Staffordshire Senior Cup
 Flag of Staffordshire | |
| Founded | 1877 |
|---|---|
| Region | Staffordshire |
| Current champions | Rushall Olympic (3rd title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Stoke (18 titles) |
| Website | http://www.staffordshirefa.com |
The Staffordshire Senior Challenge Cup is a football cup tournament based in the county of Staffordshire in England first competed for in 1877-78. Organised by the Staffordshire Football Association, it is competed for by a mix of clubs from Staffordshire and the surrounding areas. Both professional and amateur clubs may enter. In the modern age however professional teams such as Stoke City and Port Vale, the main clubs in Staffordshire, usually field a reserve team as they place more prestige on their respective leagues and professional cup competitions. This has left the door open for non-league sides to have more success in the cup as it is classed as a bigger achievement for them to win it.
In recent years the entries from clubs from neighbouring counties have virtually been phased out. Most County FAs now have their own separate Senior Cup competitions and this, coupled with the formation of the West Midlands county, has meant the entries for the Cup are quite low in some seasons. This has seen Market Drayton Town and Shifnal Town both enter since the turn of the millennium to make up the numbers, despite not being located in Staffordshire.
From the 2008–09 season the Staffordshire FA introduced a cut off point whereby teams lower than level 9 in the English football league system can not compete in the Senior Cup. Teams below the level of the North West Counties League Premier Division and Midland Football Alliance now compete in the sister competition the Staffordshire Senior Vase.
Stoke City are the most successful sides in the competition's history with 18 wins.
Historically the non-league side with the most wins is Stafford Rangers who have won the cup 11 times since the Second World War.
The most successful side from outside what is traditionally classed as Staffordshire are Kidderminster Harriers from Worcestershire, who won the competition 4 times in the 1980s. Worcester City and Redditch United have also won the competition from this county and Macclesfield Town and Northwich Victoria from neighbouring Cheshire
Winners
- 1877–78 – Stoke
- 1878–79 – Stoke
- 1879–80 – Wednesbury Old Athletic
- 1880–81 – Aston Villa
- 1881–82 – Walsall Town beat Walsall Swifts 4-0
- 1882–83 – West Bromwich Albion[1] beat Stoke 4-2
- 1883–84 – Birmimngham St. George beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1
- 1884–85 – Walsall Town beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1
- 1885–86 – West Bromwich Albion beat Stoke 4-2
- 1886–87 – West Bromwich Albion beat Walsall Swifts 4-0
- 1887–88 – Wolverhampton Wanderers beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1
- 1888–89 – West Bromwich Albion beat Leek 2-0
- 1889–90 – Birmimngham St. George beat Walsall Town Swifts 5-3
- 1890–91 – Aston Villa beat Stoke 4-2
- 1891–92 – Burton Swifts beat Aston Villa 2-1
- 1892–93 – Aston Villa beat Walsall Town Swifts 3-0
- 1893–94 – Aston Villa beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1
- 1894–95 – Burton Wanderers beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0
- 1895–96 – Aston Villa beat Stoke 5-0
- 1896–97 – Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Stoke 2-0
- 1897–98 – Burslem Port Vale beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0
- 1898–99 – Aston Villa beat Walsall 2-0
- 1899–00 – West Bromwich Albion beat Burslem Port Vale 5-0
- 1900-01 – Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Stoke 3-1
- 1901–02 – West Bromwich Albion beat Stoke 3-0
- 1902–03 – West Bromwich Albion beat Stoke 2-0
