Gloucestershire Senior Cup
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| Region | Gloucestershire |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 12 (2015/16) |
| Current champions | Forest Green Rovers (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Bristol City reserves (4 titles) |
| Website | Gloucestershire County FA Official Website |
The Senior Challenge Cup is the current county cup in the county of Gloucestershire. It is administered by the Gloucestershire County Football Association (GCFA).[1] According to the current rules of the competition, it is open to all clubs whose first affiliation is with the GCFA. The current holders are Forest Green Rovers who beat Bishop's Cleeve at The New Lawn, Nailsworth to win their first title.[2]
History
The Senior Challenge Cup was first competed in the 2006-07 season. Prior to this, the Challenge Trophy had been the most senior competition in the county. Those competitions are the only competitions competed across the whole county. Most other challenge cup competitions in the county are competed for by clubs according to their location in the county. County rules state that clubs that are south of Thornbury compete in the southern section and the rest of the county compete in the northern section.[3] None of the affiliated clubs that compete above the fifth tier in the English football league system enter their first teams in the Senior Challenge Cup.
Winners
Clubs shown in bold indicate their last win and the number in the brackets indicates the number of wins at that time.[4]
| Season | Winners |
|---|---|
| 2006-07 | Cheltenham Town reserves (1) |
| 2007-08 | Bristol City reserves (1) |
| 2008-09 | Bristol City reserves (2) |
| 2009-10 | Bristol City reserves (3) |
| 2010-11 | Yate Town (1) |
| 2011-12 | Bristol City reserves (4) |
| 2012-13 | Mangotsfield United (1) |
| 2013-14 | Mangotsfield United (2) |
| 2014-15 | Cirencester Town (1) |
| 2015-16 | Forest Green Rovers (1) |
Finals
| 17 April 2008 | Bristol City Reserves | 9 - 1 | Cheltenham Town Reserves | Bristol |
| 19:00 BST | Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Referee: Andrew Newell |
| 6 May 2009 | Bristol City Reserves | 5 - 1 | Gloucester City | Bristol |
| 19:30 BST | Štyvar  17', 26'Akinde 38', 65'Murray 48' |
Report | Ballinger 71' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 702 Referee: Adrian Shilston |
| 5 May 2010 | Bristol City Reserves | 2 - 0 | Gloucester City | Bristol |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Referee: Mark Russell |
| 4 May 2011 | Yate Town | 3 - 2 | Cheltenham Town Reserves | Yate |
| 19:45 BST | Plummer 44' Church 46'Fawke 50' (o.g.) |
Report | Dempsey 16' (o.g.) Hitchings 83' |
Stadium: Lodge Road |
| 26 April 2012 | Bristol City Reserves | 6 - 0 | Bishop's Cleeve | Bristol |
| 19:30 BST | Burns 2', 26' Horgan 34'Amadi-Holloway 65'Reid 72' |
Report | Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 229 Referee: Derek Eaton |
| 2 May 2013 | Mangotsfield United | 4 - 0 | Cinderford Town | Mangotsfield |
| 19:30 BST | Duharty 5' Marshall 52'Lamb 62'Monelle 89' |
Report | Stadium: Cossham Street Stadium Attendance: 135 Referee: Richard Morris |
| 29 April 2014 | Mangotsfield United | 3 - 0 | Bristol City Reserves | Almondsbury |
| 19:30 BST | Sysum 30' Egan 52'Powell 78' |
Report | Stadium: Oaklands Park Referee: Brian Durie |
| 28 April 2015 | Shortwood United | 0 - 2 | Cirencester Town | Almondsbury |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Jones 13' Parsons 88' |
Stadium: Oaklands Park Attendance: 125 Referee: Tim Wood |
| 9 May 2016 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 - 0 | Bishop's Cleeve | Nailsworth |
| 19:30 BST | Jeffrey |
Report | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 264 Referee: Simon Turner |
External links
References
- ^ Gloucestershire County FA Cups
- ^ "FOOTBALL: Forest Green lift the Gloucestershire Senior Cup". Western Daily Press. 10 May 2016.
- ^ Gloucestershire County FA Handbook 2012-13. Gloucestershire County FA Ltd. p. 74.
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