# Staffordshire Senior Cup

The Staffordshire Senior Challenge Cup is a football cup tournament based in the county of Staffordshire in England first competed for in 1877–78 (then under Sheffield Rules. Organised by the Staffordshire Football Association, it is competed for by a mix of clubs from Staffordshire and the surrounding areas. Both professional and amateur clubs may enter. In the modern age, however, professional teams such as Stoke City and Port Vale, the main clubs in Staffordshire, usually field a reserve team as they place more prestige on their professional league and cup competitions. This has left the door open for non-league sides to have more success in the cup as it is classed as a bigger achievement for them to win it.
In recent years the entries from clubs from neighbouring counties have virtually been phased out. Most County FAs now have their own separate Senior Cup competitions and this, coupled with the formation of the West Midlands county, has meant the entries for the Cup are quite low in some seasons. This has seen Market Drayton Town and Shifnal Town both enter since the turn of the millennium to make up the numbers, despite not being located in Staffordshire.
From the 2008–09 season the Staffordshire FA introduced a cut off point whereby teams lower than level 9 in the English football league system can not compete in the Senior Cup. Teams below the level of the North West Counties League Premier Division and Midland Football Alliance now compete in the sister competition the Staffordshire Senior Vase.
Stoke City are the most successful sides in the competition's history with 19 wins.
Historically the non-league side with the most wins is Stafford Rangers who have won the cup 11 times since the Second World War.
The most successful side from outside what is traditionally classed as Staffordshire are Kidderminster Harriers from Worcestershire, who won the competition four times in the 1980s. Worcester City and Redditch United have also won the competition from Worcestershire. Macclesfield Town and Northwich Victoria from neighbouring Cheshire have also won.

## Finals

This section lists every final of the competition played since 1877–78, the winners, the runners-up, and the result.
The first final was also the inaugural match at Stoke City's new Victoria Ground between Stoke and Talke Rangers on 28 March 1878, Stoke won 1–0 before upwards of 2,000 spectators, with the goal scored by William Boddington at about the 80th minute.

