# Sussex Senior Challenge Cup

The Sussex Senior Cup is an annual association football knockout cup competition for men's football clubs in the English county of Sussex; the winning team is presented with the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup, the county senior cup of the Sussex FA. For sponsorship purposes the trophy is also known as the Sussex Transport Senior Challenge Cup, after a new sponsorship deal was agreed in 2023.
First played for in the 1882–83 season, shortly after the founding of the Sussex County Football Association in September 1882, the first club to hold the cup was Brighton Rangers. Other winning teams in the cup's early history were Burgess Hill, Lancing College and Eastbourne.
The team with most title wins in the competition's history is Worthing, but Sussex's sole Premier League team, Brighton & Hove Albion, has been the most successful in recent years. Bognor Regis Town won the competition a record five times in succession between 1980 and 1984.
The winning club also qualifies to play in the Sussex FA Community Shield match, traditionally the opening match each season in Sussex football. Horsham is the current holder of the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup, having beaten Hastings United 3-0 in the 2024 final.

## History

Shortly after the Sussex County Football Association was founded in 1882 the inaugural competition of the Sussex Senior Club took place for the 1882–83 season. Brighton Rangers won the final of the first competition 3–0. Founder members of Sussex County FA include the public schools of Lancing College, Brighton College and Ardingly College and their old-boy teams dominated the cup early on, along with clubs such as Burgess Hill and Eastbourne, whose teams were made up of upper and middle class players.
The cup was initially contested only by amateur clubs. At the time Sussex's only professional club, Brighton & Hove Albion tried to enter the competition in 1905 but had to withdraw because of clashing dates. Albion won the Sussex Wartime Cup in 1943 but only entered the normal competition in 1946. Albion entered the competition again in 1975-76 following the abolition of the distinction between amateur and professional clubs in the English game.
Following the 1913–14 competition, the cup was suspended due to the First World War, and resumed in 1919–20. During the Second World War the winners of the Sussex Wartime Cup were awarded the Sussex Senior Cup. The Sussex Wartime Cup took place on a league basis and a competition was held in every year during the Second World War except for 1940-41 when no competition for the Sussex Senior Cup was held.
Under Jack Pearce, Bognor Regis Town dominated the Sussex Senior Cup in the 1980s, winning the cup six times, including a record five times in succession, and finishing runners-up once.
From 1950 to 1951 the cup final took place at the Goldstone Ground every year until 1995 when Brighton sold their ground to developers. A crowd of over 7,000, the cup's highest attendance in recent years, saw the 2010–11 season final take place at Brighton's new Falmer Stadium on 16 July 2011. It was the first competitive match to be played there. Brighton won the game 2–0 with Gary Hart scoring the first ever goal at the new ground. The cup final has taken place there every year since 2011.

## Eligibility

The Sussex Senior Cup is open to all men's senior clubs in the historic county of Sussex that are affiliated to the Sussex County Football Association. In 2016–17 this was 50 clubs that play in the top ten tiers of the English football league system (Premier League, English Football League, National League, National League South, Isthmian League, Southern Combination Football League Premier Division, Southern Combination Football League Division One and Southern Counties East Premier Division).

## Competition format
### Overview

Beginning in September, the competition proceeds as a knockout tournament throughout its duration, consisting of three rounds, then quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, usually in May. A system of byes ensures that the highest placed 14 clubs in Sussex enter the competition in the second round. For reasons of fairness to other clubs, the Brighton & Hove Albion and Crawley Town under-21 teams compete in the Sussex Senior Cup since, as full time professional squads, their first teams play many levels of the football league pyramid ahead of other teams.

