# Lancashire Senior Cup

The Lancashire County Football Association Cup (commonly known as the Lancashire Senior Cup) is an association football knockout tournament involving teams from Lancashire, England. It is a County Cup competition of the Lancashire County Football Association and involves Premier League clubs and Football League clubs. However, these days clubs generally field their reserve teams.
Historic Lancashire currently has 5 Premier League teams, 12 Football League sides and 4 National League teams; not every club enters in concurrent years. The tournament starts at the round of 16, with higher division clubs often have to miss rounds to allow lower division clubs to have a chance to play in the competition.

## History

The competition was stopped in 1974 due to concerns over the format and lack of interest in adding to fixture lists. It was then revived and revamped as a pre-season tournament in 1982, becoming known as the 'Lancashire Manx Cup' due to its sponsorship by the Isle of Man Tourist Board.

## List of finals

Lancashire Senior Cup finals :
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners–up | Venue | Attendance |
| 1879–80 | Darwen | 3–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Barley Bank, Darwen | 9,000 |
| 1880–81 | Accrington | 6–4 | Blackburn Park Road | Barley Bank, Darwen | 4,000 |
| 1881–82 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Accrington | Burnley Cricket Club, Burnley | 5,000 |
| 1882–83 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–2 | Darwen | Barley Bank, Darwen | 12,000 |
| 1883–84 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 2–1 (replay) | Blackburn Olympic | Deepdale, Preston Barley Bank, Darwen | 10,000 6,000 |
| 1884–85 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Blackburn Olympic | Deepdale, Preston | 6,000 |
| 1885–86 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Deepdale, Preston | 7,000 |
| 1886–87 | Preston North End | 3–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Pike's Lane, Bolton | 14,500 |
| 1887–88 | Accrington | w/o | Preston North End | Leamington Road, Blackburn | (n/a) |
| 1888–89 | Accrington | 1–1 1–0 (replay) | Higher Walton | Leamington Road, Blackburn Deepdale, Preston | 3,000 6,000 |
| 1889–90 | Burnley | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Thorneyholme Road, Accrington | 15,000 |
| 1890–91 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | Darwen | Anfield, Liverpool | 7,000 |
| 1891–92 | Bury | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Deepdale, Preston | 12,000 |
| 1892–93 | Preston North End | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 4,000 |
| 1893–94 | Everton | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Hyde Road, Manchester | 7,000 |
| 1894–95 | Preston North End | 2–0 | Everton | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 8,000 |
| 1895–96 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 2–0 (replay) | Bury | Burnden Park, Bolton | 13,000 17,529 |
| 1896–97 | Everton | 2–0 | Manchester City | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 8,000 |
| 1897–98 | Newton Heath | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 5,000 |
| 1898–99 | Bury | 3–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Burnden Park, Bolton | 3,946 |
| 1899–1900 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Burnley | Deepdale, Preston | 5,000 |
| 1900–01 | Blackburn Rovers | 4–0 | Burnley | Hyde Road, Manchester | 8,000 |
| 1901–02 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Burnley | Hyde Road, Manchester | 4,000 |
| 1902–03 | Bury | 1–0 | Everton | Gigg Lane, Bury | 7,032 |
| 1903–04 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Southport Central | Deepdale, Preston | 1,500 |
| 1904–05 | Southport Central | 2–1 | Everton | Haig Avenue, Southport | 5,000 |
| 1905–06 | Bury | 4–0 | Accrington Stanley | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 7,000 |
| 1906–07 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Liverpool | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 10,000 |
| 1907–08 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Preston North End | Hyde Road, Manchester | 8,000 |
| 1908–09 | Blackburn Rovers | 5–3 | Liverpool | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 14,000 |
| 1909–10 | Everton | 4–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 10,000 |
| 1910–11 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 2–2 aet (replay) 0–0 (replay) 2–1 (replay) | Burnley | Ewood Park, Blackburn Turf Moor, Burnley Burnden Park, Bolton Ewood Park, Blackburn | 5,000 8,500 10,000 10,000 |
| 1911–12 | Bolton Wanderers | 4–1 | Burnley | Burnden Park, Bolton | 11,000 |
| 1912–13 | Manchester United | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | 8,000 |
| 1913–14 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Blackpool | Burnden Park, Bolton | 2,457 |
