Essex Senior Cup

Essex Senior Cup
Founded 1884
Region Essex
Number of teams 44
Current champions Concord Rangers
Most successful club(s) Ilford
(13 titles)
Website Essex Senior Cup

The Essex Senior Cup is a knock-out system football competition that has been running since 1884, and is the most prestigious cup competition in the county of Essex. The competition is run mainly for non-League clubs in the region, although league sides have been known to enter the competition, such as Colchester United, Dagenham & Redbridge, Leyton Orient and Southend United. Ilford have won the competition the most times, with 13 wins (their first victory came in 1888 and their most recent in 1954).[1] The current holders are Concord Rangers who beat Heybridge Swifts in the 2015–16 final.[2]

Finals

The following shows a full list of winners and runners-up in the Essex Senior Cup since the knock-out competition was started in 1883.[1]

Key
Score Match went to extra time
Score Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Final Winners Score Runners-Up Notes
1883–84 Colchester 3–1 Braintree
1884–85 Old Foresters 7–0 Woodford Bridge
1885–86 Old Foresters 5–0 Ilford
1886–87 Old Foresters 7–1 Grange Park
1887–88 Ilford 3–1 Upton Excelsior
1888–89 Ilford 2–0 Somerset Light Infantry
1889–90 Ilford 2–0 Romford
1890–91 Clapton 7–0 Harwich & Parkeston
1891–92 Ilford 3–1 Colchester
1892–93 Chelmsford 3–0 Romford
1893–94 Woodville 5–1 Braintree Gordon
1894–95 Upton Park 2–1 Harwich & Parkeston
1895–96 Barking Woodville 2–0 Woodford
1896–97 Leyton 4–0 York and Lancaster Regiment
1897–98 Leyton 3–0 Romford
1898–99 Harwich & Parkeston 2–0 Leytonstone
1899–1900 Leyton 5–1 Colchester Town
1900–01 Leyton 4–3 Woodford
1901–02 Chelmsford 5–2 Leytonstone
1902–03 Leyton 2–1 Colchester Crown
1903–04 Ilford 7–0 South Weald
1904–05 Leytonstone 3–1 Chelmsford
1905–06 Wanstead 2–0 South Weald
1906–07 South Weald 5–0 Harwich & Parkeston
1907–08 Ilford 3–0 Walthamstow Grange
1908–09 King's Royal Rifle Corps 4–0 Barking
1909–10 South Weald 1–0 Leytonstone
1910–11 Custom House 3–1 South Weald
1911–12 Romford Town 1–0 South Weald
1912–13 Ilford 3–2 Romford Town
1913–14 Leytonstone 2–1 Harwich & Parkeston Replay after 2–2 draw
1914–15 Grays Athletic 2–1 Clapton
1915–1919 No competition - World War I
1919–20 Barking Town 1–0 Grays Athletic
1920–21 Grays Athletic 2–1 Great Eastern Railway (Romford)
1921–22 Custom House 1–0 Harwich & Parkeston Replay after 1–1 draw
1922–23 Grays Athletic 4–1 Harwich & Parkeston
1923–24 Ilford 1–0 Grays Athletic Replay after 3–3 draw
1924–25 Clapton 2–0 Leyton Replay after 0–0 draw
1925–26 Clapton 2–0 Grays Athletic
1926–27 Ilford 2–1 Barking Town
1927–28 Ilford 2–1 Barking Town
1928–29 Ilford 8–1 Barking Town
1929–30 Leyton 2–1 Barking Town
1930–31 Leyton 2–0 Chelmsford
1931–32 Romford 3–0 Clapton
1932–33 Walthamstow Avenue 2–1 Leyton
1933–34 Romford 3–0 Walthamstow Avenue
1934–35 Leyton 1–0 Harwich & Parkeston Replay after 1–1 draw
1935–36 Walthamstow Avenue 3–2 Ilford
1936–37 Harwich & Parkeston 2–1 Ilford Replay after 2–2 draw
1937–38 Romford 3–1 Eton Manor Replay after 0–0 draw
1938–39 Walthamstow Avenue 1–0 Barking
1939–40 Briggs Sports 3–0 Leyton