### Distribution

The tournament is organised so that 32 clubs remain by the second round. 31 clubs in the Southern Combination League Premier Division and Division One (tiers 9 and 10 of the English football league system) and one club from the Wessex Premier Division (tier 9) enter in the first round.
In the first round, Bognor Regis Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Burgess Hill Town, Chichester City, Crawley Town, East Grinstead Town, Eastbourne Borough, Hastings United, Haywards Heath Town, Horsham, Lancing, Lewes, Littlehampton Town, Three Bridges, Whitehawk and Worthing, all receive a bye to the second round.
* Professional clubs from the Premier League and the English Football League can only enter an Under-21 or an Under-23 team to keep fairness to non-professional clubs.
| | Clubs entering in this round | Clubs advancing from previous round |
| First round (32 clubs) | 13 clubs from Southern Combination Division One 18 clubs from Southern Combination Premier Division 1 club from Wessex Premier Division | |
| Second round (32 clubs) | 8 clubs from Isthmian League South East Division 4 clubs from Isthmian League Premier Division 2 clubs from National League South 1 club from Football League Two 1 club from Premier League | 16 winners from first round |
| Third round (16 clubs) | | 16 winners from second round |
| Fourth round (8 clubs) | | 8 winners from third round |
| Semi-finals (4 clubs) | | 4 winners from quarter-finals |
| Final (2 clubs) | | 2 winners from semi-finals |

## Qualification for subsequent competitions
### Sussex Community Shield

The winners of the Sussex Senior Cup traditionally play the winners of the Southern Combination Football League for the Sussex Community Shield (also known as the Sussex County FA Community Shield. The 2019 competition saw Chichester City, the winners of the 2018−19 SCFL play Bognor Regis Town, the winners of the 2018−19 Sussex Senior Cup. Bognor won the 2019 Sussex Community Shield 1−0 with a goal from Dan Smith.

## Winners and finalists
### 1883-1900

| | Season | Winners | Runners-up | Final result | Venue | Attendance | Notes |
| 1 | 1882-83 | Brighton Rangers | Burgess Hill | 3-0 | Preston Park | N/A | |
| 2 | 1883-84 | Burgess Hill | Ardingly College | 2-0 | Preston Park | N/A | |
| 3 | 1884-85 | Burgess Hill | Lancing College | 5-1 | Preston Park | N/A | |
| 4 | 1885-86 | Burgess Hill | Lancing College | 2-0 | Preston Park | N/A | |
| 5 | 1886-87 | Lancing College | Brighton College | 4-3 | County Ground | N/A | |
| 6 | 1887-88 | Lancing College | Brighton College | 2-1 | County Ground | N/A | |
| 7 | 1888-89 | Brighton College | Burgess Hill | 1-1, 1-0 | County Ground | N/A | |
| 8 | 1889-90 | Eastbourne | Chichester | 4-0 | County Ground | N/A | |
| 9 | 1890-91 | Eastbourne | won on a league basis |
| 10 | 1891-92 | Brighton Hornets | Worthing | 5-3 | County Ground | N/A | |
| 11 | 1892-93 | Worthing | Eastbourne | 2-1 | County Ground | N/A | |
| 12 | 1893-94 | Eastbourne | Southwick | 2-1 | County Ground | N/A | |
| 13 | 1894-95 | Eastbourne | Southwick | 1-0 | County Ground | N/A | |
| 14 | 1895-96 | Royal Irish Rifles | Southwick | 4-0 | County Ground | N/A | |
| 15 | 1896-97 | Southwick | Eastbourne | 1-0 | County Ground | 7,000-8,000 | 2 replays (0-0, 3-3) |
| 16 | 1897-98 | Eastbourne Swifts | Hastings and St Leonards | 3-0 | County Ground | N/A | |
| 17 | 1898-99 | Eastbourne | Hastings and St Leonards | 3-0 | County Ground | N/A | |
| 18 | 1899-1900 | Eastbourne | Chichester | 3-0 | County Ground | N/A | |