| 1914–15 | Burnley | 4–1 | Rochdale | Hyde Road, Manchester | 2,000 |
| 1915–18 | (no competition) | | | | |
| 1918–19 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Oldham Athletic | Old Trafford, Manchester | 21,605 |
| 1919–20 | Liverpool Manchester United | 1–1 | (n/a) | Anfield, Liverpool | 15,000 |
| 1920–21 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Old Trafford, Manchester | 25,000 |
| 1921–22 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | Bury | Gigg Lane, Bury | 15,912 |
| 1922–23 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Liverpool | Burnden Park, Bolton | 9,115 |
| 1923–24 | Liverpool | 1–1 2–0 | Manchester City | Maine Road, Manchester Anfield, Liverpool | 10,000 14,227 |
| 1924–25 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Blackpool | Burnden Park, Bolton | 11,292 |
| 1925–26 | Bury | 5–2 | Accrington Stanley | Burnden Park, Bolton | 7,305 |
| 1926–27 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Bury | Burnden Park, Bolton | 13,229 |
| 1927–28 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Bury | Old Trafford, Manchester | 25,000 |
| 1928–29 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Old Trafford, Manchester | 11,632 |
| 1929–30 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Burnley | Maine Road, Manchester | 10,768 |
| 1930–31 | Liverpool | 4–0 | Manchester United | Anfield, Liverpool | 9,555 |
| 1931–32 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–2 | Manchester City | Maine Road, Manchester | 15,386 |
| 1932–33 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Anfield, Liverpool | 10,363 |
| 1933–34 | Bolton Wanderers | 4–2 | Oldham Athletic | Maine Road, Manchester | 6,173 |
| 1934–35 | Everton | 3–1 | Bury | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 2,000 |
| 1935–36 | Blackpool | 6–2 | Wigan Athletic | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | 8,889 |
| 1936–37 | Blackpool | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | 5,400 |
| 1937–38 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Southport | Haig Avenue, Southport | 7,931 |
| 1938–39 | Bolton Wanderers Preston North End | 1–1 | (n/a) | Deepdale, Preston | 5,850 |
| 1939–40 | Everton | 4–2 | Bury | Gigg Lane, Bury | 3,522 |
| 1940–41 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Burnley | Turf Moor, Burnley | 9,790 |
| 1941–42 | Blackpool | 7–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | 10,000 |
| 1942–43 | Manchester United | 3–1 (1st leg) 3–3 (2nd leg) | Liverpool | Anfield, Liverpool Maine Road, Manchester | 12,117 9,196 |
| 1943–44 | Liverpool | 3–1 (1st leg) 3–2 (2nd leg) | Bolton Wanderers | Anfield, Liverpool Burnden Park, Bolton | 16,591 10,254 |
| 1944–45 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 (1st leg) 4–3 (2nd leg) | Accrington Stanley | Ewood Park, Blackburn Peel Park, Accrington | 6,726 5,334 |
| 1945–46 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Burnley | Maine Road, Manchester | 36,500 |
| 1946–47 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Bury | Anfield, Liverpool | 23,018 |
| 1947–48 | Bolton Wanderers | 5–1 | Southport | Haig Avenue, Southport | 10,734 |
| 1948–49 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Blackpool | Boundary Park, Oldham | 13,174 |
| 1949–50 | Burnley | 3–0 | Liverpool | Turf Moor, Burnley | 16,898 |
| 1950–51 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Bury | Old Trafford, Manchester | 5,656 |
| 1951–52 | Burnley | 1–0 | Barrow | Holker Street, Barrow-in-Furness | 10,516 |
| 1952–53 | Manchester City | 5–1 | Chester | Sealand Road, Chester | 4,407 |
| 1953–54 | Blackpool | 3–0 | Liverpool | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | 5,904 |
| 1954–55 | Barrow | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Holker Street, Barrow-in-Furness | 6,110 |
| 1955–56 | Liverpool | 4–4 2–0 (replay) | Blackburn Rovers | Anfield, Liverpool | 6,048 6,581 |
| 1956–57 | Chester | 1–0 | Burnley | Sealand Road, Chester | 2,661 |
| 1957–58 | Bury | 2–1 | Preston North End | Gigg Lane, Bury | 2,376 |
| 1958–59 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Everton | Anfield, Liverpool | 22,193 |
| 1959–60 | Burnley | 4–2 | Manchester United | Turf Moor, Burnley | 3,831 |
| 1960–61 | Burnley | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Turf Moor, Burnley | 5,225 |
| 1961–62 | Burnley | 2–1 | Liverpool | Turf Moor, Burnley | 9,217 |
| 1962–63 | (competition not completed) | | | | |
| 1963–64 | Everton | 7–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 5,440 |
| 1964–65 | Burnley | 2–0 | Southport | Turf Moor, Burnley | 4,565 |
| 1965–66 | Burnley | 4–0 | Barrow | Holker Street, Barrow-in-Furness | 7,158 |
| 1966–67 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Barrow | Boundary Park, Oldham | 3,512 |
| 1967–68 | Morecambe | 2–1 | Burnley | Christie Park, Morecambe | 4,230 |
