# Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup

The Leicestershire & Rutland Senior Cup is the county cup for the Leicestershire and Rutland County Football Association (LRCFA). Entry to the competition is selected by the Competitions Committee of LRCFA and usually consists of Step 6 and 7 teams of the National League System. The current holders are Kirby Muxloe who won the 2023–24 competition.

## History

The LRCFA covers the ceremonial counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The Senior Cup was founded in 1887 and was first won by Sheepshed, who defeated Mill Hill House 8–0 in a replay. The first competition consisted of five rounds in total, including the final and was contested by 17 teams. Leicester City have appeared in a record 31 finals, winning on 23 occasions, however first team played and won only 2 finals as Leicester Fosse in 1889–90 and 1890–91, since then only their reserves team competes in the competition.

## Finals

This section lists every final of the competition played since 1887, the winners, the runners-up, and the result.

### Key

* Match went to a replay
* Match went to extra time
* Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
* Shared trophy
| Season | Winners | Result | Runner-up | Notes |
| 1887–88 | Sheepshed | 8–0 | Mill Hill House | Replay |
| 1888–89 | Loughborough Town | | Mill Hill House | |
| 1889–90 | Leicester Fosse | | Coalville Town | |
| 1890–91 | Leicester Fosse | 2–0 | Gresley Rovers | |
| 1891–92 | Hugglescote Robin Hoods | | Leicester Fosse Rovers | |
| 1892–93 | Loughborough Athletic | | Coalville Town | |
| 1893–94 | Loughborough Athletic | | Shepshed Town | |
| 1894–95 | Leicester Fosse Rovers | | Loughborough Athletic | |
| 1895–96 | Leicester Fosse Rovers | | Hugglescote Robin Hoods | |
| 1896–97 | Coalville Albion | | Hinckley Town | |
| 1897–98 | Coalville Albion | | Coalville Town | |
| 1898–99 | Gresley Rovers | | Swadlincote Town | |
| 1899–00 | Hinckley Town | | Gresley Rovers | |
| 1900–01 | Hinckley Town | | Leicester Fosse reserves | |
| 1901–02 | Whitwick White Cross | | Hinckley Town reserves | |
| 1902–03 | Whitwick White Cross | | Leicester Fosse reserves | |
| 1903–04 | Barrow Rising Star | | Coalville Town | |
| 1904–05 | South Wigston Albion | | Leicester Fosse reserves | |
| 1905–06 | Leicester Imperial | | Market Harborough Town | |
| 1906–07 | Coalville Town | | Leicester Fosse reserves | |
| 1907–08 | Leicester Fosse reserves | | Loughborough Corinthians | |
| 1908–09 | Leicester Fosse reserves | | Hinckley United | |
| 1909–10 | Hinckley United | | Market Harborough Town | |
| 1910–11 | Leicester Imperial | | Hinckley United | |
| 1911–12 | Leicester Fosse reserves | | Hinckley United | |
| 1912–13 | Coalville Town | | Quorn Havelock | |
| 1913–14 | Leicester Fosse reserves | | Holwell Works | |
| 1914–19 | 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 | Leicester City reserves | | Moira United | |
| 1920–21 | Leicester City reserves | | Loughborough Corinthians | |
| 1921–22 | Loughborough Corinthians | | Whitwick Imperial | |
| 1922–23 | Loughborough Corinthians | | Whitwick Imperial | |
| 1923–24 | Leicester City reserves | | Barwell United | |
