Walsall Senior Cup
The Walsall and District Football Association Senior Cup is an English football competition for clubs in and around Walsall, with the final in modern times taking place at Walsall F.C.'s Bescot Stadium.
The Cup was founded in 1878 and was originally named the Licensed Victuallers Cup with nine sides competing. Walsall Swifts won the inaugural competition.[1] The current holders are Rushall Olympic.
Early history[edit]
Walsall Swifts, who later amalgamated into the modern Walsall F.C., won the first Cup in 1878, upon winning the trophy for the third time in the first four editions they were awarded the trophy outright and a new silver trophy was made in 1882.[1] That trophy became known as the Walsall Senior Cup.
Records from before 1946 are sparse, however wins by some notable sides are recorded. Aston Villa Reserves won the competition in 1899 and 1903.[2][3] Birmingham City won the trophy in 1883, 1901, and 1904.[4]
Finals since World War II[edit]
Dates refer to the year in which the final itself took place, so the 1946 listing refers to the final of the 1945-46 competition.
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Walsall Wood | 7-2 | Rugeley W.M.C. | |
| 1947 | Bilston Town | 3-2 | Walsall Trinity | |
| 1948 | Bilston Town | 2-0 | Halesowen | |
| 1949 | Bilston Town | 1-0 | Oswestry Town | |
| 1950 | Brereton Social drew 2-2 with Ogley Hay after extra time - winner of replay unknown | |||
| 1951 | Bloxwich Strollers | 1-0 | Walsall Wood | after extra time |
| 1952 | Walsall Wood | 1-0 | Walsall Trinity | |
| 1953 | Walsall Wood | 1-0 | Ogley Hay | after extra time |
| 1954 | Shelfield Athletic | 1-0 | Lower Gornal Athletic | |
| 1955 | Shelfield Athletic | 5-1 | Walsall Trinity | |
| 1956 | Shelfield Athletic | 2-0 | Ogley Hay | |
| 1957 | Walsall Trinity | 3-1 | Walsall Wood | |
| 1958 | Walsall Wood | 3-0 | Stourbridge | |
| 1959 | Shelfield Athletic | 4-0 | Walsall Wood | |
| 1960 | Shelfield Athletic | 3-0 | Walsall Wood | |
| 1961 | Walsall Wood | 7-0 | Rugeley Villa | |
| 1962 | Walsall Wood | 5-1 | Blakenall | |
| 1963 | Armitage | 2-1 | Blakenall | |
| 1964 | Blakenall | 3-0 | Hednesford Town | |
| 1965 | Rushall Olympic | 2-1 | Brereton Social | |
| 1966 | Lower Gornal Athletic | 4-2 | Kidderminster Harriers | after extra time |
| 1967 | Wrockwardine Wood | 2-1 | Rushall Olympic | Replay, 1st game 2-2 aet |
| 1968 | Wrockwardine Wood | 2-1 | Tamworth | |
| 1969 | Bilston Town | 2-1 | Lichfield | |
| 1970 | Atherstone Town | 4-3 | Wrockwardine Wood | Aggregate score, 1st leg 1-2, 2nd leg 3-1 |
| 1971 | Baddesley Colliery | 4-3 | Atherstone Town | Aggregate score, 1st leg 2-2, 2nd leg 2-1 |
| 1972 | Bilston Town | 4-1 | Brereton Social | Second replay, 1st game 2-2 aet, 2nd game 2-2 aet |
| 1973 | Bilston Town | 1-0 | Darlaston | |
| 1974 | Brereton Social | 3-2 | Warley County Borough | after extra time |
| 1975 | Blakenall | 2-1 | Armitage | |
| 1976 | Blakenall | 1-0 | Hednesford Town | |
| 1977 | Blakenall | 1-0 | Bilston Town | Replay, 1st game 0-0 aet |
| 1978 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 2-0 | Alvechurch | |
| 1979 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 1-0 | Great Wyrley | |
| 1980 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 1-0 | Rushall Olympic | |
| 1981 | Blakenall | 2-1 | Sutton Coldfield Town | Replay, 1st game 1-1 aet |
| 1982 | Oldbury United | 5-0 | Walsall Wood | Replay, 1st game 2-2 aet |
| 1983 | Coleshill Town | 4-3 | Wolverhampton United | |
| 1984 | Atherstone Town | 4-0 | Tividale | |
| 1985 | Harrisons | 2-0 | Wolverhampton United | |
