# Somerset Premier Cup

The Somerset Premier Cup is an association football knock-out cup competition run by the Somerset County Football Association (SFA).
According to the current rules of the competition, to enter clubs first affiliation must be with the Somerset County FA, have the use of floodlights and be of a minimum of Western League standard (Level 10 of the English football league system).
The competition was first held during the 1928–29 season known as the Somerset Professional Cup, replacing the Somerset Senior Cup as the most prestigious County cup in Somerset. The first competition featured the three professional sides in the county at the time, Bath City, Taunton Town and Yeovil & Petters United, with the format initially being a round-robin tournament. Since 1934, the tournament has been a knock-out competition, while the format of the final has varied over the years, between being a two legged affair or a single match.
The first winner of the tournament was Bath City. The most recent winners are Taunton Town who defeated Brislington 3–0 in the 2024 final.

## Current participants (2024–25)

| Team | Stadium | League |
| Bath City | Twerton Park | National League South |
| Bishops Lydeard | Darby Way | South West Peninsula League Premier East |
| Bridgwater United | Fairfax Park | Western League Premier Division |
| Brislington | Brislington Stadium | Western League Premier Division |
| Cheddar | Bowdens Park | Western League Division One |
| Clevedon Town | Hand Stadium | Western League Premier Division |
| Frome Town | Badgers Hill | Southern League Premier Division South |
| Hengrove Athletic | Norton Lane | Western League Division One |
| Keynsham Town | Crown Field | Western League Division One |
| Larkhall Athletic | Plain Ham | Southern League Division One South |
| Mendip Broadwalk | Filwood Fields | Western League Division One |
| Middlezoy Rovers | The Aerodrome | South West Peninsula League Premier East |
| Nailsea & Tickenham | Fryth Way | Western League Premier Division |
| Odd Down | Lew Hill Memorial Ground | Western League Division One |
| Paulton Rovers | Winterfield Road | Western League Premier Division |
| Portishead Town | Bristol Road | Western League Premier Division |
| Radstock Town | Southfields Recreation Ground | Western League Division One |
| Shepton Mallet | The Playing Fields | Western League Premier Division |
| Street | The Tannery | Western League Premier Division |
| Taunton Town | Wordsworth Drive | Southern League Premier Division South |
| Wellington | The Playing Field | Western League Premier Division |
| Wells City | The Athletic Ground | Western League Division One |
| Welton Rovers | West Clewes | Western League Premier Division |
| Weston-super-Mare | Woodspring Stadium | National League South |
| Wincanton Town | Wincanton Sports Ground | Wessex League Premier Division |
| Yeovil Town | Huish Park | National League |

