The Premier Cup

The Premier Cup began life as the Charity Cup, which was a pre-season tournament contested by the top sixteen teams in the previous season's final Premier Division table, and the pairings were worked out on a seeded basis favouring the teams that finished higher in the table. It was soon renamed the Premier Cup and eventually included all 20 teams in the Premier League in the upcoming season.

From Seasons 177 to 179 the competition was replaced by the Super Cup. From Season 203 to 205 the Cup was replaced by the short-lived Community Challenge Cup.

Premier Cup Finals

Season Winners   Runners-up    
162 MANCHESTER UNITED 4 Arsenal 3  
163 CHELSEA 2 West Ham United 1  
164 MANCHESTER UNITED 3 Chelsea 1  
165 CHELSEA 4 West Ham United 2 aet
166 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 Chelsea 1  
167 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3 Reading 1 aet
168 LIVERPOOL 3 Sunderland 2 aet
169 ARSENAL 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1  
170 SOUTHAMPTON 2 Manchester United 0  
171 MANCHESTER UNITED 3 Reading 1  
172 ARSENAL 2 Liverpool 0  
173 MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Chelsea 1 (3–1)
174 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 Arsenal 0  
175 ARSENAL 1 Hull City 0  
176 EVERTON 2 Arsenal 1  
176–179 No competition
180 LIVERPOOL 4 Arsenal 1  
181 WEST HAM UNITED 2 Liverpool 1  
182 ARSENAL 2 Chelsea 1  
183 CRYSTAL PALACE 4 West Ham United 3  
184 MANCHESTER CITY 5 West Ham United 3 aet
185 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 Liverpool 1  
186 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 West Ham United 1  
187 CHELSEA 1 Arsenal 0  
188 ARSENAL 1 Leeds United 0  
189 MANCHESTER CITY 3 Manchester United 2  
190 CHELSEA 3 Manchester United 0  
191 ARSENAL 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2  
192 MANCHESTER CITY 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2  
193 LIVERPOOL 2 Manchester United 0  
194 ARSENAL 2 Norwich City 1  
195 LEICESTER CITY 3 Arsenal 0  
196 LEICESTER CITY 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1  
197 CHELSEA 3 Liverpool 1  
198 MANCHESTER UNITEDD 3 Brentford 2  
199 LIVERPOOL 2 Aston Villa 0  
200 ARSENAL 2 Manchester United 0  
201 MANCHESTER UNITED 3 Liverpool 2  
202 ARSENAL 1 Luton Town 0  
203-205 No competition
206 ASTON VILLA 3 Liverpool 0  
207 FULHAM 3 Everton 0  

Premier Cup wins by club

Arsenal, Man Utd 9
Chelsea 5
Liverpool 4
Man City 3
Tottenham H, Leicester C 2
Aston V, Crystal P, Everton, Fulham, Southampton, West Ham 1

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