Herts Senior Cup
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 Flag of Hertfordshire | |
| Founded | 1886 |
|---|---|
| Region | Hertfordshire England |
| Number of teams | 22 |
| Current champions | St Albans City (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Barnet (19 titles) |
| Website | hertfordshirefa.com/cup |
The Hertfordshire County Football Association Senior Challenge Cup, commonly called the Herts Senior Cup, is the oldest County-based football Cup competition based exclusively in Hertfordshire, England. It was first contested in the 1886-87 season and won by Hoddesdon Town. It has been contested every year since except for the years 1915 to 1918 when it was suspended during World War I. It is usually contested by the twenty-two most senior Clubs in the County, though this number has been higher and lower in previous years.
Finals have nearly always been staged at a neutral venue in the County, apart from a few seasons in the mid-1960s when the final was played over two-legs. Since the 2004-05 season, finals have been staged at the Herts FA's headquarters at the County Ground, Letchworth Garden City, with the exception of 2010-11, when the final was moved to Underhill as the final was contested between two Football League clubs, Barnet and Stevenage, prompting safety concerns.
The current holders are St Albans City.
Results
[edit]Source:[1]
- * After extra time
- ^ Penalties
Results by team
[edit]| Club | Wins | Last final won | Runners–up | Last final lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet | 19 | 2010–11 | 5 | 1984–85 |
| Watford[n 2] | 18 | 2003–04 | 8 | 1998–99 |
| St Albans City[n 3] | 17 | 2023–24 | 12 | 2018–19 |
| Hitchin Town | 14 | 2016–17 | 7 | 2022–23 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 12 | 2011–12 | 5 | 2016–17 |
| Boreham Wood | 7 | 2018–19 | 11 | 2015–16 |
| Hitchin | 7 | 1909–10 | 3 | 1907–08 |
| Hemel Hempstead Town[n 4] | 7 | 2014–15 | 11 | 2006–07 |
| Ware | 5 | 1953–54 | 6 | 2007–08 |
| Leavesden Mental Hospital[n 5] | 5 | 1936–37 | 7 | 1940–41 |
| Hoddesdon Town[n 6] | 3 | 1889–90 | 6 | 1951–52 |
| Letchworth Garden City[n 7] | 3 | 1951–52 | 3 | 1986–87 |
| Watford Old Boys | 3 | 1927–28 | 1 | 1922–23 |
| Hertford Town | 2 | 1989–90 | 6 | 1983–84 |
| Berkhamsted Town | 2 | 2002–03 | 1 | 1946–47 |
| St Albans Amateurs | 2 | 1901–02 | 1 | 1903–04 |
| Cheshunt | 1 | 2021–22 | 9 | 2009–10 |
| Stevenage | 1 | 2008–09 | 4 | 2010–11 |
| Baldock Town | 1 | 2000–01 | 2 | 1999–2000 |
| Hitchin Blue Cross | 1 | 1922–23 | 2 | 1920–21 |
| St Albans | 1 | 1892–93 | 2 | 1890–91 |
| Cheshunt (1880–1931) | 1 | 1923–24 | 1 | 1925–26 |
| Waltham Glendale | 1 | 1910–11 | 1 | 1908–09 |
| Berkhamsted | 1 | 2022–23 | 0 | N/A |
| Hadley | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2021–22 |
| West Hertfordshire Association | 0 | N/A | 2 | 1893–94 |
| Royston Town | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2017–18 |
| Potters Bar Town | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2012–13 |
| Oxhey Jets | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2011–12 |
| London Colney | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2001–02 |
| Tring Town | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1977–78 |
| R.E.M.E. (Cupid Green) | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1945–46 |
| Welwyn | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1919–20 |
| Hitchin Union Jack | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1913–14 |
| Harpenden | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1912–13 |
| Watford Victoria Works | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1904–05 |
| Stanville | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1900–01 |
| Aldenham School | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1897–98 |
| Bushey United | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1932–33 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Awarded to St Albans Amateurs after Stanville failed to appear for the replay.
- ^ Includes results under their previous names of Watford St Mary's, West Hertfordshire and Watford Rovers
- ^ Includes joint win in 2019/20
- ^ Includes results under their previous names of Hemel Hempstead and Apsley and joint win in 2019/20
- ^ Includes results under the name of Leavesden Asylum
- ^ Includes results under the name of Hoddesdon
- ^ Includes results under their previous names of Letchworth Town and Letchworth Athletic
References
[edit]- ^ "Herfordshire FA County Competition Winners" (pdf). Football Association. Retrieved 9 January 2023.