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'One of the best season's yet" - Historic Wolverhampton based football competition hands over thousands to Sedgley charity

After one of their most successful seasons, the J W Hunt Cup has handed over a further £15,000 to the Beacon Centre for the Blind and Partially-sighted in Sedgley.

By Paul Jenkins
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The football competition will celebrate its 100th anniversary next season is now sponsored by the Bilston-based Gough Group.

(L-R)Helga Wernick; Jackie Lewis ; Sylvia Enefer; Alex Hamil all from the JW Hunt Cup committee; Lisa Cowley (Beacon Centre); John Gough (Goug
(L-R)Helga Wernick; Jackie Lewis; Sylvia Enefer; Alex Hamil all from the JW Hunt Cup committee; Lisa Cowley (Beacon Centre); John Gough (Gough Group); Kathy Roper (Beacon Centre); Richard Skirrow (former Wolves secretary)

Chairman of the Gough Group and Wolves director John Gough, handed over the cheque to Beacon CEO Lisa Cowley at their centre in Sedgley.

At the presentation: (L-R) Lisa Cowley (Beacon Centre); John Gough (Gough Group); Kathy Roper (Beacon Centre)
At the presentation: (L-R) Lisa Cowley (Beacon Centre); John Gough (Gough Group); Kathy Roper (Beacon Centre)

All proceeds of the competition for amateur and semi professional clubs in the region go to the Beacon Centre and since the J W Hunt Cup was founded in 1926 it has raised over £450,000

Dudley Town beat Cradley Town 3-0 in this year’s final at Molineux and committee are hoping again for a maximum entry in 2025-26 , the centenary of the competition