The Wiltshire Premier Shield is a single county cup competition involving English football clubs based in the county of Wiltshire.
| Wiltshire Premier Shield |
|---|
|
| Founded |
| 1926 |
| Current Holders |
| Chippenham Town |
| Country |
 England
|
| County |
 Wiltshire (Wiltshire F.A.)
|
| Most Successful Club |
| Swindon Town (28 Wins) |
The current competition format operates with a two-leg semi-final and a single match final during the latter stages of the league season.
The most successful team in the competition's history is Swindon Town who have won the shield 27 times. Swindon Town are the only Wiltshire representative in the Football League and have often used the Wiltshire Shield to field their youths, reserves and players who are returning from injury.
The competition consists of the highest placed clubs in Wiltshire from professional to Step 5.
Wiltshire Senior Challenge Cup
edit| Season | Champions | Finalists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886–87[1] | Swindon Town | Trowbridge Town | |
| 1887–88[1] | Swindon Town | Swindon Temperance | |
| 1888–89[1] | Swindon Town | Swindon Temperance | |
| 1889–90[1] | Swindon Town | Trowbridge Town | |
| 1890–91[1] | Swindon Town | Swindon Town Reserves | |
| 1891–92[1] | Swindon Town | Swindon Town Reserves | |
| 1892–93[1] | Swindon Athletic | Trowbridge Town | |
| 1895–96[1] | Swindon Town Reserves | Trowbridge Town | Joint Holders |
| 1896–97[1] | Swindon Town | Trowbridge Town | |
| 1897–98[2] | Trowbridge Town | ||
| 1901–02[1] | Chippenham Town | Swindon Town Reserves | |
| 1903–04[1] | Swindon Town | Wootton Bassett Town | |
| 1908–09[1] | Swindon Town | Trowbridge Town | Cup withheld |
| 1914–19 | N/A | N/A | No competition due to outbreak of World War I. |
| 1919–20[1] | Swindon Town | Salisbury City | |
| 1921–22[2] | Trowbridge Town | ||
| 1925–26[2] | Trowbridge Town |
Wiltshire Premier Shield winners
edit| Season | Champions |
|---|---|
| 1926–27 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1927–28 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1928–29 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1929–30 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1930–31 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1931–32 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1932–33 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1933–34 | Trowbridge Town[2] |
| 1934–35 | No competition |
| 1935–36 | No competition |
| 1936–37 | Salisbury City |
| 1937–38 | Trowbridge Town[2] |
| 1938–45 | No competition due to outbreak of World War II. |
| 1945–46 | Trowbridge Town |
| 1946–47 | No competition |
| 1947–48 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1948–49 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1949–50 | Trowbridge Town |
| 1950–51 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1951–52 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1952–53 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1953–54 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1954–55 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1955–56 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1956–57 | Salisbury City |
| 1957–58 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1958–59 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1959–60 | Salisbury City |
| 1960–61 | Salisbury City |
| 1961–62 | Salisbury City |
| 1962–63 | No competition |
| 1963–64 | No competition |
| 1964–65 | No competition |
| 1965–66 | Chippenham Town[3] |
| 1966–67 | Salisbury City |
| 1967–68 | Salisbury City |
| 1968–69 | Trowbridge Town |
| 1969–70 | Trowbridge Town |
| 1970–71 | Salisbury City |
| 1971–72 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1972–73 | Trowbridge Town |
| 1973–74 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1974–75 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1975–76 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1976–77 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1977–78 | Salisbury City |
| 1978–79 | Salisbury City |
| 1979–80 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1980–81 | Melksham Town[4] |
| 1981–82 | Melksham Town[4] |
| 1982–83 | Devizes Town[5] |
| 1983–84 | Shield withheld |
| 1984–85 | Melksham Town[4] |
| 1985–86 | Melksham Town[4] |
| 1986–87 | Chippenham Town[3] |
| 1987–88 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1988–89 | Chippenham Town[3] |
| 1989–90 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1990–91 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1991–92 | Swindon Town[1] |
| 1992–93 | Trowbridge Town |
| 1993–94 | Trowbridge Town |
| 1994–95 | Trowbridge Town |
| 1995–96 | Salisbury City |
| 1996–97 | Swindon Supermarine |
| 1997–98 | Melksham Town[4] |
| 1998–99 | Salisbury City |
| 1999–2000 | Melksham Town[4] |
| 2000–01 | Salisbury City |
| 2001–02 | Chippenham Town[3] |
| 2002–03 | Salisbury City |
| 2003–04 | Chippenham Town[6] |
| 2004–05 | Chippenham Town[7] |
| 2005–06 | Chippenham Town[3] |
| 2006–07 | Swindon Supermarine[8] |
| 2007–08 | Salisbury City[9] |
| 2008–09 | Salisbury City[10] |
| 2009–10 | Swindon Town[11] |
| 2010-11 | Chippenham Town[12] |
| 2011-12 | Swindon Supermarine[13] |
| 2012–13 | |
| 2021–22 | Swindon Supermarine |
| 2022-23 | Westbury United[14] |
| 2023-24 | Chippenham Town[15] |
References
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- ^ a b c d e "Trowbridge Town Honours – Honours 2". Trowbridge Town F.C.
- ^ a b c d e "Chippenham Town: HISTORY – HISTORY 2". Chippenham Town F.C.
- ^ a b c d e f "Devizes Town Honours". Toolstation Western League.
- ^ "Devizes Town Honours". Devizes Town F.C.
- ^ "Chalky reunited". Gazette & Herald.
- ^ "Town's kids in three fall". Gazette & Herald.
- ^ "Mark on hunt after Shield win". Swindon Supermarine F.C.
- ^ "WILLIAMS ON FINAL DEFEAT". Swindon Town F.C.
- ^ "Cup victory ends Whites' season". Salisbury Journal.
- ^ "Town seal Shield success". Swindon Advertiser.
- ^ "Report: Chippenham Town 1 Town 0". Swindon Town F.C.
- ^ "Report: Swindon Supermarine 5 Salisbury City 1". Swindon Supermarine F.C.
- ^ "2022-23 Wiltshire Premier Shield Results". Wiltshire FA.
- ^ "2023-24 Wiltshire Premier Shield Results". Wiltshire FA.