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Cheshire Senior Cup

{{Short description|Football tournament in England}}

{{for|the rugby union competition|Cheshire RFU Cup}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2015}}

{{Infobox football tournament

| name = Cheshire Senior Cup

| organiser = Cheshire FA

| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1879}}

| region = {{flagicon|Cheshire}} Cheshire

| number of teams = 27 (2023–24)

| current champions = Hyde United
(7th title)

| most successful club = Macclesfield Town
(21 titles)

| website = [https://www.cheshirefa.com/cups Cheshire FA]

}}

The Cheshire County Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the Cheshire Senior Cup, is a football knockout tournament founded in the 1879–80 season and involves teams from Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, England. It is the County Cup competition of the Cheshire FA and currently involves teams from the Football League and non-league clubs. However, while non-league clubs often field their first team in the competition, professional clubs often field their reserve teams. The inaugural winners of the cup were Northwich Victoria in 1880 and the record winners of the trophy are Macclesfield Town.

Inaugural season (1879–80)

There were just six clubs who participated in the first season of the Cheshire Senior Cup. The draw for the first round was made on 3 February 1880, with the ties played on 14 February 1880.{{Cite book |last=Clayton |first=Keith |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/751622759 |title=Cheshire Senior Cup, 1880 to 1915 |date=2010 |publisher=Clayton Family Press |isbn=978-0-9564461-0-7 |location=Kenilworth |oclc=751622759}}

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Current participants (2023-24)

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Team

!Stadium

!League

1874 Northwich

| Townfield

| NPL West

Alsager Town

| Wood Park Stadium

| NWCFL Division One South

Altrincham

| Moss Lane

| National League

Ashville

|Villa Park

|NWCFL Division One South

Barnton

| Townfield

| NWCFL Division One South

Cammell Laird 1907

| Kirklands Stadium

| NWCFL Division One South

Cheadle Heath Nomads

| The Heath

| NWCFL Division One South

Cheadle Town

| Park Road

| NWCFL Premier Division

Chester

| Deva Stadium

| National League North

Congleton Town

| Cleric Stadium

| MFL Premier Division

Crewe Alexandra

| Alexandra Stadium

| EFL League Two

Hyde United

| Ewen Fields

| NPL Premier Division

Macclesfield

|Leasing.com Stadium

|NPL Premier Division

Nantwich Town

| Weaver Stadium

| NPL West

Northwich Victoria

| Wincham Park

| MFL Premier Division

Runcorn Linnets

| Millbank Linnets Stadium

| NPL West

Runcorn Town

| Pavilions Sports Complex

| NWCFL Division One North

Sandbach United

| Sandbach Football Centre

| NWCFL Division One South

Stalybridge Celtic

| Bower Fold

| NPL West

Stockport County

| Edgeley Park

| EFL League Two

Stockport Georgians

|Cromley Road

|NWCFL Division One South

Stockport Town

| Stockport Sports Village

| NWCFL Division One South

Tranmere Rovers

| Prenton Park

| EFL League Two

Vauxhall Motors

| Rivacre Park

| NPL West

Warrington Town

| Cantilever Park

| National League North

Winsford United

| Barton Stadium

| NWCFL Division One South

Witton Albion

| Wincham Park

| NPL West

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Finals

A [http://www.silkmenarchives.org.uk/articles/articles/Cheshire%20Senior%20Cup.pdf full list of finals] appears on the [http://www.silkmenarchives.org.uk/index.html Silkmen Archives] website. Results of Finals since the 1879–80 season are:

=Key=

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|Match went to a replay

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|Match went to extra time

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|Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time