### Key

* Match went to extra time
* Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
* Shared trophy
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Notes |
| 1877–78 | Stoke | 1-0 | Talke Rangers | |
| 1878–79 | Stoke | 2-1 | Cobridge | |
| 1879–80 | Wednesbury Old Athletic | 2-1 | Aston Villa | |
| 1880–81 | Aston Villa | 3-1 | Walsall Swifts | |
| 1881–82 | Walsall Town | 4–0 | Walsall Swifts | |
| 1882–83 | West Bromwich Albion | 4–2 | Stoke | |
| 1883–84 | Birmingham St. George's | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 1884–85 | Walsall Town | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1885–86 | West Bromwich Albion | 4–2 | Stoke | |
| 1886–87 | West Bromwich Albion | 4–0 | Walsall Swifts | |
| 1887–88 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 1888–89 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Leek | |
| 1889–90 | Birmingham St. George's | 5–3 | Walsall Town Swifts | |
| 1890–91 | Aston Villa | 4–2 | Stoke | |
| 1891–92 | Burton Swifts | 2–1 | Aston Villa | |
| 1892–93 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Walsall Town Swifts | |
| 1893–94 | Aston Villa | 2 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1894–95 | Burton Wanderers | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1895–96 | Aston Villa | 5–0 | Stoke | |
| 1896–97 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Stoke | |
| 1897–98 | Burslem Port Vale | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 1898–99 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Walsall | |
| 1899-1900 | West Bromwich Albion | 5–0 | Burslem Port Vale | |
| 1900–01 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Stoke | |
| 1901–02 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 | Stoke | |
| 1902–03 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Stoke | |
| 1903–04 | Stoke Wolverhampton Wanderers | | | Trophy shared. |
| 1904–05 | Small Heath | 4–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1905–06 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Burton United | |
| 1906–07 | Aston Villa | 5–0 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 1907–08 | Birmingham | 6–2 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 1908–09 | Aston Villa | 5–0 | Birmingham City | |
| 1909–10 | Aston Villa | 3–1 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 1910–11 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Walsall | |
| 1911–12 | Burslem Port Vale | 2–0 | Birmingham | |
| 1912–13 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Birmingham | |
| 1913–14 | Stoke | 4–2 | Walsall | |
| 1914–15 | Birmingham | 1–0 | Aston Villa | |
| 1914–1919 | No competition due to World War I. | No competition due to World War I. | No competition due to World War I. | No competition due to World War I. |
| 1919–20 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Birmingham City | |
| 1920–21 | Stoke | 2–0 | Walsall | |
| 1921–22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Walsall | |
| 1922–23 | Walsall | 3–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1923–24 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 | Stoke | |
| 1924–25 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 1925–26 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | Stoke | |
| 1926–27 | Walsall | 2–1 | Birmingham City | |
| 1927–28 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Port Vale | |
| 1928–29 | Walsall | 1–0 | Aston Villa | |
| 1929–30 | Stoke City | 2–0 | Port Vale | |
| 1930–31 | Aston Villa | 6–0 | Walsall | |
| 1931–32 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1932–33 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Aston Villa | |
| 1933–34 | Stoke City | 1–0 | Aston Villa | |
| 1934–35 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6–2 | Stoke City | |
| 1935–36 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Stafford Rangers | |
| 1936–37 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–1 | Birmingham City | |
| 1937–38 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–3 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 1938–39 | Stoke City | 4–0 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 1939–1946 | No competition due to World War II. | No competition due to World War II. | No competition due to World War II. | No competition due to World War II. |
| 1946–47 | Port Vale | 3–2 | Stafford Rangers | |
| 1947–48 | Stoke City | 1–0 | Port Vale | |
| 1948–49 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Walsall | |
| 1949–50 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Walsall | |
| 1950–51 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1951–52 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9–0 | Stoke City | |
| 1952–53 | Port Vale | 3–1 | Walsall | |
| 1953–54 | Aston Villa | 4–0 | Stafford Rangers | |
| 1954–55 | Stafford Rangers | 3–1 | Leek Town | |
| 1955–56 | Burton Albion | 2–0 | Tamworth | |
| 1956–57 | Stafford Rangers | 2–1 | Bilston | |
| 1957–58 | Bilston | 3–1 | Stafford Rangers | |
| 1958–59 | Tamworth | 1–0 | Stafford Rangers | |
| 1959–60 | Bilston | 6–0 | Stafford Rangers | |
| 1960–61 | Bilston | 3–0 | Stafford Rangers | |
| 1961–62 | Bilston | 2–2 | Brierley Hill Alliance | |
| 1962–63 | Stafford Rangers | 4–2 | Bilston | |
| 1963–64 | Tamworth | 6–2 | Brierley Hill Alliance | |
| 1964–65 | Stoke City | 5–0 | Bilston | |
| 1965–66 | Tamworth | 3–1 | Walsall | |
| 1966–67 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–2 | Tamworth | |
| 1967–68 | Walsall | 6–0 | Kidderminster Harriers | |
| 1968–69 | Stoke City West Bromwich Albion | | | Trophy shared. |
| 1969–70 | Hednesford Town | 3–1 | Kidderminster Harriers | |
| 1970–71 | Stoke City | 4–2 | Tamworth | |
| 1971–72 | Stafford Rangers | 1–0 | Stoke City | |
| 1972–73 | Stafford Rangers | 8–0 | Port Vale | |
| 1973–74 | Hednesford Town | 2–1 | Stoke City | |
| 1974–75 | Stoke City | 5–1 | Armitage | |
| 1975–76 | Stoke City | 3–1 | Stafford Rangers | |
| 1976–77 | Worcester City | 6–3 | Burton Albion | |
| 1977–78 | Stafford Rangers | 6–2 | Kidderminster Harriers | |
| 1978–79 | Northwich Victoria | 7–5 | Kidderminster Harriers | |
| 1979–80 | Northwich Victoria | 3–1 | Leek Town | |
| 1980–81 | Kidderminster Harriers | 6–3 | Stoke City | |
| 1981–82 | Stoke City | 4–2 | Leek Town | |
| 1982–83 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2–1 | Willenhall Town | |
| 1983–84 | Kidderminster Harriers | 4–2 | Halesowen Town | |
| 1984–85 | Kidderminster Harriers | 7–1 | Leek Town | |
| 1985–86 | Eastwood Hanley | 5–1 | Bilston | |
| 1986–87 | Stafford Rangers | 4–2 | Northwich Victoria | |
| 1987–88 | Oldbury United | 4–3 | Stafford Rangers | |
| 1988–89 | Halesowen Town | 6–1 | Sutton Coldfield Town | |
| 1989–90 | Northwich Victoria | 3–2 | Macclesfield Town | After extra-time. |
| 1990–91 | Redditch United | 4–3 | Northwich Victoria | |
| 1991–92 | Stafford Rangers | 4–2 | Chasetown | |
| 1992–93 | Stoke City | 6–1 | Hednesford Town | |
| 1993–94 | Macclesfield Town | 14–1 | Wednesfield Social | |
| 1994–95 | Stoke City | 3–1 | Paget Rangers | |
| 1995–96 | Leek Town | 4–3 | Newcastle Town | |
| 1996–97 | Macclesfield Town | 4–3 | Bilston Town | |
| 1997–98 | Bilston Town | 2–1 | Tamworth | |
| 1998–99 | Stoke City | 3–1 | Leek Town | |
| 1999–2000 | Blakenall | 4–4 | Tamworth | Blakenhall won 5–4 on penalties. After extra-time. |
| 2000–01 | Port Vale | | Rocester | |
| 2001–02 | Tamworth | 3–1 | Newcastle Town | |
| 2002–03 | Stafford Rangers | 5–1 | Stoke City | |
| 2003–04 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 1–0 | Stafford Rangers | After extra-time. |
| 2004–05 | Stafford Rangers | 2–0 | Leek Town | |
| 2005–06 | Rushall Olympic | 1–0 | Stoke City | |
| 2006–07 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 6–1 | Rushall Olympic | |
| 2007–08 | Rocester | 3–0 | Kidsgrove Athletic | |
| 2008–09 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 2–2 | Stafford Rangers | Kidsgrove Athletic won 4–3 on penalties. After extra-time. |
| 2009–10 | Newcastle Town | 6–1 | Port Vale | |
| 2010–11 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 1–0 | Stoke City | |
| 2011–12 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 1–0 | Rushall Olympic | |
| 2012–13 | Hednesford Town | 5–1 | Rushall Olympic | |
| 2013–14 | Rushall Olympic | 2–1 | Port Vale | |
| 2014–15 | Stafford Rangers | 1–0 | Leek Town | |
| 2015–16 | Rushall Olympic | 4–1 | Kidsgrove Athletic | |
| 2016–17 | Stoke City | 1–1 | Chasetown | After extra-time. |
| 2017–18 | Stafford Rangers | 3–2 | Hednesford Town | |
| 2018–19 | Stafford Rangers | 3–0 | Rushall Olympic |
| 2019–20 | Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020–21 | No competition held due to COVID-19 pandemic. | No competition held due to COVID-19 pandemic. | No competition held due to COVID-19 pandemic. | No competition held due to COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021–22 | Stafford Rangers | 3–1 | Stone Old Alleynians | |
| 2022–23 | Rushall Olympic | 1–0 | Leek Town | |
| 2023–24 | Rushall Olympic | 1–0 | Leek Town | |

