Birmingham Senior Cup
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Birmingham Senior Cup | |
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Sport | Football (soccer) |
Founded | 1875 |
No. of teams | 30 (Rounds) |
Country | 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
- 1876 - Tipton
- 1877 - Wednesbury Old Athletic
- 1878 - Shrewsbury Town
- 1879 - Wednesbury Old Athletic
- 1880 - Aston Villa
- 1881 - Walsall Swifts
- 1882 - Aston Villa
- 1883 - Aston Villa
- 1884 - Aston Villa
- 1885 - Aston Villa
- 1886 - West Bromwich Albion
- 1887 - Long Eaton Rangers
- 1888 - Aston Villa
- 1889 - Aston Villa
- 1890 - Aston Villa
- 1891 - Aston Villa
- 1892 - Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 1893 - Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 1894 - Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 1895 - West Bromwich Albion
- 1896 - Aston Villa
- 1897 - Walsall
- 1898 - Walsall
- 1899 - Aston Villa
- 1900 - Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 1901 - Stoke City
- 1902 - Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 1903 - Aston Villa
- 1904 - Aston Villa
- 1905 - Birmingham City
- 1906 - Aston Villa
- 1907 - Birmingham City
- 1908 - Aston Villa
- 1909 - Aston Villa
- 1910 - Aston Villa
- 1911 - Coventry City
- 1912 - Aston Villa
- 1913 - Port Vale
- 1914 - Stoke City
- 1915 - Birmingham City
- 1916-1919 No competition due to World War I
- 1920 - Birmingham City
- 1921 - Birmingham City
- 1922 - Birmingham City
- 1923 - Coventry City
- 1924 - Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 1925 - Redditch United
- 1926 - Burton Town
- 1927 - Cradley Heath
- 1928 - Burton Town
- 1929 - Burton Town
- 1930 - Oakengates Town
- 1931 - Nuneaton Town
- 1932 - Redditch United
- 1933 - Brierley Hill Alliance
- 1934 - Kidderminster Harriers
- 1935 - Kidderminster Harriers
- 1936 - Hednesford Town
- 1937 - Brierley Hill Alliance
- 1938 - Kidderminster Harriers
- 1939 - Redditch United
- 1940-1945 No competition due to World War II
- 1946 - Kidderminster Harriers
- 1947 - Wellington Town
- 1948 - Atherstone Town
- 1949 - Nuneaton Borough
- 1950 - Stourbridge
- 1951 - Lockheed
- 1952 - Brierley Hill Alliance
- 1953 - Brierley Hill Alliance
- 1954 - Burton Albion
- 1955 - Brush Sports (Loughbrough)
- 1956 - Nuneaton Borough
- 1957 - Lockheed
- 1958 - Moor Green
- 1959 - Stourbridge
- 1960 - Nuneaton Borough
- 1961 - Tamworth
- 1962 - Lockheed
- 1963 - Stratford Town
- 1964 - Kidderminster Harriers
- 1965 - Kidderminster Harriers
- 1966 - Tamworth
- 1967 - Kidderminster Harriers
- 1968 - Stourbridge
- 1969 - Tamworth
- 1970 - Lockheed
- 1971 - Rugby Town
- 1972 - Lockheed
- 1973 - Darlaston
- 1974 - Highgate United
- 1975 - Atherstone Town
- 1976 - Worcester City
- 1977 - Redditch United
- 1978 - Nuneaton Borough
- 1979 - Bedworth United
- 1980 - Nuneaton Borough
- 1981 - Bedworth United
- 1982 - Bedworth United
- 1983 - Birmingham City
- 1984 - Halesowen Town
- 1985 - Aston Villa
- 1986 - Dudley Town
- 1987 - Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 1988 - West Bromwich Albion
- 1989 - VS Rugby
- 1990 - West Bromwich Albion
- 1991 - West Bromwich Albion
- 1992 - VS Rugby
- 1993 - Nuneaton Borough
- 1994 - Walsall
- 1995 - Solihull Borough
- 1996 - Birmingham City
- 1997 - Burton Albion
- 1998 - Halesowen Town
- 1999 - Birmingham City
- 2000 - Birmingham City
- 2001 - Moor Green
- 2002 - Nuneaton Borough
- 2003 - Birmingham City
- 2004 - Moor Green
- 2005 - Redditch United
- 2006 - Willenhall Town
[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.
- Aston Villa (19)
Record number of Birmingham Senior cup final apperances by a team.
- Aston Villa (29)
Highest scoring Birmingham Senior Cup final.
- 1905 Small Heath 7-2 West Bromwich Albion
- 1967 Kidderminster Harriers FC 6-3 Nuneaton Borough
- 1969 Tamworth FC 6-3 Bilston
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.