Sussex RUR Cup

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The Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Charity Cup is the original Cup which was presented to the Sussex County FA in 1897 by the Officers and men of the Royal Irish Rifles (subsequently Royal Ulster Rifles). The 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles won the Sussex Senior Cup, Brighton Shield, Charity Cup and Vernon Wentworth Cup in 1895/6 and were recognised as ‘Sussex Champions’. The trophy was presented as a permanent memento of their achievement and to raise money for charity.

Since its inception in 1896/7, the Sussex (R.U.R) Charity Cup has had many different formats from an end of season invitation competition to its present popular knockout style. A third of all gate receipts from the matches played in the competition go to the SCFA Benevolent Fund for injured players.

[edit] Past Winners

Season	Winners
1897	Southwick
1898	Brighton Athletic
1899	Brighton Athletic
1900	Horsham
1901	Hastings & St. Leonards
1902	Hastings & St. Leonards
1903	Shoreham
1904	Worthing
1905	Newhaven
1906	Shoreham
1907	Worthing
1908	Worthing
1909	Southwick
1910	Worthing
1911	Southwick
1912	Vernon Athletic
1913	St Leonards Amateurs
1914	Worthing
1915-1919	No competition
1920	Brighton & Hove Amateurs
1921	Worthing
1922	Vernon Athletic
1923	Vernon Athletic
1924	Royal Corps of Signals
1925	Southwick
1926	Southwick
1927	Worthing
1928	Southwick
1929	Southwick
1930	Southwick
1931	Horsham
1932	Horsham
1933	Eastbourne
1934	Horsham & Worthing (Joint)
1935	Horsham
1936	Horsham
1937	Horsham
1938	Horsham & Southwick (Joint)
1939	Hastings & St. Leonards
1940	Hastings & St. Leonards
1941	No competition
1942	Worthing (War Time Charity Cup)
1943	Brighton & Hove Albion Jnrs (War Time Charity Cup)
1944	Haywards Heath (War Time Charity Cup)
1945	Worthing (War Time Charity Cup)
1946	Horsham
1947	Littlehampton Town
1948	Eastbourne
1949	Horsham & Worthing (Joint)
1950	Eastbourne
1951	Horsham
1952	Horsham
1953	Worthing
1954	Worthing
1955	Whitehawk & M.F.O.B
1956	Eastbourne United
1957	Horsham
1958	Bexhill Town Athletic
1959	Whitehawk
1960	Brighton & Hove Albion
1961	Brighton & Hove Albion & Chichester City (Joint)
1962	Lewes
1963	Lewes
1964	Chichester City
1965	Lewes
1966	Lancing
1967	Haywards Heath
1968	Rye United
1969	Arundel
1970	Littlehampton Town
1971	Littlehampton Town
1972	Bognor Regis Town
1973	Arundel
1974	Bexhill Town
1975	Haywards Heath
1976	Haywards Heath
1977	Southwick
1978	Peacehaven & Telscombe
1979	Arundel
1980	Arundel
1981	Steyning Town
1982	Peacehaven & Telscombe
1983	Three Bridges
1984	Littlehampton Town
1985	Steyning Town
1986	Eastbourne Town
1987	Eastbourne Town
1988	Three Bridges
1989	Pagham
1990	Wick
1991	Whitehawk
1992	Burgess Hill Town
1993	Peacehaven & Telscombe
1994	Newhaven
1995	Peacehaven & Telscombe
1996	Peacehaven & Telscombe
1997	Peacehaven & Telscombe
1998	Wick
1999	Wick
2000	Burgess Hill Town
2001	Horsham YMCA
2002	Selsey
2003	Southwick
2004	East Grinstead Town
2005	Ringmer
2006	Hailsham Town