Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
The Berks & Bucks FA County Senior Cup is the Senior County Cup competition of the Berks & Bucks FA and was first played in 1878/79; a time when the FA Cup had only been going for seven years, there was no Football League, and most countries in the world did not have any competitions at all.
Originally known as the Berks & Bucks Challenge Cup, the competition was played in the first season of the Association's existence, and Reading were the inaugural winners, defeating Marlow 1–0 in the final held at the Reading Cricket Ground.
The competition consists of mainly non-league teams; however, Wycombe Wanderers and Milton Keynes Dons and Reading are three Football League teams who have recently competed, often fielding reserve and youth team players.
In 2019, Slough Town defeated Reading 3–1 in the final at Larges Lane, Bracknell.
Recent seasons
2018–19 season
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First Round
Second Round
Quarter-Final
Semi-Final
Final
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2019–20 season
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Preliminary Round
First Round
Second Round
Quarter-Final
Semi-Final
Final
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Recent finals
Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
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2008–09 | Windsor & Eton | 1–0 | Marlow | Stadium mk, Milton Keynes |
2009–10 | Maidenhead United | 3–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground, Marlow |
2010–11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3–2 | Maidenhead United | The Meadow, Chesham |
2011–12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–0 (4–2 on pens) | Chesham United | Adams Park, High Wycombe |
2012–13 | Beaconsfield SYCOB | 2–0 | Chesham United | The Meadow, Chesham |
2013–14 | Chesham United | 1–0 | Beaconsfield SYCOB | Stag Meadow, Windsor |
2014–15 | Maidenhead United | 4–0 | Aylesbury United | The Meadow, Chesham |
2015–16 | Aylesbury | 1–0 | Chesham United | Stag Meadow, Windsor |
2016–17 | Maidenhead United | 1–0 | Hungerford Town | Arbour Park, Slough |
2017–18 | Chesham United | 2–2 (4–3 on pens) | Milton Keynes Dons | Stadium mk, Milton Keynes |
2018–19 | Slough Town | 3–1 | Reading | Larges Lane, Bracknell |
Wins by team
Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.
Club | Wins | Last final won |
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Wycombe Wanderers | 29 | 2012 |
Maidenhead United | 22 | 2017 |
Chesham United | 16 | 2018 |
Slough Town | 15 | 2019 |
Marlow | 13 | 1994 |
Windsor & Eton | 12 | 2009 |
Aylesbury United | 4 | 2000 |
Wokingham Town | 4 | 1996 |
Reading | 3 | 1995 |
Chesham Town | 2 | 1908 |
Reading Amateurs | 2 | 1906 |
Windsor | 2 | 1887 |
The total for Maidenhead United includes three wins as Maidenhead FC.
Slough Town have won the cup under four different club names, the others being Swifts FC, Slough FC, and Slough Centre FC.
11 teams have won the competition on one occasion, including Maidenhead Norfolkians, Abingdon Town, Hungerford Town and Milton Keynes Dons.
See also
In addition to the BBFA County Senior Cup, the Berks & Bucks FA also run the following competitions, which are also often referred to as the "Berks & Bucks FA County Cup":
- BBFA County Senior Trophy
- BBFA County Intermediate Cup
- BBFA County Junior Cup
- BBFA County Sunday Intermediate Cup
- BBFA County Sunday Junior Cup
- BBFA County Sunday Junior Trophy
- BBFA County Women's Senior Cup
- BBFA County Women's Trophy
- BBFA County Girls Cup (Under 14)
- BBFA County Girls Cup (Under 16)
- BBFA County Girls Cup (Under 18)
- BBFA County Minor Cup (Under 12)
- BBFA County Minor Cup (Under 13)
- BBFA County Minor Cup (Under 14)
- BBFA County Minor Cup (Under 15)
- BBFA County Minor Cup (Under 16)
- BBFA County Youth Cup