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|Shared trophy

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Season

! Winners

! Result

! Runner-up

! Notes

1879–80Northwich Victoria2–0Hartford St John's
1880–81Northwich Victoriastyle="background-color:#98FB98"|1–1BirkenheadAwarded to Northwich Victoria after Birkenhead failed to appear for replay.
1881–82Northwich Victoria4–2Witton Novelty
1882–83Northwich Victoria1–0Crewe Alexandra
1883–84Northwich Victoria4–2Crewe Alexandra
1884–85Northwich Victoria2–1Davenham
1885–86Davenham2–1Crewe Alexandra
1886–87Crewe Alexandra1–0Davenham
1887–88Crewe Alexandra9–0Chester
1888–89Northwich Victoria3–1Crewe Alexandra
1889–90Macclesfield4–1Nantwich
1890–91Macclesfield1–0Crewe Hornets
1891–92Crewe Alexandra3–1Northwich Victoria
1892–93Crewe Alexandrastyle="background-color:#98FB98"|3–1ChesterReplay. First match ended 0–0.
1893–94Macclesfieldstyle="background-color:#98FB98"|2–1ChesterReplay. First match ended 1–1.
1894–95Chester2–1Macclesfield
1895–96Macclesfield2–0Crewe Alexandra
1896–97Chesterstyle="background-color:#98FB98"|2–1Northwich VictoriaReplay. First match ended 1–1.
1897–98New Brighton Tower1–0Nantwich
1898–99Crewe AlexandraNew Brighton TowerAwarded to Crewe Alexandra after New Brighton Tower failed to appear.
1899–00Crewe Alexandrastyle="background-color:#98FB98"|1–0New Brighton TowerReplay. First match ended 1–1.
1900–01Crewe Alexandra4–1Witton Albion
1901–02Witton Albion2–1Sale Homfield
1902–03Sale Homfield2–1Winsford United
1903–04Chesterstyle="background-color:#98FB98"|2–1NantwichReplay. First ended 1–1.
1904–05Altrincham2–1Chester
1905–06Stockport County2–1Northwich Victoria
1906–07Crewe Alexandra2–0Macclesfield Town
1907–08Chester4–2Altrincham
1908–09Chesterstyle="background-color:#98FB98"|3–0Northwich VictoriaReplay. First match ended 1–1.
1909–10Crewe Alexandrastyle="background-color:#98FB98"|1–0Macclesfield TownReplay. First match ended 1–1.
1910–11Macclesfield1–0Chester City
1911–12Crewe Alexandrastyle="background-color:#98FB98"|4–2Stalybridge CelticReplay. First match ended 1–1.
1912–13Crewe Alexandra3–1Lostock Gralam
1913–14Sandbach Ramblers3–1Nantwich Town
1914–15Stockport County1–0Tranmere Rovers
1915–18colspan=5|No competition due to World War I.
1918–19Tranmere Rovers5–1Altrincham
1919–20Critchtons Athletic1–0Crewe Alexandra
1920–21Congleton Town1–0Winsford United
1921–22Witton Albion3–0Barnton Victoria
1922–23Crewe Alexandra4–1Altrincham
1923–24New Brighton1–0Tranmere Rovers
1924–25Runcorn1–0Crewe Alexandra
1925–26Tranmere Rovers3–1Winsford United
1926–27Tranmere Rovers4–1Winsford United
1927–28Witton Albion2–1Congleton Town
1928–29Northwich Victoria2–0Chester
1929–30Macclesfield5–4Nantwich
1930–31Chester6–1Crewe Alexandra
1931–32Chester1–0Crewe Alexandra
1932–33Nantwich1–0ICI Akali
1933–34Altrincham1–0Congleton Town
1934–35Macclesfield5–2Crewe Alexandra
1935–36Runcorn2–1Macclesfield
1936–37Northwich Victoria2–0Witton Albion
1937–38Congleton Town2–1Crewe Alexandra
1938–39Witton Albion3–0Stockport County
1939–45colspan=5|No competition due to World War II.
1945–46Hyde United1–0Witton Albion
1946–47Stockport County1–0Hyde United
1947–48Witton Albion4–1Northwich Victoria
1948–49Stockport County2–0Winsford United
1949–50Northwich Victoria1–0Macclesfield
1950–51Macclesfield Town3–2Northwich Victoria
1951–52Macclesfield Town2–0Witton Albion
1952–53Stalybridge Celtic2–1Altrincham
