Cornwall Senior Cup

Football tournament
Cornwall Senior Cup
Founded1892; 132 years ago (1892)
RegionCornwall
Number of teams52
Current championsFalmouth Town
Most successful club(s)Truro City (16 titles)
WebsiteCornwall Senior Cup

The Cornwall County Football Association Senior Cup, commonly known as the Cornwall Senior Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football for clubs based in Cornwall, run by and named after the Cornwall County Football Association. It is a County Cup competition involving clubs from the South West Peninsula League, East Cornwall League and Cornwall Combination.

As of the 2015–16 season, the competition is called the RGB Senior Cup for sponsorship reasons. The reigning champions are Falmouth Town, who defeated Saltash United 2-1 in the 2019 final to win the cup for the 12th time. It was Falmouth's first final appearance since 1997.

History

The competition was created in 1892 by the Cornwall County Football Association to provide a knockout tournament for the county's clubs.[1] The inaugural tournament was won by Penzance in 1893. The competition did not take place between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War, and again between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War. In previous years, clubs were grouped together in earlier rounds due to Cornwall's geography, with a runner-up match being played alongside the final. This was discontinued in 1978, with the Cornwall Junior Cup taking its place.[2] Both matches are played on Easter Monday at a neutral venue.

Format

The Cornwall Senior Cup is contested by 52 clubs, as of the 2009–10 season, with seven rounds being played to decide the winner.[3]

The preliminary round is made up of twenty-four clubs from the Cornwall Combination and East Cornwall League, played during the month of September. The first round is made up of the winners from the previous round and the clubs who received a bye, which takes place in October. The second round, played in December, is when clubs from the South West Peninsula League enter the competition, joining the eight winners from the previous round.

The third round is made up of sixteen teams, and the quarter-finals are made up of eight teams, with ties being played during the months of January and February respectively. The remaining clubs enter the semi-finals, which are played at a neutral venue in March, with the final being contested in April, again at a neutral venue.

Round Main date Clubs
remaining 		Clubs
involved 		Winners from
previous round 		New entries
this round 		Leagues entering at this round
Preliminary Round September 52 24 – 24 Cornwall Combination
East Cornwall League
First Round October 40 16 12 4 Cornwall Combination
East Cornwall League
Second Round December 32 32 8 24 SWPL Premier Division
SWPL Division One West
Third Round January 16 16 16 – –
Quarter-Finals February 8 8 8 – –
Semi-Finals March 4 4 4 – –
Final April 2 2 2 – –

Finals

This section lists every final of the competition played since 1893, 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

1893–1912

Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue Notes/Ref
1892–93 Penzance 5–0 Launceston Liskeard
1893–94 Camborne 6–1 Liskeard Athletic Bodmin
1894–95 Truro City 5–1 Launceston Bodmin
1895–96 Penzance 2–1 Liskeard Athletic Liskeard
1896–97 Torpoint Defiance 0–0 Penzance Truro
1896–97 Torpoint Defiance 1–0 Penzance Bodmin [4]
1897–98 Penzance 6–6 Launceston Bodmin
1897–98 Penzance 3–0 Launceston Truro [5]
1898–99 Penzance 2–0 Launceston Bodmin
1899–1900 Launceston 2–0 Penzance Truro
1900–01 Launceston 1–1 Penzance Bodmin
1900–01 Launceston 5–1 Penzance Truro [6]
1901–02 Truro City 1–0 Liskeard Athletic St Austell
1902–03 Truro City 2–1 St Austell Wadebridge [7]
1903–04 Penzance 2–0 Liskeard Athletic Kenwyn, Truro 4000 [8]
1904–05 Liskeard Athletic 1–0 † Penzance St Austell 5000 [9]
1905–06 Torpoint Athletic 6–1 Newquay *
1906–07 Torpoint Athletic 4–0 Newquay
1907–08 Penzance 2–0 † Newquay *
1908–09 Torpoint Athletic 1–0 Newquay
1909–10 Torpoint Athletic 2–1 † Truro City *
1910–11 Truro City 3–0 Looe Town
1911–12 St Austell 2–1 Truro City

