Birmingham Senior Cup
The Birmingham Senior Cup is a football competition for Birmingham County FA club teams, organised by the Birmingham County Football Association. It began in 1876 and is one of the oldest county football competitions still active.[1]
The Birmingham Senior Cup is a regional cup contest, which has featured all of the West Midlands' big clubs, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Coventry City, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Walsall and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[2]
However, in recent years most of the bigger clubs have tended to treat the cup as a "reserve" or "youth team" competition, giving the non-league sides a greater chance of success, while the competition's most successful team, Aston Villa, have not competed at all for several years.
Past finals
Season |
Winner[2] |
Score[2] |
Runner–up[2] |
1876–77 |
Wednesbury Old Athletic |
3–2 |
Stafford Road |
1877–78 |
Shrewsbury Town |
2–1 |
Wednesbury Strollers |
1878–79 |
Wednesbury Old Athletic |
3–2 (aet) |
Stafford Road |
1879–80 |
Aston Villa |
3–1 |
Saltley College |
1880–81 |
Walsall Swifts |
1–0 |
Aston Villa |
1881–82 |
Aston Villa |
2–1 |
Wednesbury Old Athletic |
1882–83 |
Aston Villa |
3–2 |
Wednesbury Old Athletic |
1883–84 |
Aston Villa |
4–0 |
Walsall Swifts |
1884–85 |
Aston Villa |
2–0 |
Walsall Swifts |
1885–86 |
West Bromwich Albion |
0–0, 1–0 |
Walsall Swifts |
1886–87 |
Long Eaton Rangers |
1–0 |
West Bromwich Albion |
1887–88 |
Aston Villa |
3–2 |
West Bromwich Albion |
1888–89 |
Aston Villa |
2–0 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1889–90 |
Aston Villa |
2–0 |
West Bromwich Albion |
1890–91 |
Aston Villa |
3–0 |
Wednesbury Old Athletic |
1891–92 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
5–2 |
West Bromwich Albion |
1892–93 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
3–1 |
Aston Villa |
1893–94 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
3–3[a] |
West Bromwich Albion |
1894–95 |
West Bromwich Albion |
0–0, 1–0 |
Aston Villa |
1895–96 |
Aston Villa |
3–0 |
Shelfield United |
1896–97 |
Walsall |
2–1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1897–98 |
Walsall |
3–0 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1898–99 |
Aston Villa |
4–0 |
Burslem Port Vale |
1899–00 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1–1, 2–1 |
Burslem Port Vale |
1900–01 |
Stoke |
1–1, 4–3 |
Aston Villa |
1901–02 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1–0 |
Aston Villa |
1902–03 |
Aston Villa |
3–0 |
West Bromwich Albion |
1903–04 |
Aston Villa |
3–1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1904–05 |
Small Heath |
7–2 |
West Bromwich Albion |
1905–06 |
Aston Villa |
3–1 |
Birmingham |
1906–07 |
Birmingham |
5–3 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1907–08 |
Aston Villa |
6–0 |
Walsall |
1908–09 |
Aston Villa |
2–1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1909–10 |
Aston Villa |
2–1 |
Stoke |
1910–11 |
Coventry City |
1–0 |
Stourbridge |
1911–12 |
Aston Villa |
2–1 |
Willenhall Pickwick |
1912–13 |
Port Vale |
0–0, 1–0 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1913–14 |
Stoke |
0–0, 2–1 |
Port Vale |
1914–15 |
Birmingham |
2–0 |
Stoke |
1915–19 |
No competition due to World War I |
1919–20 |
Birmingham |
3–0 |
Stoke |
1920–21 |
Birmingham |
5–1 |
Stoke |
1921–22 |
Birmingham |
2–1 |
Wellington |
1922–23 |
Coventry City |
2–1 |
Bilston United |
1923–24 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2–1 |
Aston Villa |
1924–25 |
Redditch |
1–0 |
Cradley Heath |
1925–26 |
Burton Town |
3–0 |
Wellington Town |
1926–27 |
Cradley Heath |
3–3, 1–0 |
Burton Town |
1927–28 |
Burton Town |
3–2 |
Hereford United |
1928–29 |
Burton Town |
0–0, 2–0 |
Hereford United |
1929–30 |
Oakengates Town |
3–1 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
1930–31 |
Nuneaton Town |
1–1, 4–2 |
Evesham Town |
1931–32 |
Redditch |
3–2 |
Brierley Hill |
1932–33 |
Brierley Hill |
3–2 |
Redditch |
1933–34 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
2–1 |
Burton Town |
1934–35 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
5–2 |
Nuneaton |
1935–36 |
Hednesford Town |
2–1 |
Burton Town |
1936–37 |
Brierley Hill |
5–2 |
Tamworth |
1937–38 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
1–1, 2–1 (aet) |
Burton Town |
1938–39 |
Redditch |
1–0 |
Darlaston |
1939–40 |
Solihull Town |
2–1 |
Darlaston |
1940–45 |
No competition due to World War II |
