Fife Cup

Fife Cup
Founded1882; 142 years ago (1882)
RegionFife, Scotland
Number of teams9
Current championsDunfermline Athletic

The Fife Cup is a Scottish regional football competition for clubs in the historic county of Fife. The competition was founded by the Fifeshire Football Association in 1882. The competition was originally known as the "Fifeshire Cup" from 1882–1896 and the "Fife and District Cup" between 1896 and 1900. It also run on league lines between 1903 and 1905 called the "Fifeshire League" before its current name.

The current holders are Dunfermline Athletic who won the 2018 –19 competition.[1]

Participants

For the 2022–23 season, nine clubs are taking part in the competition.

Winners

Key

Key to list of winners
(R) Replay
(ET) Match went to extra time
* Match decided by which team won the most corner kicks
† Match decided by a penalty shootout
‡ Competition partially played but incomplete
Information unavailable
Italics League format

Results

Fife Cup winners
Season Winner[2] Score[2] Runners[2] Venue
1882–83 Dunfermline 4–1 Cowdenbeath Lady's Mill, Dunfermline
1883–84 (R) Dunfermline 2–0 Alloa Athletic Dunfermline
1884–85 Cowdenbeath 4–0 Dunfermline Lady's Mill, Dunfermline
1885–86 (R) Alloa Athletic 4–0 Cowdenbeath Lady's Mill, Dunfermline
1886–87 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Burntisland Thistle Crawford's Park, Cowdenbeath
1887–88 (R) Lassodie 6–1[3] Burntisland Thistle Lady's Mill, Dunfermline
1888–89 Cowdenbeath 4–2 Lassodie East End Park, Dunfermline
1889–90 Cowdenbeath 5–0 Lochgelly Athletic Lady Well Park, Dunfermline
1890–91 Cowdenbeath 2–1 Lassodie East End Park, Dunfermline
1891–92 Raith Rovers 3–1 Cowdenbeath East End Park, Dunfermline
1892–93 (R) Cowdenbeath 2–1 Raith Rovers East End Park, Dunfermline
1893–94 Raith Rovers 2–1 Lochgelly Athletic East End Park, Dunfermline
1894–95 Clackmannan 1–0 Cowdenbeath Deer Park, Sauchie
1895–96 Clackmannan – Cowdenbeath
1896–97 Dunfermline Athletic 3–2 Clackmannan Cowdenbeath
1897–98 Raith Rovers 3–1 Alloa Athletic Newton Park, Kirkcaldy
1898–99 Raith Rovers 2–0 Lochgelly United Newton Park, Kirkcaldy
1899–1900 Lochgelly United  †5–5 ‡ Dunfermline Athletic
1900–01 Hearts of Beath – Raith Rovers
1901–02 Cowdenbeath 2–1 Hearts of Beath North End Park, Cowdenbeath
1902–03 Hearts of Beath  †– ‡
1903–04 Cowdenbeath
1904–05 Cowdenbeath
1905–06 Raith Rovers 3–2 Cowdenbeath Scott's Park, Kirkcaldy
1906–07 Kirkcaldy United 3–1 Cowdenbeath Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
1907–08 (R) East Fife 4–2 Lochgelly United North End Park, Cowdenbeath
1908–09 Raith Rovers 3–0 East Fife North End Park, Cowdenbeath
1909–10 (R) Cowdenbeath 2–1 Lochgelly United North End Park, Cowdenbeath
1910–11 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Raith Rovers Scott's Park, Kirkcaldy
1911–12 Dunfermline Athletic  †1–1 * Cowdenbeath East End Park, Dunfermline
1912–13 Kirkcaldy United 5–2 East Fife Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
1913–14 Dunfermline Athletic 4–1 Lochgelly United Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
1914–15 Raith Rovers 4–0 East Fife Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
1915–16 Cowdenbeath 2–0 Raith Rovers North End Park, Cowdenbeath
1916–17 Cowdenbeath  †0–0 * East Fife North End Park, Cowdenbeath
1917–18 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Raith Rovers Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
1919–20 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Cowdenbeath East End Park, Dunfermline
1920–21 Raith Rovers 3–2 (ET) Dunfermline Athletic East End Park, Dunfermline
1921–22 Raith Rovers 2–0 East Fife Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
1922–23 Raith Rovers  †0–0 * Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath
1923–24 (R) Cowdenbeath 3–1 Raith Rovers Cowdenbeath
1924–25 Raith Rovers 1–0 East Fife Methil
1925–26 Cowdenbeath 4–1 Lochgelly United Cowdenbeath
1926–27 Dunfermline Athletic 6–2 Lochgelly United East End Park, Dunfermline
1927–28 Cowdenbeath 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic East End Park, Dunfermline
1928–29 Cowdenbeath 3–2 Raith Rovers Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
1929–30 Raith Rovers 3–2 East Fife Methil
1930–31 Raith Rovers  †2–2 * East Fife Kirkcaldy
1931–32 East Fife 3–1 Cowdenbeath
1932–33 East Fife 2–1 Raith Rovers Methil
1933–34 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Cowdenbeath Dunfermline
