Sussex Senior Challenge Cup

Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
Founded 1882 (1882)
Region Sussex
Current champions Whitehawk
(4th title)
Most successful club(s) Worthing
(21 titles)

The Sussex Senior Cup is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs in the English county of Sussex and is the county senior cup of the Sussex FA. Its official name is the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup. For sponsorship purposes, from 2012 to 2018 it is also known as the Parafix Sussex Senior Cup.

The first winners of the cup were Brighton Rangers, who won the cup in 1883. Other teams who won the cup in its early history are Burgess Hill, Lancing College and Eastbourne.

The teams who have been successful in the cup recently are Sussex's only Football League teams Crawley Town and Brighton & Hove Albion; whilst Bognor Regis Town won the competition a record five times in succession between 1980 and 1984.

For reasons of fairness to other clubs, the Brighton & Hove Albion reserve team competes in the Sussex Senior Cup as, depending on season, the main squad are up to Football Championship level, many stages of the football league pyramid ahead of other teams. The 2010–11 season final took place at Brighton's new American Express Community Stadium on 16 July 2011; it was the first competitive match to be played there. Brighton won the game 2–0 with Gary Hart confirming his already legendary status at the club by scoring the first goal at the new ground.

Winners

1883-1900[1]

Season Winners
1882-83Brighton Rangers
1883-84Burgess Hill
1884-85Burgess Hill
1885-86Burgess Hill
1886-87Lancing College
1887-88Lancing College
1888-89Brighton College
1889-90Eastbourne
1890-91Eastbourne
1891-92Brighton Hornets
1892-93Worthing
1893-94Eastbourne
1894-95Eastbourne
1895-96Royal Irish Rifles
1896-97Southwick
1897-98Eastbourne Swifts
1898-99Eastbourne
1899-1900Eastbourne

1901-1945[1]

Season Winners
1900-01Eastbourne
1901-02Shoreham
1902-03Eastbourne
1903-04Worthing
1904-05Eastbourne Old Town
1906-07Hove
1907-08Worthing
1908-09Hove
1909-10Hove
1910-11Southwick
1911-12St Leonards Amateurs
1912-13Southwick
1913-14Worthing
1919-20Worthing
1920-21Royal Corps of Signals
1921-22Eastbourne
1922-23Worthing
1923-24Royal Corps of Signals
1924-25Southwick
1925-26Chichester
1926-27Worthing
1927-28Southwick
1928-29Worthing
1929-30Southwick
1930-31Southwick
1931-32Eastbourne
1932-33Eastbourne
1933-34Horsham
1934-35Worthing
1935-36Hastings & St. Leonards
1936-37Southwick
1937-38Hastings & St. Leonards
1938-39Horsham
1939-40Worthing
1941-42Haywards Heath Town
1942-43Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. Juniors
1943-44RAF (Ford)
1944-45Worthing

Post-1945 winners [1]

