The Berks & Bucks FA County Senior Cup is the Senior County Cup competition of the Berks & Bucks FA and was first played in 1878/79; a time when the FA Cup had only been going for seven years, there was no Football League, and most countries in the world did not have any competitions at all.
Originally known as the Berks & Bucks Challenge Cup, the competition was played in the first season of the Association's existence, and Reading were the inaugural winners, defeating Marlow 1–0 in the final held at the Reading Cricket Ground.
The competition consists of mainly non-league teams; however, Wycombe Wanderers and Milton Keynes Dons and Reading are three Football League teams who have recently competed, often fielding reserve and youth team players.
In 2019, Slough Town defeated Reading 3–1 in the final at Larges Lane, Bracknell.
Stadium: Alfred Davis Memorial Ground Attendance: 441 Referee: Alan Cresswell
Note: Tie awarded to Slough Town after Marlow's disqualification for fielding two ineligible players. Marlow later appealed to Berks & Bucks FA against the decision to remove them from the competition. The appeal was formally dismissed by an independent County Football Association.
After an online meeting was held by the Board of Directors of Berks & Bucks FA on 15 April 2020, the decision was made to cancel all remaining fixtures of the competition due to the coronavirus pandemic, along with all results being expunged.[1]
Slough Town have won the cup in 4 different club names, the other 3 are Swift FC, Slough FC & Slough Centre FC.
See also
In addition to the BBFA County Senior Cup, the Berks & Bucks FA also run the following competitions, which are also often referred to as the "Berks & Bucks FA County Cup":