| 1924–25 | Leicester City reserves | | Barwell United | |
| 1925–26 | Leicester City reserves | | Moira United | |
| 1926–27 | Leicester City reserves | | Hinckley United | |
| 1927–28 | Loughborough Corinthians | | Leicester City reserves | |
| 1928–29 | Loughborough Corinthians | | Market Harborough Town | |
| 1929–30 | Leicester City reserves | | Market Harborough Town | |
| 1930–31 | Leicester City reserves | | Loughborough Corinthians | |
| 1931–32 | Leicester City reserves | | Market Harborough Town | |
| 1932–33 | Leicester City reserves | | Loughborough Corinthians | |
| 1933–34 | Loughborough Corinthians | | Leicester City reserves | |
| 1934–35 | Leicester City reserves | | Hinckley United | |
| 1935–36 | Leicester City reserves | | Leicestershire Nomad | |
| 1936–37 | Leicester City reserves | | Leicestershire Nomad | |
| 1937–38 | Leicester City reserves | | Leicestershire Nomad | |
| 1938–39 | Leicester City reserves | | Ibstock Peninstone Rovers | |
| 1939–40 | Quorn Methodists | | Leicester City Colts | |
| 1940–41 | Brush Sports | | Ibstock Peninstone Rovers | |
| 1941–42 | Brush Sports | | Leicester City Colts | |
| 1942–43 | COD Old Dalby | | Leicester City Colts | |
| 1943–44 | COD Old Dalby | | Leicester City Colts | |
| 1944–45 | Pegson's | | COD Old Dalby | |
| 1945–46 | Leicester City reserves | | Coalville Town | |
| 1946–47 | Brush Sports | | Leicester City reserves | |
| 1947–48 | Brush Sports | | Whitwick Colliery | |
| 1948–49 | Brush Sports | | Measham Imperial | |
| 1949–50 | Leicester City reserves | | Brush Sports | |
| 1950–51 | Ibstock Penistone Rovers | | Coalville Town | |
| 1951–52 | Quorn Methodists | | Ibstock Penistone Rovers | |
| 1952–53 | Moira United | | Quorn | |
| 1953–54 | Quorn | | Loughborough Colleges | |
| 1954–55 | Holwell Works | | Leicester City 'A' | |
| 1955–56 | Measham Imperial | | Burton Albion reserves | |
| 1956–57 | Holwell Works | | Whitwick Colliery reserves | |
| 1957–58 | Holwell Works | | Loughborough Colleges | |
| 1958–59 | Morris Sports | | Loughborough Colleges | |
| 1959–60 | Morris Sports | | Donisthorpe Colliery Welfare | |
| 1960–61 | Morris Sports | | Burgess Products | |
| 1961–62 | Enderby Town | | Sileby Town | |
| 1962–63 | Oadby Town | | Newfoundpool WMC | |
| 1963–64 | Oadby Town | | Enderby Town | |
| 1964–65 | Enderby Town | | Bentley Engineering | |
| 1965–66 | Measham Social Welfare | | Loughborough United reserves | |
| 1966–67 | Enderby Town | | Newfoundpool WMC | |
| 1967–68 | Wigston Fields | | Loughborough Colleges | |
| 1968–69 | Newfoundpool WMC | | Melton Old Grammarians | |
| 1969–70 | Stapenhill | | Enderby Town | |
| 1970–71 | Enderby Town | | Ibstock Penistone Rovers | |
| 1971–72 | Enderby Town | | Anstey Nomads | |
| 1972–73 | Earl Shilton Albion | | Friar Lane Old Boys | |
| 1973–74 | Friar Lane Old Boys | | Earl Shilton Albion | |
| 1974–75 | Friar Lane Old Boys | | Newfoundpool WMC | |
| 1975–76 | Oadby Town | | Anstey Nomads | |
| 1976–77 | Oadby Town | | Friar Lane Old Boys | |
| 1977–78 | Shepshed Charterhouse | | Wigston Fields | |
| 1978–79 | Oadby Town | | Shepshed Charterhouse | |
| 1979–80 | Shepshed Charterhouse | | Enderby Town | |
| 1980–81 | Oadby Town | | Earl Shilton Albion | |
