Southern Football League Cup (England)

Football tournament

Southern Football League CupFounded| 1932

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Region|  England
Website| Southern League Website
2023–24

The Southern League Cup is a knock-out cup competition organised by the Southern Football League. For the 2017–18 season, the competition was known as the BigFreeBet.com Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. It is understood that the majority of funds from the sponsorship deal are being put into developing English grassroots football.[1]

## History[edit]

### Winners[edit]

Season  | Champions  | Result  | Runners-up  | Ref.

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1932–33  | Plymouth Argyle Reserves (WD)  |  |  | [2]
1933–34  | Plymouth Argyle Reserves (WD)  |  |
1934–35  | Folkestone (ED)  |  |
1935–36  | Plymouth Argyle Reserves (WD)  |  |
1936–37  | Newport County Reserves (SL)  |  |
1937–38  | Colchester United (SL)  |  |
1938–39  | Not completed[2]
1939–40  | Worcester City (WS)  |  |
1945–46  | Chelmsford City (SL)  |  |
1946–47  | Gillingham (SL)  |  |
1947–48  | Merthyr Tydfil (SL)  |  |
1948–49  | Yeovil Town SL)  |  |
1949–50  | Colchester United (SL)  |  |
1950–51  | Merthyr Tydfil (SL)  |  |
1951–52  | Hereford United (SL)  |  |
1952–53  | Headington United (SL)  |  |
1953–54  | Headington United (SL)  |  |
1954–55  | Yeovil Town (SL)  |  |
1955–56  | Gloucester City (SL)  |  |
1956–57  | Hereford United (SL)  |  |
1957–58  | Cheltenham Town (SL)  |  |
1958–59  | Hereford United (NW-D)  |  |
1959–60  | Chelmsford City (PD)  |  |
1960–61  | Yeovil Town (PD)  |  |
1961–62  | Cambridge United (PD)  |  |
1962–63  | Guildford City (PD)  |  |
1963–64  | Burton Albion (D1)  |  |
1964–65  | Cambridge United (PD)  |  |
1965–66  | Yeovil Town (PD)  |  |
1966–67  | Guildford City (PD)  |  |
1967–68  | Margate (PD)  |  |
1968–69  | Cambridge United (PD)  |  |
1969–70  | Wimbledon (PD)  |  |
1970–71  | Telford United (PD)  |  |
1971–72  | Barnet (PD)  |  |
1972–73  | Weymouth (PD)  |  |
1973–74  | AP Leamington (D1N)  |  |
1974–75  | Kettering Town (PD)  |  |
1975–76  | Wimbledon (PD)  |  |
1976–77  | Dartford (PD)  |  |
1977–78  | Gravesend & Northfleet (PD)  |  |
1978–79  | Bath City (PD)  |  |
1979–80  | Kidderminster Harriers (MD)  |  |
1980–81  | Bedford Town (MD)  |  |
1981–82  | Wealdstone (MD)  |  |
1982–83  | Alvechurch (PD)  |  |
1983–84  | AP Leamington (PD)  |  |
1984–85  | Fisher Athletic (PD)  |  |
1985–86  | Bromsgrove Rovers (MD)  |  |
1986–87  | Waterlooville (SD)  |  |
1987–88  | Dartford (PD)  |  |
1988–89  | Dartford (PD)  |  |
1989–90  | VS Rugby (PD)  |  |
1990–91  | Chelmsford City (PD)  |  |
1992–93  | Stourbridge (MD)  |  |
1993–94  | Sudbury Town (SD)  |  |  |
1994–95  | Hastings Town (PD)  |  |  |
1995–96  | Nuneaton Borough (MD)  |  |  |
1996–97  | Burton Albion (PD)  |  |  |
1997–98  | Margate (SD)  |  |  |
1998–99 | Sutton Coldfield Town (PD)  | 2-1 aggregate  | Cambridge City (PD)  |
1999–00  | Burton Albion (PD)  |  |  |
2000–01  | Worcester City (PD)  |  |  |
2001–02  | Dorchester Town (ED)  |  |  |
2002–03  | Crawley Town (PD)  |  |  |
2003–04  | Crawley Town (PD)  |  |  |
2004–05  | King's Lynn (PD)  |  |  |
2005–06  | Hitchin Town (PD)  |  |  |
2006–07 | Tiverton Town (PD)  | 1-0, 2-2  | Hemel Hempstead Town (PD)  |
2007–08 | Hillingdon Borough (PD)  | 1-1, 3-0  | Clevedon Town (SW)  |
2008–09 | Atherstone Town (MD)  | 2-1, 3-1  | Bridgwater Town (SW)  |
2009–10  | Cambridge City (PD)  | 1-0, 0-1 (4-2)p  | VT (SW)  |
2010–11 | Hednesford Town (PD)  | 2-1, 3-0  | Hemel Hempstead Town (PD)  |
2011–12 | Clevedon Town (SW)  | 0-0, 2-1  | Banbury United (PD)  |
2012–13 | Arlesey Town (PD)  | 1-0, 1-1  | Frome Town (PD)  |
2013–14 | St Neots Town (PD)  | 0-0, 1-0  | Tiverton Town (SW)  |
2014–15 | Poole Town (PD)  | 1-1, 0-0  | Corby Town (PD)  |
2015–16 | Merthyr Town (PD)  | 5-1, 2-0  | Cambridge City (PD)  |
2016–17 | Hayes & Yeading United (PD)  | 1-1 (4-2)p  | St Ives Town (PD)  |
2017–18 | Hitchin Town (PD)  | 1-0  | Didcot Town (DOW)  |
2018–19 | Stratford Town (PDC)  | 1-0  | Cinderford Town (DOS)  | [3]
2019–20  | No winner  |
2020–21  | No winner  |
2021–22 | Royston Town (PDC)  | 2-0, 5-0  | Taunton Town (PDS)  | [4]
2022–23  | No winner