### 1901-1945

| | Season | Winners | Runners-up | Final result | Venue | Attendance |
| 19 | 1900-01 | Eastbourne | Brighton and Hove Rangers | 3-1 | County Ground | N/A |
| 20 | 1901-02 | Shoreham | Hailsham | 3-0 | County Ground | N/A |
| 21 | 1902-03 | Eastbourne | Hastings and St Leonards | 7-0 | County Ground | N/A |
| 22 | 1903-04 | Worthing | St Leonards | 2-1 | County Ground | N/A |
| 23 | 1904-05 | Eastbourne Old Town | Shoreham | 3-0 | County Ground | N/A |
| 24 | 1905-06 | Shoreham | Hove | 2-1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A |
| 25 | 1906-07 | Hove | Eastbourne | 4-0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A |
| 26 | 1907-08 | Worthing | Helmston | 3-1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A |
| 27 | 1908-09 | Hove | Newhaven | 2-2, 2-1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A |
| 28 | 1909-10 | Hove | Chichester | 3-1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A |
| 29 | 1910-11 | Southwick | Lewes | 1-0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A |
| 30 | 1911-12 | St Leonards Amateurs | East Grinstead | 4-1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A |
| 31 | 1912-13 | Southwick | Lewes | 3-2 | Goldstone Ground | N/A |
| 32 | 1913-14 | Worthing | Eastbourne St Mary's | 4-0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A |
| 33 | 1919-20 | Worthing | Signalling School | 2-1 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
| 34 | 1920-21 | Royal Corps of Signals | Eastbourne | 1-0 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
| 35 | 1921-22 | Eastbourne | Worthing | 2-1 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
| 36 | 1922-23 | Worthing | Eastbourne | 2-0 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
| 37 | 1923-24 | Royal Corps of Signals | Southwick | 2-0 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
| 38 | 1924-25 | Southwick | Shoreham | 2-1 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
| 39 | 1925-26 | Chichester | Eastbourne | 5-1 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
| 40 | 1926-27 | Worthing | Chichester | 3-1 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
| 41 | 1927-28 | Southwick | Eastbourne | 3-0 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
| 42 | 1928-29 | Worthing | Southwick | 2-0 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
| 43 | 1929-30 | Southwick | Eastbourne Old Comrades | 3-0 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
| 44 | 1930-31 | Southwick | Lewes | 3-0 | Trafalgar Ground | N/A |
| 45 | 1931-32 | Eastbourne | Lewes | 3-2aet | Trafalgar Ground | N/A |
| 46 | 1932-33 | Eastbourne | Hastings and St Leonards | 3-1 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
| 47 | 1933-34 | Horsham | Lewes | 4-1 | Woodside Road | N/A |
| 48 | 1934-35 | Worthing | Hastings and St Leonards | 2-1 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
| 49 | 1935-36 | Hastings & St. Leonards | Lewes | 2-0 | The Saffrons | N/A |
| 50 | 1936-37 | Southwick | Haywards Heath | 8-3 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
| 51 | 1937-38 | Hastings & St. Leonards | Haywards Heath | 4-1 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
| 52 | 1938-39 | Horsham | Worthing | 3-1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A |
| 53 | 1939-40 | Worthing | Hastings & St. Leonards | 1-1aet 4-1 | The Dripping Pan Goldstone Ground | N/A |
| 54 | 1941-42 | Haywards Heath Town | won on a league basis |
| 55 | 1942-43 | Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. Juniors | won on a league basis |
| 56 | 1943-44 | RAF (Ford) | won on a league basis |
| 57 | 1944-45 | Worthing | won on a league basis |

