Essex Senior Cup
The Essex Senior Cup is a knock-out system football competition that has been running since 1884, and is the most prestigious cup competition in the county of Essex. The competition is run mainly for non-league clubs in the region, although league sides have been known to enter the competition, such as Leyton Orient, Colchester United and Southend United. Ilford have won the competition the most times, with 13 wins (their first victory came in 1888 and their most recent in 1954). The current holders are Billericay Town, who defeated Aveley FC 2-0 on 11 April 2011 at Ship Lane, home of Thurrock, with an attendance of 547. It was sponsored in 2006-07 and 2007-08 by FansFocus.Com.
Past winners
1884–1919
| Year |
Winners |
| 1884 |
Colchester Town |
| 1885 |
Old Foresters |
| 1886 |
Old Foresters |
| 1887 |
Old Foresters |
| 1888 |
Ilford |
| 1889 |
Ilford |
| 1890 |
Ilford |
| 1891 |
Clapton |
| 1892 |
Ilford |
| 1893 |
Chelmsford |
| 1894 |
Woodville |
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| Year |
Winners |
| 1895 |
Upton Park |
| 1896 |
Barking Woodville |
| 1897 |
Leyton |
| 1898 |
Leyton |
| 1899 |
Harwich & Parkeston |
| 1900 |
Leyton |
| 1901 |
Leyton |
| 1902 |
Chelmsford |
| 1903 |
Leyton |
| 1904 |
Ilford |
| 1905 |
Leytonstone |
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| Year |
Winners |
| 1906 |
Wanstead |
| 1907 |
South Weald |
| 1908 |
Ilford |
| 1909 |
King's Royal |
| 1910 |
South Weald |
| 1911 |
Custom House |
| 1912 |
Romford Town |
| 1913 |
Ilford |
| 1914 |
Leytonstone |
| 1915 |
Grays Athletic |
| 1915–1919 |
No Competition |
|
1920–1944
| Year |
Winners |
| 1920 |
Barking Town |
| 1921 |
Grays Athletic |
| 1922 |
Custom House |
| 1923 |
Grays Athletic |
| 1924 |
Ilford |
| 1925 |
Clapton |
| 1926 |
Clapton |
| 1927 |
Ilford |
| 1928 |
Ilford |
| 1929 |
Ilford |
| 1930 |
Leyton |
|
| Year |
Winners |
| 1931 |
Leyton |
| 1932 |
Romford |
| 1933 |
Walthamstow |
| 1934 |
Romford |
| 1935 |
Leyton |
| 1936 |
Walthamstow |
| 1937 |
Harwich & Parkeston |
| 1938 |
Romford |
| 1939 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
| 1940 |
Briggs Sports |
| 1940–1944 |
No Competition |
|
1945–2010
| Year |
Winners |
| 1945 |
Grays Athletic |
| 1946 |
Barking |
| 1947 |
Romford |
| 1948 |
Leytonstone |
| 1949 |
Leytonstone |
| 1950 |
Briggs Sports |
| 1951 |
Briggs Sports |
| 1952 |
Briggs Sports |
| 1953 |
Ilford |
| 1954 |
Ilford |
| 1955 |
Clapton |
| 1956 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
| 1957 |
Grays Athletic |
| 1958 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
| 1959 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
| 1960 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
| 1961 |
Tilbury |
| 1962 |
Dagenham |
| 1963 |
Barking |
| 1964 |
Tilbury |
| 1965 |
Leytonstone |
|
| Year |
Winners |
| 1966 |
Leytonstone |
| 1967 |
Leytonstone |
| 1968 |
Dagenham |
| 1969 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
| 1970 |
Barking |
| 1971 |
Dagenham |
| 1972 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
| 1973 |
Tilbury |
| 1974 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
| 1975 |
Tilbury |
| 1976 |
Billericay Town |
| 1977 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
| 1978 |
Dagenham |
| 1979 |
Harlow Town |
| 1980 |
Dagenham |
| 1981 |
Dagenham |
| 1982 |
Leytonstone |
| 1983 |
Southend United |
| 1984 |
Clapton |
| 1985 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
| 1986 |
Chelmsford City |
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| Year |
Winners |
| 1987 |
Dagenham |
| 1988 |
Grays Athletic |
| 1989 |
Chelmsford City |
| 1990 |
Barking |
| 1991 |
Southend United |
| 1992 |
Redbridge Forest |
| 1993 |
Chelmsford City |
| 1994 |
Grays Athletic |
| 1995 |
Grays Athletic |
| 1996 |
Braintree Town |
| 1997 |
Southend United |
| 1998 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 1999 |
Canvey Island |
| 2000 |
Canvey Island |
| 2001 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 2002 |
Canvey Island |
| 2003 |
Chelmsford City |
| 2004 |
Thurrock |
| 2005 |
Thurrock |
| 2006 |
Waltham Forest |
| 2007 |
AFC Hornchurch |
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