Birmingham Senior Cup

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Birmingham Senior Cup
Sport Football (soccer)
Founded 1875
No. of teams 30 (Rounds)
Country England England
Current champions Willenhall Town F.C.

The Birmingham Senior Cup is a football competition for Birmingham County FA club teams, organized by the Birmingahm County Football Associations. It began in 1875 with Tipton taking the first honours in the final in 1876 and is one of the oldest county football competitons going.

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[edit] History

The Birmingham senior is a local cup contest, which as featured some of the West Midlands big clubs, Birmingham City FC, West Bromwich Albion, Coventry City & Aston Villa.

[edit] Birmingham Senior Cup: Winners

[edit] Birmingham Senior Cup: Records

The Following records are for the final matches only of the Birmingham Senior Cup.

Record number of Birmingham Senior Cup wins.

Record number of Birmingham Senior cup final apperances by a team.

Highest scoring Birmingham Senior Cup final.

Most matches won in succession in a Birmingham Senior Cup final.

  • Aston Villa 2*(4) 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885 & 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891

[edit] Past Finals

The Birmingham Senior cup is over 130 years making it one of the oldest football competitions in English football to date.

[edit] 19th Century

1875-76 Tipton 1-0 Aston Villa

1876-77 Wednesbury Old Athletic 3-2 Stafford Rd8

1877-78 Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Wednesbury Strollers

1878-79 Wednesbury Old Athletic 3-2 Stafford Rd

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

1886-87 Long Eaton Rangers 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

1887-88 Aston Villa 3-2 West Bromwich Albion

1888-89 Aston Villa 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

1889-90 Aston Villa 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

1890-91 Aston Villa 3-0 Wednesbury Old Athletic

1891-92 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-2 West Bromwich Albion

1892-93 Woverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Aston Villa

1893-94 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-3 West Bromwich Albion

1894-95 West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Aston Villa

1895-96 Aston Villa 2-0 Sheffield Utd

1896-97 Walsall 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

1897-98 Walsall 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

1898-99 Aston Villa 4-1 Port Vale

1899-00 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Port Vale

[edit] 20th Century

1900-01 Stoke 4-3 Aston Villa

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 2-1 Stourbridge

1911-12 Aston Villa 2-1 Willenhall Pickwick

1912-13 Port Vale 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

1913-14 Stoke 2-1 Port Vale

1914-15 Birmingham 2-0 Stoke

1915-16 No Final

1916-17 No Final

1917-18 No Final

1918-19 No Final

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

1927-28 Burton Town 3-2 Hereford United

1928-29 Burton Town 2-0 Hereford United

1929-30 Oakengates Town 3-1 Kidderminster Harriers

1930-31 Nuneaton Town 4-2 Evesham Town

1931-32 Redditch 3-2 Brierley Hill

1932-33 Brierley Hill 3-2 Redditch

1933-34 Kidderminster Harriers 2-1 Dudley

1934-35 Kidderminster Harriers 5-2 Nuneaton

1935-36 Hednesford Town 3-1 Burton Town

1936-37 Brierley Hill Alliance 5-2 Tamworth

1937-38 Kidderminster Harriers 2-1 Burton Town

1938-39 Redditch 1-0 Darlaston

1939-40 No Final

1940-41 No Final

1941-42 No Final

1942-43 No Final

1943-44 No Final

1944-45 No Final

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

1950-51 Lockheed (Leamington) 3-1 Hereford United

1951-52 Brierley Hill Alliance 2-1 Halesowen Town

1952-53 Brierley Hill Alliance 2-1 Nuneaton Borough

1953-54 Burton Albion 2-1 Brierley Hill Alliance

1954-55 Brush Sports 1-1 Hinckley Athletic

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

1967-68 Stourbridge 4-3 Halesowen Town

1968-69 Tamworth 6-3 Bilston

1969-70 Lockheed (Leamington) 3-0 Burton Albion

1970-71 Rugby Town 2-0 Burton Albion

1971-72 Lockheed (Leamington) 1-0 Highgate United

1972-73 Darlaston 2-1 AP 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

1978-79 Bedworth United 2-0 AP Leamington

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

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

1999-00 Birmingham City 1-0 Walsall

[edit] 21st Century

2000-01 Moor Green 3-1 Tamworth

2001-02 Nuneaton Borough 2-0 West Bromwich Albion

2002-03 Birmingham City 2-0 Moor Green (aet)

2003-04 Moor Green 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

2004-05 Redditch Utd 3-2 Birmingham City

2005-06 Willenhall Town FC 1-0 Stourbridge FC

[edit] Trivia

  • Birmingham Senior Cup is open to the following
    • Porfessional Clubs
    • Non Professional Clubs
  • Please note 1915-16 through 1918-19 & 1939-40 through 1944-45 no cup was contested due to World War I and World War II, In which some of the great players of the 19th Century & 20th Century lost their lives.
  • West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers & Walsall FC are football clubs that were under the old county banner on South Stafforshire.
  • Parts of West Bromwich would have come under the old county banner of North Warwickshire.
  • Walsall FC contested for the cup as Walsall swifts, before merging with Walsall town to become Walsall FC.
  • Coventry City FC is a football club from the county of Warwksihire.
  • Birmingham City FC contested for the cup under the name of Small Heath.
  • Aston Villa are the current record holders of most cup wins in sucession, Birmingham City FC might have beaten this record if was not for the out break of war.