1953–54Macclesfield Town1–0Winsford United
1954–55Northwich Victoria3–0Stalybridge Celtic
1955–56Witton Albion1–0Altrincham
1956–57Ellesmere Port Town3–2Hyde United
1957–58Tranmere Rovers6–2Stockport CountyOn aggregate.
1958–59Winsford United1–0Ellesmere Port Town
1959–60Macclesfield Town2–1Hyde United
1960–61Witton Albion2–1Hyde United
1961–62Runcorn2–1Hyde United
1962–63Hyde United3–1Runcorn
1963–64Macclesfield Town1–0Northwich Victoria
1964–65Runcorn3–2Tranmere Rovers
1965–66Stockport County2–0Northwich Victoria
1966–67Altrincham3–2Witton AlbionOn aggregate.
1967–68Runcorn1–0Crewe AlexandraOn aggregate.
1968–69Macclesfield Town3–1Northwich VictoriaOn aggregate.
1969–70Hyde United3–2Altrincham
1970–71Macclesfield Town2–1Northwich Victoria
1971–72Northwich Victoria3–1Ellesmere Port Town
1972–73Macclesfield Town2–1Winsford United
1973–74Runcorn1–0Macclesfield Town
1974–75Runcorn3–2Altrincham
1975–76Nantwich Town4–3Runcorn
1976–77Northwich Victoria4–1Macclesfield Town
1977–78Witton Albion1–0Northwich Victoria
1978–79Northwich Victoria3–1Runcorn
1979–80Winsford United4–1Witton Albion
1980–81Hyde United4–3Stalybridge Celtic
1981–82Altrincham1–0Runcorn
1982–83Macclesfield Town2–1Congleton Town
1983–84Northwich Victoria3–0Runcorn
1984–85Runcorn2–0Altrincham
1985–86Runcorn3–1Northwich Victoria
1986–87Runcorn3–1Altrincham
1987–88Runcorn2–1Macclesfield Town
1988–89Runcorn3–1Macclesfield Town
1989–90Hyde United1–0Macclesfield Town
1990–91Macclesfield Town2–0Witton Albion
1991–92Macclesfield Town2–0Witton Albion
1992–93Winsford United3–0Witton Albion
1993–94Northwich Victoria1–0Runcorn
1994–95Witton Albion2–1Altrincham
1995–96Witton Albion3–1Hyde United
1996–97Hyde United3–0Macclesfield Town
1997–98Macclesfield Town1–0Runcorn
1998–99Altrincham1–0Northwich Victoria
1999–00Macclesfield Town2–1Altrincham
2000–01Stalybridge Celtic5–1Stockport County
2001–02Crewe Alexandrastyle="background-color:#FBCEB1"|4–1AltrinchamAfter extra-time.
2002–03Crewe Alexandra2–1Northwich Victoria
2003–04Woodley Sportsstyle="background-color:#FBCEB1"|2–1Witton AlbionAfter extra-time.
2004–05Altrincham2–0Crewe Alexandra
2005–06Witton Albion2–0Stalybridge Celtic
2006–07Cammell Laird3–0Northwich Victoria
2007–08Nantwich Townstyle="background-color:#cedff2"|3–3AltrinchamNantwich Town won 5–3 on penalties.
2008–09Altrincham3–0Nantwich Town
2009–10Northwich Victoriastyle="background-color:#cedff2"|1–1Woodley SportsNorthwich Victoria won 5–4 on penalties.
2010–11Northwich Victoria2–0Altrincham
2011–12Nantwich Town1–0Stalybridge Celtic
2012–13Chester2–1Stalybridge Celtic
2013–14Northwich Victoria2–1{{nowrap|Tranmere Rovers reserves}}
2014–15{{nowrap|Macclesfield Town reserves}}3–2Northwich Victoria
2015–16Stockport Countystyle="background-color:#FBCEB1"|2–1{{nowrap|Tranmere Rovers reserves}}After extra-time.
2016–17{{nowrap|Crewe Alexandra reserves}}3–2Nantwich Town
2017–18Nantwich Town3–0Stockport Town
2018–19Nantwich Town5–2{{nowrap|Cammell Laird 1907}}
2019–20colspan=5|Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic. Chester, Hyde United, Nantwich Town & Warrington Town in the semi-finals.
2020–21colspan=5|Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22{{nowrap|Stockport County reserves}}5–0Vauxhall Motors
2022–23Congleton Townstyle="background-color:#cedff2"|2–2AltrinchamCongleton Town won 4–2 on penalties.
2023–24Hyde Unitedstyle="background-color:#cedff2"|2–2Crewe Alexandra reservesHyde United won 5–2 on penalties.