### Results by teams

| Club | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runner-up | Last final lost | Total final apps. |
| Stoke City | 19 | 1877–78 | 2016–17 | 18 | 2010–11 | 37 |
| Aston Villa | 16 | 1880–81 | 1953–54 | 6 | 1933–34 | 22 |
| Stafford Rangers | 14 | 1954–55 | 2021–22 | 11 | 2008–09 | 25 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 1882–83 | 1968–69 | 8 | 1937–38 | 21 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 1887–88 | 1966–67 | 7 | 1950–51 | 19 |
| Port Vale | 7 | 1897–98 | 2000–01 | 7 | 2013–14 | 14 |
| Walsall | 6 | 1881–82 | 1967–68 | 15 | 1965–66 | 21 |
| Bilston Town | 5 | 1957–58 | 1997–98 | 5 | 1996–97 | 10 |
| Rushall Olympic | 5 | 2005–06 | 2023–24 | 4 | 2018–19 | 9 |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 5 | 2003–04 | 2011–12 | 2 | 2015–16 | 7 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 4 | 1980–81 | 1984–85 | 5 | 1978–79 | 9 |
| Tamworth | 4 | 1958–59 | 2001–02 | 5 | 1900–2000 | 9 |
| Birmingham City | 3 | 1904–05 | 1914–15 | 6 | 1936–37 | 9 |
| Hednesford Town | 3 | 1969–70 | 2012–13 | 2 | 2017–18 | 5 |
| Northwich Victoria | 3 | 1978–79 | 1989–90 | 2 | 1990–91 | 5 |
| Macclesfield Town † | 2 | 1993–94 | 1996–97 | 1 | 1989–90 | 3 |
| Birmingham St George's † | 2 | 1883–84 | 1889–90 | 0 | – | 2 |
| Leek Town | 1 | 1995–96 | 1995–96 | 9 | 2023–24 | 10 |
| Newcastle Town | 1 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2 | 2001–02 | 3 |
| Burton Albion | 1 | 1955–56 | 1955–56 | 1 | 1976–77 | 2 |
| Halesowen Town | 1 | 1988–89 | 1988–89 | 1 | 1983–84 | 2 |
| Rocester | 1 | 2007–08 | 2007–08 | 1 | 2000–01 | 2 |
| Blakenall † | 1 | 1999–2000 | 1999–2000 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Burton Swifts † | 1 | 1891–92 | 1891–92 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Burton Wanderers † | 1 | 1894–95 | 1894–95 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Eastwood Hanley | 1 | 1985–96 | 1985–96 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Oldbury United | 1 | 1987–98 | 1987–98 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Redditch United | 1 | 1990–91 | 1990–91 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Wednesbury Old Athletic † | 1 | 1879–80 | 1879–80 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Worcester City | 1 | 1976–77 | 1976–77 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Brierley Hill Alliance † | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1963–64 | 2 |
| Chasetown | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2016–17 | 2 |
| Armitage † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1974–75 | 1 |
| Burton United † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1905–06 | 1 |
| Cobridge † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1878–79 | 1 |
| Leek † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1888–89 | 1 |
| Paget Rangers | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1994–95 | 1 |
| Stone Old Alleynians | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2021–22 | 1 |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1988–89 | 1 |
| Talke Rangers † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1877–78 | 1 |
| Wednesfield Social † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1993–94 | 1 |
| Willenhall Town | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1982–83 | 1 |