### Post-1945 winners

| | Season | Winners | Runners-up | Final result | Venue | Attendance | Notes |
| 58 | 1945–46 | Worthing | Hastings and St. Leonards | 3–2 (on aggregate) | 1st leg Hastings, 2nd leg Worthing | N/A | |
| 59 | 1946–47 | Worthing | Haywards Heath | 1–0 | The Dripping Pan | N/A | |
| 60 | 1947–48 | Southwick | Horsham | 3-0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 61 | 1948–49 | Littlehampton Town | Southwick | 3–2 | Queen Street | N/A | |
| 62 | 1949–50 | Horsham | Skyways F.C. | 2–1 | Woodside Road | N/A | |
| 63 | 1950–51 | Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys | Eastbourne | 1–0 | Woodside Road | N/A | |
| 64 | 1951–52 | Worthing | Bognor Regis Town | 3–2 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 65 | 1952–53 | Eastbourne | Newhaven | 2–1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 66 | 1953–54 | Horsham | Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys | 1–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 67 | 1954–55 | Bognor Regis Town | Horsham | 2–1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 68 | 1955–56 | Bognor Regis Town | Eastbourne United | 3–2 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 69 | 1956–57 | Worthing | Eastbourne United | 2–1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 70 | 1957–58 | Haywards Heath | Worthing | 2–1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 71 | 1958–59 | Worthing | Crawley Town | 2–1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 72 | 1959–60 | Eastbourne United | Bognor Regis Town | 1–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 73 | 1960–61 | Worthing | Horsham | 4–3 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 74 | 1961–62 | Whitehawk | Eastbourne United | 4–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 75 | 1962–63 | Eastbourne United | Selsey | 1–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 76 | 1963–64 | Eastbourne United | Lewes | 2–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 77 | 1964–65 | Lewes | Littlehampton Town | 6–3 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 78 | 1965–66 | Eastbourne United | Chichester City | 5–1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 79 | 1966–67 | Eastbourne United | Horsham | 2–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 80 | 1967–68 | Southwick | Horsham | 5–3 A.E.T | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 81 | 1968–69 | Eastbourne United | Horsham | 3–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 82 | 1969–70 | Littlehampton Town | Worthing | 1–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 83 | 1970–71 | Lewes | Eastbourne United | 2–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 84 | 1971–72 | Horsham | Whitehawk | 2–1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 85 | 1972–73 | Ringmer | Eastbourne Town | 1–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 86 | 1973–74 | Horsham | Worthing | 2–1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 87 | 1974–75 | Worthing | Lewes | 1–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 88 | 1975–76 | Horsham | Hastings United F.C. (1948) | 2–1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 89 | 1976–77 | Worthing | Southwick | 2–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 90 | 1977–78 | Worthing | Eastbourne Town | 4–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 91 | 1978–79 | Hastings United F.C. (1948) | Horsham | 1–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 92 | 1979–80 | Bognor Regis Town | Lewes | 1–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 93 | 1980–81 | Bognor Regis Town | Ringmer | 4–1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 94 | 1981–82 | Bognor Regis Town | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 1–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 95 | 1982–83 | Bognor Regis Town | Lewes | 3–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 96 | 1983–84 | Bognor Regis Town | Littlehampton Town | 1–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 97 | 1984–85 | Lewes | Bognor Regis Town | 2–2, replay 2–1 | Goldstone Ground/replay at Woodside Road | N/A | |
| 98 | 1985–86 | Steyning Town | Hastings Town | 1–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 99 | 1986–87 | Bognor Regis Town | Arundel | 1–1, replay 3–0 | Goldstone Ground/replay at Woodside Road | N/A | |
| 100 | 1987–88 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Lewes | 3–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 101 | 1988–89 | Steyning Town | Hastings Town | 3–2 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 102 | 1989–90 | Crawley Town | Eastbourne United | 2–1 | Goldstone Ground | 1,531 | |
| 103 | 1990–91 | Crawley Town | Littlehampton Town | 2–1 | Goldstone Ground | 1,682 | |
| 104 | 1991–92 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Langney Sports | 1–0 | Goldstone Ground | 1,336 | |
| 105 | 1992–93 | Wick | Oakwood | 3–1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 106 | 1993–94 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 1–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 107 | 1994–95 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Bognor Regis Town | 2–0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
| 108 | 1995–96 | Hastings Town | Crawley Town | 1–0 | Woodside Road | 1,153 | |
| 109 | 1996–97 | St Leonards | Saltdean United | 2–1 | Woodside Road | N/A | |
| 110 | 1997–98 | Hastings Town | Burgess Hill Town | 2–1 | Broadfield Stadium | 1,256 | |
| 111 | 1998–99 | Worthing | Hastings Town | 3–0 | Broadfield Stadium | N/A | |
| 112 | 1999-00 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Hastings Town | 1–1, 4–3 pens | Priory Lane | 1,355 | |
| 113 | 2000–01 | Lewes | Bognor Regis Town | 2–1 | Priory Lane | 1,031 | |
| 114 | 2001–02 | Eastbourne Borough | Lewes | 2–1 | Priory Lane | 1,588 | |
| 115 | 2002–03 | Crawley Town | Eastbourne Borough | 0–0, 6–5 pens | Priory Lane | 1,705 | |
| 116 | 2003–04 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Worthing | 2–0 | Priory Lane | 1,022 | |
| 117 | 2004–05 | Crawley Town | Ringmer | 2–0 | Priory Lane | 1,009 | |
| 118 | 2005–06 | Lewes | Horsham | 3–1 | Priory Lane | 880 | |
| 119 | 2006–07 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Worthing | 2–0 | Priory Lane | 873 | |
| 120 | 2007–08 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Crawley Town | 1–0 | Priory Lane | 685 | |
| 121 | 2008–09 | Eastbourne Borough | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0, 1–0 A.E.T | Priory Lane | 1,204 | |
| 122 | 2009–10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Bognor Regis Town | 4–0 | Priory Lane | 605 | |
| 123 | 2010–11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Eastbourne Borough | 2–0 | Falmer Stadium | 7,104 | |
| 124 | 2011–12 | Whitehawk | Crawley Down | 2–1 | Falmer Stadium | 1,896 | |
| 125 | 2012–13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Bognor Regis Town | 4–0 | Falmer Stadium | 2,435 | |
| 126 | 2013–14 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | Bognor Regis Town | 3–0 | Falmer Stadium | 2,003 | |
| 127 | 2014–15 | Whitehawk | Lewes | 5–0 | Falmer Stadium | 2,585 | |
| 128 | 2015–16 | Eastbourne Borough | Worthing | 1-0 | Falmer Stadium | 2,899 | |
| 129 | 2016–17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Crawley Town | 0-0, 3-0 A.E.T | Falmer Stadium | 1,316 | |
| 130 | 2017–18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Crawley Town | 2-1 | Falmer Stadium | 1,503 | |
| 131 | 2018–19 | Bognor Regis Town | Burgess Hill Town | 1–1, 2–1 A.E.T. | Falmer Stadium | 1,616 | |
| – | 2019–20 | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| – | 2020–21 | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 132 | 2021–22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Worthing | 4-2 | Falmer Stadium | 3,087 | |
| 133 | 2022–23 | Worthing | Bognor Regis Town | 0–0, 8–7 pens | Falmer Stadium | 2,594 | |
| 134 | 2023–24 | Horsham | Hastings United | 3-0 | Falmer Stadium | 4,869 | |
| 135 | 2024–25 | Horsham | Littlehampton Town | | Falmer Stadium | | |

