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.[2][3]
Organising body | Birmingham County FA |
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Founded | 1876 |
Region | ![]() |
Number of teams | 35 (2023–24)[1] |
Current champions | Aston Villa (20th title) |
Most successful club(s) | Aston Villa (20 titles) |
Website | Birmigham Senior Cup |
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.[4] 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.[5] In the 2016–17 season, Leamington became the first team to win the cup in a penalty shootout, defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Past finals
editKey
editMatch went to a replay | |
Match went to extra time | |
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time | |
Shared trophy |
- ^ Shrewsbury FC is not the same club as Shrewsbury Town FC
Wins by teams
editClub | Wins | First final win | Last final win | Runner-up | Last final lost | Total final apps. | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aston Villa | 20 | 1879–80 | 2023–24 | 9 | 1995–96 | 29 | |
Birmingham City | 13 | 1904–05 | 2014–15 | 4 | 2015–16 | 17 | [a] |
Leamington | 8 | 1950–51 | 2021–22 | 6 | 1978–79 | 14 | [b] |
Nuneaton Town | 9 | 1930–31 | 2009–10 | 7 | 2018–19 | 16 | [c] |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 1891–92 | 1986–87 | 10 | 2016–17 | 17 | [d] |
West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 1893–94 | 2013–14 | 7 | 2001–02 | 15 | [e] |
Kidderminster Harriers | 7 | 1933–34 | 1966–67 | 2 | 1965–66 | 9 | |
Stourbridge | 5 | 1949–50 | 2022–23 | 6 | 2021–22 | 11 | |
Redditch United | 5 | 1924–25 | 2004–05 | 4 | 1997–98 | 9 | [f] |
Walsall | 4 | 1880–81 | 1993–94 | 6 | 2006–07 | 10 | [g] |
Brierley Hill † | 4 | 1932–33 | 1952–53 | 2 | 1953–54 | 6 | [h] |
Tamworth | 3 | 1960–61 | 1968–69 | 5 | 2013–14 | 8 | |
Burton Town † | 3 | 1925–26 | 1928–29 | 4 | 1937–38 | 7 | [i] |
Rugby Town | 3 | 1970–71 | 1991–92 | 3 | 1992–93 | 3 | [j] |
Hednesford Town | 3 | 1935–36 | 2012–13 | 2 | 2017–18 | 5 | |
Bedworth United | 3 | 1978–79 | 1981–82 | 1 | 1987–88 | 4 | |
Coventry City | 3 | 1910–11 | 2006–07 | 1 | 2022–23 | 4 | |
Moor Green † | 3 | 1957–58 | 2003–04 | 1 | 2002–03 | 4 | [k] |
Burton Albion | 2 | 1953–54 | 1996–97 | 4 | 2007–08 | 6 | |
Stoke City | 2 | 1900–01 | 1913–14 | 4 | 1920–21 | 6 | [l] |
Wednesbury Old Athletic † | 2 | 1876-77 | 1878–79 | 3 | 1890–91 | 5 | [m] |
Halesowen Town | 2 | 1983–84 | 1997–98 | 2 | 1967–68 | 4 | |
Atherstone Town | 2 | 1947–48 | 1974–75 | 1 | 1976–77 | 3 | |
Darlaston Town † | 1 | 1972–73 | 1972–73 | 3 | 1973–74 | 4 | [n] |
Port Vale | 1 | 1912–13 | 1912–13 | 3 | 1913–14 | 4 | |
Dudley Town | 1 | 1985–86 | 1985–86 | 2 | 1983–84 | 3 | |
Brush Sports † | 1 | 1954–55 | 1954–55 | 1 | 1955–56 | 2 | [o] |
Cradley Heath † | 1 | 1926–27 | 1926–27 | 1 | 1924–25 | 2 | [p] |
Highgate United | 1 | 1973–74 | 1973–74 | 1 | 1971–72 | 2 | |
Solihull Moors | 1 | 2015–16 | 2015–16 | 1 | 2011–12 | 2 | |
Sutton Coldfield Town | 1 | 2010–11 | 2010–11 | 1 | 2012–13 | 2 | |
Wellington Town † | 1 | 1946–47 | 1946–47 | 1 | 1925–26 | 2 | [q] |
Willenhall Town | 1 | 2005–06 | 2005–06 | 1 | 1985–86 | 2 | |