## Names[edit]

* 1984–  : Bill Dellow Cup[5]
* 1987–1990: Westgate Insurance Cup[5]
* 1990–1991: Larchimage Windows Cup[5]
* 1991–1993: Barclays Commercial Services Cup[5]
* 1993–2004: Doc Martens Cup
* 2005–2007: Errea Cup
* 2008–2009: GX Cup
* 2009–2011: Red Insure Cup[6][7]
* 2017–2018: BigFreeBet.com Challenge Cup[8]
* 2018–19: City Security Services Ltd League Challenge Cup[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Moore, Jack. "New Challenge Cup Sponsor". Evo-Stik League Southern. Pitch Hero. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
2. ^ a b Edwards, Leigh (1993). The Official Centenary History of the Southern League. Halesowen: Paper Plane Publishing. p. 58\. ISBN 1-871872-08-1.
3. ^ "Stratford Town win the City Security Services Ltd League Challenge Cup". Southern Football League. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
4. ^ "Royston Lift League Challenge Cup". Southern Football League. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
5. ^ a b c d Edwards, Leigh (1993). The Official Centenary History of the Southern League. Halesowen: Paper Plane Publishing. p. 309\. ISBN 1-871872-08-1.
6. ^ "Zamaretto League - Sponsors". Southern Football League. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
7. ^ "Zamaretto League - Red Insure Cup Fixtures 2010-2011". Southern Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
8. ^ "New Challenge Cup Sponsor". Southern Football League. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
9. ^ "New League Cup Sponsor". Southern Football League. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Southern League Website

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2023–24
clubs|

| Premier
Central|

* AFC Sudbury
* AFC Telford United
* Alvechurch
* Barwell
* Berkhamsted
* Bromsgrove Sporting
* Coalville Town
* Halesowen Town
* Hitchin Town
* Kettering Town
* Leamington
* Leiston
* Long Eaton United
* Mickleover
* Needham Market
* ~~Nuneaton Borough~~
* Redditch United
* Royston Town
* Stamford
* St Ives Town
* Stourbridge
* Stratford Town

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Premier
South|

* AFC Totton
* Basingstoke Town
* Beaconsfield Town
* Bracknell Town
* Chesham United
* Didcot Town
* Dorchester Town
* Gosport Borough
* Hanwell Town
* Harrow Borough
* Hayes & Yeading United
* Hendon
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* Merthyr Town
* Plymouth Parkway
* Poole Town
* Salisbury
* Sholing
* Swindon Supermarine
* Tiverton Town
* Walton & Hersham
* Winchester City

Central|

* AFC Dunstable
* Aylesbury United
* Barton Rovers
* Bedford Town
* Biggleswade
* Biggleswade Town
* Cirencester Town
* Hadley
* Hertford Town
* Kempston Rovers
* Kidlington
* King's Langley
* Leighton Town
* North Leigh
* Stotfold
* Thame United
* Waltham Abbey
* Ware
* Welwyn Garden City

South|

* Bashley
* Bemerton Heath Harlequins
* Bideford
* Bishop's Cleeve
* Bristol Manor Farm
* Cribbs
* Evesham United
* Exmouth Town
* Frome Town
* ~~Hanworthy United~~
* Larkhall Athletic
* Malvern Town
* Melksham Town
* Mousehole
* Paulton Rovers
* Tavistock
* Westbury United
* Willand Rovers
* Wimborne Town
* Yate Town

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* 1923–24
* 1924–25
* 1925–26
* 1926–27
* 1927–28
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* 1929–30
* 1930–31
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* 1932–33
* 1933–34
* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
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* 1939–40
* 1940–41
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* 1947–48
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* 1956–57
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* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
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* 1972–73
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