1913–1932

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes
1912–13 St Austell 2–1 Penzance
1913–14 St Austell 2–0 Truro City
1914–15 No competitive football was played due to the First World War.
1915–16
1916–17
1917–18
1918–19
1919–20 Torpoint Athletic 1–0 Truro City
1920–21 Looe Town 2–1 † St Austell *
1921–22 Torpoint Athletic 1–1 Truro City #
Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes
1922–23 Torpoint Athletic 2–1 Fowey Town
1923–24 Truro City 3–1 Looe Town
1924–25 Looe Town 2–0 Truro City *
1925–26 Looe Town 2–1 Newquay
1926–27 Truro City 2–0 Looe Town
1927–28 Truro City 5–1 Tintagel
1928–29 Torpoint Athletic 2–1 St Austell
1929–30 Saltash United 1–1 Truro City #
1930–31 Saltash United 5–3 St Austell
1931–32 Saltash United 2–1 St Blazey

1933–1952

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes
1932–33 Torpoint Athletic 1–0 St Austell *
1933–34 St Austell 2–1 Newquay
1934–35 Newquay 2–0 St Blazey *
1935–36 St Blazey 5–1 Newquay
1936–37 Helston Athletic 4–3 Truro City *
1937–38 Truro City 4–0 St Austell
1938–39 St Austell 2–1 Truro City
1939–40 No competitive football was played due to the Second World War.
1940–41
1941–42
Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes
1942–43 No competitive football was played due to the Second World War.
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46 St Austell 3–1 Nanpean
1946–47 St Austell 5–0 Truro City
1947–48 Penzance 4–2 St Blazey
1948–49 St Austell 2–0 Penzance
1949–50 St Blazey 2–0 Penzance
1950–51 Saltash United 4–1 Wadebridge Town
1951–52 Bugle 3–2 Saltash United

1953–1972

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes
1952–53 Newquay 2–0 St Austell
1953–54 St Blazey 4–1 St Austell *
1954–55 Newquay 4–1 Penzance
1955–56 St Blazey 2–1 Truro City *
1956–57 Newquay 3–2 Penzance *
1957–58 St Blazey 3–2 Newquay *
1958–59 Truro City 2–0 St Blazey *
1959–60 St Blazey 5–2 Nanpean
1960–61 Penzance 3–1 Truro City
1961–62 Falmouth Town 7–1 St Blazey
Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes
1962–63 St Blazey 4–1 St Austell
1963–64 St Austell 3–2 St Blazey
1964–65 Falmouth Town 2–1 St Blazey *
1965–66 Falmouth Town 2–1 St Blazey *
1966–67 Truro City 4–1 Falmouth Town
1967–68 Falmouth Town 2–0 Torpoint Athletic
1968–69 St Austell 3–2 Porthleven *
1969–70 Truro City 6–1 Newquay
1970–71 Falmouth Town 4–1 Liskeard Athletic
1971–72 St Austell 6–1 Looe Town

1973–1992

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes
1972–73 Penzance 4–2 Falmouth Town *
1973–74 Falmouth Town 4–0 Wadebridge Town *
1974–75 Saltash United 1–0 Penzance
1975–76 Falmouth Town 5–0 Liskeard Athletic
1976–77 Falmouth Town 1–0 Liskeard Athletic
1977–78 Falmouth Town 2–0 St Austell
1978–79 Falmouth Town 2–1 Liskeard Athletic *
1979–80 Wadebridge Town 2–0 St Blazey
1980–81 Penzance 1–0 Saltash United
1981–82 Saltash United 2–1 Falmouth Town
Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes
1982–83 Launceston 1–0 Falmouth Town
1983–84 Liskeard Athletic 3–0 Millbrook
1984–85 Liskeard Athletic 2–1 Newquay *
1985–86 Liskeard Athletic 1–0 Bugle
1986–87 St Blazey 1–0 Saltash United
1987–88 Saltash United 1–0 Newquay
1988–89 Liskeard Athletic 2–1 Saltash United
1989–90 Liskeard Athletic 2–1 Falmouth Town
1990–91 Saltash United 4–1 Falmouth Town
1991–92 Newquay 1–0 Falmouth Town

