The shield was donated by Frederick Martinez, a merchant who operated in the West Indies.
It was originally competed for only once, as an inter-club athletics trophy in Trinidad in 1908, and was won by the Shamrock Club. Later, on the inauguration of the intercolonial football competition between Trinidad and British Guiana in 1923, the Shamrock Club donated the Martinez Shield to the Trinidad Amateur Football Association (T.A.F.A.), and the competition became known as the Martinez Shield. The competition started as an intercolonial tournament between Trinidad and British Guiana. The last three editions also included Barbados to form a triangular.
The British Guiana Football Association (B.G.F.A.) was based in Georgetown, Demerara, and its representative teams (which normally were composed of Georgetown-based players only) were sometimes referred to as "Demerara," particularly in the Trinidad press. Demerara was part of British Guiana, which had been created by the unification of Demerara-Essequibo and Berbice in 1831.
Winner Runner-Up Host 1923 Trinidad British Guiana Trinidad 1924 not played 1925 Trinidad British Guiana British Guiana 1926 Trinidad British Guiana Trinidad 1927 not played 1928 Trinidad British Guiana British Guiana 1929 British Guiana Trinidad Trinidad 1930 not played 1931 British Guiana Trinidad British Guiana [*] 1932 British Guiana Trinidad Barbados [*] 1933 Trinidad British Guiana Trinidad [*] [*] triangular tournaments, with Barbados finishing third and last. Number of Wins 5 Trinidad 3 British Guiana
at Port of Spain [all matches at the T.A.F.A. ground, Queen's Park Savannah] 22-Oct-1923 Trinidad 0-0 British Guiana 24-Oct-1923 Trinidad 3-0 British Guiana 27-Oct-1923 Trinidad 1-0 British Guiana Final Table: 1.Trinidad 3 2 1 0 4- 0 5 2.British Guiana 3 0 1 2 0- 4 1 Friendly matches 25-Oct-1923 Casuals/Sporting* 0-1 British Guiana 29-Oct-1923 Combined Colleges 5-0 British Guiana 30-Oct-1923 Maple 2-1 British Guiana 31-Oct-1923 Shamrock 1-1 British Guiana * Casuals and Sporting Club (combined team).
at Georgetown [all matches at the G.F.C. Ground, Bourda] 9-Feb-1925 British Guiana 1-3 Trinidad 13-Feb-1925 British Guiana 2-1 Trinidad 16-Feb-1925 British Guiana 0-1 Trinidad Final Table: 1.Trinidad 3 2 0 1 5- 3 4 2.British Guiana 3 1 0 2 3- 5 2 Friendly matches 4-Feb-1925 G.F.C. 1-0 Trinidad 5-Feb-1925 B.G.F.C. 0-3 Trinidad 6-Feb-1925 British Guiana 7-0 H.M.S. Calcutta 11-Feb-1925 Corinthians F.C. 0-3 Trinidad 14-Feb-1925 Artillery S.C. 2-2 Trinidad 17-Feb-1925 Victoria F.C. 0-0 Trinidad
at Port of Spain [all matches at the T.A.F.A. ground, Queen's Park Savannah], except as indicated otherwise 23-Oct-1926 Trinidad 1-1 British Guiana 30-Oct-1926 Trinidad 1-0 British Guiana 6-Nov-1926 Trinidad 3-0 British Guiana Final Table: 1.Trinidad 3 2 1 0 5- 1 5 2.British Guiana 3 0 1 2 1- 5 1 Friendly matches: 21-Oct-1926 Shamrock 3-1 British Guiana 25-Oct-1926 Sporting Club 3-1 British Guiana 27-Oct-1926 Southern League 0-1 British Guiana [at Usine Ste Madeleine ground, Usine] 28-Oct-1926 Combined Colleges 0-0 British Guiana 1-Nov-1926 Maple 1-2 British Guiana 3-Nov-1926 Casuals 1-2 British Guiana
at Georgetown [all matches at the B.G.F.A. ground, Pln Thomas] 16-Mar-1928 British Guiana 1-1 Trinidad 21-Mar-1928 British Guiana 0-0 Trinidad 28-Mar-1928 British Guiana 0-1 Trinidad Final Table: 1.Trinidad 3 1 2 0 2- 1 4 2.British Guiana 3 0 2 1 1- 2 2 Friendly matches: 13-Mar-1928 Artillery S.C. 0-1 Trinidad 14-Mar-1928 Victoria F.C. 0-1 Trinidad 19-Mar-1928 Corinthians F.C. 1-4 Trinidad 23-Mar-1928 Artillery S.C. 1-1 Trinidad 26-Mar-1928 B.G.F.C. 0-2 Trinidad 29-Mar-1928 Everton F.C. 0-0 Trinidad
