Worcestershire Senior Cup

The Worcestershire Senior Cup (officially The Worcestershire Football Association Senior Invitation Cup) is a football competition organised by the Worcestershire County Football Association. It began in the 1893-94 season, with Redditch Town taking the first honours. Due to the dearth of professional clubs within the county, few professional teams have taken part, though Walsall, Aston Villa, and Kidderminster Harriers are past winners.

Worcestershire Senior Cup
Organising bodyWorcestershire County FA
Founded1893; 131 years ago (1893)
RegionWorcestershire Worcestershire
Current championsAlvechurch (5th title)
Most successful club(s)Kidderminster Harriers
Worcester City
(28 titles each)

The Senior Cup is the more senior of the county's two main cups, and at present entry is restricted to those clubs which are affiliated to the County FA and compete in the Southern Football League or higher. Clubs from lower leagues compete in the Worcestershire Senior Urn.

Winners

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List of finals

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The winners of the Cup have been as follows:[1]

Season Winners Result Runner-up Venue Notes
1893–94 Redditch Town
1894–95 Oldbury Town
1895–96 Kidderminster Harriers
1896–97 Oldbury Town
1897–98 Oldbury Town
1898–99 Bourneville Athletic
1890–1900 No competition held for reasons unknown.
1900–01 Berwick Rangers (Worcestershire)
1901–02 Berwick Rangers (Worcestershire)
1902–03 Bourneville Athletic
1903–04 Kidderminster Harriers
1904–05 Stourbridge
1905–06 Stourbridge
1906–07 Brierley Hill Alliance
1907–08 Worcester City
1908–09 Worcester City
1909–10 Worcester City
1910–11 Worcester City
1911–12 Worcester City
1912–13 Worcester City
1913–14 Worcester City
1914–1919 No competition due to World War I.
1919–20 Stourbridge
1920–21 Kidderminster Harriers
1921–22 Stourbridge
1922–23 Cradley Heath
1923–24 Stourbridge
1924–25 Cradley Heath
1925–26 Cradley Heath
1926–27 Cradley Heath
1927–28 Stourbridge
1928–29 Worcester City
1929–30 Worcester City
1930–31 Redditch Town
1931–32 Kidderminster Harriers
1932–33 Worcester City
1933–34 Kidderminster Harriers
1934–35 Kidderminster Harriers
1935–36 Kidderminster Harriers
1936–37 Kidderminster Harriers
1937–38 Brierley Hill Alliance
1938–39 Aston Villa
1939–40 Worcester City
1940–1945 No competition due to World War II.
1945–46 Worcester City
1946–47 Bromsgrove Rovers
1947–48 Bromsgrove Rovers
1948–49 Worcester City
1949–50 Stourbridge
1950–51 Brierley Hill Alliance
1951–52 Halesowen Town
1952–53 Hereford United
1953–54 Aston Villa
1954–55 Hereford United
1955–56 Worcester City
1956–57 Worcester City
1957–58 Worcester City
1958–59 Worcester City
1959–60 Bromsgrove Rovers
1960–61 Worcester City
1961–62 Halesowen Town
1962–63 Worcester City
1963–64 Hereford United
1964–65 Worcester City
1965–66 Kidderminster Harriers
1966–67 Kidderminster Harriers
1967–68 Stourbridge
1968–69 Kidderminster Harriers
1969–70 Worcester City
1970–71 Kidderminster Harriers
1971–72 Kidderminster Harriers
1972–73 Alvechurch
1973–74 Alvechurch
1974–75 Redditch Town
1975–76 Redditch Town
1976–77 Alvechurch
1977–78 Worcester City
1978–79 Kidderminster Harriers
1979–80 Worcester City
1980–81 Stourbridge
1981–82 Worcester City
1982–83 Kidderminster Harriers
1983–84 Worcester City
1984–85 Kidderminster Harriers
1985–86 Kidderminster Harriers 3–2 Bromsgrove Rovers 1st Leg: 0–0, 2nd Leg: 3–2, Agg: 3–2
1986–87 Bromsgrove Rovers 4–0 Moor Green 1st Leg: 4–0, 2nd Leg: 0–0, Agg: 4–0
1987–88 Worcester City
1988–89 Kidderminster Harriers 3–1 Bromsgrove Rovers 1st Leg: 1–0, 2nd Leg: 2–1, Agg: 3–1
1989–90 Kidderminster Harriers 3–1 Bromsgrove Rovers 1st Leg: 1–0, 2nd Leg: 2–1, Agg: 3–1
1990–91 Kidderminster Harriers 5–1 Sutton Coldfield Town Agg: 5–1
1991–92 Bromsgrove Rovers 4–1 Sutton Coldfield Town Agg: 4–1
1992–93 Kidderminster Harriers 3–1 Solihull Borough 1st Leg: 1–0, 2nd Leg: 2–1, Agg: 3–1
1993–94 Bromsgrove Rovers 5–1 Kidderminster Harriers Agg: 5–1
1994–95 Bromsgrove Rovers 4–1 Moor Green 1st Leg: 4–1, 2nd Leg: 0–0, Agg: 4–1
1995–96 Bromsgrove Rovers 4–3 Stourbridge 1st Leg: 1–2, 2nd Leg: 3–1, Agg: 4–3
1996–97 Worcester City 4–1 Solihull Borough Agg: 4–1
1997–98 Kidderminster Harriers 2–1 Solihull Borough Single game
1998–99 Kidderminster Harriers 4–3 Worcester City 1st Leg: 2–3, 2nd Leg: 2–0, Agg: 4–3
1990–2000 Kidderminster Harriers
2000–01 Moor Green 5–3 Evesham United 1st Leg: 1–1, 2nd Leg: 4–2, Agg: 5–3
2001–02 Kidderminster Harriers 2–1 Moor Green 1st Leg: 2–0, 2nd Leg: 0–1, Agg: 2–1
2002–03 Halesowen Town 3–0 Evesham United 1st Leg: 2–0, 2nd Leg: 1–0, Agg: 3–0
2003–04 Sutton Coldfield Town 5–4 Worcester City 1st Leg: 2–1, 2nd Leg: 3–3, Agg: 5–4
2004–05 Halesowen Town 3–1 Studley 1st Leg: 1–1, 2nd Leg: 2–0, Agg: 3–1
2005–06 Moor Green 5–2 Halesowen Town 1st Leg: 4–1, 2nd Leg: 1–1, Agg: 5–2
2006–07 Evesham United
2007–08 Redditch United
2008–09 Evesham United
2009–10 Kidderminster Harriers
2010–11 Stourbridge
2011–12 Stourbridge
2012–13 Stourbridge
2013–14 Redditch United
2014–15 Kidderminster Harriers
2015–16 Worcester City
2016–17 Kidderminster Harriers
2017–18 Evesham United
2018–19 Alvechurch[2]
2019–20 Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.Alvechurch and Bromsgrove Sporting were in the finals.[3]
2020–21 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22 Pershore Town[4][5]
2022–23 Stourport Swifts
2023–24 Alvechurch