1993–2012

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes
1992–93 Saltash United 3–2 Launceston
1993–94 Liskeard Athletic 2–1 Bodmin Town
1994–95 Truro City 2–1 Liskeard Athletic
1995–96 Torpoint Athletic 2–0 Porthleven *
1996–97 Falmouth Town 2–1 Nanpean *
1997–98 Truro City 3–2 Porthleven *
1998–99 Bodmin Town 2–1 Millbrook
1999–2000 St Blazey 2–1 Porthleven *
2000–01 St Blazey 4–0 Porthleven *
2001–02 St Blazey 2–0 Liskeard Athletic
Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes
2002–03 Liskeard Athletic 1–1 ‡ St Blazey *
2003–04 Porthleven 2–1 Saltash United
2004–05 Launceston 2–1 Bodmin Town
2005–06 Truro City 4–1 Bodmin Town
2006–07 Truro City 1–0 Liskeard Athletic
2007–08 Truro City 2–1 Saltash United
2008–09 St Austell 3–2 Saltash United
2009–10 Bodmin Town 3–1 Camelford
2010–11 Bodmin Town 3–2 St Austell
2011–12 Bodmin Town 3–2 Saltash United

2013–present

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes
2012–13 Bodmin Town 4–3 † Helston Athletic
2013–14 St Austell 5–3 ‡ Bodmin Town [10][11]
2014–15 St Austell 3–0 Godolphin Atlantic
2015–16 Bodmin Town 7–0 Godolphin Atlantic [12]
2016–17 Bodmin Town 2-1 Saltash United [13]
2017–18 Saltash United 3-2 Mousehole
2018–19 Falmouth Town 2-1 Saltash United [14]

Table of winners

Club Wins Last final won
Truro City 16 2008
St Austell 14 2015
Falmouth Town 12 2019
St Blazey 11 2002
Torpoint Athletic 11 1996
Penzance 10 1981
Saltash United 10 2018
Liskeard Athletic 8 2003
Bodmin Town 7 2017
Newquay 5 1992
Launceston 4 2005
Looe Town 3 1926
Bugle 1 1952
Camborne 1 1894
Helston Athletic 1 1937
Porthleven 1 2004
Wadebridge Town 1 1980

Sponsorship

  • 2012–13 The competition was known as the Westinsure Senior Cup
  • 2015– RGB Builders

References

  1. ^ Cornwall Senior Cup[permanent dead link] Cornwall County Football Association. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  2. ^ Cornwall Junior Cup Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine Cornwall County Football Association. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  3. ^ Round Dates Archived 2010-05-03 at the Wayback Machine Cornwall County Football Association. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  4. ^ Impartial (22 April 1897). "Football". The Cornishman. No. 981. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Cornwall County Cup". The Cornishman. No. 1032. 14 April 1888. p. 5.
  6. ^ "Penzance v Launceston". The Cornubian and Redruth Times. No. 1973. 12 April 1901. p. 7.
  7. ^ The Sportsman (31 March 1904). "Football Gossip". The Cornishman. No. 1343. p. 7.
  8. ^ "Cornish Association Cup". The Cornishman. No. 1344. 7 April 1904. p. 8.
  9. ^ "Cornwall County Cup". Cornishman. No. 1399. 27 April 1905. p. 4.
  10. ^ Power, Ben (16 April 2013). "Bodmin beat Helston in seven goal thriller to retain Senior Cup". Falmouth Packet. Falmouth. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  11. ^ Hall, Lee (17 April 2013). "Bodmin Town win thriller to lift Cornwall Senior Cup". Cornish Guardian. Bodmin. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  12. ^ Gray, Chris (21 August 2016). "Cup holders drawn at home". Independent (Cornwall). p. 42.
  13. ^ "Football: Saltash United denied in Cornwall Senior Cup final". Cornish Times. 17 April 2017.
  14. ^ Final 2019

External links

  • Cornwall County Football Association
  • Football Club History Database
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