## Finals
### Results

Somerset Premier Cup finals :
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Attendance |
| 1928–29 | Bath City | | Yeovil & Petters United | N/A | |
| 1929–30 | Yeovil & Petters United | | Bath City | N/A | |
| 1930–31 | Yeovil & Petters United | 4–3 | Taunton Town | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| 1931–32 | Bath City | | Yeovil & Petters United | N/A | |
| 1932–33 | Yeovil & Petters United | | Bath City | N/A | |
| 1933–34 | Bath City | | Taunton Town | N/A | |
| 1934–35 | Yeovil & Petters United | 2–1 | Bath City | Twerton Park, Bath | |
| 1935–36 | Bath City | 0–0 | Street | | |
| 1935–36 | Bath City | 3–1 (R) | Street | | |
| 1936–37 | Glastonbury | 4–1 | Yeovil & Petters United | | |
| 1937–38 | Yeovil & Petters United | 2–1 | Bath City | Street | |
| 1938–39 | Yeovil & Petters United | 2–0 | Bath City | Wells | |
| 1945–46 | Bath City | 1–2 | Yeovil & Petters United | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| 1945–46 | Bath City | 4–2 | Yeovil & Petters United | Twerton Park, Bath | |
| Bath City won 5–4 on aggregate. |||||
| 1946–47 | Bath City | 1–1 | N/A | Street | |
| 1946–47 | Yeovil Town | 1–1 | N/A | Street | |
| 1947–48 | Yeovil Town | 5–2 | Ilminster Town | Ilminster | |
| 1948–49 | Glastonbury | 2–1 | Bath City | Glastonbury | |
| 1949–50 | Yeovil Town | 6–1 | Glastonbury | Glastonbury | |
| 1950–51 | Yeovil Town | 5–1 | Bridgwater Town | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| 1951–52 | Bath City | 3–0 | Glastonbury | Glastonbury | |
| 1952–53 | Bath City | 1–1 | Street | Twerton Park, Bath | |
| 1952–53 | Bath City | 2–0 (R) | Street | Twerton Park, Bath | |
| 1953–54 | Yeovil Town | 2–0 | Bath City | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| 1954–55 | Yeovil Town | 2–1 | Minehead | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| 1955–56 | Yeovil Town | 4–3 | Bristol City | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| 1956–57 | Bristol City | 1–1 | N/A | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| 1956–57 | Yeovil Town | 1–1 | N/A | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| 1957–58 | Bath City | 2–1 | Minehead | Minehead | |
| 1958–59 | Bridgwater Town | 1–1 | Yeovil Town | Castle Field, Bridgwater | |
| 1958–59 | Bridgwater Town | 2–1 (R) | Yeovil Town | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| 1959–60 | Bath City | 3–0 | Minehead | Twerton Park, Bath | |
| 1960–61 | Minehead | 5–2 | Yeovil Town | Minehead | |
| 1960–61 | Minehead | 2–1 | Yeovil Town | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| Minehead won 7–3 on aggregate. |||||
| 1961–62 | Yeovil Town | 1–2 | Bristol City | Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol | |
| 1961–62 | Yeovil Town | 3–0 | Bristol City | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| Yeovil Town won 4–2 on aggregate. |||||
| 1962–63 | Yeovil Town | 1–1 | Bristol City | Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol | |
| 1962–63 | Yeovil Town | 2–0 | Bristol City | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| Yeovil Town won 3–1 on aggregate. |||||
| 1963–64 | Bristol City | 1–1 | Yeovil Town | Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol | |
| 1963–64 | Bristol City | 3–1 | Yeovil Town | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| Bristol City won 4–2 on aggregate. |||||
| 1964–65 | Yeovil Town | 1–3 | Minehead | Minehead | |
| 1964–65 | Yeovil Town | 3–0 | Minehead | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| Yeovil Town won 4–3 on aggregate. |||||
| 1965–66 | Bath City | 2–1 | Welton Rovers | Twerton Park, Bath | |
| 1965–66 | Bath City | 1–1 | Welton Rovers | West Clewes, Midsomer Norton | |
| Bath City won 3–2 on aggregate. |||||
| 1966–67 | Frome Town | 2–1 | Yeovil Town | Badgers Hill, Frome | |
| 1966–67 | Frome Town | 1–1 | Yeovil Town | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| Frome Town won 3–2 on aggregate. |||||
| 1967–68 | Bath City | 3–0 | Yeovil Town | Twerton Park, Bath | |
| 1967–68 | Bath City | 1–0 | Yeovil Town | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| Bath City won 4–0 on aggregate. |||||
