Sussex Senior Challenge Cup

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Peetred (talk | contribs) at 15:51, 13 August 2016 (→‎Records: added another record). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
Organising bodySussex County Football Association
Founded1882; 142 years ago (1882)
RegionSussex
Number of teams50 (2016-17)
Current championsEastbourne Borough
(3rd title)
Most successful club(s)Worthing
(21 titles)
2016-17 Sussex Senior Cup

The Sussex Senior Cup is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs in the English county of Sussex and is the county senior cup of the Sussex FA. Its official name is the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup. For sponsorship purposes, from 2012 to 2018 it is also known as the Parafix Sussex Senior Cup after a new three-year sponsorship deal was agreed in 2015.[1]

First played in the 1882-83 season, shortly after the founding of the Sussex County Football Association in 1882, the first winners of the cup were Brighton Rangers. Other teams who won the cup in its early history are Burgess Hill, Lancing College and Eastbourne.

The teams who have been successful in the cup recently are Sussex's only Football League teams Crawley Town and Brighton & Hove Albion; whilst Bognor Regis Town won the competition a record five times in succession between 1980 and 1984.

For reasons of fairness to other clubs,[citation needed] the Brighton & Hove Albion reserve team competes in the Sussex Senior Cup as, depending on season, the main squad are up to Football Championship level, many stages of the football league pyramid ahead of other teams. The 2010–11 season final took place at Brighton's new American Express Community Stadium on 16 July 2011; it was the first competitive match to be played there. Brighton won the game 2–0 with Gary Hart confirming his already legendary status at the club by scoring the first goal at the new ground.

Winners

1883-1900[2]

Season Winners Runners-up Final result Venue Attendance Notes
1882-83 Brighton Rangers Burgess Hill 3-0 Preston Park N/A
1883-84 Burgess Hill Ardingly College 2-0 Preston Park N/A
1884-85 Burgess Hill Lancing College 5-1 Preston Park N/A
1885-86 Burgess Hill Lancing College 2-0 Preston Park N/A
1886-87 Lancing College Brighton College 4-3 County Ground N/A
1887-88 Lancing College Brighton College 2-1 County Ground N/A
1888-89 Brighton College Burgess Hill 1-0 County Ground N/A
1889-90 Eastbourne Chichester 4-0 County Ground N/A
1890-91 Eastbourne won on a league basis
1891-92 Brighton Hornets Worthing 5-3 County Ground N/A
1892-93 Worthing Eastbourne 2-1 County Ground N/A
1893-94 Eastbourne Southwick 2-1 County Ground N/A
1894-95 Eastbourne Southwick 1-0 County Ground N/A
1895-96 Royal Irish Rifles Southwick 4-0 County Ground N/A
1896-97 Southwick Eastbourne 1-0 County Ground N/A
1897-98 Eastbourne Swifts Hastings and St Leonards 3-0 County Ground N/A
1898-99 Eastbourne Hastings and St Leonards 3-0 County Ground N/A
1899-1900 Eastbourne Chichester 3-0 County Ground N/A

1901-1945[2]