=Wins by teams=

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Club

! Wins

! First final won

! Last final won

! Runner-up

! Last final lost

! Total final apps.

! Notes

style="text-align: left|Macclesfield Town †

|21

|1889–90

|2014–15

|11

|1996–97

|32

|{{efn|Dissolved in 2020. Won 7 titles as Macclesfield and 1 as reserves.}}

style="text-align: left|Northwich Victoria

|19

|1879–80

|2013–14

|16

|2014–15

|35

|

style="text-align: left|Crewe Alexandra

|15

|1886–87

|2016–17

|14

|2023–24

|29

|{{efn|Won 1 title as reserves.}}

style="text-align: left|Runcorn †

|12

|1924–25

|1988–89

|7

|1997–98

|19

|

style="text-align: left|Witton Albion

|11

|1901–02

|2005–06

|10

|2003–04

|21

|

style="text-align: left|Altrincham

|7

|1904–05

|2008–09

|15

|2022–23

|22

|

style="text-align: left|Chester City †

|7

|1894–95

|1931–32

|6

|1928–29

|13

|{{efn|Dissolved in 2010. Won 7 titles as Chester.}}

style="text-align: left|Hyde United

|7

|1945–46

|2023–24

|6

|1995–96

|13

|

style="text-align: left|Stockport County

|7

|1905–06

|2021–22

|3

|2000–01

|10

|{{efn|Won 1 title as reserves.}}

style="text-align: left|Nantwich Town

|6

|1932–33

|2018–19

|7

|2016–17

|13

|{{efn|Won 1 title as Nantwich.}}

style="text-align: left|Tranmere Rovers

|4

|1918–19

|1957–58

|5

|2015–16

|9

|

style="text-align: left|Winsford United

|3

|1958–59

|1992–93

|7

|1972–73

|10

|

style="text-align: left|Congleton Town

|3

|1920–21

|2022–23

|3

|1982–83

|6

|

style="text-align: left|Stalybridge Celtic

|2

|1952–53

|2000–01

|6

|2012–13

|8

|

style="text-align: left|Davenham †

|1

|1885–86

|1885–86

|2

|1886–87

|3

|{{efn|Dissolved in 1890.}}

style="text-align: left|Ellesmere Port Town

|1

|1956–57

|1956–57

|2

|1971–72

|3

|

style="text-align: left|New Brighton Tower †

|1

|1897–98

|1897–98

|2

|1899–00

|3

|{{efn|Dissolved in 1901.}}

style="text-align: left|Sale Homfield †

|1

|1902–03

|1902–03

|1

|1901–02

|2

|{{efn|Dissolved.}}

style="text-align: left|Woodley Sports †

|1

|2003–04

|2003–04

|1

|2009–10

|2

|{{efn|Dissolved in 2015.}}

style="text-align: left|Cammell Laird 1907

|1

|2006–07

|2006–07

|0

|–

|1

|{{efn|Won as Cammell Laird.}}

style="text-align: left|Chester

|1

|2012–13

|2012–13

|0

|–

|1

|

style="text-align: left|Critchtons Athletic †

|1

|1919–20

|1919–20

|0

|–

|1

|{{efn|Dissolved in 1958.}}

style="text-align: left|Sandbach Ramblers †

|1

|1913–14

|1913–14

|0

|–

|1

|{{efn|Dissolved.}}

=Win by cities or towns=

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City

! County

! Titles

! Teams

style="text-align: left|Northwich

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Cheshire}} Cheshire

|30

|style="text-align: left|Northwich Victoria (19), Witton Albion (11)

style="text-align: left|Macclesfield

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Cheshire}} Cheshire

|21

|style="text-align: left|Macclesfield Town (21)

style="text-align: left|Crewe

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Cheshire}} Cheshire

|15

|style="text-align: left|Crewe Alexandra (15)

style="text-align: left|Runcorn

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Cheshire}} Cheshire

|12

|style="text-align: left|Runcorn (12)

style="text-align: left|Chester

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Cheshire}} Cheshire

|8

|style="text-align: left|Chester City (7), Chester (1)

style="text-align: left|Stockport

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Greater Manchester}} Greater Manchester

|8

|style="text-align: left|Stockport County (7), Woodley Sports (1)

style="text-align: left|Altrincham

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Greater Manchester}}Greater Manchester

|7

|style="text-align: left|Altrincham (7)

style="text-align: left|Hyde

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Greater Manchester}}Greater Manchester

|7

|style="text-align: left|Hyde United (7)

style="text-align: left|Nantwich

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Cheshire}} Cheshire

|6

|style="text-align: left|Nantwich Town (6)

style="text-align: left|Birkenhead

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Merseyside}} Merseyside

|5

|style="text-align: left|Tranmere Rovers (4), Cammell Laird 1907 (1)

style="text-align: left|Winsford

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Cheshire}} Cheshire

|3

|style="text-align: left|Winsford United (3)

style="text-align: left|Congleton

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Cheshire}} Cheshire

|3

|style="text-align: left|Congleton Town (3)

style="text-align: left|Stalybridge

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Greater Manchester}}Greater Manchester

|2

|style="text-align: left|Stalybridge Celtic (2)

style="text-align: left|New Brighton

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Merseyside}} Merseyside

|2

|style="text-align: left|New Brighton (1), New Brighton Tower (1)

style="text-align: left|Davenham

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Cheshire}} Cheshire

|1

|style="text-align: left|Davenham (1)

style="text-align: left|Ellesmere Port

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Cheshire}} Cheshire

|1

|style="text-align: left|Ellesmere Port Town (1)

style="text-align: left|Sale

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Greater Manchester}}Greater Manchester

|1

|style="text-align: left|Sale Homfield (1)

style="text-align: left|Liverpool

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Merseyside}} Merseyside

|1

|style="text-align: left|Critchtons Athletic (1)

style="text-align: left|Sandbach

|style="text-align: left|{{flagicon|Cheshire}} Cheshire

|1

|style="text-align: left|Sandbach Ramblers (1)

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.cheshirefa.com/countycups/senior-cup Cheshire FA Page]

{{English Senior Cups}}

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Category:Football in Cheshire