Southern Football League Cup (England)

The Southern League Cup is a knock-out cup competition organised by the Southern Football League. For the 2017–18 season, the competition was known as the BigFreeBet.com Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. It is understood that the majority of funds from the sponsorship deal are being put into developing English grassroots football.[1]

Southern Football League Cup
Founded1932
Region England
WebsiteSouthern League Website
2023–24

History edit

Winners edit

SeasonChampionsResultRunners-upRef.
1932–33Plymouth Argyle Reserves (WD)[2]
1933–34Plymouth Argyle Reserves (WD)
1934–35Folkestone (ED)
1935–36Plymouth Argyle Reserves (WD)
1936–37Newport County Reserves (SL)
1937–38Colchester United (SL)
1938–39Not completed[2]
1939–40Worcester City (WS)
1945–46Chelmsford City (SL)
1946–47Gillingham (SL)
1947–48Merthyr Tydfil (SL)
1948–49Yeovil Town SL)
1949–50Colchester United (SL)
1950–51Merthyr Tydfil (SL)
1951–52Hereford United (SL)
1952–53Headington United (SL)
1953–54Headington United (SL)
1954–55Yeovil Town (SL)
1955–56Gloucester City (SL)
1956–57Hereford United (SL)
1957–58Cheltenham Town (SL)
1958–59Hereford United (NW-D)
1959–60Chelmsford City (PD)
1960–61Yeovil Town (PD)
1961–62Cambridge United (PD)
1962–63Guildford City (PD)
1963–64Burton Albion (D1)
1964–65Cambridge United (PD)
1965–66Yeovil Town (PD)
1966–67Guildford City (PD)
1967–68Margate (PD)
1968–69Cambridge United (PD)
1969–70Wimbledon (PD)
1970–71Telford United (PD)
1971–72Barnet (PD)
1972–73Weymouth (PD)
1973–74AP Leamington (D1N)
1974–75Kettering Town (PD)
1975–76Wimbledon (PD)
1976–77Dartford (PD)
1977–78Gravesend & Northfleet (PD)
1978–79Bath City (PD)
1979–80Kidderminster Harriers (MD)
1980–81Bedford Town (MD)
1981–82Wealdstone (MD)
1982–83Alvechurch (PD)
1983–84AP Leamington (PD)
1984–85Fisher Athletic (PD)
1985–86Bromsgrove Rovers (MD)
1986–87Waterlooville (SD)
1987–88Dartford (PD)
1988–89Dartford (PD)
1989–90VS Rugby (PD)
1990–91Chelmsford City (PD)
1992–93Stourbridge (MD)
1993–94Sudbury Town (SD)
1994–95Hastings Town (PD)
1995–96Nuneaton Borough (MD)
1996–97Burton Albion (PD)
1997–98Margate (SD)
1998–99Sutton Coldfield Town (PD)2-1 aggregateCambridge City (PD)
1999–00Burton Albion (PD)
2000–01Worcester City (PD)
2001–02Dorchester Town (ED)
2002–03Crawley Town (PD)
2003–04Crawley Town (PD)
2004–05King's Lynn (PD)
2005–06Hitchin Town (PD)
2006–07Tiverton Town (PD)1-0, 2-2Hemel Hempstead Town (PD)
2007–08Hillingdon Borough (PD)1-1, 3-0Clevedon Town (SW)
2008–09Atherstone Town (MD)2-1, 3-1Bridgwater Town (SW)
2009–10Cambridge City (PD)1-0, 0-1 (4-2)pVT (SW)
2010–11Hednesford Town (PD)2-1, 3-0Hemel Hempstead Town (PD)
2011–12Clevedon Town (SW)0-0, 2-1Banbury United (PD)
2012–13Arlesey Town (PD)1-0, 1-1Frome Town (PD)
2013–14St Neots Town (PD)0-0, 1-0Tiverton Town (SW)
2014–15Poole Town (PD)1-1, 0-0Corby Town (PD)
2015–16Merthyr Town (PD)5-1, 2-0Cambridge City (PD)
2016–17Hayes & Yeading United (PD)1-1 (4-2)pSt Ives Town (PD)
2017–18Hitchin Town (PD)1-0Didcot Town (DOW)
2018–19Stratford Town (PDC)1-0Cinderford Town (DOS)[3]
2019–20No winner
2020–21No winner
2021–22Royston Town (PDC)2-0, 5-0Taunton Town (PDS)[4]
2022–23No winner

Names edit

  • 1984–  : Bill Dellow Cup[5]
  • 1987–1990: Westgate Insurance Cup[5]
  • 1990–1991: Larchimage Windows Cup[5]
  • 1991–1993: Barclays Commercial Services Cup[5]
  • 1993–2004: Doc Martens Cup
  • 2005–2007: Errea Cup
  • 2008–2009: GX Cup
  • 2009–2011: Red Insure Cup[6][7]
  • 2017–2018: BigFreeBet.com Challenge Cup[8]
  • 2018–19: City Security Services Ltd League Challenge Cup[9]

References edit

  1. ^ Moore, Jack. "New Challenge Cup Sponsor". Evo-Stik League Southern. Pitch Hero. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Edwards, Leigh (1993). The Official Centenary History of the Southern League. Halesowen: Paper Plane Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 1-871872-08-1.
  3. ^ "Stratford Town win the City Security Services Ltd League Challenge Cup". Southern Football League. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Royston Lift League Challenge Cup". Southern Football League. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d Edwards, Leigh (1993). The Official Centenary History of the Southern League. Halesowen: Paper Plane Publishing. p. 309. ISBN 1-871872-08-1.
  6. ^ "Zamaretto League - Sponsors". Southern Football League. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Zamaretto League - Red Insure Cup Fixtures 2010-2011". Southern Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  8. ^ "New Challenge Cup Sponsor". Southern Football League. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  9. ^ "New League Cup Sponsor". Southern Football League. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

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