## Venues

For rounds before the semi-final stage, the venue of each match is determined when the fixtures are drawn; the first club drawn in a fixture is usually the home team and matches are played at the club's home ground. The semi-finals are played at a neutral venue, usually at the Sussex FA at Culver Road in Lancing.
The final of the Sussex Senior Cup was held at Preston Park in Brighton for the first four competitions, from 1883 to 1886. It was then held at the County Cricket Ground in Hove for 18 editions of the cup, with the exception of the 1891 season, which was held on a league basis. In 1906 the first cup final took place to have been played at the Goldstone Ground in Hove. At the time the Goldstone Ground was the home stadium of Brighton and Hove Albion, which for some time was Sussex's only professional football club. The Goldstone Ground was known to have hosted the final of the Sussex Senior Cup a record 55 times between 1906 and 1995. Other stadiums to have hosted the Sussex Senior Cup include The Dripping Pan in Lewes (held 14 times between 1920 and 1947), The Trafalgar Ground in Newhaven (held twice in 1931 and 1932), Woodside Road in Worthing (held 7 times between 1934 and 1997), The Saffrons in Eastbourne (held once in 1936), Queen Street in Horsham (held once in 1949), Broadfield Stadium in Crawley (held twice in 1998 and 1999) and Priory Lane in Eastbourne (held 11 times between 2000 and 2010). Since 2011 the final of the Sussex Senior Cup has been played at the Falmer Stadium in Brighton.

## Records

* Most wins: 22:
** Worthing (1893, 1904, 1908, 1914, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1999, 2023)
* Most consecutive wins: 5
** Bognor Regis Town (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
* Most appearances in a final: 33
** Worthing
* Most consecutive appearances in a final: 6
** Bognor Regis Town (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
* Most defeats in a final: 13
** Lewes
* Biggest win: 7 goals:
** Eastbourne 7-0 Hastings and St Leonards (1903)
* Most goals in final: 11:
** Southwick 8-3 Haywards Heath (1937)