Season Winners Runners-up Final result Venue Attendance Notes
1900-01 Eastbourne Brighton and Hove Rangers 3-1 County Ground N/A
1901-02 Shoreham Hailsham 3-0 County Ground N/A
1902-03 Eastbourne Hastings and St Leonards 7-0 County Ground N/A
1903-04 Worthing St Leonards 2-1 County Ground N/A
1904-05 Eastbourne Old Town Shoreham 3-0 County Ground N/A
1905-06 Shoreham Hove 2-1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1906-07 Hove Eastbourne 4-0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1907-08 Worthing Helmston 3-1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1908-09 Hove Not known ? N/A
1909-10 Hove Chichester 3-1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1910-11 Southwick Lewes 1-0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1911-12 St Leonards Amateurs East Grinstead 4-1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1912-13 Southwick Lewes 3-2 Goldstone Ground N/A
1913-14 Worthing Eastbourne St Mary's 4-0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1919-20 Worthing Signalling School 2-1 The Dripping Pan N/A
1920-21 Royal Corps of Signals Eastbourne 1-0 The Dripping Pan N/A
1921-22 Eastbourne Worthing 2-1 The Dripping Pan N/A
1922-23 Worthing Eastbourne 2-0 The Dripping Pan N/A
1923-24 Royal Corps of Signals Southwick 2-0 The Dripping Pan N/A
1924-25 Southwick Shoreham 2-1 The Dripping Pan N/A
1925-26 Chichester Eastbourne 5-1 The Dripping Pan N/A
1926-27 Worthing Chichester 3-1 The Dripping Pan N/A
1927-28 Southwick Eastbourne 3-0 The Dripping Pan N/A
1928-29 Worthing Southwick 2-0 The Dripping Pan N/A
1929-30 Southwick Eastbourne Old Comrades 3-0 ? N/A
1930-31 Southwick Lewes 3-0 Trafalgar Ground N/A
1931-32 Eastbourne Lewes 3-2aet Trafalgar Ground N/A
1932-33 Eastbourne Hastings and St Leonards 3-1 The Dripping Pan N/A
1933-34 Horsham Lewes 4-1 Woodside Road N/A
1934-35 Worthing Hastings and St Leonards 2-1 The Dripping Pan N/A
1935-36 Hastings & St. Leonards Lewes 2-0 The Saffrons N/A
1936-37 Southwick Haywards Heath 8-3 ? N/A
1937-38 Hastings & St. Leonards Haywards Heath 4-1 ? N/A
1938-39 Horsham Worthing 3-1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1939-40 Worthing Hastings & St. Leonards 1-1aet
4-1		 The Dripping Pan
Goldstone Ground		 N/A
1941-42 Haywards Heath Town won on a league basis
1942-43 Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. Juniors won on a league basis
1943-44 RAF (Ford) won on a league basis
1944-45 Worthing won on a league basis

Post-1945 winners [2]

Season Winners Runners-up Final result Venue Attendance Notes
1945–46 Worthing Hastings and St. Leonards 3–2 (on aggregate) ?? N/A
1946–47 Worthing Haywards Heath 1–0 The Dripping Pan N/A
1947–48 Southwick Horsham 2–1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1948–49 Littlehampton Town Southwick 3–2 Queen Street N/A
1949–50 Horsham Skyways F.C. 2–1 Woodside Road N/A
1950–51 Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys Eastbourne 1–0 Woodside Road N/A
1951–52 Worthing Bognor Regis Town 3–2 Goldstone Ground N/A
1952–53 Eastbourne Newhaven 2–1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1953–54 Horsham Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys 1–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1954–55 Bognor Regis Town Horsham 2–1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1955–56 Bognor Regis Town Eastbourne United 3–2 Goldstone Ground N/A
1956–57 Worthing Eastbourne United 2–1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1957–58 Haywards Heath Worthing 2–1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1958–59 Worthing Crawley Town 2–1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1959–60 Eastbourne United Bognor Regis Town 1–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1960–61 Worthing Horsham 4–3 Goldstone Ground N/A
1961–62 Whitehawk Eastbourne United 4–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1962–63 Eastbourne United Selsey 1–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1963–64 Eastbourne United Lewes 2–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1964–65 Lewes Littlehampton Town 6–3 Goldstone Ground N/A
1965–66 Eastbourne United Chichester City 5–1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1966–67 Eastbourne United Horsham 2–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1967–68 Southwick Horsham 5–3 aet Goldstone Ground N/A
1968–69 Eastbourne United Horsham 3–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1969–70 Littlehampton Town Worthing 1–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1970–71 Lewes Eastbourne United 2–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1971–72 Horsham Whitehawk 2–1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1972–73 Ringmer Eastbourne Town 1–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1973–74 Horsham Worthing 2–1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1974–75 Worthing Lewes 1–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1975–76 Horsham Hastings United F.C. (1948) 2–1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1976–77 Worthing Southwick 2–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1977–78 Worthing Eastbourne Town 4–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1978–79 Hastings United F.C. (1948) Horsham 1–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1979–80 Bognor Regis Town Lewes 1–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1980–81 Bognor Regis Town Ringmer 4–1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1981–82 Bognor Regis Town Peacehaven & Telscombe 1–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1982–83 Bognor Regis Town Lewes 3–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1983–84 Bognor Regis Town Littlehampton Town 1–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1984–85 Lewes Bognor Regis Town 2–2, replay 2–1 Goldstone Ground/replay at Woodside Road N/A
1985–86 Steyning Town Hastings Town 1–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1986–87 Bognor Regis Town Arundel 1–1, replay 3–0 Goldstone Ground/replay at Woodside Road N/A
1987–88 Brighton & Hove Albion Lewes 3–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1988–89 Steyning Town Hastings Town 3–2 Goldstone Ground N/A
1989–90 Crawley Town Eastbourne United 2–1 Goldstone Ground 1,531
1990–91 Crawley Town Littlehampton Town 2–1 Goldstone Ground 1,682
1991–92 Brighton & Hove Albion Langney Sports 1–0 Goldstone Ground 1,336
1992–93 Wick Oakwood 3–1 Goldstone Ground N/A
1993–94 Brighton & Hove Albion Peacehaven & Telscombe 1–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1994–95 Brighton & Hove Albion Bognor Regis Town 2–0 Goldstone Ground N/A
1995–96 Hastings Town Crawley Town 1–0 Woodside Road 1,153
1996–97 St Leonards Saltdean United 2–1 Woodside Road N/A
1997–98 Hastings Town Burgess Hill Town 2–1 Broadfield Stadium 1,256
1998–99 Worthing Hastings Town 3–0 Broadfield Stadium N/A
1999-00 Brighton & Hove Albion Hastings Town 1–1, 4–3 pens Priory Lane 1,355 [3]
2000–01 Lewes Bognor Regis Town 2–1 Priory Lane 1,031 [4]
2001–02 Eastbourne Borough Lewes 2–1 Priory Lane 1,588 [5]
2002–03 Crawley Town Eastbourne Borough 0–0, 6–5 pens Priory Lane 1,705 [6]
2003–04 Brighton & Hove Albion Worthing 2–0 Priory Lane 1,022 [7]
2004–05 Crawley Town Ringmer 2–0 Priory Lane 1,009 [8]
2005–06 Lewes Horsham 3–1 Priory Lane 880 [9]
2006–07 Brighton & Hove Albion Worthing 2–0 Priory Lane 873 [10]
2007–08 Brighton & Hove Albion Crawley Town 1–0 Priory Lane 685 [11]
2008–09 Eastbourne Borough Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0, 1–0 aet Priory Lane 1,204 [12]
2009–10 Brighton & Hove Albion Bognor Regis Town 4–0 Priory Lane 605 [13]
2010–11 Brighton & Hove Albion Eastbourne Borough 2–0 American Express Community Stadium 7,104 [14]
2011–12 Whitehawk Crawley Down 2–1 American Express Community Stadium 1,896 [15]
2012–13 Brighton & Hove Albion Bognor Regis Town 4–0 American Express Community Stadium 2,435 [16]
2013–14 Peacehaven & Telscombe Bognor Regis Town 3–0 American Express Community Stadium 2,003 [17]
2014–15 Whitehawk Lewes 5–0 American Express Community Stadium 2,585 [18]
2015-16 Eastbourne Borough Worthing 1-0 American Express Community Stadium 2,899 [19]