1934–35 Cowdenbeath 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic
1935–36 Raith Rovers 3–0 East Fife Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
1936–37 East Fife 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Bayview Park Methil
1937–38  †– ‡
1938–39 Dunfermline Athletic  †1–1 † Raith Rovers
1939–40  †– ‡
1945–46 East Fife 3–0 Cowdenbeath Central Park, Cowdenbeath
1946–47  †– ‡
1947–48 Raith Rovers 3–2 East Fife Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
1948–49  †– ‡
1949–50 East Fife 4–3 Cowdenbeath
1950–51 Raith Rovers – Cowdenbeath
1951–52 2–0 Cowdenbeath Bayview Park Methil
1952–53 Cowdenbeath/
Raith Rovers 		1–1
1953–54 East Fife/
Raith Rovers 		2–2 Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
1954–55 Dunfermline Athletic/
Raith Rovers 		1–1
1955–56 Raith Rovers 2–1 East Fife
1956–57 Raith Rovers 4–1 Dunfermline Athletic East End Park, Dunfermline
1957–58 Dunfermline Athletic 6–3 Raith Rovers
1958–59 Dunfermline Athletic 7–6 East Fife
1959–60 Dunfermline Athletic/
Raith Rovers 		2–2
1960–61 Dunfermline Athletic 5–3 Raith Rovers
1961–62 Raith Rovers 4–0 East Fife
1962–63 Dunfermline Athletic 4–0 East Fife East End Park, Dunfermline
1963–64 Dunfermline Athletic 5–1 East Fife
1964–65 Dunfermline Athletic 9–4 Raith Rovers
1965–66 Dunfermline Athletic/
Raith Rovers 		6–6
1966–67 Raith Rovers 5–1 East Fife Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
1967–68 Raith Rovers 4–3 East Fife
1968–69 Raith Rovers 4–1 East Fife
1969–70 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Cowdenbeath
1969–70 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Cowdenbeath
1970–71 Cowdenbeath 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic East End Park, Dunfermline
1971–72 Raith Rovers 4–2 Dunfermline Athletic
1972–73 Dunfermline Athletic  †– ‡
1973–74 Dunfermline Athletic 3–2 Cowdenbeath
1974–75 Dunfermline Athletic 3–3 East Fife
1975–76 Raith Rovers 3–2 East Fife
1976–77 Dunfermline Athletic 5–2 Cowdenbeath
1977–78 East Fife  †– ‡
1978–79 East Fife  †2–2 † Raith Rovers
1979–80 Dunfermline Athletic 4–1 East Fife
1980–81 Raith Rovers 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic
1981–82 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Cowdenbeath
1982–83 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Raith Rovers
1983–84 Cowdenbeath 2–1 East Fife
1984–85 East Fife 3–2 Cowdenbeath
1985–86 Cowdenbeath  †1–1 † East Fife
1986–87 Raith Rovers 3–1 East Fife Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
1987–88 Cowdenbeath 3–1 Raith Rovers Central Park, Cowdenbeath
1988–89 Cowdenbeath 3–1 Dunfermline Athletic East End Park, Dunfermline
1989–90 Raith Rovers 7–0 Burntisland Shipyard
1990–91 Raith Rovers  †1–1 † East Fife
1991–92 Dunfermline Athletic 4–1 Burntisland Shipyard
1992–93 Raith Rovers – Dunfermline Athletic Bayview Park Methil
1993–94 Raith Rovers 5–2 Cowdenbeath Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
1994–95 Raith Rovers 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic
1995–96 Cowdenbeath 2–1 East Fife Bayview Park Methil
1996–97 Dunfermline Athletic 5–0 Raith Rovers
1997–98 Raith Rovers 6–0 Cowdenbeath
1998–99 Raith Rovers 4–0 Burntisland Shipyard
1999–2000 Raith Rovers 2–1 Cowdenbeath
2000–01 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Raith Rovers
2001–02 Raith Rovers – Cowdenbeath
2002–03 Dunfermline Athletic 4–1 Raith Rovers East End Park, Dunfermline
2003–04 Raith Rovers  †1–1 † Dunfermline Athletic
2004–05 East Fife 3–2 Raith Rovers
2005–06 East Fife 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic
2006–07 Dunfermline Athletic  †1–1 † East Fife
2007–08 East Fife 2–0 Raith Rovers
2008–09  †– ‡
2009–10  †– ‡
2010–11  †– ‡
2011–12 Raith Rovers 3–0 Cowdenbeath Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
2012–13  †– ‡
2013–14 Cowdenbeath  †– ‡
2014–15 Final not played
2015–16 East Fife 1–0 Cowdenbeath
2016–17 Cowdenbeath 2–1 Raith Rovers Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
2017–18 Burntisland Shipyard 4–0 Cowdenbeath Recreation Park, Burntisland
2018–19 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 East Fife East End Park, Dunfermline
2019–20 Final not played

References

  1. ^ "Fife Cup Final | Dunfermline 3 East Fife 0". DAFC Twitter. Twitter. 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Fife Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Burntisland Thistle v Lassodie". Glasgow Herald: 7. 23 April 1888. gives the score as 6–5, but the Dundee Courier, Fifeshire Advertiser, and Fife Herald as 6–1.