Hinckley Athletic † | 1 | 1954–55 | 1054–55 | 0 | – | 1 | [r] |
Long Eaton Rangers † | 1 | 1886–87 | 1886–87 | 0 | – | 1 | [s] |
Oakengates Town † | 1 | 1929–30 | 1929–30 | 0 | – | 1 | [t] |
Shrewsbury † | 1 | 1877–78 | 1877–78 | 0 | – | 1 | [u] |
Solihull Borough | 1 | 1994–95 | 1994–95 | 0 | – | 1 | [v] |
Solihull Town † | 1 | 1939–40 | 1939–40 | 0 | – | 1 | [w] |
Stratford Town | 1 | 1962–63 | 1962–63 | 0 | – | 1 | |
Worcester City | 1 | 1975–76 | 1975–76 | 0 | – | 1 |
Records
editFinal appearances and wins
edit- Record number of wins: 20
- Most consecutive wins: 4
- Aston Villa (1881–82, 1882–83, 1883–84, 1884–85)
- Aston Villa (1887–88, 1888–89, 1889–90, 1890–91)
- Birmingham City[x] (1914–15, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22)
- Most consecutive lost: 3
- Walsall (1883–84, 1884–85, 1885–86)
- Stoke City (1914–15, 1919–20, 1920–21)
- Most finals played without winning: 3
- Alvechurch (1980–81, 1981–82, 2009–10)
- Bromsgrove Rovers (1946–47, 1947–48, 1988–89)
- Hereford United (1927–28, 1928–29, 1950–51)
- Record number of final appearances: 29
- Five or more wins by club:
- 20 Aston Villa
- 13 Birmingham City (1 as Small Heath)
- 9 Nuneaton Town (7 as Nuneaton Borough)
- 8 Leamington (5 as Lockheed Leamington)
- 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 7 West Bromwich Albion
- 7 Kidderminster Harriers
- 5 Stourbridge
- 5 Redditch United
Scoring
edit- Highest scoring finals: 9 goals
- Aston Villa 9–0 Racing Club Warwick (2023–24)
- Small Heath 7–2 West Bromwich Albion (1904–05)
- Kidderminster Harriers 6–3 Nuneaton Borough (1966–67)
- Tamworth 6–3 Bilston Town (1968–69)
- Most final matches without conceding: 10
- Aston Villa (1883–84, 1884–85, 1888–89, 1889–90, 1890–91, 1895–96, 1898–99, 1902–03, 1907–08, 2023–24)
Notes
edit- ^ Won 1 title as Small Heath & 5 titles as Birmingham.
- ^ Won 5 titles as Lockheed Lemington.
- ^ Won 7 titles as Nuneaton Borough.
- ^ Shared 1 trophy with West Bromwich Albion (1893–94).
- ^ Shared 1 trophy with Wolverhampton Wanderers (1893–94).
- ^ Won 4 titles as Redditch.
- ^ Won 1 titles as Walsall Swifts.
- ^ Dissolved in 1981.
- ^ Dissolved in 1950. Merged into Burton Albion.
- ^ Won 2 titles as VS Rugby.
- ^ Dissolved in 2007. Merged with Solihull Borough to form Solihull Moors.
- ^ Won 2 titles as Stoke.
- ^ Dissolved in 1893.
- ^ Dissolved in 1874. Won 2 titles as Darlaston.
- ^ Dissolved in 1960. Shared 1 trophy with Hinckley Athletic (1954–55).
- ^ Dissolved in 1971.
- ^ Dissolved in 2004.
- ^ Dissolved in 1997. Merged with Hinckley Town to form Hinckley United. Shared 1 trophy with Brush Sports (1954–55).
- ^ Dissolved in 1899.
- ^ Dissolved in 2018.
- ^ Dissolved in 1880.
- ^ Dissolved in 2007. Merged with Moor Green to form Solihull Moors.
- ^ Dissolved in 1944.
- ^ No competition was held between 1915 and 1919. Birmingham City entered 1919–20 season as defending champions.
References
edit- ^ "Results". Birmingham County FA. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Birmingham County FA Cups". BCFA.
- ^ Carr, Steve (2000). The History of the Birmingham Senior Cup 1876 to 1905 (1st ed.). Grorty Dick. ASIN:B00L3AL7YE.
- ^ "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.