Birmingham Senior Cup

Football tournament

Birmingham Senior Cup
Organising body	Birmingham County FA
Founded	1876; 148 years ago (1876)
Region	West Midlands
Number of teams	35 (2023–24)^[1]
Current champions	Aston Villa (20th title)
Most successful club(s)	Aston Villa (20 titles)
Website	Birmigham Senior Cup

The Birmingham Senior Cup is a football competition for Birmingham County FA club teams, organised by the Birmingham County Football Association. It began in 1876 and is the oldest county cup competition still active.^[2]^[3]

The Birmingham Senior Cup is a regional cup contest, which has featured all of the West Midlands' big clubs, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Burton Albion, Coventry City, Port Vale, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Walsall and Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[4] However, in recent years many of region's higher division clubs have tended to treat the cup as a reserve or youth team competition, giving non-league sides a greater chance of success, while the competition's most successful team, Aston Villa, did not compete at all for several years, before returning for the 2018-19 competition.^[5] In the 2016–17 season, Leamington became the first team to win the cup in a penalty shootout, defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Past finals

The programme for the 1883 final between Wednesbury Old Athletic and Aston Villa

Key

	Match went to a replay
	Match went to extra time
	Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
	Shared trophy

Season	Winners	Result	Runner-up	Notes
1876-77	Wednesbury Old Athletic	3–2	Stafford Road
1877–78	Shrewsbury^[a]	2–1	Wednesbury Strollers
1878–79	Wednesbury Old Athletic	3–2	Stafford Road	After extra time.
1879–80	Aston Villa	3–1	Saltley College
1880–81	Walsall Swifts	1–0	Aston Villa
1881–82	Aston Villa	2–1	Wednesbury Old Athletic
1882–83	Aston Villa	3–2	Wednesbury Old Athletic
1883–84	Aston Villa	4–0	Walsall Swifts
1884–85	Aston Villa	2–0	Walsall Swifts
1885–86	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Walsall Swifts	Replay. First match ended 0–0.
1886–87	Long Eaton Rangers	1–0	West Bromwich Albion
1887–88	Aston Villa	3–2	West Bromwich Albion
1888–89	Aston Villa	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1889–90	Aston Villa	2–0	West Bromwich Albion
1890–91	Aston Villa	3–0	Wednesbury Old Athletic
1891–92	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5–2	West Bromwich Albion
1892–93	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Aston Villa
1893–94	Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bromwich Albion	3–3		Trophy shared.
1894–95	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Aston Villa	Replay. First match ended 0–0.
1895–96	Aston Villa	3–0	Sheffield United
1896–97	Walsall	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1897–98	Walsall	3–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1898–99	Aston Villa	4–0	Burslem Port Vale
1899–1900	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Burslem Port Vale	Replay. First match ended 1–1.
1900–01	Stoke	4–3	Aston Villa	Replay. First match ended 1–1.
1901–02	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Aston Villa
1902–03	Aston Villa	3–0	West Bromwich Albion
1903–04	Aston Villa	3–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1904–05	Small Heath	7–2	West Bromwich Albion
1905–06	Aston Villa	3–1	Birmingham
1906–07	Birmingham	5–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1907–08	Aston Villa	6–0	Walsall
1908–09	Aston Villa	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1909–10	Aston Villa	2–1	Stoke
1910–11	Coventry City	1–0	Stourbridge
1911–12	Aston Villa	2–1	Willenhall Pickwick
1912–13	Port Vale	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Replay. First match ended 0–0.
1913–14	Stoke	2–1	Port Vale	Replay. First match ended 0–0.
1914–15	Birmingham	2–0	Stoke
1915–19	No competition due to World War I.
1919–20	Birmingham	3–0	Stoke
1920–21	Birmingham	5–1	Stoke
1921–22	Birmingham	2–1	Wellington
1922–23	Coventry City	2–1	Bilston United
1923–24	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Aston Villa
1924–25	Redditch	1–0	Cradley Heath
1925–26	Burton Town	3–0	Wellington Town
1926–27	Cradley Heath	1–0	Burton Town	Replay. First match ended 3–3.
1927–28	Burton Town	3–2	Hereford United
1928–29	Burton Town	2–0	Hereford United	Replay. First match ended 0–0.
1929–30	Oakengates Town	3–1	Kidderminster Harriers
1930–31	Nuneaton Town	4–2	Evesham Town	Replay. First match ended 1–1.
1931–32	Redditch	3–2	Brierley Hill