### Wins by cities/towns

| City | County | Wins | Team(s) |
| Birmingham | West Midlands | 21 | Aston Villa (16), Birmingham City (3), Birmingham St. George's (2) |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Staffordshire | 19 | Stoke City (19) |
| Stafford | Staffordshire | 14 | Stafford Rangers (14) |
| West Bromwich | West Midlands | 13 | West Bromwich Albion (13) |
| Wolverhampton | West Midlands | 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (12) |
| Burslem | Staffordshire | 7 | Port Vale (7) |
| Walsall | West Midlands | 6 | Walsall (6) |
| Bilston | West Midlands | 5 | Bilston (5) |
| Kidsgrove | West Midlands | 5 | Kidsgrove Athletic (5) |
| Rushall | West Midlands | 5 | Rushall Olympics (5) |
| Kidderminster | Worcestershire | 4 | Kidderminster Harriers (4) |
| Tamworth | Staffordshire | 4 | Tamworth (4) |
| Hednesford | Staffordshire | 3 | Hednesford Town (3) |
| Northwich | Cheshire | 3 | Northwich Victoria (3) |
| Burton upon Trent | Staffordshire | 3 | Burton Albion (1), Burton Swifts (1), Burton Wanderers (1) |
| Macclesfield | Cheshire | 2 | Macclesfield Town (2) |
| Leek | Staffordshire | 1 | Leek Town (1) |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | Staffordshire | 1 | Newcastle Town (1) |
| Halesowen | West Midlands | 1 | Halesowen Town (1) |
| Rocester | Staffordshire | 1 | Rocester (1) |
| Blakenall Heath | West Midlands | 1 | Blakenall (1) |
| Hanley | Staffordshire | 1 | Eastwood Hanley (1) |
| Oldbury | West Midlands | 1 | Oldbury United (1) |
| Redditch | Worcestershire | 1 | Redditch United (1) |
| Wednesbury | Staffordshire | 1 | Wednesbury Old Athletic (1) |
| Worcester | Worcestershire | 1 | Worcester City (1) |

## Records and statistics
### Matches

* Most final wins: 19
** Stoke City (1877–78, 1878–79, 1903–04, 1913–14, 1920–21, 1929–30, 1933–34, 1938–39, 1947–48, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2016–17)
* Most final lost: 18
** Stoke City (1882–83, 1885–86, 1890–91, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1902–03, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1934–35, 1951–52, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1980–81, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2010–11)
* Most consecutive finals win: 4
** Wolverhampton Wanderers (1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38)
* Most consecutive finals lost: 3
** Stafford Rangers (1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61)
* Most finals played without losing: 2
** Birmingham St George's (1883–84, 1889–90)
* Most finals played without winning: 2
** Brierley Hill Alliance (1961–62, 1963–64)
** Chasetown (1991–92, 2016–17)

### Scoring

* Widest winning margin: 13 goals
** Macclesfield Town 14–1 Wednesfield Social (1993–94)
* Highest scoring final: 15 goals
** Macclesfield Town 14–1 Wednesfield Social (1993–94)
* Most finals won without conceding a goal: 12
** Aston Villa (1892–93, 1895–96, 1898–99, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1924–25, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1953–54)