The competition is heating up in the 1^st Office and Wiltshire FA Premier Shield. This prestigious competition is an elite tournament that sees the highest placed clubs in Wiltshire compete for the historic shield.

The quarter finalists, Salisbury FC, Melksham Town FC, Highworth Town FC, Chippenham Town FC, Westbury United, Bradford Town,Swindon Supermarine FC  and Swindon Town FC have given us some exciting matches this week as they battled for a place in the next round. 

The winning teams, Swindon Supermarine, Swindon Town, Chippenham Town and Salisbury will now go onto the semi-finals due to be held early next year.

Andrew Hayward from 1^st Office Equipment Ltd said; “We are delighted to be a sponsor for the Premier Shield, it is great to see the football talent in Wiltshire competing for this title. There have been some great matches and we are already looking forward to watching the next stage of the competition.”

Wiltshire FA is a not-for-profit organisation which re-invests all funds back into grassroots football. 1^st Office Equipment is sponsoring the Premier Shield in the Wiltshire County FA Cups competition which runs between September 2019 and April 2020.

Andrew continues, “We are a locally based company and we see a lot of benefits in supporting grassroots football. We are proud to be a part of the Wiltshire County FA Cups and we know our investment will support Wiltshire FA to deliver more football opportunities in our region.”

1^st Office Equipment Ltd are a Bath based company that supplies photocopiers, printers and managed print solutions across the South West.

Wiltshire FA, CEO, Oliver Selfe said “It is great to have the Premier Shield back in the competition this year and to have 1^st Office Equipment on board as a sponsor. We reinvest all our funds back in to the grassroots game so we are grateful to our sponsors who help us reach more people with the positive effects of football in Wiltshire.”

Wiltshire FA is dedicated to the support and development of football in Wiltshire. The organisation supports over 1000 clubs, develops opportunities for players, clubs, leagues and officials and offers an education programme for coaches, volunteers and referees.

Wiltshire County FA Cups is a historic competition which began in 1886 with the introduction of the Senior Cup. The competition has grown to now host 12 cups with over 400 teams entering with the aspiration to be crowned Wiltshire County FA Cup winner.

The next round of the Premier Shield takes place in February 2020. To stay up to date with Wiltshire County FA Cup action follow Wiltshire FA on Facebook and Twitter.