1932–33	Brierley Hill	3–2	Redditch
1933–34	Kidderminster Harriers	2–1	Burton Town
1934–35	Kidderminster Harriers	5–2	Nuneaton
1935–36	Hednesford Town	2–1	Burton Town
1936–37	Brierley Hill	5–2	Tamworth
1937–38	Kidderminster Harriers	2–1	Burton Town	Replay. First match ended 1–1.
1938–39	Redditch	1–0	Darlaston
1939–40	Solihull Town	2–1	Darlaston
1940–45	No competition due to World War II.
1945–46	Kidderminster Harriers	5–0	Stourbridge
1946–47	Wellington Town	2–1	Bromsgrove Rovers
1947–48	Atherstone Town	2–0	Bromsgrove Rovers
1948–49	Nuneaton Borough	2–1	Banbury Spencer
1949–50	Stourbridge	2–1	Bedworth Town	Replay. First match ended 1–1.
1950–51	Lockheed (Leamington)	3–1	Hereford United	Replay. First match ended 2–2.
1951–52	Brierley Hill	2–1	Halesowen Town
1952–53	Brierley Hill	2–1	Nuneaton Borough
1953–54	Burton Albion	2–1	Brierley Hill
1954–55	Brush Sports Hinckley Athletic	1–1		Replay. First match ended 0–0. Trophy shared. After extra time.
1955–56	Nuneaton Borough	2–0	Brush Sports
1956–57	Lockheed (Leamington)	2–0	Redditch
1957–58	Moor Green	1–0	Lockheed (Leamington)
1958–59	Stourbridge	2–1	Lockheed (Leamington)
1959–60	Nuneaton Borough	1–0	Banbury Spencer
1960–61	Tamworth	3–1	Rugby Town
1961–62	Lockheed (Leamington)	5–1	Rugby Town
1962–63	Stratford Town	2–1	Lockheed (Leamington)
1963–64	Kidderminster Harriers	3–2	Tamworth
1964–65	Kidderminster Harriers	3–1	Dudley Town
1965–66	Tamworth	3–1	Kidderminster Harriers
1966–67	Kidderminster Harriers	6–3	Nuneaton Borough	Aggregate score over two legs.
1967–68	Stourbridge	4–3	Halesowen Town	Aggregate score over two legs.
1968–69	Tamworth	6–3	Bilston	Aggregate score over two legs.
1969–70	Lockheed (Leamington)	3–0	Burton Albion	Aggregate score over two legs.
1970–71	Rugby Town	2–0	Burton Albion	Aggregate score over two legs.
1971–72	Lockheed (Leamington)	1–0	Highgate United	Aggregate score over two legs.
1972–73	Darlaston	2–1	Lockheed (Leamington)
1973–74	Highgate United	3–2	Darlaston
1974–75	Atherstone Town	1–0	AP Leamington
1975–76	Worcester City	1–0	Stourbridge
1976–77	Redditch United	3–0	Atherstone Town
1977–78	Nuneaton Borough	1–0	Redditch United	Replay. First match ended 1–1.
1978–79	Bedworth United	2–0	AP Leamington	Replay. First match ended 1–1. After extra time.
1979–80	Nuneaton Borough	2–0	Lye Town
1980–81	Bedworth United	2–0	Alvechurch
1981–82	Bedworth United	4–2	Alvechurch
1982–83	Birmingham City	1–0	Aston Villa
1983–84	Halesowen Town	1–0	Dudley Town
1984–85	Aston Villa	3–1	Wednesfield Social
1985–86	Dudley Town	4–2	Willenhall Town
1986–87	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Burton Albion	Replay. First match ended 2–2. After extra time.
1987–88	West Bromwich Albion	3–1	Bedworth United
1988–89	VS Rugby	1–0	Bromsgrove Rovers
1989–90	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Atherstone United
1990–91	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Nuneaton Borough
1991–92	VS Rugby	3–0	Birmingham City
1992–93	Nuneaton Borough	2–0	VS Rugby
1993–94	Walsall	3–0	Hednesford Town
1994–95	Solihull Borough	2–0	Aston Villa
1995–96	Birmingham City	2–0	Aston Villa
1996–97	Burton Albion	3–1	Tamworth
1997–98	Halesowen Town	3–1	Redditch United
1998–99	Birmingham City	4–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1999–2000	Birmingham City	1–0	Walsall
2000–01	Moor Green	3–1	Tamworth
2001–02	Nuneaton Borough	2–0	West Bromwich Albion
2002–03	Birmingham City	2–0	Moor Green
2003–04	Moor Green	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
2004–05	Redditch United	3–2	Birmingham City
2005–06	Willenhall Town	1–0	Stourbridge
2006–07	Coventry City	3–2	Walsall
2007–08	Birmingham City	5–0	Burton Albion
2008–09	Hednesford Town	2–0	Stourbridge
2009–10	Nuneaton Town	2–1	Alvechurch
2010–11	Sutton Coldfield Town	1–0	Nuneaton Town
2011–12	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Solihull Moors
2012–13	Hednesford Town	4–1	Sutton Coldfield Town
2013–14	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	Tamworth
2014–15	Birmingham City	2–1	Nuneaton Town
2015–16	Solihull Moors	2–1	Birmingham City
2016–17	Leamington	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leamington won 5–4 on penalties. After extra time.
2017–18	Stourbridge	2–1	Hednesford Town
2018–19	Leamington	4–1	Nuneaton Borough
2019–20	Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21	No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22	Leamington	3–1	Stourbridge
2022–23	Stourbridge	0–0	Coventry City	Stourbridge won 4–2 on penalties. After extra time.
2023–24	Aston Villa	9–0	Racing Club Warwick