- 1903–04 – Stoke & Wolverhampton Wanderers jointly held after two 2-2 draws
- 1904–05 – Small Heath[2] beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0
- 1905–06 – Aston Villa beat Burton United 2-0
- 1906–07 – Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion 5-0
- 1907–08 – Birmingham[2] beat West Bromwich Albion 6-2
- 1908–09 – Aston Villa beat Birmingham[2] 5-0
- 1909–10 – Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion 3-1
- 1910–11 – Aston Villa beat Walsall 3-0
- 1911-12 – Burslem Port Vale beat Birmingham[2] 2-0
- 1912–13 – Aston Villa beat Birmingham[2] 2-0
- 1913–14 – Stoke beat Walsall 4-2
- 1914–15 – Birmingham[2] beat Aston Villa 1-0
- 1915 to 1919 No competition due to the First World War
- 1919–20 – Port Vale[3] beat Birmingham[2] 1-0
- 1920-21 – Stoke beat Walsall beat 2-0
- 1921-22 – Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Walsall 2-1
- 1922–23 – Walsall beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2
- 1923–24 – West Bromwich Albion beat Stoke 3-0
- 1924–25 – Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0
- 1925–26 – West Bromwich Albion beat Stoke 3-1
- 1926–27 – Walsall beat Birmingham[2] 2-1
- 1927–28 – Aston Villa beat Port Vale[4] 2-0
- 1928–29 – Walsall beat Aston Villa 1-0
- 1929-30 – Stoke beat Port Vale[4] 2-0
- 1930–31 – Aston Villa beat Walsall 6-0
- 1931–32 – West Bromwich Albion beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2
- 1932–33 – West Bromwich Albion beat Aston Villa 2-0
- 1933–34 – Stoke beat Aston Villa 1-0
- 1934-35 – Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Stoke 6-2
- 1935-36 – Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Stafford Rangers[5] 2-1
- 1936-37 – Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Birmingham[2] 4-1
- 1937-38 – Wolverhampton Wanderers beat West Bromwich Albion 5-3
- 1938-39 – Stoke beat Kidderminster Harriers 4-0
- 1939 to 1946 No competition due to the Second World War
- 1946-47 – Port Vale[4] beat Stafford Rangers[5] 3-2
- 1947-48 – Stoke beat Port Vale[4] 1-0
- 1948-49 – Port Vale[4] beat Walsall 1-0
- 1949-50 – Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Walsall 3-1
- 1950–51 – West Bromwich Albion beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0
- 1951–52 – Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Stoke 9-0
- 1952-53 – Port Vale[4] beat Walsall 3-1
- 1953–54 – Aston Villa beat Stafford Rangers[5] 4-0
- 1954–55 – Stafford Rangers[5] beat Leek Town 3-1
- 1955–56 – Burton Albion[6] beat Tamworth[7] 2-0
- 1956–57 – Stafford Rangers[5] beat Bilston 2-1
- 1957–58 – Bilston beat Stafford Rangers[5] 3-1
- 1958–59 – Tamworth[7] beat Stafford Rangers[5] 1-0
- 1959–60 – Bilston beat Stafford Rangers[5] 6-0
- 1960–61 – Bilston beat Stafford Rangers[5] 3-0
- 1961–62 – Bilston beat Brierley Hill Alliance 2-1
- 1962–63 – Stafford Rangers[5] beat Bilston 4-2
- 1963–64 – Tamworth[7] beat Brierley Hill Alliance 6-2
- 1964–65 – Stoke City beat Bilston 5-4
- 1965–66 – Tamworth[7] beat Walsall 3-1
- 1966–67 – Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Tamworth[7] 3-2
- 1967–68 – Walsall beat Kidderminster Harriers 6-0
- 1968–69 – West Bromwich Albion/Stoke City (shared) 1-1
- 1969–70 – Hednesford Town beat Kidderminster Harriers 3-1
- 1970–71 – Stoke City beat Tamworth[7] 4-2
- 1971–72 – Stafford Rangers[5] beat Stoke City 1-0
- 1972–73 – Stafford Rangers beat Port Vale[4] 8-0
- 1973–74 – Hednesford Town beat Stoke City 2-1
- 1974–75 – Stoke City beat Armitage 5-1
- 1975–76 – Stoke City beat Stafford Rangers[5] 3-1
- 1976–77 – Worcester City beat Burton Albion[6] 6-3
- 1977–78 – Stafford Rangers[5] beat Kidderminster Harriers 6-2
- 1978–79 – Northwich Victoria[8] beat Kidderminster Harriers 7-5
- 1979–80 – Northwich Victoria[8] beat Leek Town 3-1
- 1980–81 – Kidderminster Harriers beat Stoke City 6-3
- 1981–82 – Stoke City beat Leek Town 4-2