| 1981–82 | Shepshed Charterhouse | | Enderby Town | |
| 1982–83 | Hinckley Athletic | | Birstall United | |
| 1983–84 | Shepshed Charterhouse | | Hinckley Athletic | |
| 1984–85 | Shepshed Charterhouse | | Holwell Works | |
| 1985–86 | Wigston Town | | Narborough & Littlethorpe | |
| 1986–87 | Stapenhill | 2–1 | Holwell Works | |
| 1987–88 | Shepshed Charterhouse | 1–0 | Hinckley Town | |
| 1988–89 | Hinckley Town | 3–0 | Melton Town | |
| 1989–90 | Lutterworth Town | | Highfield Rangers | |
| 1990–91 | Hinckley Town | 5–2 | Newfoundpool WMC | |
| 1991–92 | Friar Lane Old Boys | 1–0 | Lutterworth Town | |
| 1992–93 | Friar Lane Old Boys | 2–1 | Birstall United | |
| 1993–94 | Ibstock Welfare | 2–1 | St Andrews | |
| 1994–95 | Anstey Nomads | 2–0 | Holwell Sports | |
| 1995–96 | Birstall United | 1–0 | Oadby Town | |
| 1996–97 | Barwell | 1–0 | Friar Lane Old Boys | |
| 1997–98 | Birstall United | 1–1 | Ibstock Welfare | Birstall United won 4–3 on penalties. |
| 1998–99 | Birstall United | 2–2 | Oadby Town | Birstall United won 2–0 on penalties. |
| 1999–00 | Coalville Town | 2–1 | Holwell Sports | |
| 2000–01 | St Andrews | 2–0 | Friar Lane Old Boys | |
| 2001–02 | Thurnby Rangers | 4–3 | Coalville Town | |
| 2002–03 | Loughborough Dynamo | 1–0 | Barrow Town | |
| 2003–04 | Loughborough Dynamo | 4–1 | Downes Sport | |
| 2004–05 | Friar Lane & Epworth | 3–2 | Kirby Muxloe | |
| 2005–06 | Thurnby Rangers | 1–0 | Friar Lane & Epworth | |
| 2006–07 | Kirby Muxloe | 3–2 | Ibstock United | After extra-time. |
| 2007–08 | Blaby & Whetstone Athletic | 2–0 | Anstey Town | After extra-time. |
| 2008–09 | Quorn reserves | 1–0 | Leicestershire Constabulary | After extra-time. |
| 2009–10 | Heather St John's | 2–1 | Thurmaston Town | |
| 2010–11 | Heather St John's | 4–1 | Thurnby Nirvana | |
| 2011–12 | Ibstock United | 3–1 | Ashby Ivanhoe | |
| 2012–13 | Aylestone Park | 3–1 | Ashby Ivanhoe | |
| 2013–14 | St Andrews | 2–0 | Quorn reserves | |
| 2014–15 | Bardon Hill Sports | 1–0 | Hinckley | |
| 2015–16 | Hinckley | 5–1 | Oakham United | |
| 2016–17 | Leicester Road | 2–1 | Holwell Sports | |
| 2017–18 | NKF Burbage | 3–2 | Heather St John's | After extra-time. |
| 2018–19 | Heather St John's | 1–1 | Melton Town | Heather St John's won 4–3 on penalties. |
| 2019–20 | Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic. Leicester Road and Ingles were in the finals. | Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic. Leicester Road and Ingles were in the finals. | Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic. Leicester Road and Ingles were in the finals. | Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic. Leicester Road and Ingles were in the finals. |
| 2020–21 | Competition not held due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Competition not held due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Competition not held due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Competition not held due to COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021–22 | No Competition | No Competition | No Competition | No Competition |
| 2022–23 | Ashby Ivanhoe | 3–1 | Lutterworth Athletic | |
| 2023–24 | Kirby Muxloe | 2–2 | Hathern | Kirby Muxloe won 6–5 on penalties. |

