The history from last year back to 1989 may be found here, latest years first.
The Shield is contested by club teams representing the winners of Federation-nominated Leagues
in the previous year, i.e. nine in total, plus, from 1995, the previous Shield winner.
From 2003, the Home Team is underlined. If neither is so marked, the match
was played at a neutral ground.
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 2008
| First Round |
Quarter-finals |
Semi-finals |
Final |
Winner |
| |
Kenilworth |
Canterbury 4-3 |
Canterbury 4-3 |
CANTERBURY 6-1 |
| Canterbury |
| |
Nottingham |
Nottingham 5-2 |
| Dyffryn |
Chester 4-3 |
| Chester |
| Huddersfield |
Watford 7-0 |
High Wycombe 4-3 |
High Wycombe 5-2 |
| Watford (Cassiobury) |
| |
High Wycombe |
| |
Kington Langley
(holders) |
Kington Langley 4-3 |
| Belsay Hall |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 2007
| First Round |
Quarter-finals |
Semi-finals |
Final |
Winner |
| |
Tyneside |
Tyneside
(count-back after floods) |
Kington Langley 4-3 |
KINGTON LANGLEY 4-3 |
| Huddersfield |
| Pendle & Craven |
Kington Langley 5-2 |
| Kington Langley |
| Dulwich |
Blewbury 4-3 |
Hamptworth 4-3 |
Hamptworth 5-2 |
| Blewbury (holders) |
| |
Hamptworth |
| |
Watford (Cassiobury) |
Nottingham 4-3 |
| Nottingham |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 2006
| First Round |
Quarter-finals |
Semi-finals |
Final |
Winner |
| |
Bath |
Shrewsbury 4-3 |
Blewbury 4-3 |
BLEWBURY 4-3 |
| Shrewsbury |
| |
Blewbury |
Blewbury 5-2 |
| Watford (Cassiobury) |
Woodhall Spa 7-0 |
| Woodhall Spa (holders) |
| Canterbury |
Canterbury 4-2 |
Canterbury 4-3 |
Beverley 6-1 |
| Tyneside |
| |
Fylde |
| |
Ashby |
Beverley 4-3 |
| Beverley |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 2005
| First Round |
Quarter-finals |
Semi-finals |
Final |
Winner |
| |
Tyneside |
Tyneside 6-1 |
Woodhall Spa 4-3 |
WOODHALL SPA 5-2 |
| Wrest Park |
| |
Woodhall Spa |
Woodhall Spa 4-3 |
| Purley Bury |
Purley Bury 5-2 |
| Kenilworth |
| Middlesbrough (holders) |
Bury 5-2 |
Bury 6-1 |
Swindon 4-3 |
| Bury |
| |
York |
| |
Swindon |
Swindon 4-3 |
| Reading |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 2004
| First Round |
Quarter-finals |
Semi-finals |
Final |
Winner |
| |
Caterham |
Colchester 5-2 |
Middlesbrough 4-3 |
MIDDLESBROUGH 4-3 |
| Colchester |
| Middlesbrough |
Middlesbrough 6-1 |
Middlesbrough 4-3 |
| Stourbridge |
| Nottingham |
Nottingham 4-3 |
| Nailsea |
| |
Pendle |
Pendle 5-2 |
Huddersfield 4-3 |
| Tyneside (holders) |
| Aldermaston |
Huddersfield 5-2 |
| Huddersfield |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 2003
From 2003, the Home Team is underlined. If neither is so marked, the match
was played at a neutral ground.
| First Round |
Quarter-finals |
Semi-finals |
Final |
Winner |
| York |
Southport & Birkdale
5-2 |
Southport & Birkdale
4-3 |
Bowdon 6-1 |
TYNESIDE 4-3 |
| Southport |
| |
Shrewsbury |
| Bowdon (holders) |
Bowdon 3-2 |
| Basingstoke |
Colchester 4-1 |
| Colchester |
| |
Swindon |
Woodhall Spa 4-3 |
Tyneside 4-3 |
| Woodhall Spa |
| Reigate Priory |
Tyneside 5-2 |
| Tyneside |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 2002
| First Round |
Quarter-Final |
Semi-Final |
Final |
Winner |
| |
Beverley |
Beverley 4-3 |
Bowdon 5-2 |
BOWDON 4-3 |
| Kington Langley (holders) |
| Bowdon |
Bowdon 5-2 |
| Middlesbrough |
| Zenmet |
Reigate Priory 5-2 |
Leicester 4-3 |
East Dorset (Parkstone) 5-2 |
| Reigate Priory |
| |
Leicester |
| |
St Albans |
East Dorset (Parkstone) 4-3 |
| East Dorset (Parkstone) |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 2001
| First Round |
Quarter-Final |
Semi-Final |
Final |
Winner |
| |
Reading |
Kington Langley 4-3 |
Kington Langley 4-3 |
KINGTON LANGLEY 4-3 |
| Kington Langley |
| |
St Albans (holders) |
Ealing 4-3 |
| Ealing |
Ealing 6-1 |
| Walsall |
| Nottingham |
Nottingham 4-3 |
Nottingham 4-3 |
Bowdon 4-3 |
| Beverley |
| |
Middlesbrough |
| |
Bowdon |
Bowdon 6-1 |
| Enfield |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 2000
| First Round |
Quarter-Final |
Semi-Final |
Final |
Winner |
| |
Beverley |
Beverley 5-2 |
Sidmouth 4-3 |
St ALBANS 7-0 |
| Caterham |
| Sidmouth |
Sidmouth 4-3 |
Sidmouth 4-3 |
| Edgbaston |
| |
Tyneside |
| |
Leicester |
Leicester 6-1 |
St Albans 6-1 |