1945–46 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
5–0 |
Stourbridge |
1946–47 |
Wellington Town |
2–1 |
Bromsgrove Rovers |
1947–48 |
Atherstone Town |
2–0 |
Bromsgrove Rovers |
1948–49 |
Nuneaton Borough |
2–1 |
Banbury Spencer |
1949–50 |
Stourbridge |
1–1, 2–1 |
Bedworth Town |
1950–51 |
Lockheed (Leamington) |
2–2, 3–1 |
Hereford United |
1951–52 |
Brierley Hill |
2–1 |
Halesowen Town |
1952–53 |
Brierley Hill |
2–1 |
Nuneaton Borough |
1953–54 |
Burton Albion |
2–1 |
Brierley Hill |
1954–55 |
Brush Sports |
0–0, 1–1 (aet)[b] |
Hinckley Athletic |
1955–56 |
Nuneaton Borough |
2–0 |
Brush Sports |
1956–57 |
Lockheed (Leamington) |
2–0 |
Redditch |
1957–58 |
Moor Green |
1–0 |
Lockheed (Leamington) |
1958–59 |
Stourbridge |
2–1 |
Lockheed (Leamington) |
1959–60 |
Nuneaton Borough |
1–0 |
Banbury Spencer |
1960–61 |
Tamworth |
3–1 |
Rugby Town |
1961–62 |
Lockheed (Leamington) |
5–1 |
Rugby Town |
1962–63 |
Stratford Town |
2–1 |
Lockheed (Leamington) |
1963–64 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
3–2 |
Tamworth |
1964–65 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
3–1 |
Dudley Town |
1965–66 |
Tamworth |
3–1 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
1966–67 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
6–3 (agg)[c] |
Nuneaton Borough |
1967–68 |
Stourbridge |
4–3 (agg)[c] |
Halesowen Town |
1968–69 |
Tamworth |
6–3 (agg)[c] |
Bilston |
1969–70 |
Lockheed (Leamington) |
3–0 (agg)[c] |
Burton Albion |
1970–71 |
Rugby Town |
2–0 (agg)[c] |
Burton Albion |
1971–72 |
Lockheed (Leamington) |
1–0 (agg)[c] |
Highgate United |
1972–73 |
Darlaston |
2–1 |
Lockheed (Leamington) |
1973–74 |
Highgate United |
3–2 |
Darlaston |
1974–75 |
Atherstone Town |
1–0 |
AP Leamington |
1975–76 |
Worcester City |
1–0 |
Stourbridge |
1976–77 |
Redditch United |
3–0 (aet) |
Atherstone Town |
1977–78 |
Nuneaton Borough |
1–1, 1–0 |
Redditch United |
1978–79 |
Bedworth United |
1–1 (aet), 2–0 |
AP Leamington |
1979–80 |
Nuneaton Borough |
2–0 |
Lye Town |
1980–81 |
Bedworth United |
2–0 |
Alvechurch |
1981–82 |
Bedworth United |
4–2 |
Alvechurch |
1982–83 |
Birmingham City |
1–0 |
Aston Villa |
1983–84 |
Halesowen Town |
1–0 (aet) |
Dudley Town |
1984–85 |
Aston Villa |
3–1 |
Wednesfield Social |
1985–86 |
Dudley Town |
4–2 (aet) |
Willenhall Town |
1986–87 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2–2 (aet), 2–1 |
Burton Albion |
1987–88 |
West Bromwich Albion |
3–1 |
Bedworth United |
1988–89 |
VS Rugby |
1–0 |
Bromsgrove Rovers |
1989–90 |
West Bromwich Albion |
2–0 (aet) |
Atherstone United |
1990–91 |
West Bromwich Albion |
2–0 |
Nuneaton Borough |
1991–92 |
VS Rugby |
3–0 |
Birmingham City |
1992–93 |
Nuneaton Borough |
2–0 |
VS Rugby |
1993–94 |
Walsall |
3–0 |
Hednesford Town |
1994–95 |
Solihull Borough |
2–0 |
Aston Villa |
1995–96 |
Birmingham City |
2–0 |
Aston Villa |
1996–97 |
Burton Albion |
3–1 (aet) |
Tamworth |
1997–98 |
Halesowen Town |
3–1 |
Redditch United |
1998–99 |
Birmingham City |
4–1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1999–00 |
Birmingham City |
1–0 |
Walsall |
2000–01 |
Moor Green |
3–1 (aet) |
Tamworth |
2001–02 |
Nuneaton Borough |
2–0 (aet) |
West Bromwich Albion |
2002–03 |
Birmingham City |
2–0 (aet) |
Moor Green |
2003–04 |
Moor Green |
1–0 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2004–05 |
Redditch United |
3–2 (aet) |
Birmingham City |
2005–06 |
Willenhall Town |
1–0 |
Stourbridge |
2006–07 |
Coventry City |
3–2 (aet) |
Walsall |
2007–08 |
Birmingham City |
5–0 |
Burton Albion |
2008–09 |
Hednesford Town |
2–0 |
Stourbridge |
2009–10 |
Nuneaton Town |
2–1 |
Alvechurch |
2010–11 |
Sutton Coldfield Town |
1–0 |
Nuneaton Town |
2011–12 |
West Bromwich Albion |
2–0 |
Solihull Moors |
2012–13 |
Hednesford Town |
4–1 |
Sutton Coldfield Town |
2013–14 |
West Bromwich Albion |
2–1 |
Tamworth |
2014–15 |
Birmingham City |
2–1 |
Nuneaton Town |
2015–16 |
Solihull Moors |
2–1 |
Birmingham City |
2016–17 |
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a. ^ The 1893–94 cup was shared following a 3–3 draw
b. ^ In 1954–55 the trophy was shared after a replay
c. ^ From 1966–67 to 1971–72 the final was composed of two legs
Records
- Record number of wins
- Most consecutive wins
- Aston Villa (4): 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885 & 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891
- Record number of final appearances
- Highest scoring finals
References