at Port of Spain [all matches at the T.A.F.A. ground, Queen's Park Savannah], except as indicated otherwise 26-Oct-1929 Trinidad 0-0 British Guiana 2-Nov-1929 Trinidad 0-1 British Guiana 9-Nov-1929 Trinidad 3-1 British Guiana 11-Nov-1929 Trinidad 1-1 British Guiana [AET] [replay] 13-Nov-1929 Trinidad 0-1 British Guiana [2nd replay] Final Table: 1.British Guiana 5 2 2 1 4- 4 6 2.Trinidad 5 1 2 2 4- 4 4 Friendly matches: 24-Oct-1929 Shamrock 3-2 British Guiana 28-Oct-1929 Sporting Club 1-0 British Guiana 30-Oct-1929 South Trinidad 3-1 British Guiana [at Usine Ste Madeleine ground, Usine] 4-Nov-1929 Maple 2-3 British Guiana 6-Nov-1929 Casuals 0-1 British Guiana
at Georgetown [all matches at the B.G.F.A. ground, Pln Thomas] 9-Mar-1931 Trinidad 7-1 Barbados (H.Achong x4, A.Daniel, W.Brown, L.Carter / L.Gittens) 11-Mar-1931 British Guiana 1-1 Trinidad (M.Nascimiento / H.Achong) 13-Mar-1931 British Guiana 9-0 Barbados (L.Lopes x3, O.T.Donald x5, W.Mathias) 16-Mar-1931 Trinidad 5-1 Barbados (S.E.Agostini, H.Achong, A.Halfhide, L.Carter, E.Thompson / ?) 18-Mar-1931 British Guiana 2-0 Trinidad * (R.E.Weekes pen, O.T.Donald) 20-Mar-1931 British Guiana 7-0 Barbados (O.T.Donald x2, M.Nascimento x3, R.E.Weekes, E.S.Evelyn) * Vernon Chabrol (British Guiana's left full-back) died suddenly on the morning of 19-Mar-1931. He had also represented British Guiana at cricket, and at the time of his death was the local record holder in the high jump. He had previously held the local records for the 100 yards sprint and the 120 yards hurdles. Final Table: 1.British Guiana 4 3 1 0 19- 1 7 2.Trinidad 4 2 1 1 13- 5 5 3.Barbados 4 0 0 4 2-28 0 Friendly matches: 6-Mar-1931 G.F.C. 1-2 Trinidad 7-Mar-1931 Everton F.C. 5-2 Barbados 10-Mar-1931 B.G.C.C. 4-0 Barbados 14-Mar-1931 Artillery S.C. 2-2 Trinidad
at Bridgetown [all matches at Kensington Oval] 14-Apr-1932 Trinidad 0-1 British Guiana (Lovell) 16-Apr-1932 Barbados 0-1 British Guiana (Mittelhozer) 18-Apr-1932 Barbados 1-0 Trinidad (Sealy pen) 21-Apr-1932 Trinidad 2-1 British Guiana (Achong pen, Charles / Small) 23-Apr-1932 Barbados 2-2 British Guiana (Sealy x2 / Mittelhozer pen, Martindale OG) 26-Apr-1932 Barbados 1-3 Trinidad (Sealy / Charles x2, Achong) Final Table: 1.British Guiana 4 2 1 1 5- 4 5 2.Trinidad 4 2 0 2 5- 4 4 3.Barbados 4 1 1 2 4- 6 3 Friendly matches: 11-Apr-1932 Empire F.C. 1-1 British Guiana 12-Apr-1932 Spartan F.C. 1-1 Trinidad 19-Apr-1932 Barbados B 0-1 British Guiana 22-Apr-1932 Barbados B 1-4 Trinidad 27-Apr-1932 British Guiana 1-2 The Rest (Barbados and Trinidad combined)
at Port of Spain [all matches at the Queen's Park Oval], except as indicated otherwise 26-Oct-1933 Barbados 0-2 British Guiana (Donald, Moore) 28-Oct-1933 Trinidad 1-1 British Guiana (Bradshaw / Mittelhozer) 30-Oct-1933 Trinidad 3-1 Barbados (Alkins, McClure, S.Foster OG / L.Foster) 1-Nov-1933 Barbados 2-5 British Guiana (L.Foster, G.A.Ashby / C.B.Stuart OG, Denbow, Moore x2, Donald) 4-Nov-1933 Trinidad 1-0 British Guiana (R.Lewis) 6-Nov-1933 Trinidad 6-0 Barbados (Wilkinson, Daniel, Alkins x2, R.Lewis, Bradshaw) Final Table: 1.Trinidad 4 3 1 0 11- 2 7 2.British Guiana 4 2 1 1 8- 4 5 3.Barbados 4 0 0 4 3-16 0 Friendly matches: 23-Oct-1933 Trinidad B 8-4 Barbados 24-Oct-1933 Trinidad A 2-0 British Guiana 2-Nov-1933 South Trinidad 3-2 British Guiana [at Usine Ste Madeleine ground, Usine] 7-Nov-1933 South Trinidad 2-3 British Guiana [at Usine Ste Madeleine ground, Usine] 8-Nov-1933 Trinidad 2-0 British Guiana [50 minute match]
Thanks to Karel Stokkermans for additional information
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