Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
Organising body | Sussex County Football Association |
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Founded | 1882 |
Region | Sussex |
Number of teams | 50 (2016-17) |
Current champions |
Eastbourne Borough (3rd title) |
Most successful club(s) |
Worthing (21 titles) |
2016-17 Sussex Senior Cup |
The Sussex Senior Cup is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs in the English county of Sussex and is the county senior cup of the Sussex FA. Its official name is the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup. For sponsorship purposes, from 2012 to 2018 it is also known as the Parafix Sussex Senior Cup after a new three-year sponsorship deal was agreed in 2015.[1]
First played in the 1882-83 season, shortly after the founding of the Sussex County Football Association in 1882, the first winners of the cup were Brighton Rangers. Other teams who won the cup in its early history are Burgess Hill, Lancing College and Eastbourne.
The teams who have been successful in the cup recently are Sussex's only Football League teams Crawley Town and Brighton & Hove Albion; whilst Bognor Regis Town won the competition a record five times in succession between 1980 and 1984.
For reasons of fairness to other clubs, the Brighton & Hove Albion reserve team competes in the Sussex Senior Cup as, depending on season, the main squad are up to Football Championship level, many stages of the football league pyramid ahead of other teams. The 2010–11 season final took place at Brighton's new American Express Community Stadium on 16 July 2011; it was the first competitive match to be played there. Brighton won the game 2–0 with Gary Hart confirming his already legendary status at the club by scoring the first goal at the new ground.
Winners
1883-1900[2]
Season | Winners | Runners-up | Final result | Venue | Attendance | Notes |
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1882-83 | Brighton Rangers | Burgess Hill | 3-0 | Preston Park | N/A | |
1883-84 | Burgess Hill | Ardingly College | 2-0 | Preston Park | N/A | |
1884-85 | Burgess Hill | Lancing College | 5-1 | Preston Park | N/A | |
1885-86 | Burgess Hill | Lancing College | 2-0 | Preston Park | N/A | |
1886-87 | Lancing College | Brighton College | 4-3 | County Ground | N/A | |
1887-88 | Lancing College | Brighton College | 2-1 | County Ground | N/A | |
1888-89 | Brighton College | Burgess Hill | 1-0 | County Ground | N/A | |
1889-90 | Eastbourne | Chichester | 4-0 | County Ground | N/A | |
1890-91 | Eastbourne | won on a league basis | ||||
1891-92 | Brighton Hornets | Worthing | 5-3 | County Ground | N/A | |
1892-93 | Worthing | Eastbourne | 2-1 | County Ground | N/A | |
1893-94 | Eastbourne | Southwick | 2-1 | County Ground | N/A | |
1894-95 | Eastbourne | Southwick | 1-0 | County Ground | N/A | |
1895-96 | Royal Irish Rifles | Southwick | 4-0 | County Ground | N/A | |
1896-97 | Southwick | Eastbourne | 1-0 | County Ground | N/A | |
1897-98 | Eastbourne Swifts | Hastings and St Leonards | 3-0 | County Ground | N/A | |
1898-99 | Eastbourne | Hastings and St Leonards | 3-0 | County Ground | N/A | |
1899-1900 | Eastbourne | Chichester | 3-0 | County Ground | N/A | |
1901-1945[2]
Post-1945 winners [2]
Venues
For rounds before the semi-final stage, the venue of each match is determined when the fixtures are drawn; the first club drawn in a fixture is usually the home team and matches are played at the club's home ground. The semi-finals are played at a neutral venue, usually at the Sussex FA at Culver Road in Lancing.
Between 1952 and 1995 the final of the Sussex Senior Cup was played at the Goldstone Ground in Hove. The cup final was then played at Woodside Road in Worthing for two seasons and then Broadfield Stadium in Crawley for two more seasons. Between 2000 and 2011 the final of the Sussex Senior Cup was played at Priory Lane in Eastbourne. Since 2011 the final of the Sussex Senior Cup has been played at the Falmer Stadium in Brighton.
