Southern Football League Cup (England)

Southern Football League Cup
Founded1932
Region England
Most successful club(s)Yeovil Town (4)
WebsiteSouthern League Website

The Southern League Cup is a knock-out cup competition organised by the Southern Football League. The the winning team are presented with the Southern League Challenge Trophy (trophy photograph[1]). It was inaugurated in 1932 after receiving sanction from the Football Association,[2] with the first competition taking place in the 1932–33 season.

Apart from two breaks, 1940–1945 owing to the World War 2, and 2020–2021 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament took place each year until 2022 after which it was discontinued.

Names and Sponsors

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  • 1984–  : Bill Dellow Cup[3]
  • 1987–1990: Westgate Insurance Cup[3]
  • 1990–1991: Larchimage Windows Cup[3]
  • 1991–1993: Barclays Commercial Services Cup[3]
  • 1993–2004: Doc Martens Cup
  • 2005–2007: Errea Cup
  • 2008–2009: GX Cup
  • 2009–2011: Red Insure Cup[4][5]
  • 2017–2018: BigFreeBet.com Challenge Cup (it was announced that proceeds from the deal would contribute to developing the league and the growth in grassroots English football).[6]
  • 2018–19: City Security Services Ltd League Challenge Cup[7]

Finals: Winners and runners-up

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Season Winners † Result ‡ Runners-up † Ref.
1932–33 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (WD) 6–3 (0–0; 6–3) Folkestone (ED) [8]
1933–34 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (WD) 4–1 (3–0; 1–1) Tunbridge Wells Rangers (ED) [9]
1934–35 Folkestone (ED) 5–4 (4–1; 1–3) Yeovil & Petters United (WD) [10]
1935–36 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (WD) 12–2 (7–0; 5–2) Tunbridge Wells Rangers (ED) [11]
1936–37 Newport County Reserves 6–5 (4–1; 2–4) Norwich City Reserves [12]
1937–38 Colchester United 4–3 (1–2; 3–1) Yeovil & Petters United [13]
1938–39 Competition not completed: Plymouth Argyle Reserves qualified for the final; the Colchester United versus Norwich City Reserves semi-final, carried over to the following season, was not completed as Colchester United ceased playing owing to World War 2. [14]
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1939–40 Worcester City (WS) 7–3 (3–1; 4–2)
(war-time comp.) 		Chelmsford City (ES) [16]
1940
to 1945 		Competition cancelled owing to World War 2
1945–46 Chelmsford City 9–4 (3–3; 6–1) Worcester City [17]
1946–47 Gillingham 4–2 (4–1; 0–1) Yeovil Town [18]
1947–48 Merthyr Tydfil 5–0
(single match) 		Colchester United [19]
1948–49 Yeovil Town 3–0
(single match) 		Colchester United [20]
1949–50 Colchester United 6–4 (3–0; 3–4 (aet)) Bath City [21]
1950–51 Merthyr Tydfil 6–5 (3–1; 3–4) Guildford City [22]
1951–52 Hereford United 5–1 (2–1; 3–0) Guildford City [23]
1952–53 Headington United 4–3 (1–2; 3–1(aet)) Weymouth [24]
1953–54 Headington United 2–0 (2–0; 0–0) Lovell's Athletic [25]
1954–55 Yeovil Town 3–1 (0–0, 3–1) Tonbridge [26]
1955–56 Gloucester City 6–5 (1–4, 5–1(aet)) Yeovil Town [27]
1956–57 Hereford United 5–2 (2–1; 3–1) Tonbridge [28]
1957–58 Cheltenham Town 4–1 (2–0; 2–1) Gravesend & Northfleet [29]
1958–59 Hereford United (NW-D) 6–3 (1–2; 5–1(aet)) Bath City (NW-D) [30]
1959–60 Chelmsford City (PD) 4–2 (2–1; 2–1) Worcester City (PD) [31]
1960–61 Yeovil Town (PD) 5–3
(3–0; 0–3(aet); 2–0(r)) 		Chelmsford City (PD) [32]
1961–62 Cambridge United (PD) 4–3 (2–2; 2–1) Margate (D1) [33]
1962–63 Guildford City (PD) 2–1 (0–0; 2–1) Nuneaton Borough (D1) [34]
1963–64 Burton Albion (D1) 5–2 (1–2; 4–0) Weymouth (PD) [35]
1964–65 Cambridge United (PD) 3–1 (0–1; 3–0) Weymouth (PD) [36]
1965–66 Yeovil Town (PD) 2–1 (2–1; 0–0) Guildford City (PD) [37]
1966–67 Guildford City (PD) 2–1 (2–1; 0–0) Barnet (PD) [38]
