Radnorshire Challenge Cup

Association football tournament in Wales

Football tournament

Radnorshire Challenge CupFounded| 1963

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Region|  Wales
Current champions| Builth Wells
2023–24

The Radnorshire Challenge Cup is a football knockout tournament competed for by clubs either based within the Mid-Wales county boundary of Radnorshire or have a team in membership of the Mid Wales South League.

## Previous winners

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2022)

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Information from the commencement of the competition until the 1990–91 season sourced from the 1991 Welsh Football Almanac.[1]

### 1960s

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* 1963–64: – Llandrindod Wells
* 1964–65: – Vale of Arrow (Gladestry)
* 1965–66: – Crossgates
* 1966–67: – Rhayader Town[2]
* 1967–68: – Vale of Arrow (Gladestry)
* 1968–69: – Vale of Arrow (Gladestry)
* 1969–70: – Vale of Arrow (Gladestry)

### 1970s

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* 1970–71: – Crossgates
* 1971–72: – Knighton Town[3]
* 1972–73: – Knighton Town[3]
* 1973–74: – Hay St Marys
* 1974–75: – Presteigne St. Andrews
* 1975–76: – Builth Wells
* 1976–77: – Rhayader Town
* 1977–78: – Aberystwyth Town reserves
* 1978–79: – Knighton Town[3]
* 1979–80: – Knighton Town[3]

### 1990s

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* 1980–81: – Newtown reserves
* 1981–82: – Builth Wells
* 1982–83: – Builth Wells
* 1983–84: – Knighton Town
* 1984–85: – Presteigne St. Andrews
* 1985–86: – Newtown reserves
* 1986–87: – Builth Wells
* 1987–88: – Knighton Town
* 1988–89: – Talgarth Town[4]
* 1989–90: – Builth Wells

### 1990s

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* 1990–91: – Vale of Arrow (Gladestry)
* 1991–92: – Builth Wells
* 1992–93: – Kington Town[5]
* 1993–94: – Vale of Arrow (Gladestry)[6]
* 1994–95: – Knighton Town
* 1995–96: – Llanidloes Town
* 1996–97: –
* 1997–98: –
* 1998–99: –
* 1999–2000: – Llandrindod Wells[7]

### 2000s

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* 2000–01: –
* 2001–02: – Rhayader Town
* 2002–03: – Knighton Town[3]
* 2003–04: –
* 2004–05: – Presteigne St. Andrews[8]
* 2005–06: –
* 2006–07: – Hay St Marys
* 2007–08: –
* 2008–09: – Rhayader Town
* 2009–10: – Presteigne St. Andrews[9]

### 2010s

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* 2010–11: – Llandrindod Wells[10][11]
* 2011–12: – Llandrindod Wells[12]
* 2012–13: – Rhayader Town[13]
* 2013–14: – Rhayader Town[14]
* 2014–15: – Rhayader Town[15]
* 2015–16: – Hay St Marys[16]
* 2016–17: – Llandrindod Wells[17]
* 2017–18: – Radnor Valley[18][19]
* 2018–19: – Llanidloes Town[20]
* 2019–20: – Competition abandoned due to Coronavirus pandemic

### 2020s

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* 2020–21: – No competition - Covid-19 pandemic
* 2021–22: – Hay St Marys[21]
* 2022–23: – Radnor Valley[22]
* 2023-24: - Builth Wells[23]

### Number of wins by club

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Note: missing seasons to be added.

* Knighton Town – 8
* Rhayader Town –7
* Builth Wells – 6
* Vale of Arrow (Gladestry) – 6
* Llandrindod Wells – 5
* Hay St Marys – 4
* Presteigne St. Andrews – 4
* Crossgates – 2
* Llanidloes Town – 2
* Radnor Valley – 2
* Newtown reserves
* Aberystwyth Town reserves – 1
* Kington Town – 1
* Talgarth Town – 1

## References

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1. ^ Thomas, Mel ap Ior (1 November 1991). Welsh Football Almanac 1991.
2. ^ "Rhayader Town Football Club - History" (PDF). Pitchero. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
3. ^ a b c d e Townsend, Stuart (28 August 2021). "The story of Knighton Town – Radnorshire's resilient Robins". Powys County Times. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
4. ^ Townsend, Stuart (10 July 2021). "The boys from the Black Mountains – the history of Talgarth Town". Powys County Times. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
5. ^ "1993 Radnorshire Cup Replay". Facebook. Kington Town FC. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
6. ^ "Radnorshire Cup Winners 1993-94 - Vale of Arrow FC". Twitter. HerefordVale. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
7. ^ Townsend, Stuart (11 September 2011). "The story of Newbridge Football Club – gone but not forgotten". Powys County Times. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
8. ^ "Presteigne St Andrews Radnorshire Cup Winners 2004-5". Facebook. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
9. ^ "Fixtures and Results 2009-10". Presteigne St Andrews. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
10. ^ "Club Information". Llandrindod Wells FC. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
11. ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (28 April 2011). "Johnny go go go for cup final glory". Powys County Times. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
12. ^ "Club Honours". Llandrindod Wells FC. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
13. ^ "Tweet". Twitter. Llandrindod Wells FC. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
14. ^ "Rhayader Town retain Radnorshire Cup". Brecon & Radnor Express. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
15. ^ "Tweet". Twitter. Club Sport Retail. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
16. ^ "Radnorshire Cup winners 2016". Twitter. Hay St Marys FC. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
17. ^ "Llandrindod Wells celebrate winning Radnorshire Cup". Brecon & Radnor Express. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
18. ^ "Radnor Valley lift Aspidistra Cup". Brecon & Radnor Express. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
19. ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (28 May 2022). "The tale of the boys from The Bypass as Radnor Valley hit milestone". Powys County Times. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
20. ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (25 April 2019). "Llanidloes lift Radnorshire Cup as holders Radnor Valley go down in final". Powys County Times. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
21. ^ "Radnorshire Cup Winners". Twitter. Hay St Marys FC. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
22. ^ "Radnor Valley crowned cup winners after shoot out drama". Powys County Times. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
23. ^ "Rowlands extra time strike seals cup glory for Builth". Brecon and Radnor Express. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

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