Win by teams

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Club Winners Last Win Notes
Kidderminster Harriers 28 2016–17 Record most titles (shared).
Worcester City 28 2015–16 Record most titles (shared).
Stourbridge 12 2012–13
Bromsgrove Rovers 6 1995–96 Dissolved in 2010.
Redditch United 6 2013–14 Won 4 titles as Redditch Town.
Alvechurch 5 2023–24
Cradley Heath 4 1926–27 Dissolved in 1970.
Halesowen Town 4 2004–05
Brierley Hill Alliance 3 1950–51 Dissolved in 1981.
Evesham United 3 2017–18
Hereford United 3 1963–64 Dissolved in 2014.
Oldbury Town 3 1897–98 Dissolved in 1907.
Aston Villa 2 1953–54
Berwick Rangers (Worcestershire) 2 1901–02 Dissolved in 1954.
Bourneville Athletic 2 1902–03 Dissolved in 1905.
Moor Green 2 2005–06 Merged with Solihull Borough to form Solihull Moors in 2007.
Pershore Town 1 2021–22
Stourport Swifts 1 2022–23
Sutton Coldfield Town 1 2003–04

References

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  1. ^ Worcestershire FA website
  2. ^ "Results - Worcestershire FA". Worcestershire FA. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Results - Worcestershire FA". Worcestershire FA. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Results - Worcestershire FA". Worcestershire FA. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  5. ^ Cosalli-Francis, Marcello (13 April 2022). "Reaction: Tim Harris after Worcester City lose WFA Senior Cup final". Worcester News. Retrieved 10 May 2022.