- 1982–83 – Kidderminster Harriers beat Willenhall Town 2-1
- 1983–84 – Kidderminster Harriers beat Halesowen 4-2
- 1984–85 – Kidderminster Harriers beat Leek Town 7-1
- 1985–86 – Eastwood Hanley beat Bilston Town 5-1
- 1986–87 – Stafford Rangers[5] beat Northwich Victoria[8] 4-2
- 1987–88 – Oldbury United beat Stafford Rangers[5] 4-3
- 1988–89 – Halesowen Town[9] beat Sutton Coldfield Town 6-1
- 1989–90 – Northwich Victoria[8] beat Macclesfield Town[4] 3-2
- 1990–91 – Redditch United[4] beat Northwich Victoria[8] 4-3
- 1991–92 – Stafford Rangers[4] beat Chasetown 4-2
- 1992–93 – Stoke City[4] beat Hednesford Town 6-1
- 1993–94 – Macclesfield Town[4] beat Wednesfield Social 14-1
- 1994–95 – Stoke City[4] beat Paget Rangers 3-1
- 1995–96 – Leek Town beat Newcastle Town 4-3
- 1996–97 – Macclesfield Town[4] beat Bilston Town[4] 4-3
- 1997–98 – Bilston Town[4] beat Tamworth[7] 2-1
- 1998–99 – Stoke City[4] beat Leek Town 3-1
- 1999–00 – Blakenall[4] beat Tamworth[7] on penalties after extra time
- 2000–01 – Port Vale[4] beat Rocester[10]
- 2001–02 – Tamworth[4] beat Newcastle Town 3-1
- 2002–03 – Stafford Rangers[4] beat Stoke City[4] 5-1
- 2003–04 – Kidsgrove Athletic[4] beat Stafford Rangers[4] 1-0
- 2004–05 – Stafford Rangers[4] beat Leek Town 2-0
- 2005–06 – Rushall Olympic[4] beat Stoke City[4] 1-0
- 2006–07 – Kidsgrove Athletic[11] beat Rushall Olympic[4] 6-1
- 2007–08 – Rocester[10] beat Kidsgrove Athletic 3-0
- 2008–09 – Kidsgrove Athletic beat Stafford Rangers[4] on penalties after extra time
- 2009–10 – Newcastle Town beat Port Vale[4] 6-1
- 2010–11 – Kidsgrove Athletic beat Stoke City[4] 1-0
- 2011–12 – Kidsgrove Athletic beat Rushall Olympic[4] 1-0
- 2012–13 – Hednesford Town beat Rushall Olympic[4] 5-1
- 2013–14 – Rushall Olympic beat Port Vale[4] 2-1
- 2014–15 – Stafford Rangers beat Leek Town 1-0
- 2015–16 – Rushall Olympic beat Kidsgrove Athletic 4-1
Results by team
| Team | Wins | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Armitage Town | 0 | 1 |
| Aston Villa | 16 | 5 |
| Bilston Town | 5 | 5 |
| Birmingham City | 3 | 6 |
| Birmingham St. George | 2 | 0 |
| Blakenall | 1 | 0 |
| Brierley Hill Alliance | 0 | 1 |
| Burton Albion | 1 | 1 |
| Burton United | 2 | 1 |
| Chasetown | 0 | 1 |
| Eastwood Hanley | 1 | 0 |
| Halesowen Town | 1 | 1 |
| Hednesford Town | 3 | 1 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 4 | 5 |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 5 | 2 |
| Leek | 0 | 1 |
| Leek Town | 1 | 7 |
| Macclesfield Town | 2 | 1 |
| Newcastle Town | 1 | 2 |
| Northwich Victoria | 3 | 2 |
| Oldbury United | 1 | 0 |
| Paget Rangers | 0 | 1 |
| Port Vale | 7 | 7 |
| Redditch United | 1 | 0 |
| Rocester | 1 | 1 |
| Rushall Olympic | 3 | 3 |
| Stafford Rangers | 11 | 11 |
| Stoke City | 18 | 18 |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | 0 | 1 |
| Tamworth | 4 | 5 |
| Walsall | 6 | 15 |
| Wednesbury Old Athletic | 1 | 0 |
| Wednesfield Social | 0 | 1 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 8 |
| Willenhall Town | 0 | 1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 6 |
| Worcester City | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ West Bromwich Albion Official Website
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Birmingham City Unofficial website
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1993). The Port Vale Record 1879–1993. Witan Books. ISBN 0-9508981-9-8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Football Club History Database
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Stafford Rangers Official Website
- ^ a b Burton Albion Official Website
- ^ a b c d e f g h Tamworth Official Website
- ^ a b c d e Northwich Victoria Official Website
- ^ Halesowen Town Official Website
- ^ a b Rocester FC Official Site
- ^ Staffs County FA