| 1968–69 | Yeovil Town | 3–1 | Frome Town | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| 1968–69 | Frome Town | 2–0 | Yeovil Town | Badgers Hill, Frome | |
| Trophy shared between Frome Town and Yeovil Town after 3–3 draw on aggregate. |||||
| 1969–70 | Bath City | 1–0 | Bristol City | Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol | |
| 1969–70 | Bath City | 0–0 | Bristol City | Twerton Park, Bath | |
| Bath City won 1–0 on aggregate. |||||
| 1970–71 | Bristol City | 1–2 | Yeovil Town | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | 1,902 |
| 1970–71 | Bristol City | 3–1 | Yeovil Town | Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol | 549 |
| Bristol City won 4–3 on aggregate. |||||
| 1971–72 | Bristol City | 6–1 | Taunton Town | Wordsworth Drive, Taunton | |
| 1971–72 | Bristol City | 3–1 | Taunton Town | Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol | |
| Bristol City won 9–2 on aggregate. |||||
| 1972–73 | Yeovil Town | 0–0 | Bridgwater Town | Castle Field, Bridgwater | |
| 1972–73 | Yeovil Town | 3–0 | Bridgwater Town | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | 2,120 |
| Yeovil Town won 3–0 on aggregate. |||||
| 1973–74 | Minehead | 1–0 | Bristol City | Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol | |
| 1973–74 | Minehead | 3–0 | Bristol City | Minehead | |
| Minehead won 1–0 on aggregate. |||||
| 1974–75 | Bristol City | 4–0 | Taunton Town | Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol | |
| 1974–75 | Bristol City | 3–0 | Taunton Town | Wordsworth Drive, Taunton | |
| Bristol City won 7–0 on aggregate. |||||
| 1975–76 | Yeovil Town | 1–1 | Westland-Yeovil | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | 715 |
| 1975–76 | Yeovil Town | 4–0 | Westland-Yeovil | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | 1,352 |
| Yeovil Town won 5–1 on aggregate. |||||
| 1976–77 | Minehead | 1–0 | Yeovil Town | Castle Field, Bridgwater | |
| 1976–77 | Minehead | 1–1 | Yeovil Town | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| Minehead won 2–1 on aggregate. |||||
| 1977–78 | Bath City | †2–1 * | Bristol City | Twerton Park, Bath | |
| 1978–79 | Yeovil Town | 1–1 | Minehead | Minehead | |
| 1978–79 | Yeovil Town | 3–2 | Minehead | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | |
| Yeovil Town won 4–3 on aggregate. |||||
| 1979–80 | Keynsham Town | 0–0 | Bath City | Crown Field, Keynsham | |
| 1979–80 | Keynsham Town | 1–0 | Bath City | Twerton Park, Bath | |
| Keynsham Town won 1–0 on aggregate. |||||
| 1980–81 | Bath City | 3–0 | Yeovil Town | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | 460 |
| 1980–81 | Bath City | 3–0 | Yeovil Town | Twerton Park, Bath | 334 |
| Bath City won 6–0 on aggregate. |||||
| 1981–82 | Bath City | 1–1 | Bridgwater Town | Twerton Park, Bath | |
| 1981–82 | Bath City | 2–1 | Bridgwater Town | Castle Field, Bridgwater | |
| Bath City won 3–2 on aggregate. |||||
| 1982–83 | Frome Town | | | | |
| 1983–84 | Bath City | 1–0 | Clevedon Town | Teignmouth Road, Clevedon | |
| 1983–84 | Bath City | 1–1 | Clevedon Town | Twerton Park, Bath | |
| Bath City won 2–1 on aggregate. |||||
| 1984–85 | Bath City | 1–0 | Yeovil Town | Twerton Park, Bath | 574 |
| 1984–85 | Bath City | 3–1 | Yeovil Town | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | 856 |
| Bath City won 4–1 on aggregate. |||||
| 1985–86 | Bath City | 1–0 | Yeovil Town | Twerton Park, Bath | 779 |
| 1985–86 | Bath City | 2–0 | Yeovil Town | Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil | 1,320 |
| Bath City won 3–0 on aggregate. |||||
| 1986–87 | Clevedon Town | W/O | N/A | | |
| 1987–88 | Mangotsfield United | | Taunton Town | | |
| 1988–89 | Bath City | 2–1 | Mangotsfield United | Mangotsfield | 363 |
| 1988–89 | Bath City | 5–1 | Mangotsfield United | Twerton Park, Bath | 339 |
| Bath City won 7–2 on aggregate. |||||
| 1989–90 | Bath City | 1–1 | Taunton Town | Wordsworth Drive, Taunton | 381 |
| 1989–90 | Bath City | 1–0 | Taunton Town | Twerton Park, Bath | 498 |
| Bath City won 2–1 on aggregate. |||||
| 1990–91 | Bristol City | | Weston-super-Mare | | |
| Bristol City won 4–3 on aggregate. |||||
