Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup

Leicestershire & Rutland County Senior Cup
Organising bodyLeicestershire & Rutland County FA
Founded1887; 137 years ago (1887)
RegionLeicestershire Leicestershire
Rutland Rutland
Current championsKirby Muxloe
(2nd title)
Most successful club(s)Leicester City[a]
(23 titles)
Websitewww.leicestershirefa.com

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,[1][2] 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.[3][4]

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.
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.
2020–21 Competition not held due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22 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. Notes
Leicester City 23 1889–90 1949–50 8 1954–55 31 [b]
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 [c]
Enderby Town 5 1961–62 1971–72 4 1981–82 9
Loughborough Corinthians † 5 1921–22 1933–34 4 1932–33 9 [d]
Brush Sports † 5 1940–41 1948–49 1 1949–50 6 [e]
Quorn 4 1939–40 2008–09 2 2013–14 6 [f]
Hinckley Town † 4 1899–00 1990–91 3 1987–88 7 [g]
Coalville Town 3 1906–07 1999–00 7 2001–02 10
Holwell Sports 3 1954–55 1957–58 6 2016–17 9 [h]
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 [i]
Morris Sports † 3 1958–59 1960–61 0 – 3 [j]
Hinckley Athletic† 2 1982–83 1982–83 6 1983–84 2 [k]
Ibstock United † 2 1993–94 2011–12 2 2006–07 4 [l]
COD Old Dalby † 2 1942–43 1943–44 1 1944–45 3 [m]
Kirby Muxloe 2 2006–07 2023–24 1 2004–05 3
Leicester Fosse Rovers † 2 1894–95 1895–96 1 1891–92 3 [n]
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 [o]
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 [p]
Ibstock Penistone Rovers † 1 1950–51 1950–51 4 1970–71 5 [q]
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 [r]
Wigston Fields † 1 1967–68 1967–68 1 1977–78 2 [s]
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 [t]
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 [u]
NKF Burbage † 1 2017–18 2017–18 0 – 1 [v]
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

29 May 2012 Ibstock United 3–1 Ashby Ivanhoe Holmes Park
19:00 BST 2012 Cup Final Report Referee: Ryan O'Mahony
8 May 2013 Aylestone Park 3–1 Ashby Ivanhoe Holmes Park
19:00 BST 2013 Cup Final Report Referee: Darren Russell
16 May 2014 Quorn reserves 0–2 St Andrews Holmes Park
19:00 BST 2014 Cup Final Video
8 May 2015 Bardon Hill 1–0 Hinckley Holmes Park
19:00 BST 2015 Cup Final Report
3 May 2016 Oakham United 1–5 Hinckley Holmes Park
19:00 BST Lewis Leckie 47' 2016 Cup Final Report
2016 Cup Final Report
2016 Cup Final Video		 Ryan Seal 8', 49', 58'
Isaac Cooper 13'
Javia Roberts 25'		 Attendance: 280
2 May 2017 Leicester Road 2–1 Holwell Sports Holmes Park
19:00 BST Referee: Lauren Holt
1 May 2018 Heather St John's 2–3 (a.e.t.) NKF Burbage Holmes Park
19:00 BST Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
9 April 2019 Melton Town 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Heather St John's Holmes Park
19:00 BST Referee: Ryan Goddard
16 May 2023 Ashby Ivanhoe 3–1 Lutterworth Athletic Holmes Park
19:00 BST Report
14 May 2024 Hathern 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Kirby Muxloe Holmes Park
19:00 BST Report

Records & statistics

Finals

  • Most final wins: 23
  • Most final lost: 8
  • 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)

Notes

  1. ^ Won 2 titles as Leicester Fosse, 4 as Leicester Fosse reserves and 17 as Leicester City reserves.
  2. ^ Won 2 titles as Leicester Fosse, 4 as Leicester Fosse reserves and 17 as Leicester City reserves.
  3. ^ Won 4 titles as Friar Lane Old Boys.
  4. ^ Dissolved in 1934.
  5. ^ Dissolved in 1960.
  6. ^ Won 2 titles as Quorn Methodists and 1 title as Quorn reserves.
  7. ^ Dissolved in 1997. Merged with Hinckley Athletic to form Hinckley United.
  8. ^ Won 3 titles as Holwell Works.
  9. ^ Dissolved in 1900. Won 2 titles as Loughborough Athletic and 1 title as Loughborough Town.
  10. ^ Dissolved
  11. ^ Dissolved in 1997. Merged with Hinckley Town to form Hinckley United. Won 1 title as Hinckley United.
  12. ^ Dissolved in 2018. Won 1 title as Ibstock Welfare.
  13. ^ Dissolved
  14. ^ Dissolved in mid-2000s.
  15. ^ Dissolved in 2001.
  16. ^ Dissolved in 1953.
  17. ^ Dissolved in 1970s.
  18. ^ Dissolved in 2000s.
  19. ^ Dissolved in 1963.
  20. ^ Dissolved in 2005.
  21. ^ Dissolved in early 2000s.
  22. ^ Dissolved in 2020.

References

  1. ^ "Leicestershire and Rutland County Football Association". Tony Burke 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Leicester & Rutland CFA Cup Competition". Leicestershire & Rutland County FA Ltd. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Senior Cup". Leicestershire & Rutland Football History. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Leicestershire Senior Cup". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 10 August 2024.