| 1968–69 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Liverpool | Old Trafford, Manchester | 4,299 |
| 1969–70 | Burnley | 3–2 | Barrow | Turf Moor, Burnley | 3,251 |
| 1970–71 | Rochdale | 3–2 | Oldham Athletic | Spotland, Rochdale | 7,003 |
| 1971–72 | Burnley | 2–2 3–0 (replay) | Manchester United | Old Trafford, Manchester Turf Moor, Burnley | unknown 4,500 |
| 1972–73 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Bury | Gigg Lane, Bury | 1,975 |
| 1973–74 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Morecambe | Christie Park, Morecambe | 3,221 |
| 1974–82 | (no competition) | | | | |
| 1982–83 | Bury | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Gigg Lane, Bury | 2,873 |
| 1983–84 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 (3–1 pen.) | Bury | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 3,615 |
| 1984–85 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Springfield Park, Wigan | 4,002 |
| 1985–86 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Burnley | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 6,017 |
| 1986–87 | Bury | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Gigg Lane, Bury | 2,682 |
| 1987–88 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 (4–3 pen.) | Wigan Athletic | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 4,414 |
| 1988–89 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Preston North End | Burnden Park, Bolton | 5,757 |
| 1989–90 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | 4,685 |
| 1990–91 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Preston North End | Burnden Park, Bolton | 4,585 |
| 1991–92 | Wigan Athletic | 4–1 | Preston North End | Springfield Park, Wigan | 3,315 |
| 1992–93 | Burnley | 2–2 (4–3 pen.) | Bury | Turf Moor, Burnley | 5,198 |
| 1993–94 | Blackpool | 1–0 | Manchester United | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | 6,612 |
| 1994–95 | Blackpool | 1–0 | Bury | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | 3,150 |
| 1995–96 | Blackpool | 2–2 (4–2 pen.) | Wigan Athletic | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | 3,139 |
| 1996–97 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Blackpool | Deepdale, Preston | 3,913 |
| 1997–98 | (no competition) | | | | |
| 1998–99 | Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | Rochdale | Springfield Park, Wigan | 2,191 |
| 1999–2004 | (no competition) | | | | |
| 2004–05 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Bury | Spotland, Rochdale | 503 |
| 2005–06 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 (7–6 pen.) | Preston North End | County Ground, Leyland | 400 |
| 2006–07 | Blackburn Rovers | 6–2 | Bolton Wanderers | County Ground, Leyland | 189 |
| 2007–08 | Manchester United | 3–2 | Liverpool | | |
| 2008–09 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | | |
| 2009–10 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Oldham Athletic | | |
| 2010–11 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 (3–2 pen.) | Preston North End | | |
| 2011–12 | Manchester United | 4–0 | Accrington Stanley | | |
| 2012–13 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Manchester City | | |
| 2013–14 | Bury | 1–1 (4–2 pen.) | Wigan Athletic | | |
| 2014–15 | Bury | 2–1 | Rochdale | | |
| 2015–16 | Everton | 2–2 (5–3 pen.) | Oldham Athletic | | |
| 2016–17 | Liverpool | 1–1 (5–4 pen.) | Fleetwood Town | | |
| 2017–18 | Bury | 4–2 | Fleetwood Town | | |
| 2018–19 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Burnley | | |
| 2019–20 | (no competition) | | | | |
| 2020–21 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Wigan Athletic | | |
| 2021–22 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Burnley | | |
| 2022–23 | Burnley | 1–1 (4–1 pen.) | Barrow | County Ground, Leyland | |
| 2023-24 | Barrow | 1–1 (4–3 pen.) | Burnley | Holker Street, Barrow-in-Furness | |

## Table of winners

| | Club | Number of wins | Most recent win |
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 2020–21 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 15 | 2012–13 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 13 | 2021–22 |
| 3 | Burnley | 13 | 2022–23 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 1990–91 |
| 6 | Bury | 11 | 2017–18 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 7 | 1995–96 |
| 7 | Everton | 7 | 2015–16 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 6 | 1973–74 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 6 | 1996–97 |
| 11 | Accrington | 3 | 1888–89 |
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 2005–06 |
| 11 | Rochdale | 3 | 2004–05 |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1998–99 |
| 15 | Barrow | 2 | 2023-24 |
| 16 | Chester City (as Chester) | 1 | 1956–57 |
| 16 | Darwen | 1 | 1879–80 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 1 | 1967–68 |
| 16 | Southport | 1 | 1904–05 |