Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- Miscellaneous memorials -
- Isle of Wight Memorial Cup -

Memorial

The Isle of Wight Memorial Cup was presented to the Isle of Wight Football Association by the 1st Bn Royal Irish Rifles in 1919/20, in memory of those who died in the Great War, and in appreciation of the welcome that the Battallion had received in IW Football circles. It takes the form of a large silver cup, played for annually by local teams, with any proceeds raised going to the then Hampshire Benevolent Fund.
 
The IW Memorial Cup competition is still played today; it is awarded annually to the winning team and held by them for the year.

Information taken from Isle of Wight Football Association Golden Jubilee (1898-1948) Handbook, courtesy of Mr Charles Taylor.
Thanks also to Andrew Justice of the IW FA and Roger Taylor of Shanklin F.C. for permission to photograph the Cup.