Venues

The final of the Sussex Senior Cup has been played at Falmer Stadium since 2011

For rounds before the semi-final stage, the venue of each match is determined when the fixtures are drawn; the first club drawn in a fixture is usually the home team and matches are played at the club's home ground. The semi-finals are played at a neutral venue, usually at the Sussex FA at Culver Road in Lancing.

Between 1952 and 1995 the final of the Sussex Senior Cup was played at the Goldstone Ground in Hove. The cup final was then played at Woodside Road in Worthing for two seasons and then Broadfield Stadium in Crawley for two more seasons. Between 2000 and 2011 the final of the Sussex Senior Cup was played at Priory Lane in Eastbourne. Since 2011 the final of the Sussex Senior Cup has been played at the Falmer Stadium in Brighton.

Records

Statistics

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners up Winning Years
Worthing 21 9 1893, 1904, 1908, 1914, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1999
Eastbourne Town 12 9 1890, 1891, 1894, 1895, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1922, 1932, 1933, 1953
Brighton and Hove Albion 12 1 1943, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013
Southwick 10 7 1897, 1911, 1913, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1948, 1968
Bognor Regis Town 8 7 1955, 1956, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987
Horsham 7 8 1934, 1939, 1950, 1954, 1972, 1974, 1976
Eastbourne United 6 6 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969
Lewes 5 13 1965, 1971, 1985, 2001, 2006
Hastings United 4 7 1936, 1938, 1996, 1998
Crawley Town 4 3 1990, 1991, 2003, 2005
Whitehawk 4 2 1951, 1962, 2012, 2015
Burgess Hill Town 3 3 1884, 1885, 1886
Eastbourne Borough 3 3 2002, 2009, 2016
Hove 3 1 1907, 1909, 1910
Haywards Heath Town 2 3 1942, 1958
Littlehampton Town 2 3 1949, 1970
Lancing College 2 2 1887, 1888
Shoreham 2 2 1902, 1906
Royal Corps of Signals 2 0 1921, 1924
Steyning Town 2 0 1986, 1989
Chichester 1 4 1926
Brighton College 1 2 1889
Ringmer 1 2 1973
Peacehaven & Telscombe 1 2 2014
Hastings United (1948) 1 1 1979
Brighton Rangers 1 0 1883
Royal Irish Rifles 1 0 1886
Brighton Hornets 1 0 1892
Eastbourne Swifts 1 0 1898
Eastbourne Old Town 1 0 1905
St Leonards Amateurs 1 0 1912
RAF (Ford) 1 0 1944
Wick 1 0 1993
St Leonards 1 0 1997
Ardingly College 0 1 -
Brighton and Hove Rangers 0 1 -
Hailsham Town 0 1 -
Helmston 0 1 -
East Grinstead Town 0 1 -
Eastbourne St Mary's 0 1 -
Signalling School 0 1 -
Skyways F.C. 0 1 -
Newhaven 0 1 -
Selsey 0 1 -
Arundel 0 1 -
Oakwood 0 1 -
Crawley Down 0 1 -