| 1991–92 | Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | Yeovil Town | Twerton Park, Bath | 457 |
| 1991–92 | Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | Yeovil Town | Huish Park, Yeovil | 1,370 |
| Bristol Rovers won 3–2 on aggregate. |||||
| 1992–93 | Bristol Rovers | 4–1 | Taunton Town | Wordsworth Drive, Taunton | |
| 1992–93 | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Taunton Town | Twerton Park, Bath | |
| Bristol Rovers won 5–1 on aggregate. |||||
| 1993–94 | Bath City | 3–2 | Bristol Rovers | Twerton Park, Bath | 307 |
| 1993–94 | Bath City | 2–2 | Bristol Rovers | Twerton Park, Bath | 509 |
| Bath City won 5–4 on aggregate. |||||
| 1994–95 | Bath City | 1–0 | Taunton Town | Wordsworth Drive, Taunton | 459 |
| 1994–95 | Bath City | 3–0 | Taunton Town | Twerton Park, Bath | 356 |
| Bath City won 4–0 on aggregate. |||||
| 1995–96 | Brislington | †1–1 † | Mangotsfield United | | |
| 1996–97 | Yeovil Town | 2–1 | Bristol City | Huish Park, Yeovil | 1,111 |
| 1997–98 | Yeovil Town | 1–0 | Clevedon Town | Twerton Park, Bath | 478 |
| 1998–99 | Clevedon Town | †0–0 † | Taunton Town | | |
| 1999–2000 | Bristol City | 3–2 | Bath City | The Hand Stadium, Clevedon | 657 |
| 2000–01 | Clevedon Town | 1–0 | Odd Down | | |
| 2001–02 | Clevedon Town | 2–1 | Team Bath | | |
| 2002–03 | Taunton Town | 2–1 | Yeovil Town | The Hand Stadium, Clevedon | 914 |
| 2003–04 | Bristol City | 5–0 | Brislington | | |
| 2004–05 | Yeovil Town | 5–0 | Odd Down | Huish Park, Yeovil | 2,164 |
| 2005–06 | Taunton Town | 3–2 | Mangotsfield United | Woodspring Stadium, Weston-super-Mare | |
| 2006–07 | Team Bath | 3–1 | Bitton | Winterfield Road, Paulton | |
| 2007–08 | Bath City | †1–1 * | Paulton Rovers | Woodspring Stadium, Weston-super-Mare | |
| 2007–08 | Bath City | 3–0 (R) | Paulton Rovers | Twerton Park, Bath | 241 |
| 2008–09 | Frome Town | 3–1 | Paulton Rovers | West Clewes, Midsomer Norton | |
| 2009–10 | Welton Rovers | †0–0 † | Bridgwater Town | Huish Park, Yeovil | 407 |
| 2010–11 | Weston-super-Mare | 1–0 | Yeovil Town | Huish Park, Yeovil | 703 |
| 2011–12 | Weston-super-Mare | 2–1 | Clevedon Town | The Hand Stadium, Clevedon | 554 |
| 2012–13 | Paulton Rovers | 3–1 | Bridgwater Town | The Hand Stadium, Clevedon | 290 |
| 2013–14 | Taunton Town | 1–0 | Frome Town | Winterfield Road, Paulton | 450 |
| 2014–15 | Taunton Town | †1–0 * | Yeovil Town | Wordsworth Drive, Taunton | 852 |
| 2015–16 | Wells City | 2–1 | Larkhall Athletic | Wordsworth Drive, Taunton | 235 |
| 2016–17 | Taunton Town | 4–2 | Weston-super-Mare | Fairfax Park, Bridgwater | 559 |
| 2017–18 | Weston-super-Mare | 3–2 | Paulton Rovers | Badgers Hill, Frome | 262 |
| 2018–19 | Weston-super-Mare | 2–1 | Taunton Town | Woodspring Stadium, Weston-super-Mare | 469 |
| 2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021–22 | Yeovil Town | 3–0 | Bath City | Huish Park, Yeovil | 1,016 |
| 2022–23 | Bath City | 4–1 | Paulton Rovers | Woodspring Stadium, Weston-super-Mare | 548 |
| 2023–24 | Taunton Town | 3–0 | Brislington | Twerton Park, Bath | 196 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Competition decided by round-robin tournament between the three professional teams of Somerset at the time, Bath City, Taunton Town and Yeovil & Petters United
* ↑ Trophy shared between Bath City and Yeovil Town after a 1–1 draw.
* ↑ Trophy shared between Bristol City and Yeovil Town after a 1–1 draw.
* ↑ After a semi-final second replay where Yeovil Town beat Bath City 2–1, Bath City protested about an ineligible player in the Yeovil Town side. The protest was upheld and the tie ordered to be replayed. However, by this time the season was nearing its close and both clubs claimed their players' contracts would not allow them to fit the replayed game in and both withdrew from the Cup giving Clevedon Town a walkover in the final.
* ↑ Score was 1–1 after extra time. Brislington won the penalty shoot-out 6–5.
* ↑ Score was 3–3 after extra time. Clevedon Town won the penalty shoot-out 5–4.
* ↑ Match was abandoned at the end of the first period of extra time due to a floodlight failure, with the score at 1–1.
* ↑ Score was 0–0 after extra time. Welton Rovers won the penalty shoot-out 4–2.