Records
- Most wins: 21:
- Worthing (1893, 1904, 1908, 1914, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1999)
- Most consecutive wins: 5
- Bognor Regis Town (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
- Most appearances in a final: 30
- Most consecutive appearances in a final: 6
- Bognor Regis Town (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
- Most defeats in a final: 13
- Biggest win: 7 goals:
- Eastbourne 7-0 Hastings and St Leonards (1903)
- Most goals in final: 11:
- Southwick 8-3 Haywards Heath (1937)
Statistics
Performance by club
Club | Winners | Runners up | Winning Years |
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Worthing | 21 | 9 | 1893, 1904, 1908, 1914, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1999 |
Eastbourne Town | 12 | 9 | 1890, 1891, 1894, 1895, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1922, 1932, 1933, 1953 |
Brighton and Hove Albion | 12 | 1 | 1943, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 |
Southwick | 10 | 7 | 1897, 1911, 1913, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1948, 1968 |
Bognor Regis Town | 8 | 7 | 1955, 1956, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987 |
Horsham | 7 | 8 | 1934, 1939, 1950, 1954, 1972, 1974, 1976 |
Eastbourne United | 6 | 6 | 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969 |
Lewes | 5 | 13 | 1965, 1971, 1985, 2001, 2006 |
Hastings United | 4 | 7 | 1936, 1938, 1996, 1998 |
Crawley Town | 4 | 3 | 1990, 1991, 2003, 2005 |
Whitehawk | 4 | 2 | 1951, 1962, 2012, 2015 |
Burgess Hill Town | 3 | 3 | 1884, 1885, 1886 |
Eastbourne Borough | 3 | 3 | 2002, 2009, 2016 |
Hove | 3 | 1 | 1907, 1909, 1910 |
Haywards Heath Town | 2 | 3 | 1942, 1958 |
Littlehampton Town | 2 | 3 | 1949, 1970 |
Lancing College | 2 | 2 | 1887, 1888 |
Shoreham | 2 | 2 | 1902, 1906 |
Royal Corps of Signals | 2 | 0 | 1921, 1924 |
Steyning Town | 2 | 0 | 1986, 1989 |
Chichester | 1 | 4 | 1926 |
Brighton College | 1 | 2 | 1889 |
Ringmer | 1 | 2 | 1973 |
Peacehaven & Telscombe | 1 | 2 | 2014 |
Hastings United (1948) | 1 | 1 | 1979 |
Brighton Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1883 |
Royal Irish Rifles | 1 | 0 | 1886 |
Brighton Hornets | 1 | 0 | 1892 |
Eastbourne Swifts | 1 | 0 | 1898 |
Eastbourne Old Town | 1 | 0 | 1905 |
St Leonards Amateurs | 1 | 0 | 1912 |
RAF (Ford) | 1 | 0 | 1944 |
Wick | 1 | 0 | 1993 |
St Leonards | 1 | 0 | 1997 |
Ardingly College | 0 | 1 | - |
Brighton and Hove Rangers | 0 | 1 | - |
Hailsham Town | 0 | 1 | - |
Helmston | 0 | 1 | - |
East Grinstead Town | 0 | 1 | - |
Eastbourne St Mary's | 0 | 1 | - |
Signalling School | 0 | 1 | - |
Skyways F.C. | 0 | 1 | - |
Newhaven | 0 | 1 | - |
Selsey | 0 | 1 | - |
Arundel | 0 | 1 | - |
Oakwood | 0 | 1 | - |
Crawley Down | 0 | 1 | - |
Total cups won by town or city
34 different clubs have won the cup, and the majority of cups have been won by clubs from Eastbourne, Brighton and Hove and Worthing.
Town or city | Number of cups won | Clubs |
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Eastbourne | 23 | Eastbourne Town (12), Eastbourne United (6), Eastbourne Borough(3), Eastbourne Old Town (1), Eastbourne Swifts (1) |
Brighton and Hove | 22 | Brighton and Hove Albion (12), Whitehawk (4), Hove F.C. (3), Brighton Hornets (1), Brighton College (1), Brighton Rangers (1) |
Worthing | 21 | Worthing (21) |
Southwick | 10 | Southwick (10) |
Bognor Regis | 8 | Bognor Regis Town (8) |
Horsham | 7 | Horsham (7) |
Hastings | 7 | Hastings United (4), Hastings United (1948) (1), St Leonards Amateurs (1), St Leonards (1) |
Lewes | 5 | Lewes (5) |
Crawley | 4 | Crawley Town (4) |
UK armed forces | 4 | Royal Corps of Signals (2), RAF (Ford) (1), Royal Irish Rifles (1) |
Burgess Hill | 3 | Burgess Hill (3) |
Littlehampton | 3 | Littlehampton Town (2), Wick (1) |
Lancing | 2 | Lancing College (2) |
Haywards Heath | 2 | Haywards Heath Town (2) |
Shoreham-by-Sea | 2 | Shoreham (2) |
Steyning | 2 | Steyning Town (2) |
Chichester | 1 | Chichester City United (1) |
Ringmer | 1 | Ringmer (1) |
Peacehaven | 1 | Peacehaven & Telscombe (1) |
See also
References
- ↑ "Parafix Agree New Deal to Sponsor Sussex Senior Cup". Sussex Express. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 "The Sussex Senior Challenge Cup Past Winners". www.sussexcountyleague.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- ↑ "Albion - victory falls flat". The Argus. 2000-05-02. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ "Lewes win Senior Cup". The Argus. 2001-05-08. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ "Sub wins cup for Borough". The Argus. 2002-05-07. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ "Reds win shoot-out". The Argus. 2003-05-06. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ "Match report: Albion Res 2 Worthing 0". The Argus. 2004-05-04. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ "Reds tough it out to see off Ringmer". The Argus. 2005-05-03. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ "Lewes made to work for cup triumph". The Argus. 2006-05-02. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ Griggs, Howard (2007-05-07). "Jake double for Albion final". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ Hollis, Steve (2008-05-06). "Albion reserves end on a high note". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ "Boro lift Sussex Senior Cup". Eastbourne Herald. 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ Griggs, Howard (2010-05-03). "Caskey double sets up cup triumph". Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ Naylor, Andy (2011-07-16). "Hart so pleased to score Amex opener". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ Griggs, Howard (2012-05-12). "Gargan hit late winner as Hawks win Senior Cup". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ Griggs, Howard (2013-05-18). "Agdestein stars as Albion win Senior Cup". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ Griggs, Howard (2014-05-18). "Peacehaven complete league and cup double". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ Griggs, Howard (2015-05-16). "Classy Whitehawk win Senior Cup at the Amex". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ "Borough lift Senior Cup with victory over Worthing". Eastbourne Herald. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-05-20.