Summary
The Cheshire County Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the Cheshire Senior Cup, is a football knockout tournament founded in the 1879–80 season and involves teams from Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, England. It is the County Cup competition of the Cheshire FA and currently involves teams from the Football League and non-league clubs. However, while non-league clubs often field their first team in the competition, professional clubs often field their reserve teams. The inaugural winners of the cup were Northwich Victoria in 1880 and the record winners of the trophy are Macclesfield Town.
| Founded | 1879–80 |
|---|---|
| Region | Cheshire |
| Number of teams | 27 |
| Current champions | Hyde United (7th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Macclesfield Town (21 titles) |
| Website | Cheshire FA |
Inaugural season (1879-80) edit
Source:[1]
There were just six clubs who participated in the first season of the Cheshire Senior Cup. The draw for the first round was made on 3 February 1880, with the ties played on 14 February 1880. The full results were:
1st ROUND: Birkenhead v Macclesfield (scratched), Hurdsfield 1-8 Hartford St.Johns, Northwich Victoria 3-0 Crewe Alexandra
SEMI-FINAL: Northwich Victoria 3-1 Birkenhead. Bye: Hartford St.Johns
FINAL: Northwich Victoria 2-0 Hartford St.Johns (at Crewe)
Current participants (2023-24) edit
[1]
Finals edit
A full list of finals appears on the Silkmen Archives website. Results of Finals since the 1978–79 season are:
Results by team edit
Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.[5]
| Club | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runners-up | Last final lost | Total final appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield Town | 21 | 1890 | 2015 | 11 | 1997 | 32 |
| Northwich Victoria | 19 | 1880 | 2014 | 16 | 2015 | 35 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 1887 | 2017 | 14 | 2024 | 29 |
| Runcorn | 12 | 1925 | 1989 | 7 | 1998 | 19 |
| Witton Albion | 11 | 1902 | 2006 | 10 | 2004 | 21 |
| Altrincham | 7 | 1905 | 2009 | 15 | 2023 | 22 |
| Chester City | 1895 | 1932 | 6 | 1929 | 13 | |
| Hyde United | 1946 | 2024 | 6 | 1996 | 13 | |
| Stockport County | 1906 | 2022 | 3 | 2001 | 10 | |
| Nantwich Town | 6 | 1933 | 2019 | 7 | 2017 | 13 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1919 | 1958 | 5 | 2016 | 9 |
| Winsford United | 3 | 1959 | 1993 | 7 | 1973 | 10 |
| Congleton Town | 1921 | 2023 | 3 | 1983 | 6 | |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2 | 1953 | 2001 | 6 | 2013 | 8 |
| Davenham | 1 | 1886 | 1886 | 2 | 1887 | 3 |
| New Brighton Tower | 1898 | 1898 | 1900 | 3 | ||
| Ellesmere Port Town | 1957 | 1957 | 1972 | 3 | ||
| Sale Holmfield | 1903 | 1903 | 1 | 1902 | 2 | |
| Woodley Sports | 2004 | 2004 | 2010 | 2 | ||
| Cammell Laird 1907 | 2007 | 2007 | 2019 | 2 | ||
| Sandbach Ramblers | 1914 | 1914 | – | – | 1 | |
| Crichton's Athletic | 1920 | 1920 | 1 | |||
| New Brighton A.F.C. | 1924 | 1924 | 1 | |||
| Chester | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | |||
| Hartford St. John's | – | – | – | 1 | 1880 | 1 |
| Birkenhead | 1881 | 1 | ||||
| Witton Novelty | 1882 | 1 | ||||
| Crewe Hornets | 1891 | 1 | ||||
| Lostock Gralam | 1913 | 1 | ||||
| Barnton Victoria | 1922 | 1 | ||||
| ICI Alkali | 1933 | 1 | ||||
| Stockport Town | 2018 | 1 | ||||
| Vauxhall Motors | 2022 | 1 |
References edit
- ^ Clayton, Keith (2010). Cheshire Senior Cup, 1880 to 1915. Kenilworth: Clayton Family Press. ISBN 978-0-9564461-0-7. OCLC 751622759.
- ^ "Altrincham FC Match Report".
- ^ "Altrincham FC Match Report".
- ^ "Congleton win the Cheshire Senior Cup". NWCFL.com. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Cheshire Senior Cup" (PDF). silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
External links edit
- Cheshire FA Page