The Fred Conway Cumberland Cup is the current senior county cup in the ancient county of Cumberland. It is administered by the Cumberland Football Association (CFA).[1] According to the current rules of the competition, it is open to all clubs whose first affiliation is with the CFA.[2]
| Founded | 1886 |
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| Region | Cumberland |
| Number of teams | 25 (2023-2024) |
| Current champions | Workington (28th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Workington (28 titles) |
| Website | cumberlandfa.com |
Currently Carlisle United are the only professional team from the football league in the competition since Workington left the football league in 1977, so as a result they now tend to enter their reserve team. Other teams that enter are Workington, Cleator Moor Celtic, Penrith, Carlisle City, Whitehaven, and Windscale are from different levels of non-league. Northern Premier League , North West Counties Football League, Northern Football League , West Lancashire Football League and Wearside Football League are represented by these teams.
Teams from the Cumberland County League and the Westmorland League can also take part as they are covered by the Cumberland Football Association.
In previous years Scottish teams such as Annan Athletic, Gretna and Hearts of Liddesdale have also entered the competition due to being in the Carlisle and District League at the time. In Annan and Gretna's case they have even won the competition several times.
The current holders are Workington who defeated Carlisle 1-0 in the 2023-2024 final at Borough Park, Workington.
Winners
editThe last win for a club is shown in bold.
The competition was not held between 1915 and 1918 due to World War I. The competition was cancelled in 2019-20 and 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Most Winsedit
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Recent Finals
edit| Netherall | 0 – 2 | Carlisle United |
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| [8] | Loy  58' (pen.)Madden 78' |
| Carlisle United | 2 – 1 | Harraby Catholic Club |
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| Potts 35' Beck 89' |
[9] | Armstrong 39' |
Referee: John Mulligan
| Carlisle United | 8 – 1 | Whitehaven |
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| [10] |
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
| Aspatria | 0 – 3 | Celtic Nation |
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| [11] | McShane 4' McShane 45'Rae 53' |
| Carlisle United | 3 – 1 | Netherhall |
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| Kearns 4' Beck 19', 26' |
[12] | Anderson 22' |
Attendance: 336
| Aspatria | 1 – 4 | Workington |
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| Graham 60' |
[13] | Tinnion 70'Allison 82' |
| Penrith | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Workington |
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| Coleman 44' |
Allison 78' Symington 118' |
| Cleator Moor Celtic | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Penrith |
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| Hall 28' Birdsall 96' |
Shields 77' |
| Penrith | 1 – 3 | Carlisle United |
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| Gardner 55' |
[1] | Johnson 21', o.g.' Bowman 45+2', o.g.'Birch 90_4' |
| Carlisle City | 4-0 | Wetheriggs United |
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| Atkinson 1' Atkinson 30'Holt 46'Grandison 90+4' |
[2] |
| Workington | 9-1 | Penrith |
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| Mugalula 2' Mugalula 8'Hughes 18'Mugalula 44'Reilly 45'Mugalula 50'Hughes 54'Moore 80'Hughes 85' |
[3] | Hunter 21' |
| Workington | 1-0 | Carlisle United |
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| Allison 60' |
[4] |
References
edit- ^ Cumberland Cups
- ^ "Cup Competition Rules". Retrieved 27 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cumberland Cup Final 2008". F.C.H.D. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Cumberland Cup Final 2008". F.C.H.D. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Cumberland Cup Final 2008". F.C.H.D. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Cumberland Cup Final 2009". F.C.H.D. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Cumberland Cup Final 2010". F.C.H.D. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Cumberland Cup Final 2011". The Cumberland News. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Cumberland Cup Final 2012". The Cumberland News. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Cumberland Cup Final 2013". The Cumberland News. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Celtic Nation win Cumberland Cup for first time". The Cumberland News. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ 2015 Final Report
- ^ 2016 Final Report