Supporters Direct Cup
The Supporters Direct Cup is an annual, pre-season friendly competition established by Supporters Direct via its trust mailing list, from where subscriptions were sought to buy and engrave the trophy. The Cup is competed for between supporter-owned clubs and was first won by AFC Wimbledon, who beat Enfield Town, 3–2, on 12 August 2002 at Cheshunt FC. Other winners have been AFC Telford United, Brentford, Enfield Town and FC United of Manchester. AFC Wimbledon have featured six times in the match and FC United made their fifth appearance in 2011.
The competition is an invitational event has recently featured as part of a weekend of Supporters Direct events. It also features a second invitational match for the Supporters Direct Shield. The 2012 Supporters Direct Cup was most recently held on 16 July between Enfield Town F.C. and Wrexham A.F.C. with Enfield 3–1 victors.
The Cup itself was paid for by subscriptions from Supporters' trusts and individual fans, and is inscribed with Jock Stein’s maxim, "Football without fans is nothing." In the spirit of the fixture, gate receipts from the match are split between competing clubs.
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