Our league began officially in the 1951-52 season although competitive matches on a more informal basis were played before then. The Knutsford & District Amateur Snooker League was borne out of the facts that most people worked until 6pm or later and most had no vehicle and with the Wilmslow league expanding away from them, a group of players including Derek Parmenter and Mr C.W.Blake in 1950-51 held the first ever Rotary Cup competition and this provided the impetus for a ‘breakaway’.
The Knutsford Guardian documents a Mr Blake donating a handicap merit trophy on behalf of the local Rotary Club committee who were assisting in the local celebrations for the Festival of Britain. The 6 league clubs played in-house to decide finalists who competed off handicap. The original Rotary cup was lost in the late 1990's and replaced by the current trophy on which the history of all the past winners is engraved. For more click the button to the right....
