[1][2] It is predated by the Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva,[3] which was hosted in 1908 in Turin, and the Football World Championship, which took place between 1887 and 1902.

Also seen as an international competition, but with the noted lack of an England team, Lipton in partnership with the Italian royal family, wanted to go one further and make a more complete tournament.

Not wishing to have England unrepresented in the competition, Thomas Lipton invited West Auckland FC, an amateur side from County Durham and mostly made up of coal miners, to take part.

In this second competition, West Auckland beat the then amateur team Juventus 6–1 in the final, and were awarded the trophy outright.

West Auckland Town: J Robinson; Tom Wilson, Charlie Cassidy; Andy "Chips" Appleby, Michael Alderson, Bob "Drol" Moore; Fred Dunn, Joe Rewcastle, Bob Jones, Bob Guthrie, Charlie "Dirty" Hogg, T Riley, John Warick Officials: M S C Barron, E Meek, W Nolli, R Hodgson, R Chamberlain Moving Adverts of Dubai has worked with video maker Rob Kilburn on an account of the story, Our Cup of Tea.