Manchester Senior Cup

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The Manchester FA Senior Cup (originally known as the Manchester and District Challenge Cup, later the Manchester Cup) is an annual football tournament held between the clubs of the Manchester Football Association which was first played in 1885; the first winners were Hurst who beat Newton Heath LYR in the final.

Manchester FA Senior Cup
Founded1885
RegionGreater Manchester
Number of teams6
Current championsManchester United U21 (2016)
Most successful club(s)Manchester United
(incl. Newton Heath (LYR) & Reserves)
WebsiteManchester FA

Organisation edit

The Manchester Senior Cup.

The competition featured the major professional clubs of the Manchester area — Manchester United (as Newton Heath LYR until 1892 and Newton Heath until 1902), Manchester City (as Ardwick until 1894), Bolton Wanderers, Bury, Oldham Athletic, and Stockport County — until the 1970s, after which only non-league and amateur clubs entered. The Senior Cup was not held from 1980 to 1998, but was reintroduced as a reserve team tournament for the six professional clubs, typically in round-robin format with a final usually held at the end of the season in early May.

Manchester United has won the tournament 34 times (most recently in 2016), followed by Manchester City's reserve team with 21 victories (most recently in 2010).

In 2021, a medal from the competition won by Newton Heath's Tommy Fitzsimmons in 1893, believed to be the oldest such item relating to Manchester United to have been offered for sale, was auctioned for £24,000.[1]

Winners edit

SeasonWinner
1885Hurst
1886Newton Heath LYR
1887West Manchester
1888Newton Heath LYR
1889Newton Heath LYR
1890Newton Heath LYR
1891Ardwick
1892Ardwick
1893Newton Heath
1894Bury
1895Bolton Wanderers[2]
1896Bury
1897Bury
1898Stockport County
1899Stockport County
1900Bury
1901Manchester City
1902Newton Heath
1903Bury/Manchester City (shared)
1904Bury/Manchester City (shared)
1905Bury
1906Bolton Wanderers [3]
1907Manchester City
1908Manchester United
1909Bolton Wanderers [4]
1910Manchester United
1911Manchester City
1912Manchester United
1913Manchester United
1914Hurst
1915Stockport County
1916–1919Not played
1920Manchester United
1921Bolton Wanderers[5]
1922Bolton Wanderers
1923Stockport County
1924Manchester United
1925Bury
1926Manchester United
1927
1928Manchester City
1929Manchester City
1930Wigan Borough
1931Manchester United
1932Manchester City
1933Manchester City
1934Manchester United
1935
1936Manchester United
1937Manchester United
1938
1939Manchester United
1940–1946Not played
1947
1948Manchester United
1949Manchester City
1950
1951Bury
1952Bury
1953
1954Bolton Wanderers [6]
1955Manchester United
1956
1957Manchester United
1958
1959Manchester United
1960
1961
1962Bury
1963Bolton Wanderers
1964Manchester United
1965
1966
1967
1968Bury
1969
1970
1971Dukinfield Town
1972Mossley
1973Droylsden
1974Oldham Athletic
1975Hyde United
1976Ashton United
1977Mossley
1978Ashton United
1979Droylsden
1980–1998Not played
1999Manchester United Reserves
2000Manchester United Reserves
2001Manchester United Reserves
2002Oldham Athletic Reserves
2003
2004Manchester United Reserves[7]
2005Manchester City Reserves
2006Manchester United Reserves
2007Manchester City Reserves
2008Manchester United Reserves
2009Manchester United Reserves
2010Manchester City Reserves[8]
2011Manchester United Reserves[9]
2012Manchester United Reserves
2013Manchester United Reserves[10]
2014Manchester United Reserves[11]
2015Bolton Wanderers U21[12]
2016Manchester United (U21)[13]
2017

References edit

  1. ^ Manchester United: Winner's medal sold at auction for £24,100, Stuart Reid, Ayr Advertiser, 9 September 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022
  2. ^ Bolton Evening News
  3. ^ Bolton Evening News 1/5/1906
  4. ^ Bolton Evening News 30.4.1909
  5. ^ Athletic News 16.5.1921
  6. ^ BWFC official website
  7. ^ Manchester Senior Cup Winners!, TheFootballNetwork.net, 11 May 2004. Retrieved 20 February 2022
  8. ^ Manchester Senior Cup Manchester Senior Cup 2009-10, Football Club History Database. Retrieved 20 February 2022
  9. ^ Manchester Senior Cup 2010-11, Football Club History Database. Retrieved 20 February 2022
  10. ^ No Manchester Senior Cup final for 2012/13, Manchester City FC, 17 May 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2022
  11. ^ Manchester Senior Cup | 2013/2014 | Final, Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2022
  12. ^ Bolton Wanderers beat Manchester City to lift Manchester Senior Cup, Bolton News, 31 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2022
  13. ^ Manchester Senior Cup | 2013/2014 | Final, Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2022