2015–16 Surrey Senior Cup

2015–16 Surrey Senior Cup

Surrey FA Saturday Senior County Cup
Country	England
Dates	20 October 2015 – 4 May 2016
Teams	35
Champions	Merstham (2nd title)
Runners-up	Godalming Town
Matches played	34
Goals scored	130 (3.82 per match)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 4 May 2016.

The 2015–16 Surrey Senior Cup (also known as the Surrey FA Saturday Senior County Cup) will be the 123rd edition. It is currently competed for by teams playing in the top nine levels of the English football league system who are affiliated to the Surrey FA. It began with the First Round on 20 October 2015, and will conclude with the final in May 2016.^[1]

The defending champions are Isthmian League Premier Division side Metropolitan Police, after they beat Merstham 2–0 in the previous final on 6 May 2015.^[2]

The winners were Merstham, who beat Godalming Town 4–1 in the final.

Teams

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round
First round	32	6	none	6	Isthmian League Division One South Combined Counties League Premier Division Southern Counties East Football League
Second round	16	32	3	32	National League National League South Isthmian League Premier Division Isthmian League Division One South Southern League Division One Central Combined Counties League Premier Division Southern Counties East Football League
Third round	16	16	16	none	National League National League South Isthmian League Premier Division Isthmian League Division One South Southern League Divison One Central Combined Counties League Premier Division
Quarter finals	8	8	8	none	National League National League South Isthmian League Premier Division Isthmian League Division One South Southern League Divison One Central Combined Counties League Premier Division
Semi-Finals	4	4	4	none	National League National League South Isthmian League Division One South Southern League Divison One Central
Final	2	2	2	none	Isthmian League Premier Division Southern League Division One Central

Prize fund

Round	No. of Clubs receive fund	Prize fund per club[3]
Semi-Final losers	2	£500
Final runners-up	1	£1,000
Final winner	1	£2,000
Total	3	£3,500

Fixtures

First Round

First Round fixtures were due to be played on within the week of 20 October 2015 to 27 October 2015. A total of 6 teams, from Level 8 and Level 9 situated around the area of Surrey in English football, entered at this stage of the competition. The draw was as follows:^[4]

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 1 Ashford Town (9) 3–1 Beckenham Town (9) 2 Camberley Town (9) 1–1 Knaphill (9) Knaphill advance 3–2 on penalties

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 3 Epsom & Ewell (9) 1–6 Dorking Wanderers (8)

Second Round

Second Round fixtures were due to be played on 3 November 2015, but many games were rescheduled until 2 December 2015. A total of 32 teams took part in this stage of the competition including the winners from the First Round, teams with byes and the teams from Level 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of English football. The draw was as follows:^[5]

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 4 Knaphill (9) 4–3 Ashford Town (9) 5 Chipstead (8) 4–1 Chessington & Hook United (9) 6 Colliers Wood United (9) 1–3 Whyteleafe (8) 7 Corinthian-Casuals (8) 1–1 Egham Town (8) Corinthian-Casuals advance 4–2 on penalties 8 Croydon (9) 3–3 Farnham Town (9) Farnham Town advance 3–2 on penalties 9 Godalming Town (8) 1–0 Guildford City (9) 10 Horley Town (9) 2–2 Badshot Lea (9) Badshot-Lea advance 4–3 on penalties

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 11 Leatherhead (7) 3–0 Carshalton Athletic (8) 12 Merstham (7) 3–0 South Park (8) 13 Metropolitan Police (7) 3–2 Dorking Wanderers (8) 14 Molesey (8) 2–1 Raynes Park Vale (9) 15 Redhill (9) 0–3 Tooting & Mitcham United (8) 16 Sutton United (6) 3–0 Walton & Hersham (8) 17 Walton Casuals (8) 1–1 Kingstonian (7) Kingstonian advance 8–9 on penalties 18 Westfield (9) 2–0 Chertsey Town (9) 19 Woking (5) 10–0 Sutton Common Rovers (9)

Third Round

Third Round fixtures were due to be played on 22 December 2015, but many games were rescheduled until 9 February 2016. A total of 16 teams took part in this stage of the competition including the winners from the Second Round and the teams from Level 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of English football. The draw was as follows:^[6]

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 20 Godalming Town (8) 1–2 Tooting & Mitcham United (8) 21 Whyteleafe (8) 6–0 Farnham Town (9) 22 Leatherhead (7) 1–0 Kingstonian (7) 23 Badshot Lea (9) 1–5 Merstham (7)

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 24 Woking (5) 4–1 Westfield (9) 25 Metropolitan Police (7) 0–1 Molesey (8) 26 Knaphill (9) 3–0 Chipstead (8) 27 Corinthian-Casuals (8) 1–3 Sutton United (6)

Quarter Final

Quarter Final fixtures were due to be played on 9 February 2016, but many games were rescheduled until 17 February 2016. A total of 8 teams will take part in this stage of the competition including the winners from the Second Round and the teams from Level 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of English football. The draw was as follows:^[7] On 17 February 2016, Godalming Town were reinstated back into the competition after their loss to Tooting & Mitcham United.^[8]

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 28 Molesey (8) 1–3 Woking (5) 29 Sutton United (6) 1–0 Knaphill (9)

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 30 Whyteleafe (8) 0–3 Godalming Town (8) 31 Leatherhead (7) 0–4 Merstham (7)

Semi Final

Semi Final fixtures are due to be played on 16 March 2016. A total of 4 teams will take part in this stage of the competition including the winners from the Second Round and the teams from Level 5, 6, 7 and 8 of English football. The draw was as follows:^[9]

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 32 Sutton United (6) 1–3 Godalming Town (8)

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 33 Woking (5) 1–3 Merstham (7)

Final

The Final is set to be played on 4 May 2016. It will involve both Godalming Town and Merstham after their victories over Sutton United and Woking.^[10] The tie will be played at The Laithwaite Community Stadium.

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 34 Godalming Town (8) 1–4 Merstham (7)

References

1. "Surrey FA Saturday Senior County Cup". Surrey FA.
2. "Merstham beaten by Met Police in Surrey Senior Cup final". Surrey Mirror. 6 May 2015.
3. "County Cup Fixture Dates Revealed". Surrey FA.
4. "Surrey FA Saturday Senior County Cup First Round". Surrey FA. 20 October 2015.
5. "Surrey FA Saturday Senior County Cup Second Round". Surrey FA. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
6. "Surrey FA Saturday Senior County Cup Third Round". Surrey FA. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
7. "Surrey FA Saturday Senior County Cup Quarter Final". Surrey FA. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
8. "Godalming Town have been reinstated in to Surrey Senior Cup". Godalming Town F.C. (Twitter). 17 February 2016.
9. "Surrey FA Saturday Senior County Cup Semi Final". Surrey FA. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
10. "Surrey FA Saturday Senior County Cup Final". Surrey FA. 15 March 2016.