1940–1944 No competition - World War II
1944–45 Grays Athletic 2–1 Clapton Replay after 3–3 draw
1945–46 Barking 3–2 Romford Replay after 2–2 draw
1946–47 Romford 1–0 Tilbury
1947–48 Leytonstone 4–0 Tilbury
1948–49 Leytonstone 3–0 Leyton
1949–50 Briggs Sports 4–0 Leyton
1950–51 Briggs Sports 3–1 Barking
1951–52 Briggs Sports 1–0 Romford
1952–53 Ilford 3–1 Grays Athletic
1953–54 Ilford 2–0 Grays Athletic
1954–55 Clapton 3–2 Grays Athletic
1955–56 Walthamstow Avenue 3–1 Dagenham
1956–57 Grays Athletic 3–1 Ilford
1957–58 Walthamstow Avenue 2–1 Grays Athletic
1958–59 Walthamstow Avenue 1–0 Romford
1959–60 Walthamstow Avenue 3–0 Harwich & Parkeston
1960–61 Tilbury 4–1 Walthamstow Avenue
1961–62 Dagenham 3–1 Walthamstow Avenue On aggregate
1962–63 Barking 3–2 Ilford On aggregate
1963–64 Tilbury 4–3 Ford United On aggregate
1964–65 Leytonstone 7–1 Aveley On aggregate
1965–66 Leytonstone 5–1 Grays Athletic On aggregate
1966–67 Leytonstone 7–5 Barking On aggregate
1967–68 Dagenham 4–3 Leytonstone On aggregate
1968–69 Walthamstow Avenue 2–1 Leytonstone On aggregate
1969–70 Barking 3–1 Tilbury On aggregate
1970–71 Dagenham 1–0 Leytonstone On aggregate
1971–72 Walthamstow Avenue 2–1 Tilbury On aggregate
1972–73 Tilbury 2–0 Dagenham On aggregate
1973–74 Walthamstow Avenue 4–0 Leytonstone On aggregate
1974–75 Tilbury 3–2 Dagenham
1975–76 Billericay Town 3–2 Epping Town
1976–77 Walthamstow Avenue 1–0 Romford
1977–78 Dagenham 7–1 Harwich & Parkeston
1978–79 Harlow Town 1–0 Tilbury
1979–80 Dagenham 2–1 Harwich & Parkeston
1980–81 Dagenham 6–2 Chelmsford City Replay after 1–1 draw
1981–82 Leytonstone & Ilford 2–1 Colchester United
1982–83 Southend United 2–0 Clapton
1983–84 Clapton 1–0 Southend United
1984–85 Walthamstow Avenue 2–1 Dagenham
1985–86 Chelmsford City 3–0 Billericay Town On aggregate
1986–87 Dagenham 2–1 Southend United
1987–88 Grays Athletic 1–0 Leytonstone & Ilford
1988–89 Chelmsford City 3–2 Grays Athletic
1989–90 Barking 4–0 Southend United Replay after 1–1 draw
1990–91 Southend United 3–2 Leyton Orient Replay after 1–1 draw
1991–92 Redbridge Forest 3–0 Chelmsford City
1992–93 Chelmsford City 1–0 Wivenhoe Town
1993–94 Grays Athletic 1–0 Billericay Town
1994–95 Grays Athletic 1–0 Billericay Town
1995–96 Braintree Town 2–1 Billericay Town
1996–97 Southend United 2–1 Braintree Town
1997–98 Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 Purfleet
1998–99 Canvey Island 2–1 Leyton Orient
1999–2000 Canvey Island 2–0 Purfleet
2000–01 Dagenham & Redbridge 2–2 Canvey Island 5–3 on penalties
2001–02 Canvey Island 6–1 Dagenham & Redbridge
2002–03 Chelmsford City 5–0 Aveley
2003–04 Thurrock 3–1 Aveley
2004–05 Thurrock 1–0 Halstead Town
2005–06 Waltham Forest awarded competition[A]
2006–07 A.F.C. Hornchurch 2–1 Great Wakering Rovers
2007–08 Southend United 1–0 Chelmsford City
2008–09 Chelmsford City 2–0 Concord Rangers
2009–10 Colchester United 2–1 A.F.C. Hornchurch
2010–11 Billericay Town 2–0 Aveley
2011–12 Canvey Island 1–0 Colchester United
2012–13 A.F.C. Hornchurch 2–1 Grays Athletic
2013–14 Concord Rangers 2–1 Braintree Town
2014–15 Concord Rangers 5–0 Billericay Town
2015–16 Concord Rangers 1–0 Heybridge Swifts

