West Riding County Cup

West Riding County Cup
Region  England
Current champions Eccleshill United(2014)
Most successful club(s) Goole Town (as Goole Town and Goole AFC, 13 wins)
Website West Riding County FA

The West Riding County Cup is an annual football competition held between the clubs of the West Riding County Football Association which was first competed in 1927. It is the senior county cup for the historic West Riding of Yorkshire since the demise of the Senior Cup in 1999. The first winners were Leeds United Reserves in 1927.

According to the Rules of the County FA, entry to the competition is by invite from the Council or an authorised committee assigned to run the competition.[1]

Past winners

Season Winners (no')
1927 LEEDS UNITED RESERVES (1)
1928 SELBY TOWN (1)
1929 BRADFORD RESERVES (1)
1930 BRADFORD CITY RESERVES (1)
1931 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN RESERVES (1)
1932 NOT COMPETED FOR
1933 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN RESERVES (2)
1950 BRADFORD UNITED AMATEURS (1)
1951 GOOLE TOWN (1)
1952 GOOLE TOWN (2)
1953 SWILLINGTON WELFARE (1)
1954 YORKSHIRE AMATEURS (1)
1955 SALTS (1)
1956 SALTS(2)
1957 GOOLE TOWN (3)
1958 FARSLEY CELTIC (1)
1959 OSSETT TOWN (1)
1960 FARSLEY CELTIC (2)
1961 YORKSHIRE AMATEURS (2)
1962 HATFIELD MAIN (1)
1963 HARROGATE TOWN (1)
1964 HATFIELD MAIN (2)
1965 OSSETT ALBION (1)
1966 OSSETT ALBION (2)
1967 FARSLEY CELTIC (3)
1968 OSSETT ALBION (3)
1969 GOOLE TOWN (4)
1970 GOOLE TOWN (5)
Season Winners
1971 FARSLEY CELTIC (4)
1972 YORKSHIRE AMATEURS (3)
1973 HARROGATE TOWN (3)
1974 THACKLEY (1)
1975 THACKLEY (2)
1976 GOOLE TOWN (6)
1977 GOOLE TOWN (7)
1978 GOOLE TOWN (8)
1979 GUISELEY AFC (1)
1980 GUISELEY AFC (2)
1981 GUISELEY AFC (3)
1982 OSSETT TOWN (2)
1983 GUISELEY AFC (4)
1984 FARSLEY CELTIC (5)
1985 GOOLE TOWN (9)
1986 HARROGATE TOWN (4)
1987 GOOLE TOWN (10)
1988 FARSLEY CELTIC (6)
1989 GOOLE TOWN (11)
1990 LIVERSEDGE (1)
1991 BRADFORD PARK AVENUE (1)
1992 GOOLE TOWN (12)
1993 GLASSHOUGHTON WELFARE (1)
1994 GUISELEY AFC (5)
1995 FARSLEY CELTIC (7)
1996 GUISELEY AFC (6)
1997 FARSLEY CELTIC (8)
1998 GARFORTH TOWN (1)
Season Winners
1999 OSSETT ALBION (4)
2000 GARFORTH TOWN (2)
2001 FARSLEY CELTIC (9)
2002 HARROGATE TOWN (5)
2003 HARROGATE TOWN (6)
2004 HALIFAX TOWN (1)
2005 GUISELEY AFC (7)
2006 FARSLEY CELTIC (10)
2007 GOOLE AFC (13)
2008 HARROGATE TOWN (7)
2009 GARFORTH TOWN (3)
2010 GARFORTH TOWN (4)
2011 GUISELEY AFC (8)
2012 GUISELEY AFC (9)
2013 F C HALIFAX TOWN (2)
2014 ECCLESHILL UNITED (1)

The competition was not held between 1933 and 1950

Finals

2001 Final


Farsley Celtic 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Ossett Town
Gary Brook
Chris Annan
Woodlesford, Leeds

2002 Final

2003 Final

2004 Final

2005 Final

2006 Final

2007 Final

11 April 2007
Goole 3 – 1 Guiseley
Craig Hall  4' [2] Andy Parton
Duncan Bray

2008 Final

9 Apr 2008
Harrogate Town 6 – 0 Bradford Park Avenue
Hunter
Bettney
Holland
Woodlesford, Leeds[3]
Referee: David Richardson

2009 Final

8 April 2009
19:45 BST
Garforth Town 1 - 1 Bradford Park Avenue
  Penalties  
5 - 4
Hanson School Playing Fields, Bradford

2010 Final

14 April 2010
19:45 BST
Garforth Town 5 – 4 (a.e.t.) Barnoldswick Town
Ormesby
Mason
Greaves
Blair 		Unknown
Woodlesford

2011 Final

13 April 2011
19:45 BST
Guiseley AFC 4 – 2 (a.e.t.) Thackley FC
Joe O'Neill  28, 101'
Darryn Stamp  72'
James Walshaw  113 (pen)' 		[4][5] Nicky Matthews  8, 53'
Valley Parade
Attendance: 1092

2012 Final

11 April 2012
19:45 BST
Guiseley AFC 1 – 0 Bradford Park Avenue
Simon Baldry  90' [6]
Valley Parade
Attendance: 1220

2013 Final

14 May 2013
19:45 BST
FC Halifax Town 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Guiseley AFC
Gareth Seddon  105'

2014 Final

9 April 2014
19:45 BST
Harrogate Town 0 – 1 Eccleshill United
Report Edwards 90' (pen)

References

  1. ↑ West Riding County FA Handbook 2012-13. West Riding County FA Ltd. p. 75.
  2. ↑ Report 2007 Final
  3. ↑ 2008 Final Venue
  4. ↑ Report 2011 Final
  5. ↑ Final Report 2011(2)
  6. ↑ Report 2012 Final