Football tournament
Birmingham Senior Cup Founded 1876 Region West Midlands Number of teams 32 (5 rounds) Current champions Aston Villa (20th title)Most successful club(s) Aston Villa (20 titles)Website birminghamfa.com/senior-challenge-cup
The Birmingham Senior Cup is a football competition for Birmingham County FA club teams, organised by the Birmingham County Football Association . It began in 1876 and is the oldest county cup competition still active.[1] [2]
The Birmingham Senior Cup is a regional cup contest, which has featured all of the West Midlands' big clubs, Aston Villa , Birmingham City , Burton Albion , Coventry City , Port Vale , Stoke City , West Bromwich Albion , Walsall and Wolverhampton Wanderers .[3] However, in recent years many of region's higher division clubs have tended to treat the cup as a reserve or youth team competition, giving non-league sides a greater chance of success, while the competition's most successful team, Aston Villa, did not compete at all for several years, before returning for the 2018-19 competition.[4] In the 2016–17 season, Leamington became the first team to win the cup in a penalty shootout, defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers .
Past finals The programme for the 1883 final between Wednesbury Old Athletic and Aston Villa Season Winner[3] Score[3] Runner–up[3] 1876-77 Wednesbury Old Athletic 3–2 Stafford Road 1877–78 Shrewsbury[a] 2–1 Wednesbury Strollers 1878–79 Wednesbury Old Athletic 3–2 (aet) Stafford Road 1879–80 Aston Villa 3–1 Saltley College 1880–81 Walsall Swifts 1–0 Aston Villa 1881–82 Aston Villa 2–1 Wednesbury Old Athletic 1882–83 Aston Villa 3–2 Wednesbury Old Athletic 1883–84 Aston Villa 4–0 Walsall Swifts 1884–85 Aston Villa 2–0 Walsall Swifts 1885–86 West Bromwich Albion 0–0, 1–0 Walsall Swifts 1886–87 Long Eaton Rangers 1–0 West Bromwich Albion 1887–88 Aston Villa 3–2 West Bromwich Albion 1888–89 Aston Villa 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1889–90 Aston Villa 2–0 West Bromwich Albion 1890–91 Aston Villa 3–0 Wednesbury Old Athletic 1891–92 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–2 West Bromwich Albion 1892–93 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Aston Villa 1893–94 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3[b] West Bromwich Albion 1894–95 West Bromwich Albion 0–0, 1–0 Aston Villa 1895–96 Aston Villa 3–0 Sheffield United 1896–97 Walsall 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1897–98 Walsall 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1898–99 Aston Villa 4–0 Burslem Port Vale 1899–1900 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1, 2–1 Burslem Port Vale 1900–01 Stoke 1–1, 4–3 Aston Villa 1901–02 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Aston Villa 1902–03 Aston Villa 3–0 West Bromwich Albion 1903–04 Aston Villa 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1904–05 Small Heath 7–2 West Bromwich Albion 1905–06 Aston Villa 3–1 Birmingham 1906–07 Birmingham 5–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1907–08 Aston Villa 6–0 Walsall 1908–09 Aston Villa 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1909–10 Aston Villa 2–1 Stoke 1910–11 Coventry City 1–0 Stourbridge 1911–12 Aston Villa 2–1 Willenhall Pickwick 1912–13 Port Vale 0–0, 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1913–14 Stoke 0–0, 2–1 Port Vale 1914–15 Birmingham 2–0 Stoke 1915–19 No competition due to World War I 1919–20 Birmingham 3–0 Stoke 1920–21 Birmingham 5–1 Stoke 1921–22 Birmingham 2–1 Wellington 1922–23 Coventry City 2–1 Bilston United 1923–24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Aston Villa 1924–25 Redditch 1–0 Cradley Heath 1925–26 Burton Town 3–0 Wellington Town 1926–27 Cradley Heath 3–3, 1–0 Burton Town 1927–28 Burton Town 3–2 Hereford United 1928–29 Burton Town 0–0, 2–0 Hereford United 1929–30 Oakengates Town 3–1 Kidderminster Harriers 1930–31 Nuneaton Town 1–1, 4–2 Evesham Town 1931–32 Redditch 3–2 Brierley Hill 1932–33 Brierley Hill 3–2 Redditch 1933–34 Kidderminster Harriers 2–1 Burton Town 1934–35 Kidderminster Harriers 5–2 Nuneaton 1935–36 Hednesford Town 2–1 Burton Town 1936–37 Brierley Hill 5–2 Tamworth 1937–38 Kidderminster Harriers 1–1, 2–1 (aet) Burton Town 1938–39 Redditch 1–0 Darlaston 1939–40 Solihull Town 2–1 Darlaston 1940–45 No competition due to World War II 1945–46 Kidderminster Harriers 5–0 Stourbridge 1946–47 Wellington Town 2–1 Bromsgrove Rovers 1947–48 Atherstone Town 2–0 Bromsgrove Rovers 1948–49 Nuneaton Borough 2–1 Banbury Spencer 1949–50 Stourbridge 1–1, 2–1 Bedworth Town 1950–51 Lockheed (Leamington) 2–2, 3–1 Hereford United 1951–52 Brierley Hill 2–1 Halesowen Town 1952–53 Brierley Hill 2–1 Nuneaton Borough 1953–54 Burton Albion 2–1 Brierley Hill 1954–55 Brush Sports 0–0, 1–1 (aet)[c] Hinckley Athletic 1955–56 Nuneaton Borough 2–0 Brush Sports 1956–57 Lockheed (Leamington) 2–0 Redditch 1957–58 Moor Green 1–0 Lockheed (Leamington) 1958–59 Stourbridge 2–1 Lockheed (Leamington) 1959–60 Nuneaton Borough 1–0 Banbury Spencer 1960–61 Tamworth 3–1 Rugby Town 1961–62 Lockheed (Leamington) 5–1 Rugby Town 1962–63 Stratford Town 2–1 Lockheed (Leamington) 1963–64 Kidderminster Harriers 3–2 Tamworth 1964–65 Kidderminster Harriers 3–1 Dudley Town 1965–66 Tamworth 3–1 Kidderminster Harriers 1966–67 Kidderminster Harriers 6–3 (agg)[d] Nuneaton Borough 1967–68 Stourbridge 4–3 (agg)[d] Halesowen Town 1968–69 Tamworth 6–3 (agg)[d] Bilston 1969–70 Lockheed (Leamington) 3–0 (agg)[d] Burton Albion 1970–71 Rugby Town 2–0 (agg)[d] Burton Albion 1971–72 Lockheed (Leamington) 1–0 (agg)[d] Highgate United 1972–73 Darlaston 2–1 Lockheed (Leamington) 1973–74 Highgate United 3–2 Darlaston 1974–75 Atherstone Town 1–0 AP Leamington 1975–76 Worcester City 1–0 Stourbridge 1976–77 Redditch United 3–0 (aet) Atherstone Town 1977–78 Nuneaton Borough 1–1, 1–0 Redditch United 1978–79 Bedworth United 1–1 (aet), 2–0 AP Leamington 1979–80 Nuneaton Borough 2–0 Lye Town 1980–81 Bedworth United 2–0 Alvechurch 1981–82 Bedworth United 4–2 Alvechurch 1982–83 Birmingham City 1–0 Aston Villa 1983–84 Halesowen Town 1–0 (aet) Dudley Town 1984–85 Aston Villa 3–1 Wednesfield Social 1985–86 Dudley Town 4–2 (aet) Willenhall Town 1986–87 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 (aet), 2–1 Burton Albion 1987–88 West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Bedworth United 1988–89 VS Rugby 1–0 Bromsgrove Rovers 1989–90 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 (aet) Atherstone United 1990–91 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Nuneaton Borough 1991–92 VS Rugby 3–0 Birmingham City 1992–93 Nuneaton Borough 2–0 VS Rugby 1993–94 Walsall 3–0 Hednesford Town 1994–95 Solihull Borough 2–0 Aston Villa 1995–96 Birmingham City 2–0 Aston Villa 1996–97 Burton Albion 3–1 (aet) Tamworth 1997–98 Halesowen Town 3–1 Redditch United 1998–99 Birmingham City 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1999–2000 Birmingham City 1–0 Walsall 2000–01 Moor Green 3–1 (aet) Tamworth 2001–02 Nuneaton Borough 2–0 (aet) West Bromwich Albion 2002–03 Birmingham City 2–0 (aet) Moor Green 2003–04 Moor Green 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2004–05 Redditch United 3–2 (aet) Birmingham City 2005–06 Willenhall Town 1–0 Stourbridge 2006–07 Coventry City 3–2 (aet) Walsall 2007–08 Birmingham City 5–0 Burton Albion 2008–09 Hednesford Town 2–0 Stourbridge 2009–10 Nuneaton Town 2–1 Alvechurch 2010–11 Sutton Coldfield Town 1–0 Nuneaton Town 2011–12 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Solihull Moors 2012–13 Hednesford Town 4–1 Sutton Coldfield Town 2013–14 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Tamworth 2014–15 Birmingham City 2–1 Nuneaton Town 2015–16 Solihull Moors 2–1 Birmingham City 2016–17 Leamington 1–1 (aet), 5–4 (pens) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2017–18 Stourbridge 2–1 Hednesford Town 2018–19 Leamington 4–1 Nuneaton Borough 2019–20 Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 outbreak 2020–21 No competition due to COVID-19 outbreak 2021–22 Leamington 3–1 Stourbridge 2022–23 Stourbridge 0–0 (aet), 4–2 (pens) Coventry City 2023–24 Aston Villa 9–0 Racing Club Warwick
^ Shrewsbury FC is not the same club as Shrewsbury Town FC ^ The 1893–94 cup was shared following a 3–3 draw ^ In 1954–55 the trophy was shared after a replay ^ a b c d e f From 1966–67 to 1971–72 the final was composed of two legs Records Record number of wins Most consecutive wins Aston Villa (4): 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885 & 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891 Record number of final appearances Highest scoring finals Five or more wins by club References ^ "Birmingham County FA Cups". BCFA. ^ Carr, Steve (2000). The History of the Birmingham Senior Cup 1876 to 1905 (1st ed.). Grorty Dick. ASIN:B00L3AL7YE. ^ a b c d "Birmingham FA County Cup Past Winners". BCFA. Retrieved 12 May 2014 . ^ Carr, Steve (2017). The History of the Birmingham Senior Cup, Part Two – 1905 to 2016 (1st ed.). CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1539967682 .
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