^ Shrewsbury FC is not the same club as Shrewsbury Town FC

Wins by teams

Club	Wins	First final win	Last final win	Runner-up	Last final lost	Total final apps.	Notes
Aston Villa	20	1879–80	2023–24	9	1995–96	29
Birmingham City	13	1904–05	2014–15	4	2015–16	17	^[a]
Leamington	8	1950–51	2021–22	6	1978–79	14	^[b]
Nuneaton Town	9	1930–31	2009–10	7	2018–19	16	^[c]
Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	1891–92	1986–87	10	2016–17	17	^[d]
West Bromwich Albion	8	1893–94	2013–14	7	2001–02	15	^[e]
Kidderminster Harriers	7	1933–34	1966–67	2	1965–66	9
Stourbridge	5	1949–50	2022–23	6	2021–22	11
Redditch United	5	1924–25	2004–05	4	1997–98	9	^[f]
Walsall	4	1880–81	1993–94	6	2006–07	10	^[g]
Brierley Hill †	4	1932–33	1952–53	2	1953–54	6	^[h]
Tamworth	3	1960–61	1968–69	5	2013–14	8
Burton Town †	3	1925–26	1928–29	4	1937–38	7	^[i]
Rugby Town	3	1970–71	1991–92	3	1992–93	3	^[j]
Hednesford Town	3	1935–36	2012–13	2	2017–18	5
Bedworth United	3	1978–79	1981–82	1	1987–88	4
Coventry City	3	1910–11	2006–07	1	2022–23	4
Moor Green †	3	1957–58	2003–04	1	2002–03	4	^[k]
Burton Albion	2	1953–54	1996–97	4	2007–08	6
Stoke City	2	1900–01	1913–14	4	1920–21	6	^[l]
Wednesbury Old Athletic †	2	1876-77	1878–79	3	1890–91	5	^[m]
Halesowen Town	2	1983–84	1997–98	2	1967–68	4
Atherstone Town	2	1947–48	1974–75	1	1976–77	3
Darlaston Town †	1	1972–73	1972–73	3	1973–74	4	^[n]
Port Vale	1	1912–13	1912–13	3	1913–14	4
Dudley Town	1	1985–86	1985–86	2	1983–84	3
Brush Sports †	1	1954–55	1954–55	1	1955–56	2	^[o]
Cradley Heath †	1	1926–27	1926–27	1	1924–25	2	^[p]
Highgate United	1	1973–74	1973–74	1	1971–72	2
Solihull Moors	1	2015–16	2015–16	1	2011–12	2
Sutton Coldfield Town	1	2010–11	2010–11	1	2012–13	2
Wellington Town †	1	1946–47	1946–47	1	1925–26	2	^[q]
Willenhall Town	1	2005–06	2005–06	1	1985–86	2
Hinckley Athletic †	1	1954–55	1054–55	0	–	1	^[r]
Long Eaton Rangers †	1	1886–87	1886–87	0	–	1	^[s]
Oakengates Town †	1	1929–30	1929–30	0	–	1	^[t]
Shrewsbury †	1	1877–78	1877–78	0	–	1	^[u]
Solihull Borough	1	1994–95	1994–95	0	–	1	^[v]
Solihull Town †	1	1939–40	1939–40	0	–	1	^[w]
Stratford Town	1	1962–63	1962–63	0	–	1
Worcester City	1	1975–76	1975–76	0	–	1

