The Lancashire County Football Association Cup (commonly known as the Lancashire Senior Cup) is an association football knockout tournament involving teams from Lancashire, England.[1] It is a County Cup competition of the Lancashire County Football Association and involves Premier League clubs and Football League clubs. However, these days clubs generally field their reserve teams.
Founded | 1879 |
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Region | Lancashire |
Number of teams | 16 |
Current champions | Barrow (2024) |
Most successful club(s) | Blackburn Rovers (20 times) |
Website | Lancashire FA |
Historic Lancashire currently[when?] has 5 Premier League teams, 12 Football League sides and 4 National League teams; not every club enters in concurrent years. The tournament starts at the round of 16, with higher division clubs often have to miss rounds to allow lower division clubs to have a chance to play in the competition.
History
editThe competition was stopped in 1974 due to concerns over the format and lack of interest in adding to fixture lists.[2] It was then revived and revamped as a pre-season tournament in 1982, becoming known as the 'Lancashire Manx Cup' due to its sponsorship by the Isle of Man Tourist Board.[2]
List of finals
editTable of winners
editClub | Number of wins | Most recent win | |
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1 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 2020–21 |
2 | Manchester United | 15 | 2012–13 |
3 | Liverpool | 13 | 2021–22 |
Burnley | 2022–23 | ||
5 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 1990–91 |
6 | Bury | 11 | 2017–18 |
7 | Blackpool | 7 | 1995–96 |
Everton | 2015–16 | ||
8 | Manchester City | 6 | 1973–74 |
Preston North End | 1996–97 | ||
11 | Accrington | 3 | 1888–89 |
Oldham Athletic | 2005–06 | ||
Rochdale | 2004–05 | ||
Wigan Athletic | 1998–99 | ||
15 | Barrow | 2 | 2023-24 |
16 | Chester City (as Chester) | 1 | 1956–57 |
Darwen | 1879–80 | ||
Morecambe | 1967–68 | ||
Southport | 1904–05 |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ Small, Gordon (2007). The Lancashire Cup: A Complete Record of the Lancashire FA Senior Cup 1879–80 to 2006–07. Tony Brown.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Mike Jackman, 2009, Blackburn Rovers The Complete Record, The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited, Derby.
- ^ Lancashire Evening Post, 13 December 1911
- ^ Preston Herald, 10 December 1913
- ^ Manchester Evening News, 14 May 1921
- ^ Lancashire Evening Post, 21 January 1925
- ^ Lancashire Evening Post, 11 May 1938
- ^ Liverpool Echo and Liverpool Daily Post
- ^ "Lancashire Senior Cup 2005–06". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- ^ "Silverware for Glyn's young guns". Blackburn Rovers. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- ^ Whitaker, Alec (31 August 2023). "Barrow AFC suffer agonising penalty defeat in Senior Cup Final". The Mail. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.