Bass Charity Vase

Football tournament
Bass Charity Vase
Founded1889
RegionEngland
Current championsStoke City (6th title)
Most successful club(s)Derby County (20 titles)

The Bass Charity Vase is a friendly association football tournament founded in 1889 in Burton upon Trent to raise funds for medical and hospital charities.[1][2] The trophy was donated by Lord Burton and Hamar Bass the great-grandsons of William Bass, the founder of the Bass Brewery.[3][4] The trophy itself is made from gold and inscribed with the names of all previous winners. It is reputed to be one of the most valuable trophies in English football.[4] The first final was played in 1890 and was won by Derby County, who remain as of 2020[update] the most successful club, with 20 titles.

Over 130 years since the tournament began, the Bass Charity Vase match is now hosted almost exclusively by the only surviving professional football club in Burton upon Trent, Burton Albion. The trophy is presented to the winning club on the day of the match, and is displayed year-round at the nearby St George's Park National Football Centre.[5] It still continues on its original purpose, raising money for medical and hospital charities - as well as local community initiatives. Notably, in 2021, raising funds for community trusts during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and supporting Midlands Air Ambulance.[6]

The current champions are Stoke City, in their 6th reign.[7]

Results

Derby County v Stoke City
1890 Derby County 3–1 Stoke City Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Burton Swifts v Derby County
1891 - Replay Burton Swifts 0–2 Derby County Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Derby County v Aston Villa
1893 Derby County 2–2 Aston Villa Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Note: No extra time. Since one Derby goal was an own goal, the committee awarded the trophy to Aston Villa
Burton Swifts v Burton Wanderers
1900 - First Leg Burton Swifts 4–0 Burton Wanderers Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Burton Swifts v Burton Wanderers
1900 - Second Leg Burton Swifts 2–0 Burton Wanderers Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Burton Swifts v Chesterfield
1901 - Replay Burton Swifts 0–5 Chesterfield Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Coventry City v Midway Albion
1907 Coventry City 6–1 Midway Albion Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Burton United v Overseal Swifts
1910 Burton United 1–0 Overseal Swifts Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Gresley Rovers v Tutbury Town
1911 Gresley Rovers 0–0 Tutbury Town Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Gresley Rovers v Tutbury Town
1911 - Replay Gresley Rovers 3–1 Tutbury Town Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Burton All Saints v Kingsbury Colliery
1913 Burton All Saints 1–2 Kingsbury Colliery Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Burton All Saints v Kingsbury Colliery
1914 Burton All Saints 3–0 Kingsbury Colliery Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Burton Workers' Union v Uttoxeter Town
1915 Burton Workers' Union 3–2 Uttoxeter Town Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
1916 - Competition Not Held due to First World War
1917 - Competition Not Held due to First World War
Coalville Munition Girls v Shobnall Girls
1918 Coalville Munition Girls 3–1 Shobnall Girls Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
1920 - No Competition
1921 - No Competition
1922 - No Competition
Burton All Saints v Stapenhill Comrades
1923 Burton All Saints 6–1 Stapenhill Comrades Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Burton All Saints v Burton Thistle
1924 Burton All Saints 2–0 Burton Thistle Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Burton Town v Stapenhill Comrades
1926 Burton Town 4–0 Stapenhill Comrades Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Tamworth Castle v Tutbury Town
1927 Tamworth Castle 6–0 Tutbury Town Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Burton Town v Tamworth Town
1938 Burton Town 3–1 Tamworth Town Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Burton Town v Hawfields Sports
1940 Burton Town 3–1 Hawfields Sports Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Crescent Ground
Burton Town v 1st R. F. R. Royal Artillery
1941 Burton Town 2–5 1st R. F. R. Royal Artillery Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Crescent Ground
1st R. F. R. Royal Artillery v Gresley Rovers
1941 1st R. F. R. Royal Artillery 4–3 Gresley Rovers Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Crescent Ground
Derby Corinthians v Royal Air Force
1943 Derby Corinthians 3–2 Royal Air Force Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Crescent Ground
Derby County v Royal Air Force "H"
1944 Derby County 8–1 Royal Air Force "H" Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Crescent Ground
Derby Corinthians v Pegson's Athletic
1945 Derby Corinthians 1–4 Pegson's Athletic Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Crescent Ground
Kingsbury Colliery v Openwoodgate Hotspur
1946 Kingsbury Colliery 3–2 (a.e.t.) Openwoodgate Hotspur Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Moira United v Coton Swifts
1947 Moira United 8–0 Coton Swifts Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Derby Corinthians v Newhall United
1948 Derby Corinthians 3–0 Newhall United Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Gresley Rovers v Tutbury Hawthorn
1949 Gresley Rovers 4–1 Tutbury Hawthorn Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Gresley Rovers v Tutbury Hawthorn
1950 Gresley Rovers 2–2 (a.e.t.) Tutbury Hawthorn Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Note: Trophy held jointly between both teams.
Whitwick Colliery v Derby Corinthians
1951 Whitwick Colliery 1–0 Derby Corinthians Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Derby County v Moira United
1953 Derby County 1–0 Moira United Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Burton Albion v Newhall United
1954 Burton Albion 4–2 Newhall United Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Stapenhill v Derby Corinthians
1955 Stapenhill 6–2 Derby Corinthians Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Stapenhill v Derby Corinthians
1956 Stapenhill 3–1 Derby Corinthians Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Burton Albion v Newhall United
1957 Burton Albion 3–1 Newhall United Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Rawdon Colliery Welfare v Wilmorton & Alvaston
1958 Rawdon Colliery Welfare 3–1 Wilmorton & Alvaston Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Newhall United v Stapenhill
1959 Newhall United 1–1 (a.e.t.) Stapenhill Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Note: Trophy held jointly between both teams.
Wilmorton & Alvaston v Stapenhill
1960 Wilmorton & Alvaston 3–2 (a.e.t.) Stapenhill Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Newhall United v Wilmorton & Alvaston
1962 Newhall United 6–2 Wilmorton & Alvaston Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Eton Park
Rawdon Colliery Welfare v Yoxall Rangers
1963/4 Rawdon Colliery Welfare 4–1 Yoxall Rangers Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Eton Park
Stapenhill v Edingale Swifts
1965 Stapenhill 2–1 Edingale Swifts Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Eton Park
Stapenhill v Rawdon Colliery Welfare
1966 Stapenhill 3–2 Rawdon Colliery Welfare Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Eton Park
Ibstock Penistone Rovers v Newhall United
1968 Ibstock Penistone Rovers 2–1 Newhall United Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Eton Park
Ibstock Penistone Rovers v Newhall United
1969 Ibstock Penistone Rovers 1–0 Newhall United Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Eton Park
Enderby Town v Newhall United
1972 Enderby Town 3–2 Newhall United Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Eton Park
Burton Albion v Newhall United
1973 Burton Albion 0–1 Newhall United Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Eton Park
Ibstock Penistone Rovers v Newhall United
1974 Ibstock Penistone Rovers 0–2 Newhall United Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Bass Meadows
1975 - No Competition
1976 - No Competition
Stapenhill v Gresley Rovers
1989 - Centenary Match Stapenhill 1–1
(5–6 p)		 Gresley Rovers Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Peel Croft
Burton Albion v Derby County
2011 Burton Albion 1–3 Derby County Burton upon Trent
Hamilton 6' S. Davies 18', 38' (pen.)
B. Davies 60'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
2012 - No Competition
2015 - No Competition
Burton Albion v Queens Park Rangers
2016 Burton Albion 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Burton upon Trent
Beavon 57' Report Onuoha 36' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: No extra time or penalties held. Burton Albion retained the title.
Burton Albion v Derby County
2019 Burton Albion 2–5 Derby County Burton upon Trent
Brayford 22'
Fraser 51'		 Report Waghorn 16', 28', 37'
Bennett 47'
Bird 90+3'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
2020 - Competition not held due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
Burton Albion v Birmingham City
2022 Burton Albion 1–2 Birmingham City Burton upon Trent
Hamer 74' Report Hall 37'
Cosgrove 87'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,588
Burton Albion v Stoke City
2023 Burton Albion 0–1 Stoke City Burton upon Trent
Report Brown 54' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,295

