 By 5
Runner Up Trophy
Used for Division 2 Fives comp runners-up 2009 - 2018.
Winners’ names (2009 - 2018)
Sale Merit
Silver with wooden base
Hallmarked Chester, 1907(?)
Height: 29cm
Engraved:
SALE DISTRICT BOWLING LEAGUE
THE HAROLD JACKSON ROSEBOWL
PRESENTED TO THE LEAGUE FOR MERIT COMPETITION
BY DAVID JACKSON OCTOBER 1950.
FOR PERPETUAL COMPETITION
Current use: Wednesday Merit winner Trophy 12
Eric Dale cup
Silver with wooden base
Height:
Engraved:
Current use: Wednesday Pairs winners Trophy 13
Urmston trophies
Division 1 winners
Wooden shield
Diameter: 50cm
Engraved:
URMSTON, FLIXTON AND DAVYHULME AMATEUR BOWLING LEAGUE
Winners’ names (1915 - 1941, 1949 - 2017, 2019)
Current use: Monday League winners Trophy 1
Divison 1 Knock-out
Silver (hallmarked Sheffield, 1953) with plastic base
Height: 30cm
Engraved:
Challenge Trophy
Urmston & District Amateur Bowling Association
1956
Winners’ names (1956 - 2019)
Current use: Monday League Knock-out winners Trophy 3
1st Division Bowler of the Year
Silver plated with plastic base
Height: 29cm
Engraved:
URMSTON AND DISTRICT
BOWLING LEAGUE
1ST DIVISION
BOWLER OF THE YEAR
Winners’ names (1995 - 2019)
Current use: Monday Averages winner Trophy 2
Divison 2 winners
Silver (hallmarked Sheffield, 1893) with wooden base
Height: 40cm
Engraved:
Lancashire and Cheshire County Bowling Association Amateur Championship,
Second Prize 1983 Won by The Crofts Bank Bowling Club.
Team
H Gill T Jones
G A Myners J Clare
A Thompson C Garner
W Rothwell J Rothwell
R W Lawrence W Heap
A Faulkner, Captain
W H Palfreyman, Secretary
PRESENTED TO
Alfred Faulkner Esq
BY THE
Crofts Bank Bowling Club
as a mark of respect and esteem, and in recognition of valuable service rendered to the club
AS TREASURER AND CAPTAIN
1ST NOVEMBER 1893
Winners’ names (1951 - 1965, 1969 - 2019)Sold, 2023
Divison 2 Knock-out
Silver plated with plastic base
Height: 30cm
Engraved (on base only):
URMSTON LEAGUE
DIVISION II
KNOCKOUT
Winners’ names (2010 - 2019)
Current use: Wednesday Div 2 Knockout winners Trophy 11
2nd Division Bowler of the Year
Silver plated with plastic base
Height: 29cm
Engraved:
URMSTON AND DISTRICT
BOWLING LEAGUE
STAN TOPHAM
2ND DIVISION
BOWLER OF THE YEAR
Winners’ names (1995 - 2019)
League Handicap
Silver plated with plastic base
Height: 26cm
Engraved (on base only):
URMSTON & DISTRICT
BOWLING LEAGUE
LEAGUE HANDICAP
TROPHY
Winners’ names (1986 - 2018)
Current use: Wednesday Knockout winners Trophy 8
Frank Taylor pairs
Wooden shield
Width: 28cm
Height: 32cm
Engraved:
Urmston & District Bowling Lge
Frank Taylor
Pairs
Winners’ names (1996 - 2019)
Current use: Monday Pairs winners Trophy 5
Frank Taylor pairs
Wooden shield
Width: 28cm
Height: 32cm
Engraved:
Urmston & District Bowling Lge
Frank Taylor
Pairs
Winners’ names (2017 - 2019)
John Robinson Memorial Trophy
Chrome with plastic base
Height: 40cm
Engraved (on base only):
JOHN ROBINSON MEMORIAL TROPHY
PRESENTED BY FLIXTON CONSERVATIVE CLUB
1979
Winners’ names (2016 - 2019)
Current use: Monday Merit winner Trophy 4
Joe Chapleo Memorial Trophy
Chrome with plastic base
Height: 26cm
Engraved (on base only):
JOE CHAPLEO MEMORIAL TROPHY
Young Bowler
of the
Year
No winners’ names on trophy (see honours board)
Other competitions
The following competitions are listed in handbooks, but we have no trophies identified for them.