Wins by club

Rank Club Winner Last win Runner-up Last losing final
1 Ilford 13 1953–54 5 1962–63
2 Walthamstow Avenue 12 1984–85 3 1961–62
3 Grays Athletic 8 1994–95 10 2012-13
4 Leyton 8 1934–35 5 1949–50
5 Leytonstone 7 1966–67 7 1973–74
6 Chelmsford/Chelmsford City 7 2008–09 5 2007–08
7 Dagenham 7 1986–87 4 1984–85
8 Barking/Barking Town 5 1989–89 8 1966–67
Romford/Romford Town 1946–47 1958–59
10 Clapton 5 1983–84 4 1982–83
11 Tilbury 4 1974–75 5 1978–79
12 Southend United 4 2007–08 3 1989–90
13 Canvey Island 4 2011–12 1 2000–01
14 Briggs Sports 4 1951–52 0  –
15 Concord Rangers 3 2015–16 1 2008–09
16 Old Foresters 3 1886–87 0  –
17 Harwich & Parkeston 2 1936–37 10 1979–80
18 Billericay Town 2 2010–11 5 2014–15
19 South Weald 2 1909–10 4 1911–12
20 Purfleet/Thurrock 2 2004–05 2 1999–2000
21 A.F.C. Hornchurch 2 2012-13 1 2009–10
Dagenham & Redbridge 2000–01 2001–02
Redbridge Forest/Leytonstone & Ilford 1991–92 1987–88
24 Barking Woodville/Woodville 2 1895–96 0  –
Custom House 1921–22  –
26 Colchester/Colchester Town/Colchester Crown 1 1883–84 3 1899–1900
27 Braintree Town 1 1995–96 2 2013–14
Colchester United 2009–10 2011–12
29 Harlow Town 1 1978–79 0  –
King's Royal Rifle Corps 1908–09  –
Upton Park 1894–95  –
Waltham Forest 2005–06  –
Wanstead 1905–06  –
34 Aveley 0  – 4 2010–11
35 Leyton Orient 0  – 2 1998–99
Woodford  – 1900–01
37 Braintree 0  – 1 1883–84
Braintree Gordon  – 1893–94
Epping Town  – 1975–76
Eton Manor  – 1937–38
Ford United/Redbridge  – 1963–64
Grange Park  – 1886–87
Great Eastern Railway (Romford)  – 1920–21
Great Wakering Rovers  – 2006–07
Halstead Town  – 2004–05
Heybridge Swifts - 2015–16
Somerset Light Infantry  – 1888–89
Upton Excelsior  – 1887–88
Walthamstow Grange  – 1907–08
Wivenhoe Town  – 1992–93
Woodford Bridge  – 1884–85
York and Lancaster Regiment  – 1896–97

Notes

a The 2005–06 final was not played due to Chelmsford City and Braintree Town being removed from the competition following the abandonment of their semi-final in the second half. Waltham Forest beat Heybridge Swifts 3–0 in their semi-final.

References

  1. 1 2 "BBC Essex Senior Cup". Essex FA. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Beach Boys Make Essex Senior Cup History!". Essex FA. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

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