### Wins by teams

| Club | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runner-up | Last final lost | Total apps. |
| Leicester City | 23 | 1889–90 | 1949–50 | 8 | 1954–55 | 31 |
| Oadby Town | 6 | 1962–63 | 1980–81 | 2 | 1998–99 | 8 |
| Shepshed Charterhouse | 6 | 1977–78 | 1987–88 | 1 | 1978–79 | 7 |
| Friar Lane & Epworth | 5 | 1973–74 | 2004–05 | 5 | 2005–06 | 10 |
| Enderby Town | 5 | 1961–62 | 1971–72 | 4 | 1981–82 | 9 |
| Loughborough Corinthians † | 5 | 1921–22 | 1933–34 | 4 | 1932–33 | 9 |
| Brush Sports † | 5 | 1940–41 | 1948–49 | 1 | 1949–50 | 6 |
| Quorn | 4 | 1939–40 | 2008–09 | 2 | 2013–14 | 6 |
| Hinckley Town † | 4 | 1899–00 | 1990–91 | 3 | 1987–88 | 7 |
| Coalville Town | 3 | 1906–07 | 1999–00 | 7 | 2001–02 | 10 |
| Holwell Sports | 3 | 1954–55 | 1957–58 | 6 | 2016–17 | 9 |
| Birstall United | 3 | 1995–96 | 1998–99 | 2 | 1992–93 | 5 |
| Heather St John's | 3 | 2009–10 | 2018–19 | 1 | 2017–18 | 4 |
| Loughborough † | 3 | 1888–89 | 1893–94 | 1 | 1894–95 | 4 |
| Morris Sports † | 3 | 1958–59 | 1960–61 | 0 | – | 3 |
| Hinckley Athletic† | 2 | 1982–83 | 1982–83 | 6 | 1983–84 | 2 |
| Ibstock United † | 2 | 1993–94 | 2011–12 | 2 | 2006–07 | 4 |
| COD Old Dalby † | 2 | 1942–43 | 1943–44 | 1 | 1944–45 | 3 |
| Kirby Muxloe | 2 | 2006–07 | 2023–24 | 1 | 2004–05 | 3 |
| Leicester Fosse Rovers † | 2 | 1894–95 | 1895–96 | 1 | 1891–92 | 3 |
| St Andrews | 2 | 2000–01 | 2013–14 | 1 | 1993–94 | 2 |
| Coalville Albion | 2 | 1896–97 | 1897–98 | 0 | – | 2 |
| Leicester Imperial † | 2 | 1905–06 | 1910–11 | 0 | – | 2 |
| Loughborough Dynamo | 2 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 0 | – | 2 |
| Stapenhill | 2 | 1969–70 | 1986–87 | 0 | – | 2 |
| Thurnby Rangers | 2 | 2001–02 | 2005–06 | 0 | – | 2 |
| Whitwick White Cross † | 2 | 1901–02 | 1902–03 | 0 | – | 2 |
| Ibstock Penistone Rovers † | 1 | 1950–51 | 1950–51 | 4 | 1970–71 | 5 |
| Newfoundpool WMC | 1 | 1968–69 | 1968–69 | 4 | 1990–91 | 5 |
| Anstey Nomads | 1 | 1994–95 | 1994–95 | 2 | 1975–76 | 3 |
| Ashby Ivanhoe | 1 | 2022–23 | 2022–23 | 2 | 2012–13 | 3 |
| Earl Shilton Albion | 1 | 1972–73 | 1972–73 | 2 | 1980–81 | 3 |
| Gresley Rovers | 1 | 1898–99 | 1898–99 | 2 | 1899–00 | 3 |
| Moira United | 1 | 1952–53 | 1952–53 | 2 | 1925–26 | 3 |
| Hinckley | 1 | 2015–16 | 2015–16 | 1 | 2014–15 | 2 |
| Hugglescote Robin Hoods | 1 | 1891–92 | 1891–92 | 1 | 1895–96 | 2 |
| Lutterworth Town | 1 | 1989–90 | 1989–90 | 1 | 1991–92 | 2 |
| Measham Imperial † | 1 | 1955–56 | 1955–56 | 1 | 1948–49 | 2 |
| Wigston Fields † | 1 | 1967–68 | 1967–68 | 1 | 1977–78 | 2 |
| Aylestone Park | 1 | 2012–13 | 2012–13 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Bardon Hill Sports | 1 | 2014–15 | 2014–15 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Barrow Rising Star † | 1 | 1903–04 | 1903–04 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Barwell | 1 | 1996–97 | 1996–97 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Blaby & Whetstone Athletic | 1 | 2007–08 | 2007–08 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Leicester Road | 1 | 2016–17 | 2016–17 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Measham Social Welfare † | 1 | 1965–66 | 1965–66 | 0 | – | 1 |
| NKF Burbage † | 1 | 2017–18 | 2017–18 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Pegson's | 1 | 1944–45 | 1944–45 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Sheepshed | 1 | 1887–88 | 1887–88 | 0 | – | 1 |
| South Wigston Albion | 1 | 1904–05 | 1904–05 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Wigston Town | 1 | 1985–86 | 1985–86 | 0 | – | 1 |

### Recent finals
## Records & statistics
### Finals

* Most final wins: 23
** Leicester City
* Most final lost: 8
** Leicester City
* Most consecutive finals win: 5
** Leicester City (1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39)
* Most consecutive finals lost: 3
** Leicestershire Nomad (1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38)
** Leicester City Colts (1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44)
* Most finals played without losing: 3
** Morris Sports (1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61)
* Most finals played without winning: 5
** Market Harborough Town (1905–06, 1909–10, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1931–32)