Most titles

Winners up to and including 2016 are sourced to the competition's website;[8] more recent winners are individually sourced.

Club Wins Last final won
Derby County 20 2019
Burton Albion 13 2021
Burton All Saints/Town 11 1940
Gresley Rovers 7 (incl. 1 shared) 1989 Centenary
Notts County 6 2005
Newhall United 6 (incl. 2 shared) 1974
Stoke City 6 2023
Leicester Fosse/City 5 1982
Stapenhill 5 (incl. 1 shared) 1966
West Bromwich Albion 4 2017
Aston Villa 3 2018
Burton Swifts 3 1900
Burton United 3 1910
Coventry City 3 1919
Nottingham Forest 3 2002
Birmingham F.C./City 2 2022
Derby Corinthians 2 1948
Ibstock Penistone Rovers 2 1969
Kingsbury Colliery 2 1946
Rawdon Colliery Welfare 2 1963/64
1st R.F.R. Royal Artillery 2 1942
Tamworth F.C./Castle 2 1937
Burton Wanderers 1 1895
Burton Workers' Union 1 1915
Chesterfield 1 1901
Coalville Munition Girls 1 1918
Dudley 1 1906
Enderby Town 1 1972
Kidderminster Harriers 1 1939
Liverpool 1 1897
Mansfield Town 1 1935
Moira United 1 1947
Overseal Swifts 1 1912
Pegson's Athletic 1 1945
Tutbury Hawthorn 1 shared 1950
Whitwick Colliery 1 1951
Wilmorton & Alvaston 1 1960

References

  1. ^ "Bass Charity Vase up for Grabs Against QPR".
  2. ^ "Burton Albion to host Aston Villa in Bass Charity Vase game". Derbyshirelive. 7 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Bass Charity Vase History". Bass Charity Vase. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b "BREWERS AND LEICESTER TO PLAY FOR THE BASS VASE". Burton Albion Official Site. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  5. ^ "Bass Charity Vase: Burton Albion v Blues". Birmingham City Football Club. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  6. ^ Powlson, Nigel (11 April 2022). "CHARITIES BENEFIT FROM BASS VASE GAME". Burton Albion Football Club. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  7. ^ "MATCH REPORT: BURTON ALBION 0-1 STOKE CITY". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  8. ^ {Derby County"Winners and finalists". Bass Charity Vase. Retrieved 20 July 2014.