Martinez Shield

Shield donated by Frederick Martinez. Originally competed for only once as an inter-club athletics trophy in 1908 won by the Shamrock club. On the inauguration of the intercolonial football championship in 1923, the Shamrock club donated the shield to the Trinidad Amateur Football Association (TAFA) and the competition became known as the Martinez Shield. Started as an intercolonial tournament between Trinidad and Demerara (British Guyana), later editions also included Barbados to form a triangular.

Not all the information is complete and therefore any additions would be welcome.

Note that Demerara was part of the then British Guyana (created by the unification of Essequibo, Demerara and Berbice in 1831)

Palmares

     Winners     Runners Up  Hosts
1923 Trinidad    Demerara    Trinidad
1924   not played
1925 Trinidad    Demerara    Demerara
1926 Trinidad    Demerara    Trinidad
1927   not played
1928 Trinidad    Demerara    Demerara
1929 Demerara    Trinidad    Trinidad
1930   not played
1931 Demerara    Trinidad    Demerara [*]
1932 Demerara    Trinidad    Barbados [*]
1933 Trinidad    Demerara    Trinidad [*]

[*] triangular tournaments

Number of Wins

 5 Trinidad
 3 Demerara

1923

in Trinidad

Trinidad 1-1 Demerara
Trinidad 1-0 Demerara
Trinidad 2-0 Demerara

Final Table
Trinidad 3 2-1-0 4-1 5
Demerara 3 0-1-2 1-4 1

1925

in Demerara

No match results known

Final Table
Trinidad 4pts
Demerara 2pts

1926

in Trinidad

No match results known

Final Table
Trinidad 5pts
Demerara 1pt

1928

in Demerara

No match results known

Final Table
Trinidad 4pts
Demerara 2pts

1929

in Trinidad

Trinidad 0-0 Demerara
Trinidad 0-1 Demerara
Trinidad 3-1 Demerara
Trinidad 1-1 Demerara
Trinidad 0-1 Demerara

Final Table
Demerara 5 2-2-1 4-4 6
Trinidad 5 1-2-2 4-4 4

1931

in Demerara

Trinidad 7-1 Barbados (Achong 4, Brown, Carter - Gittens)
Demerara 1-1 Trinidad (Nascimiento - Achong)
Demerara 9-0 Barbados
Trinidad 5-1 Barbados (Agostini, Achong, Halfide, Carter, Thompson - )
Demerara 7-0 Barbados
Demerara 2-0 Trinidad

Final Table
Demerara 4 3-1-0 19- 1 7
Trinidad 4 2-1-1 13- 5 5
Barbados 4 0-0-4  2-28 0

1932

in Barbados

15/04/1932 Demerara 1-0 Trinidad
17/04/1932 Barbados 1-0 Trinidad
19/04/1932 Barbados 0-1 Demerara
21/04/1932 Barbados 2-2 Demerara
23/04/1932 Trinidad 2-1 Demerara (Achong, Charles - ?)
26/04/1932 Barbados 1-3 Trinidad (? - Charles 2, Achong)

Final Table
Demerara 4 2-1-1 5-4 5
Trinidad 4 2-0-2 5-4 4
Barbados 4 1-1-2 4-6 3

1933

in Trinidad

23/10/1933 Trinidad 8-4 Barbados - Pre-Tournament Friendly
24/10/1933 Trinidad 2-0 Demerara - Pre-Tournament Friendly

25/10/1933 Barbados 0-2 Demerara
27/10/1933 Trinidad 1-1 Demerara
30/10/1933 Trinidad 3-1 Barbados (Alkins, Lewis, Daniel - ?)
02/11/1933 Trinidad 1-0 Demerara (N Lewis)
03/11/1933 Demerara 5-2 Barbados
05/11/1933 Trinidad 6-0 Barbados (Wilkinson, Alkins 2, Daniel, Lewis, Bradshaw)

Final Table
Trinidad 4 3-1-0 11- 2 7
Demerara 4 2-1-1  8- 4 5
Barbados 4 0-0-4  3-13 0

About this document

Prepared and maintained by Barrie Courtney for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Barrie Courtney (BzCourtney@aol.com)
Last updated: 8 May 2008