1967–68 Margate (PD) 4–2
(1–1; 0–0(aet); 3–1) 		Ramsgate Athletic (D1) [39]
1968–69 Cambridge United (PD) 1–0 (1–0; 0–0) Cheltenham Town (PD) [40]
1969–70 Wimbledon (PD) 4–1 (3–0; 1–1) Romford (PD) [41]
1970–71 Telford United (PD) 3–2 (2–1; 1–1) Weymouth (PD) [42]
1971–72 Barnet (PD) 4–4 (pens: 7–6)
(2–0; 0–2(aet);
2–2(r)(aet)(p:7–6)) 		Hereford United (PD) [43]
1972–73 Weymouth (PD) 3–0 (2–0; 1–0) Hillingdon Borough (PD) [44]
1973–74 AP Leamington (D1N) 3–1 (0–1; 3–0) Bromsgrove Rovers (D1N) [45]
1974–75 Kettering Town (PD) 3–1 (2–0; 1–1) Margate (PD) [46]
1975–76 Wimbledon (PD) 3–2 (1–1; 2–1) Yeovil Town (PD) [47]
1976–77 Dartford (PD) 3–1 (1–1; 2–0) Yeovil Town (PD) [48]
1977–78 Gravesend & Northfleet (PD) 2–0 (0–0; 2–0(aet)) Weymouth (PD) [49]
1978–79 Bath City (PD) 1–0 (1–0; 0–0) Yeovil Town (PD) [50]
1979–80 Kidderminster Harriers (MD) 4–1 (0–0; 4–1) Dartford (SD) [51]
1980–81 Bedford Town (MD) 3–1 (2–1; 1–0) Bognor Regis Town (SD) [52]
1981–82 Wealdstone (SD) 2–0 (1–0; 1–0) Gloucester City (MD) [53]
1982–83 Alvechurch (PD) 7–2 (6–1; 1–1) Waterlooville (PD) [54]
1983–84 AP Leamington (PD) 3–0 (0–0; 3–0(aet)) Dartford (PD) [55]
1984–85 Fisher Athletic (PD) 6–2 (2–1; 4–1) Cheltenham Town (PD) [56]
1985–86 Bromsgrove Rovers (MD) 4–3 (2–1; 2–2) Trowbridge Town (SD) [57]
1986–87 Waterlooville (SD) 3–1 (2–1; 1–0) Hednesford Town (MD) [58]
1987–88 Dartford (PD) 4–3 (1–3; 3–0) Bromsgrove Rovers (PD) [59]
1988–89 Dartford (PD) 3–1 (1–1; 2–0) Burton Albion (PD) [60]
1989–90 VS Rugby (PD) 2–1 (2–0; 0–1) Dartford (PD) [61]
1990–91 Chelmsford City (PD) 5–3 (2–1; 3–2) Hythe Town (SD) [62]
1991–92 Dover Athletic (PD) 4–0 (1–0; 3–0) Dorchester Town (PD) [63]
1992–93 Stourbridge (MD) 3–2 (2–0; 1–2) Dover Athletic (PD) [64]
1993–94 Sudbury Town (SD) 5–1 (2–0; 3–1) Gresley Rovers (PD) [65]
1994–95 Hastings Town (PD) 3–1 (1–0; 2–1) Leek Town (PD) [66]
1995–96 Nuneaton Borough (MD) 5–2 (3–1; 2–1) Baldock Town (PD) [67]
1996–97 Burton Albion (PD) 3–1 (2–1; 1–0) Sudbury Town (PD) [68]
1997–98 Margate (SD) 3–1 (2–0; 0–1) Redditch United (MD) [69]
1998–99 Sutton Coldfield Town (PD) 2–1 (0–0; 2–1) Cambridge City (PD) [70]
1999–00 Burton Albion (PD) 6–1 (2–0; 4–1) Hastings Town (ED) [71]
2000–01 Worcester City (PD) 4–1 (4–0; 0–1) Crawley Town (PD) [72]
2001–02 Dorchester Town (ED) 4–0 (1–0; 3–0) King's Lynn (PD) [73]
2002–03 Crawley Town (PD) 3–2 (1–2; 2–0) Halesowen Town (PD) [74]
2003–04 Crawley Town (PD) 4–1 (2–1; 2–0) Moor Green (PD) [75]
2004–05 King's Lynn (PD) 3–2 (2–2; 1–0) Bedford Town (PD) [76]
2005–06 Hitchin Town (PD) 3–1 (1–0; 2–1) Bromsgrove Rovers (WD) [77]
2006–07 Tiverton Town (PD) 3–2 (1–0; 2–2) Hemel Hempstead Town (PD)
2007–08 Hillingdon Borough (PD) 4–1 (1–1; 3–0) Clevedon Town (D1SW)
2008–09 Atherstone Town (D1M) 5–2 (2–1; 3–1) Bridgwater Town (D1SW)
2009–10 Cambridge City (PD) 1–1 (pens: 4–2)
(1–0; 0–1(p:4-2)) 		VT (D1SW)
2010–11 Hednesford Town (PD) 5–1 (2–1; 3–0) Hemel Hempstead Town (PD)
2011–12 Clevedon Town (D1SW) 2–1 (0–0; 2–1) Banbury United (PD)
2012–13 Arlesey Town (PD) 2–1 (1–0; 1–1(aet)) Frome Town (PD)
2013–14 St Neots Town (PD) 1–0 (0–0; 1–0) Tiverton Town (D1SW)
2014–15 Poole Town (PD) 1–1 (away goals)
(1–1; 0–0) 		Corby Town (PD)
2015–16 Merthyr Town (PD) 7–1 (5–1; 2–0) Cambridge City (PD)
2016–17 Hayes & Yeading United (PD) 1–1 (pens: 4–2)
(single match) 		St Ives Town (PD)
2017–18 Hitchin Town (PD) 1–0
(single match) 		Didcot Town (D1W)
2018–19 Stratford Town (PDC) 1–0
(single match) 		Cinderford Town (D1S) [78]
2019–20 Competition abandoned owing to COVID-19 pandemic[79]
2020–21 Competition abandoned owing to continuing COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 Royston Town (PDC) 7–0 (2–0; 5–0) Taunton Town (PDS) [80]
2022
onwards 		Competition discontinued
Key to contents and abbreviations

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