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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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Ledbury Town1 - 0 (a.e.t.)Wellington F.C.
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Westfields2 - 1Pegasus Juniors F.C.
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Wellington F.C.2 - 2 (a.e.t.)Westfields
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Penalties
3 - 2
Ledbury Town-Westfields
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New Street, Ledbury
Westfields3 - 1Wellington F.C.
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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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  3. ^ "8/8/05 - United collect some early silverware". Hereford Times. 8 August 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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  24. ^ "Former Hereford United player Gavin Williams tips Hereford FC to win Southern Football League South & West". Hereford Times. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  25. ^ "LIVE: HFA County Cup final: Hereford v Lads Club". Hereford Times. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  26. ^ "Pictures, video, report and reaction: Hereford 1 Stourbridge 0". Hereford Times. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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  28. ^ "Hereford FC v Cardiff City minute by minute updates". Hereford Times. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  29. ^ "Westfields hope to get league campaign off to perfect start". Hereford Times. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  30. ^ "Hereford Lads Club v Westfields - Herefordshire County Cup final". Hereford Times. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  31. ^ "Hereford FC v Hartpury University - HFA County Cup final live updates". Hereford Times. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  32. ^ "Westfields clinch county cup after beating Pegasus". Hereford Times. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  33. ^ 2007 Cup Final Report
  34. ^ 2008 Cup Final Report
  35. ^ 2009 Cup Final Report
  36. ^ 2010 Cup Final Report
  37. ^ 2011 Cup Final Report
  38. ^ 2012 Cup Final Report
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