Herefordshire Senior Cup

The Senior Cup, was formed in 1951 when Ansells Brewery presented Herefordshire FA with the trophy. In the early days the Senior cup became an annual invitation Final. The final often varied in the early years between being a two legged affair or a single match. In 2009 the competition was merged with the much older competition known as the County Challenge Cup, is the county cup for the Herefordshire County Football Association (HCFA). According to the current rules of the competition, it is open to all clubs whose affiliation is with the HCFA. The current holders are Westfields F.C. who won the 2023 competition.

Herefordshire County Senior Cup
Founded1951
RegionHerefordshire
Number of teams15
Current championsWestfields
Most successful club(s)Westfields (12 titles)

History

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The HCFA covers the ceremonial county of Herefordshire. The Cup in its current format was competed in 2009 and was won by Westfields F.C.[1]

Winners

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Challenge Cup Senior Cup
Season Winner Score Runner-up Winner Score Runner-up
1971–72 Hereford United Wigan Athletic
1972–73 Hereford United Shrewsbury Town
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77 Hereford United 1–0 Stoke City
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81 Hereford United 2–1 Birmingham City
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86 Westfields Hinton Shrewsbury Town Hereford United
1986–87 Army Pegasus Juniors Hereford United Shrewsbury Town
1987–88 Pegasus Juniors
1988–89 Westfields Hinton Swindon Town 2–0 Hereford United
1989–90 Swindon Town 5–4 Hereford United
1990–91 Fownhope Ewyas Harold Hereford United
1991–92 Westfields Pegasus Juniors Hereford United (shared) Chester City
1992–93 Hinton Westfields Hereford United
1993–94 Hinton Pegasus Juniors
1994–95 Hinton Pegasus Juniors Hereford United
1995–96 Westfields Ross Town Hereford United
1996–97 Bromyard Town Ledbury Town Hereford United
1997–98 Ross Town Kington Town Shrewsbury Town Hereford United
1998–99 Pegasus Juniors Ross Town
1999-2000 Bromyard Town Ewyas Harold Newport County 1–0 Hereford United
2000–01 Kington Town Ross Town
2001–02 Westfields Kington Town Hereford United 2–1 Swansea City
2002–03 Westfields Kington Town Not held
2003–04 Kington Town Ledbury Town Hereford United 3–1 [2] Forest Green Rovers
2004–05 Westfields Wellington Hereford United 3–0 [3] Westfields
2005–06 Westfields Hinton Hereford United 4–1 [4] Westfields
2006–07 Ledbury Town Wellington Hereford United 3–0 [5] Ledbury Town
2007–08 Westfields Pegasus Juniors Hereford United 3–0 [6] Westfields
2008–09 Wellington 2–2* [7] Westfields Westfields 3–0 [8] Bromyard Town
2009–10 Ledbury Town 3–0 [9] Westfields Hereford United 8–0 [10] Wellington
2010–11 Westfields 3–1 [11] Wellington Hereford United 2–0 [12] Ledbury Town
2011–12 Westfields 3–0 [13] Ewyas Harold Westfields 3–2 [14] Hereford United
2012–13 Westfields 3–2 [15] Ledbury Town Hereford United 2–0 [16] Westfields
2013–14 Westfields 3–1 [17] Pegasus Juniors Westfields 1–1* [18] Hereford United
2014–15 Westfields 3–1 [19] Wellington Hereford United P–P [20] Westfields
2015–16 Hereford 5–1 [21] Westfields Westfields 5–3 [22] Slimbridge
2016–17 Hereford 3–0 [23] Hereford Lads Club Merthyr Town 2–1 [24] Hereford
2017–18 Hereford 6–0 [25] Hereford Lads Club Hereford 1–0 [26] Stourbridge
2018–19 Westfields 6–0 [27] Pegasus Juniors Cardiff City 3–0 [28] Hereford
2019–20 Not held Cardiff City 4–4* [29] Westfields

The Senior Cup final was not held in 2014 due to the problems at finalist Hereford United, who were subsequently wound up. The Challenge Cup final was not played in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Season Winner Score Runner-up
2020–21 Hereford Lads Club 4–2 Westfields [30]
2021–22 Hartpury University 2–1 Hereford [31]
2022–23 Westfields 3–1 Hereford Pegasus [32]

Westfields have won the competition a record 15 times.

Finals

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Westfields2 - 1Pegasus Juniors F.C.
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Ledbury Town-Westfields
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New Street, Ledbury


Westfields3 - 0Eywas Harold F.C.
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Attendance: 723
Referee: Alistair Phillips

Ledbury Town2–3Westfields
Report
Attendance: 461
Referee: Kevin Morris

Westfields3–1Pegasus Juniors
Report
Attendance: 320
Referee: Ben Morris

References

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  37. ^ 2011 Cup Final Report
  38. ^ 2012 Cup Final Report