| 1986 | Paget Rangers | 3-1 | Wolverhampton Casuals | |
| 1987 | Boldmere St. Michaels | 2-0 | Bloxwich Town | |
| 1988 | Redgate United | 1-0 | Chasetown | after extra time |
| 1989 | Blakenall | 1-0 | Rushall Olympic | |
| 1990 | Meir KA | 2-1 | Rushall Olympic | Replay, 1st game 0-0 aet |
| 1991 | Chasetown | 1-0 | Blakenall | after extra time |
| 1992 | Armitage 90 | 3-2 | Meir KA | after extra time |
| 1993 | Chasetown | 3-1 | Pelsall Villa | |
| 1994 | Newcastle Town | 1-0 | Oldbury United | after extra time |
| 1995 | Newcastle Town | 1-1 | Knypersley Victoria | after extra time, Newcastle won on penalties |
| 1996 | Blakenall | 0-0 | Newcastle Town | after extra time, Blakenall won on penalties |
| 1997 | Bloxwich Town | 1-1 | Blakenall | after extra time, Bloxwich won on penalties |
| 1998 | Blakenall | 2-1 | Halesowen Harriers | |
| 1999 | Blakenall | 3-2 | Meir KA | |
| 2000 | Rushall Olympic | 2-2 | Rocester | after extra time, Rushall won 5-4 on penalties |
| 2001 | Wolverhampton Casuals | 2-0 | Sutton Coldfield Town | |
| 2002 | Bolehall Swifts | 4-4 | Tividale | after extra time, Bolehall won 4-3 on penalties |
| 2003 | Tividale | 1-0 | Rocester | after extra time |
| 2004 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 3-1 | Tividale | |
| 2005 | Chasetown | 2-1 | Tividale | |
| 2006 | Boldmere St Michaels | 1-0 | Tipton Town | |
| 2007 | Boldmere St Michaels | 3-1 | Goodrich | |
| 2008 | Boldmere St Michaels | 2-0 | Heath Hayes | [5] |
| 2009 | Rushall Olympic | 2-1 | Tipton Town | [6] |
| 2010 | Bloxwich United | 1-0 | Rushall Olympic | [7] |
| 2011 | Rushall Olympic | 3-0 | Ellesmere Rangers | [8] |
| 2012 | Rushall Olympic | 3-0 | Brocton | [9] |
| 2013 | Stafford Rangers | 2-1 | Walsall | [10] |
| 2014 | Chasetown | 4-1 | Rushall Olympic | [11] |
| 2015 | Walsall | 4-3 | Chasetown | after extra time [12] |
| 2018 | Walsall Wood | 2-2 | Rushall Olympic | after extra time, Rushall won 4-3 on penalties |
| 2019 | Boldmere St Michaels | 2-0 | Sutton Coldfield | |
| 2022 | Rushall Olympic | 2-0 | Sporting Khalsa | |
| 2023 | Rushall Olympic | 3-1 | Walsall | |
References[edit]
- General
- Walsall Senior Cup[usurped] page on West Midlands (Regional) League website
- Specific
- ^ a b Association, The Football. "Walsall Senior Cup". www.staffordshirefa.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Walsall Cup - Final Tie - Aston Villa Reserves vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves". Birmingham Daily Mail. 19 April 1899.
- ^ "Walsall Cup - Final Tie - West Bromwich Albion Reserves vs. Aston Villa Reserves". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 24 March 1903.
- ^ "The Birmingham City FC Archive". web.archive.org. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Walsall Senior Cup | Results". staffordshirefa.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Walsall Senior Cup | Results". staffordshirefa.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Walsall Senior Cup | Results". staffordshirefa.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Walsall Senior Cup | Results". staffordshirefa.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Walsall Senior Cup | Results". staffordshirefa.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Walsall Senior Cup | Results". staffordshirefa.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Chasetown shock Rushall to secure Walsall Senior Cup". Express & Star. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Walsall Senior Cup | Results". staffordshirefa.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.