| Winchester |
Winchester 6-1 |
Ripon Spa Hotel
(holders) |
| |
Chester |
St Albans 5-2 |
| St Albans |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 1999
| First Round |
Quarter-Final |
Semi-Final |
Final |
Winner |
| |
Kingston Maurward |
Kingston Maurward w/o |
Middlesbrough w/o |
RIPON SPA HOTEL 7-0 |
| Medway |
| Middlesbrough |
Middlesbrough 4-3 |
| Zenmet |
| |
Ripon Spa Hotel |
Ripion Spa Hotel 4-3 |
Ripon Spa Hotel 5-2 |
| Bowdon (holders) |
| |
Leicester |
Walsall 4-3 |
| Walsall |
Walsall 4-3 |
| Norwich |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 1998
| Quarter-Final |
Semi-Final |
Final |
Winner |
| Ripon Spa Hotel |
Ripon Spa Hotel 4-3 |
Bowdon 4-3 |
BOWDON 5-2 |
| Middlesbrough |
| Bowdon (holders) |
Bowdon 6-1 |
| Letchworth |
| Northampton |
Northampton 4-3 |
Northampton 4-2 |
| Bristol |
| Zenmet |
Zenmet 4-3 |
| Reigate Priory |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 1997
| Quarter-Final |
Semi-Final |
Final |
Winner |
| Himley |
Himley 5-2 |
Bowdon 6-1 |
BOWDON 5-1 |
| Northampton |
| Bury |
Bowdon 6-1 |
| Bowdon (holders) |
| Tyneside |
Tyneside 4-2 |
Plymouth 6-1 |
| Colworth |
| Plymouth |
Plymouth 4-3 |
| Reigate Priory |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 1996
| First Round |
Quarter-Final |
Semi-Final |
Final |
Winner |
| Caterham |
Caterham 4-3 |
Northampton 6-1 |
Northampton 6-1 |
BOWDON 4-3 |
| Winchester |
| |
Northampton |
| |
Walsall |
Walsall 4-3 |
| Dyffryn (holders) |
| |
Letchworth |
Letchworth 5-2 |
Bowdon 5-2 |
| Tyneside |
| |
Bear of Rodborough |
Bowdon 6-1 |
| Bowdon |
Bowdon 6-1 |
| York |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 1995
This year, for the first time, the previous year's winner was entitled to
enter the competition, even if not the regional representative by right.
| First Round |
Quarter-Final |
Semi-Final |
Final |
Winner |
| |
Dyffryn |
Dyffryn 5-2 |
Dyffryn 5-2 |
DYFFRYN 4-3 |
| Solihull |
| |
High Wycombe |
Tyneside 6-1 |
| Tyneside |
Tyneside 4-3 |
| Pendle |
| Leicester |
York 4-3 |
York
(score not recorded) |
Wrest Park 4-3 |
| York |
| |
Northampton (holders) |
| |
Wrest Park |
Wrest Park 6-1 |
| Harrow Oak |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 1994
| First Round |
Quarter-Final |
Semi-Final |
Final |
Winner |
| Northampton |
Northampton 6-1 |
Northampton 4-3 |
Northampton 5-2 |
NORTHAMPTON 4-3 |
| Bowdon |
| |
Tyneside |
| |
Letchworth |
Letchworth w/o |
| East Riding |
| |
Swindon |
Swindon 5-2 |
Bury 6-1 |
| Basingstoke |
| Bury (holders) |
Bury 7-0 |
| Ramsgate |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 1993
| First Round |
Quarter-Final |
Semi-Final |
Final |
Winner |
| |
Bury |
Bury 5-2 |
Bury 4-3 |
BURY 4-3 |
| Harrogate |
| Leicester |
Leicester 4-3 |
| Letchworth |
| |
Bristol |
Bristol 5-2 |
Tyneside 5-2 |
| Basingstoke and High Wycombe |
| |
Edgbaston |
Tyneside w/o |
| Tyneside |
Tyneside 7-0 |
| Harrow Oak |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 1992
| First Round |
Quarter-Final |
Semi-Final |
Final |
Winner |
| Pendle |
Pendle 4-3 |
Leicester 4-3 |
Leicester 5-2 |
LEICESTER
(score not recorded) |
| Tyneside |
| |
Leicester |
| |
Vine Road |
Vine Road 4-3 |
| Edgbaston |
| |
High Wycombe |
High Wycombe 5-2 |
Cheltenham
(score not recorded) |
| Letchworth |
| Cheltenham |
Cheltenham 6-1 |
| York |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 1991
| Quarter-Final |
Semi-Final |
Final |
Winner |
| Bowdon (holders) |
Bowdon 5-2 |
Leicester 4-3 |
IPSWICH 5-2 |
| Dyffryn |
| Leicester |
Leicester 5-2 |
| Edgbaston |
| Ipswich |
Ipswich 7-0 |
Ipswich w/o |
| High Wycombe |
| Ormesby Hall |
Ormesby Hall 4-3 |
| Vine Road |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 1990
| Quarter-Final |
Semi-Final |
Final |
Winner |
| Edgbaston (holders) |
Edgbaston 5-2 |
Vine Road 4-3 |
BOWDON 4-3 |
| Reading |
| Vine Road |
Vine Road 4-3 |
| East Dorset (Parkstone) |
| Bowdon |
Bowdon 4-2 |
Bowdon 4-3 |
| Tyneside |
| Leicester |
Leicester 5-2 |
| Colchester |
The SECRETARY'S SHIELD 1989
| Quarter-Final |
Semi-Final |
Final |
Winner |
| |
Edgbaston |
Edgbaston
(score not recorded) |
EDGBASTON 4-1 |
| Havering |
| |
Reading |
Reading 4-3 |
| Nailsea |
Pendle 4-3 |
| Pendle |
13 December 2008
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