# Surrey Cup

The Surrey Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organized by the Surrey Rugby Football Union. The original cup competition was first played for back in 1890, the inaugural winners being Lennox, but was discontinued in 1909, having been held intermittently over 20 seasons, due to cup competitions being considerable 'undesirable'. The cup was reintroduced around 50 years later for the 1970–71 season, with the first winners of the modern competition being Guildford & Godalming. It is the most important rugby union cup competition in Surrey, ahead of the Surrey Trophy, Surrey Shield and Surrey Bowl.
At present the Surrey Cup is a much smaller competition than it used to be with only a few clubs based in tier 5 (National League 3 London & SE) of the English rugby union league system taking part along with 2nd teams of teams in tiers 3-4 (National League 1 and National League 2 South). The final is held at Molesey Road, Hersham (home of Esher RFC) in May - on the same date and venue as the other Surrey finals.

## Surrey Cup winners

Surrey Cup Finals :
| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue |
| 1889-90 | Lennox | |
| 1891-92 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1893-94 | Streatham | |
| 1894-95 | Streatham | |
| 1895-96 | Streatham | |
| 1896-97 | Sutton | |
| 1897-98 | Sutton | |
| 1898-99 | Battersea | |
| 1899-1900 | Surbiton | |
| 1901-02 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1902-03 | Streatham | |
| 1903-04 | Kingston | |
| 1904-05 | Old Whitgiftian | |
| 1905-06 | Customs Sports | |
| 1906-07 | London Devonians | |
| 1907-08 | London Devonians | |
| 1908-09 | Sutton | |
| 1910-69 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1970-71 | Guildford & Godalming | | Old Reigatians | |
| 1971-72 | Guildford & Godalming | | Old Alleynians | |
| 1972-73 | Camberley | | Guildford & Godalming | |
| 1973-74 | Streatham-Croydon | | Esher | |
| 1974-75 | Streatham-Croydon | | Esher | |
| 1975-76 | Esher | | Old Surbitonians | |
| 1976-77 | Esher | | Old Whitgiftian | |
| 1977-78 | Esher | | Old Reigatians | |
| 1978-79 | Esher | | Old Walcountians | |
| 1979-80 | Guildford & Godalming | | Sutton & Epsom | |
| 1980-81 | London Irish | | Streatham-Croydon | |
| 1981-82 | London Irish | | Old Emanuel | |
| 1982-83 | KCS Old Boys | | Guildford & Godalming | |
| 1983-84 | Sutton & Epsom | | KCS Old Boys | |
| 1984-85 | Old Mid-Whitgiftian | | Guildford & Godalming | |
| 1985-86 | London Irish | | Old Reigatians | |
| 1986-87 | London Irish | | Old Alleynians | |
| 1987-88 | Old Mid-Whitgiftian | | Guildford & Godalming | |
| 1988-89 | Old Alleynians | | Streatham-Croydon | |
| 1989-90 | Sutton & Epsom | | Old Mid-Whitgiftians | |
| 1990-91 | Sutton & Epsom | | Old Mid-Whitgiftians | |
| 1991-92 | Old Alleynians | | Old Blues | |
| 1992-93 | Old Mid-Whitgiftian | | Dorking | |
| 1993-94 | Esher | | Sutton & Epsom | |
| 1994-95 | Camberley | | Old Blues | |
| 1995-96 | Esher | | Sutton & Epsom | |
| 1996-97 | Sutton & Epsom | | Wimbledon | |
| 1997-98 | Camberley | | Wimbledon | |
| 1998-99 | Effingham & Leatherhead | 23-9 | Dorking | Rugby Lane, Cheam, London |
| 1999-2000 | Sutton & Epsom | | Camberley | |
| 2000-01 | Richmond | | Dorking | The Avenue, Sunbury-on-Thames |
| 2001-02 | Richmond | | Sutton & Epsom | |
| 2002-03 | Richmond | | Sutton & Epsom | |
| 2003-04 | Richmond | | Esher | |
| 2004-05 | Rosslyn Park | | Guildford | |
| 2005-06 | Richmond | | Guildford | |
| 2006-07 | Richmond | | Sutton & Epsom | |
| 2007-08 | Sutton & Epsom | | Chobham | Imber Court Sports Club, East Molesey |
| 2008-09 | Sutton & Epsom | 41-27 | Dorking | Imber Court Sports Club, East Molesey |
| 2009-10 | Dorking | 32-10 | Richmond | Imber Court Sports Club, East Molesey |
| 2010-11 | Esher | 26-12 | Dorking | Imber Court Sports Club, East Molesey |
| 2011-12 | Esher | 24-17 | Dorking | Imber Court Sports Club, East Molesey |
| 2012-13 | London Irish Wild Geese | 33-12 | Dorking | Molesey Road, Hersham |
| 2013-14 | Dorking | 22-8 | Esher | Molesey Road, Hersham |
| 2014-15 | Guildford | 22-19 | KCS Old Boys | Molesey Road, Hersham |
| 2015-16 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 2016-17 | Dorking | 32-5 | Guildford | Molesey Road, Hersham |
| 2017-18 | Wimbledon II | 19-17 | Esher II | Molesey Road, Hersham |
| 2018-19 | Weybridge Vandals | 31-25 | Old Mid-Whifgiftian | Molesey Road, Hersham |

## Number of wins

* Sutton & Epsom (10)
* Esher (8)
* Richmond (6)
* Streatham-Croydon (6)
* Guildford (4)
* London Irish (4)
* Camberley (3)
* Dorking (3)
* Old Mid-Whitgiftians (3)
* London Devonians (2)
* Old Alleynians (2)
* Battersea (1)
* Customs Sports (1)
* Effingham & Leatherhead (1)
* Kingston (1)
* KCS Old Boys (1)
* Lennox (1)
* London Irish Wild Geese (1)
* Old Whitgiftian (1)
* Rosslyn Park (1)
* Surbiton (1)
* Wimbledon II (1)
* Weybridge Vandals (1)