Total cups won by town or city

34 different clubs have won the cup, and the majority of cups have been won by clubs from Eastbourne, Brighton and Hove and Worthing.

Town or city Number of cups won Clubs
Eastbourne 23 Eastbourne Town (12), Eastbourne United (6), Eastbourne Borough(3), Eastbourne Old Town (1), Eastbourne Swifts (1)
Brighton and Hove 22 Brighton and Hove Albion (12), Whitehawk (4), Hove F.C. (3), Brighton Hornets (1), Brighton College (1), Brighton Rangers (1)
Worthing 21 Worthing (21)
Southwick 10 Southwick (10)
Bognor Regis 8 Bognor Regis Town (8)
Horsham 7 Horsham (7)
Hastings 7 Hastings United (4), Hastings United (1948) (1), St Leonards Amateurs (1), St Leonards (1)
Lewes 5 Lewes (5)
Crawley 4 Crawley Town (4)
UK armed forces 4 Royal Corps of Signals (2), RAF (Ford) (1), Royal Irish Rifles (1)
Burgess Hill 3 Burgess Hill (3)
Littlehampton 3 Littlehampton Town (2), Wick (1)
Lancing 2 Lancing College (2)
Haywards Heath 2 Haywards Heath Town (2)
Shoreham-by-Sea 2 Shoreham (2)
Steyning 2 Steyning Town (2)
Chichester 1 Chichester City United (1)
Ringmer 1 Ringmer (1)
Peacehaven 1 Peacehaven & Telscombe (1)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Parafix Agree New Deal to Sponsor Sussex Senior Cup". Sussex Express. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "The Sussex Senior Challenge Cup Past Winners". www.sussexcountyleague.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2014-08-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Albion - victory falls flat". The Argus. 2000-05-02. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  4. ^ "Lewes win Senior Cup". The Argus. 2001-05-08. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  5. ^ "Sub wins cup for Borough". The Argus. 2002-05-07. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  6. ^ "Reds win shoot-out". The Argus. 2003-05-06. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  7. ^ "Match report: Albion Res 2 Worthing 0". The Argus. 2004-05-04. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  8. ^ "Reds tough it out to see off Ringmer". The Argus. 2005-05-03. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  9. ^ "Lewes made to work for cup triumph". The Argus. 2006-05-02. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  10. ^ Griggs, Howard (2007-05-07). "Jake double for Albion final". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  11. ^ Hollis, Steve (2008-05-06). "Albion reserves end on a high note". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  12. ^ "Boro lift Sussex Senior Cup". Eastbourne Herald. 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  13. ^ Griggs, Howard (2010-05-03). "Caskey double sets up cup triumph". Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  14. ^ Naylor, Andy (2011-07-16). "Hart so pleased to score Amex opener". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  15. ^ Griggs, Howard (2012-05-12). "Gargan hit late winner as Hawks win Senior Cup". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  16. ^ Griggs, Howard (2013-05-18). "Agdestein stars as Albion win Senior Cup". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  17. ^ Griggs, Howard (2014-05-18). "Peacehaven complete league and cup double". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  18. ^ Griggs, Howard (2015-05-16). "Classy Whitehawk win Senior Cup at the Amex". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  19. ^ "Borough lift Senior Cup with victory over Worthing". Eastbourne Herald. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-05-20.

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sussex_Senior_Challenge_Cup&oldid=734325907"