## Records and statistics
### Performances by club

Performance in the Somerset Premier Cup by club :
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
| Yeovil Town | 25 | 16 | 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1947 (shared), 1948, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 (shared), 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969 (shared), 1973, 1976, 1979, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2022 | 1929, 1932, 1937, 1946, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1992, 2003, 2011, 2015 |
| Bath City | 25 | 10 | 1929, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1946, 1947 (shared), 1952, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2023 | 1930, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1949, 1954, 1980, 2000, 2022 |
| Bristol City | 8 | 6 | 1957 (shared), 1964, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1991, 2000, 2004 | 1956, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1997 |
| Taunton Town | 6 | 8 | 2003, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024 | 1972, 1975, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2019 |
| Frome Town | 4 | 1 | 1967, 1969 (shared), 1983, 2009 | 2014 |
| Clevedon Town | 4 | 3 | 1987, 1999, 2001, 2002 | 1984, 1998, 2012 |
| Weston-super-Mare | 4 | 2 | 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019 | 1991, 2017 |
| Minehead | 3 | 6 | 1961, 1974, 1977 | 1955, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1979 |
| Glastonbury | 2 | 2 | 1937, 1949 | 1950, 1952 |
| Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1992, 1993 | 1994 |
| Bridgwater Town | 1 | 3 | 1959 | 1951, 1973, 1982 |
| Keynsham Town | 1 | 0 | 1980 | — |
| Mangotsfield United | 1 | 3 | 1988 | 1989, 1996, 2006 |
| Brislington | 1 | 2 | 1996 | 2004, 2024 |
| Team Bath | 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2002 |
| Welton Rovers | 1 | 1 | 2010 | 1966 |
| Paulton Rovers | 1 | 3 | 2013 | 2009, 2018, 2023 |
| Wells City | 1 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| Taunton Town (pre-1947) | 0 | 2 | — | 1931, 1934 |
| Street | 0 | 2 | — | 1936, 1953 |
| Odd Down | 0 | 2 | — | 2001, 2005 |
| Bridgwater United | 0 | 2 | — | 2010, 2013 |
| Ilminster Town | 0 | 1 | — | 1948 |
| Westland-Yeovil | 0 | 1 | — | 1976 |
| Bitton | 0 | 1 | — | 2007 |
| Larkhall Athletic | 0 | 1 | — | 2016 |

## Other Somerset FA County Cup competitions

In addition to the Somerset Premier Cup, the Somerset FA also run the following competitions, which are also often referred to as the Somerset FA County Cup: