Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup

Football tournament
Leicestershire & Rutland County Senior Cup
Founded1887
RegionLeicestershire
Current championsHeather St John's
Most successful club(s)Leicester City (19 titles)

The Senior Cup is the county cup for the Leicestershire and Rutland County Football Association (LRCFA). Entry to the competition is selected by the Competitions Committee of LRCFA and usually consists of Step 6 and 7 teams of the National League System. The current holders are Heather St John's who won the 2018-19 competition.

History

The LRCFA covers the ceremonial counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The Senior Cup was founded in 1887 and was first won by Sheepshed FC, who defeated Mill Hill House by eight goals to nil in a replay. The first competition consisted of five rounds in total, including the final and was contested by seventeen clubs. Leicester City Reserves have appeared in a record thirty one finals, winning on twenty three occasions[1][2]

Winners

Clubs shown in bold indicate their last win.

Season Winners Runners Up
1887–88 Sheepshed Mill Hill House
1888–89 Loughborough Town Mill Hill House
1889–90 Leicester Fosse Coalville Town
1890–91 Leicester Fosse Gresley Rovers
1891–92 Hugglescote Robin Hoods Leicester Fosse Rovers
1892–93 Loughborough Athletic Coalville Town
1893–94 Loughborough Athletic Shepshed Town
1894–95 Leicester Fosse Rovers Loughborough Athletic
1895–96 Leicester Fosse Rovers Hugglescote Robin Hoods
1896–97 Coalville Albion Hinckley Town
1897–98 Coalville Albion Coalville Town
1898–99 Gresley Rovers Swadlincote Town
1899–1900 Hinckley Town Gresley Rovers
1900–01 Hinckley Town Leicester Fosse Reserves
1901–02 Whitwick White Cross Hinckley Town Reserves
1902–03 Whitwick White Cross Leicester Fosse Reserves
1903–04 Barrow Rising Star Coalville Town
1904–05 Sth Wigston Albion Leicester Fosse Reserves
1905–06 Leicester Imps Market Harborough Town
1906–07 Coalville Town Leicester Fosse Reserves
1907–08 Leicester Fosse Reserves Loughborough Corinthians
1908–09 Leicester Fosse Reserves Hinckley United
1909–10 Hinckley United Market Harborough Town
1910–11 Leicester Imps Hinckley United
1911–12 Leicester Fosse Reserves Hinckley United
1912–13 Coalville Town Quorn Havelock
1913–14 Leicester Fosse Reserves Holwell Works
1914–15 no competition
1915–16 no competition
1916–17 no competition
1917–18 no competition
1918–19 no competition
1919–20 Leicester City Reserves Moira United
1920–21 Leicester City Reserves Loughborough Corinthians
1921–22 Loughborough Corinthians Whitwick Imps
1922–23 Loughborough Corinthians Whitwick Imps
1923–24 Leicester City Reserves Barwell United
1924–25 Leicester City Reserves Barwell United
1925–26 Leicester City Reserves Moira United
1926–27 Leicester City Reserves Hinckley United
1927–28 Loughborough Corinthians Leicester City Reserves
1928–29 Loughborough Corinthians Market Harborough Town
1929–30 Leicester City Reserves Market Harborough Town
1930–31 Leicester City Reserves Loughborough Corinthians
1931–32 Leicester City Reserves Market Harborough Town
1932–33 Leicester City Reserves Loughborough Corinthians
1933–34 Loughborough Corinthians Leicester City Reserves
1934–35 Leicester City Reserves Hinckley United
1935–36 Leicester City Reserves Leicestershire Nomads
1936–37 Leicester City Reserves Leicestershire Nomads
1937–38 Leicester City Reserves Leicestershire Nomads
1938–39 Leicester City Reserves Ibstock Penistone Rovers
1939–40 Quorn Methodists Leicester City Colts
1940–41 Brush Sports Ibstock Penistone Rovers
1941–42 Brush Sports Leicester City Colts
1942–43 COD Old Dalby Leicester City Colts
1943–44 COD Old Dalby Leicester City Colts
1944–45 Pegsons COD Old Dalby
1945–46 Leicester City Reserves Coalville Town
1946–47 Brush Sports Leicester City Reserves
1947–48 Brush Sports Whitwick Colliery
1948–49 Brush Sports Measham Imps
1949–50 Leicester City Reserves Brush Sports
1950–51 Ibstock Penistone Rovers Coalville Town
1951–52 Quorn Methodists Ibstock Penistone Rovers
1952–53 Moira United Quorn
1953–54 Quorn Loughborough Coll
1954–55 Holwell Works Leicester City 'A'
1955–56 Measham Imps Burton Albion Reserves
1956–57 Holwell Works Whitwick Colliery Reserves
1957–58 Holwell Works Loughborough Coll
1958–59 Morris Sports Loughborough Coll
1959–60 Morris Sports Donisthorpe Colliery MW
Season Winners Runners Up
1960–61 Morris Sports Burgess Products
1961–62 Enderby Town Sileby Town
1962–63 Oadby Town Newfoundpool WMC
1963–64 Oadby Town Enderby Town
1964–65 Enderby Town Bentley Eng
1965–66 Measham Social Loughborough United Reserves
1966–67 Enderby Town Newfoundpool WMC
1967–68 Wigston Fields Loughborough Coll
1968–69 Newfoundpool WMC Melton OGs
1969–70 Stapenhill Enderby Town
1970–71 Enderby Town Ibstock Penistone Rovers
1971–72 Enderby Town Anstey Nomads
1972–73 Earl Shilton Albion Friar Lane OB
1973–74 Friar Lane OB Earl Shilton Albion
1975–76 Oadby Town Anstey Nomads
1976–77 Oadby Town Friar Lane OB
1977–78 Shepshed Charterhouse Wigston Fields
1978–79 Enderby Town Shepshed Charterhouse
1979–80 Shepshed Charterhouse Enderby Town
1980–81 Oadby Town Earl Shilton Albion
1981–82 Shepshed Charterhouse Rolls Royce Mountsorrel
1982–83 Hinckley Athletic Birstall United
1983–84 Shepshed Charterhouse Hinckley Athletic
1984–85 Shepshed Charterhouse Holwell Works
1985–86 Wigston Town Narborough
1986–87 Stapenhill Holwell Works
1987–88 Shepshed Charterhouse Hinckley Town
1988–89 Hinckley Town Melton Town
1989–90 Lutterworth Town Highfield Rangers
1990–91 Hinckley Town Newfoundpool WMC
1991–92 Friar Lane OB Lutterworth Town
1992–93 Friar Lane OB Birstall United
1993–94 Ibstock Welfare St. Andrews SC
1994–95 Anstey Nomads Holwell Sports
1995–96 Birstall United Oadby Town
1996–97 Barwell Friar Lane OB
1997–98 Birstall United Ibstock Welfare
1998–99 Birstall United Oadby Town
1999–2000 Coalville Town Holwell Sports
2000–01 St. Andrews SC Friar Lane OB
2001–02 Thurnby Rangers Coalville Town
2002–03 Loughborough Dynamo Barrow Town
2003–04 Loughborough Dynamo Downes Sports
2004–05 Friar Lane & Epworth Kirby Muxloe
2005–06 Thurnby Rangers Friar Lane & Epworth
2006–07 Kirby Muxloe Ibstock United
2007–08 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic Anstey Town
2008–09 Quorn Reserves Leicestershire Constabulary
2009–10 Heather St. John's Thurmaston Town F.C.
2010–11 Heather St. John's Thurnby Nirvana F.C.
2011–12 Ibstock United Ashby Ivanhoe
2012–13 Aylestone Park Ashby Ivanhoe
2013–14 St Andrews Quorn Reserves
2014–15 Bardon Hill Hinckley AFC
2015–16 Hinckley AFC Oakham United
2016-17 Leicester Road Holwell Sports
2017-18 NFK Burbage Heather St John's
2018-19 Heather St John's Melton Town

Finals

Kirby Muxloe F.C.3 - 2 (a.e.t.)Ibstock United F.C.
Kirby Muxloe Sports & Village, Kirby Muxloe
Anstey Town F.C.0 - 2 (a.e.t.)Blaby & Whetstone Athletic F.C.
LRCAHQ
Leicestershire Constabulary F.C.0 - 1 (a.e.t.)Quorn F.C. Reserves
= Bosworth Community College, Desford
Referee: Shaun Garner
Thurmaston Town F.C.1 - 2Heather St. John's F.C.
Elizabeth Park, Thurmaston
Referee: Richard Robertson
Thurnby Nirvana F.C.1 - 4Heather St. John's F.C.
Dakyn Road, Thurnby Lodge
Referee: Michael Scriven
Ibstock United F.C.3 - 1Ashby Ivanhoe F.C.
[3]
LRCFA HQ, Holmes Park, Whetstone
Referee: Ryan O'Mahony
Aylestone Park F.C.3 - 1Ashby Ivanhoe F.C.
[4]
LRCFA HQ, Holmes Park, Whetstone
Referee: Darren Russell
Quorn Reserves0 - 2St Andrews
[5]
LRCFA HQ, Holmes Park, Whetstone
Bardon Hill1 - 0Hinckley AFC
[6]
LRCFA HQ, Holmes Park, Whetstone
Oakham United1 - 5Hinckley AFC
Lewis Leckie 47' [7] [8] [9] Ryan Seal 8', 49', 58'
Isaac Cooper 13'
Javia Roberts 25'
LRCFA HQ, Holmes Park, Whetstone
Attendance: 280
Leicester Road 2 - 1Holwell Sports
LRCFA HQ, Holmes Park, Whetstone
Referee: Lauren Holt
Heather St John's2 - 3 (a.e.t.)NKF Burbage
LRCFA HQ, Holmes Park, Whetstone
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
Melton Town1 - 1 (a.e.t.)Heather St John's
Penalties
3 - 4
LRCFA HQ, Holmes Park, Whetstone
Referee: Ryan Goddard

References

  1. ^ "Leicestershire and Rutland County Football Association". Tony Burke 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Leicester & Rutland CFA Cup Competition". Leicestershire & Rutland County FA Ltd. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  3. ^ 2012 Cup Final Report
  4. ^ 2013 Cup Final Report
  5. ^ 2014 Cup Final Video
  6. ^ 2015 Cup Final Report
  7. ^ 2016 Cup Final Report
  8. ^ 2016 Cup Final Report
  9. ^ 2016 Cup Final Video
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