## Statistics
### Performance by club

| Club | Winners | Runners up | Winning Years |
| Worthing | 22 | 11 | 1893, 1904, 1908, 1914, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1999, 2023 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 1 | 1943, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022 |
| Eastbourne Town | 12 | 9 | 1890, 1891, 1894, 1895, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1922, 1932, 1933, 1953 |
| Southwick | 10 | 7 | 1897, 1911, 1913, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1948, 1968 |
| Bognor Regis Town | 9 | 8 | 1955, 1956, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 2019 |
| Horsham | 8 | 8 | 1934, 1939, 1950, 1954, 1972, 1974, 1976, 2024 |
| Eastbourne United | 6 | 6 | 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969 |
| Lewes | 5 | 13 | 1965, 1971, 1985, 2001, 2006 |
| Hastings United | 4 | 8 | 1936, 1938, 1996, 1998 |
| Crawley Town | 4 | 5 | 1990, 1991, 2003, 2005 |
| Whitehawk | 4 | 2 | 1951, 1962, 2012, 2015 |
| Burgess Hill Town | 3 | 4 | 1884, 1885, 1886 |
| Eastbourne Borough | 3 | 3 | 2002, 2009, 2016 |
| Hove | 3 | 1 | 1907, 1909, 1910 |
| Haywards Heath Town | 2 | 3 | 1942, 1958 |
| Littlehampton Town | 2 | 3 | 1949, 1970 |
| Lancing College | 2 | 2 | 1887, 1888 |
| Shoreham | 2 | 2 | 1902, 1906 |
| Royal Corps of Signals | 2 | 0 | 1921, 1924 |
| Steyning Town | 2 | 0 | 1986, 1989 |
| Chichester | 1 | 4 | 1926 |
| Brighton College | 1 | 2 | 1889 |
| Ringmer | 1 | 2 | 1973 |
| Peacehaven & Telscombe | 1 | 2 | 2014 |
| Hastings United (1948) | 1 | 1 | 1979 |
| Brighton Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1883 |
| Royal Irish Rifles | 1 | 0 | 1886 |
| Brighton Hornets | 1 | 0 | 1892 |
| Eastbourne Swifts | 1 | 0 | 1898 |
| Eastbourne Old Town | 1 | 0 | 1905 |
| St Leonards Amateurs | 1 | 0 | 1912 |
| RAF (Ford) | 1 | 0 | 1944 |
| Wick | 1 | 0 | 1993 |
| St Leonards | 1 | 0 | 1997 |
| Ardingly College | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brighton and Hove Rangers | 0 | 1 | - |
| Hailsham Town | 0 | 1 | - |
| Helmston | 0 | 1 | - |
| East Grinstead Town | 0 | 1 | - |
| Eastbourne St Mary's | 0 | 1 | - |
| Signalling School | 0 | 1 | - |
| Skyways F.C. | 0 | 1 | - |
| Newhaven | 0 | 1 | - |
| Selsey | 0 | 1 | - |
| Arundel | 0 | 1 | - |
| Oakwood | 0 | 1 | - |
| Crawley Down | 0 | 1 | - |

### Total cups won by town or city

34 different clubs have won the cup, and the majority of cups have been won by clubs from Brighton and Hove, Eastbourne and Worthing.
| Town or city | Number of cups won | Clubs |
| Brighton and Hove | 24 | Brighton & Hove Albion (15), Whitehawk (4), Hove F.C. (3), Brighton Hornets (1), Brighton College (1), Brighton Rangers (1) |
| Eastbourne | 23 | Eastbourne Town (12), Eastbourne United (6), Eastbourne Borough(3), Eastbourne Old Town (1), Eastbourne Swifts (1) |
| Worthing | 22 | Worthing (22) |
| Southwick | 10 | Southwick (10) |
| Bognor Regis | 9 | Bognor Regis Town (9) |
| Horsham | 8 | Horsham (8) |
| Hastings | 7 | Hastings United (4), Hastings United (1948) (1), St Leonards Amateurs (1), St Leonards (1) |
| Lewes | 5 | Lewes (5) |
| Crawley | 4 | Crawley Town (4) |
| UK armed forces | 4 | Royal Corps of Signals (2), RAF (Ford) (1), Royal Irish Rifles (1) |
| Burgess Hill | 3 | Burgess Hill (3) |
| Littlehampton | 3 | Littlehampton Town (2), Wick (1) |
| Lancing | 2 | Lancing College (2) |
| Haywards Heath | 2 | Haywards Heath Town (2) |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 2 | Shoreham (2) |
| Steyning | 2 | Steyning Town (2) |
| Chichester | 1 | Chichester City (1) |
| Ringmer | 1 | Ringmer (1) |
| Peacehaven | 1 | Peacehaven & Telscombe (1) |