Hampshire Senior Cup
The Hampshire Senior Cup is a cup competition open to football teams affiliated with the Hampshire Football Association. The competition was founded in 1887 and has been contested every year since, with the exception of 1914 to 1919 when it was postponed due to the First World War.[1]
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| Founded | 1887 |
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| Region | Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset, Wiltshire, Channel Islands |
| Number of teams | varies |
| Current champions | Havant & Waterlooville F.C. (3 titles) |
| Most successful club(s) | Southampton (17 titles) |
| Website | Hampshire Senior Cup |
Despite the name, teams from Wiltshire, Dorset, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands have also competed in this competition,[2] as well as teams representing the Police and any armed forces based within the county. The competition is open to teams from all levels of competition from the Premier League down to Level 10 of the English football league system,[3] and a number of league teams have won this competition in the past. However, it is mostly non-league clubs who compete for this trophy instead of their league counterparts as all teams associated with the Hampshire FA are required to compete, with the exception of Premier League and English Football League teams who may opt out of the competition for a nominal fee.[3]
The record attendance came in the 1932 Final, when an incredible 20,544 watched Newport play Cowes at The Dell, Southampton. The biggest score in the final came more recently in 2000 when Aldershot Town defeated Andover 9–1. There has also twice been 8–0 final scores.
The current champions are Havant & Waterlooville, who defeated Basingstoke Town 2–1, in the 2019 final held at Eastleigh.
In April 2012, FIFA announced that the Hawk-Eye sensor system would be used in an experimental capacity at that year's final between A.F.C. Totton and Eastleigh as part of a series of ongoing reliability and accuracy tests of goal-line technology systems.[4][5]
On 9 October 2013, a tie was played between Brockenhurst and Andover Town. After the match finished 0-0 after extra time, the subsequent penalty shootout resulted in 29 consecutive goals being scored, with Brockenhurst winning 15–14. This was later confirmed by the Football Association as an English record (and possibly a world record) for the highest number of consecutive goals scored in a penalty shootout.[6][7][8][9]
Winners
By team
| Victories | Team | First Win[1] | Last Win[1] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Southampton |
1891 | 1976 | Includes wins as St. Mary's, Southampton St. Mary's and wins by 'A' and reserve teams. Includes one as Joint winners in 1907 |
| 9 | Cowes Sports | 1897 | 1967 | |
| Havant & Waterlooville | 1970 | 2019 | Includes wins by Havant Town and Waterlooville | |
| 8 | Farnborough Town | 1975 | 2006 | |
| Newport (IOW) | 1932 | 1998 | ||
| 7 | Basingstoke Town | 1971 | 2017 | |
| 6 | Aldershot Town | 1928 | 2007 | Includes one win by Aldershot |
| Ryde Sports | 1900 | 1939 | Includes one as joint winners in 1936 | |
| 5 | Andover | 1949 | 2001 | |
| 4 | Alton Town | 1958 | 1978 | |
| Fareham Town | 1957 | 1993 | ||
| Portsmouth | 1903 | 1987 | Includes wins by 'A' and Reserve teams | |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 1924 | 1989 | Includes wins as Bournemouth & Boscombe, and by 'A' and Reserve teams |
| Eastleigh Athletic | 1898 | 1911 | ||
| Royal Engineers | 1889 | 1894 | ||
| Sholing Sports | 1923 | 1983 | Includes one win as Sholing Athletic | |
| Southampton Police | 1942 | 1945 | ||
| 2 | AFC Totton | 2010 | 2011 | |
| Bournemouth Gasworks | 1953 | 1954 | ||
| Gosport Borough | 1988 | 2015 | ||
| RAOC Hilsea | 1929 | 1947 | ||
| RASC Training Centre (Aldershot) | 1936 | 1938 | Includes one as joint winners in 1936 | |
| Salisbury City | 1962 | 1964 | ||
| Winchester City | 1931 | 2005 | ||
| 1 | Alresford Town | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Eastleigh | 2012 | 2012 | ||
| Fleet Town | 2009 | 2009 | ||
| Folland Aircraft | 1941 | 1941 | ||
| Freemantle | 1893 | 1893 | ||
| Pirelli General | 1977 | 1977 | ||
| RAMC (Aldershot) | 1925 | 1925 | ||
| RAMC (Crookham) | 1960 | 1960 | ||
| RMLI (Gosport) | 1922 | 1922 | ||
| Romsey Town | 1979 | 1979 | ||
| Royal Artillery Portsmouth | 1896 | 1896 | ||
| Woolston Works | 1888 | 1888 | ||
| 2nd Batt. Grenadier Guards | 1907 | 1907 | Joint Winners in 1907 | |
| 3 Batt. Royal Marines (So'ton) | 1943 | 1943 | ||
By year
References
- "Hampshire Senior Cup – Previous Winners". Hampshire Football Association. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012.
- "Win, draw and defeat in County Cups". BBC. 7 November 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- "County Cup Competition Rules". Hampshire Football Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- "Fifa to test goalline technology in Hampshire FA Senior Cup final". The Guardian. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- "FIFA to experiment at Hampshire Senior Cup final". Southern Daily Echo. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- Hassan, Nabil (15 October 2013). "Penalty shoot-out record: Brockenhurst 15-14 Andover". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- Rice, Simon (15 October 2013). "Brockenhurst and Andover Town score 29 consecutive penalties to set new record". The Independent. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- "Penalty shootout record: like shooting goals in a barrel?". The Guardian. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- "Non-league sides set penalty shoot-out record". Eurosport. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- "Page 35 -In Newport's 2–1 win". Hampshire FA. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- "Brockenhurst FC History". Brockenhurst F.C. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- "Replay was at Cams Alders, Fareham but score not given". Hampshire FA. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- Gee, Wendy (23 April 2010). "Super Stags call the Shots in Hampshire Cup triumph". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- "AFC Totton beat Sholing to win Hampshire Senior Cup". BBC Sport. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- "Technology World-First at St. Mary's". Southampton FC. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- Walter, Simon (22 April 2013). "Alresford win Hampshire Senior Cup". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- Boyman, John (13 May 2014). "REPORT - Basingstoke Town 3-2 Havant and Waterlooville". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- "Basingstoke Town triumph as Hampshire FA Senior Cup final goes to sudden death". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- "Results". Hampshire FA. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- "Results". Hampshire FA. Retrieved 25 April 2019.