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Season Winners Runners-up Final result Venue Notes
1945–46WorthingHastings and St. Leonards3–2 (on aggregate)??
1946–47WorthingHaywards Heath1–0The Dripping Pan
1947–48SouthwickHorsham2–1Goldstone Ground
1948–49Littlehampton TownSouthwick3–2Queen Street
1949–50HorshamSkyways F.C.2–1Woodside Road
1950–51Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old BoysEastbourne1–0Woodside Road
1951–52WorthingBognor Regis Town3–2Goldstone Ground
1952–53EastbourneNewhaven2–1Goldstone Ground
1953–54HorshamWhitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys1–0Goldstone Ground
1954–55Bognor Regis TownHorsham2–1Goldstone Ground
1955–56Bognor Regis TownEastbourne United3–2Goldstone Ground
1956–57WorthingEastbourne United2–1Goldstone Ground
1957–58Haywards HeathWorthing2–1Goldstone Ground
1958–59WorthingCrawley Town2–1Goldstone Ground
1959–60Eastbourne UnitedBognor Regis Town1–0Goldstone Ground
1960–61WorthingHorsham4–3Goldstone Ground
1961–62WhitehawkEastbourne United4–0Goldstone Ground
1962–63Eastbourne UnitedSelsey1–0Goldstone Ground
1963–64Eastbourne UnitedLewes2–0Goldstone Ground
1964–65LewesLittlehampton Town6–3Goldstone Ground
1965–66Eastbourne UnitedChichester City5–1Goldstone Ground
1966–67Eastbourne UnitedHorsham2–0Goldstone Ground
1967–68SouthwickHorsham5–3 aetGoldstone Ground
1968–69Eastbourne UnitedHorsham3–0Goldstone Ground
1969–70Littlehampton TownWorthing1–0Goldstone Ground
1970–71LewesEastbourne United2–0Goldstone Ground
1971–72HorshamWhitehawk2–1Goldstone Ground
1972–73RingmerEastbourne Town1–0Goldstone Ground
1973–74HorshamWorthing2–1Goldstone Ground
1974–75WorthingLewes1–0Goldstone Ground
1975–76HorshamHastings United F.C. (1948)2–1Goldstone Ground
1976–77WorthingSouthwick2–0Goldstone Ground
1977–78WorthingEastbourne Town4–0Goldstone Ground
1978–79Hastings United F.C. (1948)Horsham1–0Goldstone Ground
1979–80Bognor Regis TownLewes1–0Goldstone Ground
1980–81Bognor Regis TownRingmer4–1Goldstone Ground
1981–82Bognor Regis TownPeacehaven & Telscombe1–0Goldstone Ground
1982–83Bognor Regis TownLewes3–0Goldstone Ground
1983–84Bognor Regis TownLittlehampton Town1–0Goldstone Ground
1984–85LewesBognor Regis Town2–2, replay 2–1Goldstone Ground/replay at Woodside Road
1985–86Steyning TownHastings Town1–0Goldstone Ground
1986–87Bognor Regis TownArundel1–1, replay 3–0Goldstone Ground/replay at Woodside Road
1987–88Brighton & Hove AlbionLewes3–0Goldstone Ground
1988–89Steyning TownHastings Town3–2Goldstone Ground
1989–90Crawley TownEastbourne United2–1Goldstone Ground
1990–91Crawley TownLittlehampton Town2–1Goldstone Ground
1991–92Brighton & Hove AlbionLangney Sports1–0Goldstone Ground
1992–93WickOakwood3–1Goldstone Ground
1993–94Brighton & Hove AlbionPeacehaven & Telscombe1–0Goldstone Ground
1994–95Brighton & Hove AlbionBognor Regis Town2–0Goldstone Ground
1995–96Hastings TownCrawley Town1–0Woodside Road
1996–97St LeonardsSaltdean United2–1Woodside Road
1997–98Hastings TownBurgess Hill Town2–1Broadfield Stadium
1998–99WorthingHastings Town3–0Broadfield Stadium
1999-00Brighton & Hove AlbionHastings Town1–1, 4–3 pensPriory Lane[2]
2000–01LewesBognor Regis Town2–1Priory Lane[3]
2001–02Eastbourne BoroughLewes2–1Priory Lane[4]
2002–03Crawley TownEastbourne Borough0–0, 6–5 pensPriory Lane[5]
2003–04Brighton & Hove AlbionWorthing2–0Priory Lane[6]
2004–05Crawley TownRingmer2–0Priory Lane[7]
2005–06LewesHorsham3–1Priory Lane[8]
2006–07Brighton & Hove AlbionWorthing2–0Priory Lane[9]
2007–08Brighton & Hove AlbionCrawley Town1–0Priory Lane[10]
2008–09Eastbourne BoroughBrighton & Hove Albion0–0, 1–0 aetPriory Lane[11]
2009–10Brighton & Hove AlbionBognor Regis Town4–0Priory Lane[12]
2010–11Brighton & Hove AlbionEastbourne Borough2–0American Express Community Stadium[13]
2011–12WhitehawkCrawley Down2–1American Express Community Stadium[14]
2012–13Brighton & Hove AlbionBognor Regis Town4–0American Express Community Stadium[15]
2013–14Peacehaven & TelscombeBognor Regis Town3–0American Express Community Stadium[16]
2014–15WhitehawkLewes5–0American Express Community Stadium[17]

Venues

The final of the Sussex Senior Cup has been played at Falmer Stadium since 2011

For rounds before the semi-final stage, the venue of each math is determined when the fixtures are drawn; the first club drawn in a fixture is usually the home team and matches are played at the club's home ground. The semi-finals are played at a neutral venue, usually at the Sussex FA at Culver Road in Lancing.

Between 1952 and 1995 the final of the Sussex Senior Cup was played at the Goldstone Ground in Hove. The cup final was then played at Woodside Road in Worthing for two seasons and then Broadfield Stadium in Crawley for two more seasons. Between 2000 and 2011 the final of the Sussex Senior Cup was played at Priory Lane in Eastbourne. Since 2011 the final of the Sussex Senior Cup has been played at the Falmer Stadium in Brighton.

Records and statistics

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Sussex Senior Challenge Cup Past Winners". www.sussexcountyleague.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  2. ↑ "Albion - victory falls flat". The Argus. 2000-05-02. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  3. ↑ "Lewes win Senior Cup". The Argus. 2001-05-08. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  4. ↑ "Sub wins cup for Borough". The Argus. 2002-05-07. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  5. ↑ "Reds win shoot-out". The Argus. 2003-05-06. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  6. ↑ "Match report: Albion Res 2 Worthing 0". The Argus. 2004-05-04. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  7. ↑ "Reds tough it out to see off Ringmer". The Argus. 2005-05-03. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  8. ↑ "Lewes made to work for cup triumph". The Argus. 2006-05-02. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  9. ↑ Griggs, Howard (2007-05-07). "Jake double for Albion final". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  10. ↑ Hollis, Steve (2008-05-06). "Albion reserves end on a high note". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  11. ↑ "Boro lift Sussex Senior Cup". Eastbourne Herald. 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  12. ↑ Griggs, Howard (2010-05-03). "Caskey double sets up cup triumph". Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  13. ↑ Naylor, Andy (2011-07-16). "Hart so pleased to score Amex opener". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  14. ↑ Griggs, Howard (2012-05-12). "Gargan hit late winner as Hawks win Senior Cup". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  15. ↑ Griggs, Howard (2013-05-18). "Agdestein stars as Albion win Senior Cup". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  16. ↑ Griggs, Howard (2014-05-18). "Peacehaven complete league and cup double". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  17. ↑ Griggs, Howard (2015-05-16). "Classy Whitehawk win Senior Cup at the Amex". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

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