Records

Final appearances and wins

Record number of wins: 20
- Aston Villa
Most consecutive wins: 4
- Aston Villa (1881–82, 1882–83, 1883–84, 1884–85)
- Aston Villa (1887–88, 1888–89, 1889–90, 1890–91)
- Birmingham City^[x] (1914–15, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22)
Most consecutive lost: 3
- Walsall (1883–84, 1884–85, 1885–86)
- Stoke City (1914–15, 1919–20, 1920–21)
Most finals played without winning: 3
- Alvechurch (1980–81, 1981–82, 2009–10)
- Bromsgrove Rovers (1946–47, 1947–48, 1988–89)
- Hereford United (1927–28, 1928–29, 1950–51)

Record number of final appearances: 29
- Aston Villa
Five or more wins by club:
- 20 Aston Villa
- 13 Birmingham City (1 as Small Heath)
- 9 Nuneaton Town (7 as Nuneaton Borough)
- 8 Leamington (5 as Lockheed Leamington)
- 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 7 West Bromwich Albion
- 7 Kidderminster Harriers
- 5 Stourbridge
- 5 Redditch United

Scoring

Highest scoring finals: 9 goals
- Aston Villa 9–0 Racing Club Warwick (2023–24)
- Small Heath 7–2 West Bromwich Albion (1904–05)
- Kidderminster Harriers 6–3 Nuneaton Borough (1966–67)
- Tamworth 6–3 Bilston Town (1968–69)

Most final matches without conceding: 10
- Aston Villa (1883–84, 1884–85, 1888–89, 1889–90, 1890–91, 1895–96, 1898–99, 1902–03, 1907–08, 2023–24)

Notes

^ Won 1 title as Small Heath & 5 titles as Birmingham.
^ Won 5 titles as Lockheed Lemington.
^ Won 7 titles as Nuneaton Borough.
^ Shared 1 trophy with West Bromwich Albion (1893–94).
^ Shared 1 trophy with Wolverhampton Wanderers (1893–94).
^ Won 4 titles as Redditch.
^ Won 1 titles as Walsall Swifts.
^ Dissolved in 1981.
^ Dissolved in 1950. Merged into Burton Albion.
^ Won 2 titles as VS Rugby.
^ Dissolved in 2007. Merged with Solihull Borough to form Solihull Moors.
^ Won 2 titles as Stoke.
^ Dissolved in 1893.
^ Dissolved in 1874. Won 2 titles as Darlaston.
^ Dissolved in 1960. Shared 1 trophy with Hinckley Athletic (1954–55).
^ Dissolved in 1971.
^ Dissolved in 2004.
^ Dissolved in 1997. Merged with Hinckley Town to form Hinckley United. Shared 1 trophy with Brush Sports (1954–55).
^ Dissolved in 1899.
^ Dissolved in 2018.
^ Dissolved in 1880.
^ Dissolved in 2007. Merged with Moor Green to form Solihull Moors.
^ Dissolved in 1944.
^ No competition was held between 1915 and 1919. Birmingham City entered 1919–20 season as defending champions.

References

^ "Results". Birmingham County FA. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
^ "Birmingham County FA Cups". BCFA.
^ Carr, Steve (2000). The History of the Birmingham Senior Cup 1876 to 1905 (1st ed.). Grorty Dick. ASIN:B00L3AL7YE.
^ "Birmingham FA County Cup Past Winners". BCFA. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
^ Carr, Steve (2017). The History of the Birmingham Senior Cup, Part Two – 1905 to 2016 (1st ed.). CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1539967682.

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