Devon Senior Cup

Football tournament
Devon County FA Senior Cup
RegionDevon
Current championsUniversity of Exeter
Most successful club(s)Plymouth Argyle Reserves (5)
WebsiteDevon F.A. Cup Competitions

The Devon Senior Cup is the third tier county cup in the county of Devon. It is administered by the Devon County Football Association.[1] It is open to all teams affiliated to the County FA.

History

Originally the county cup competition for the Devon County F.A., it has been superseded in importance by the Premier Cup and St Luke's Challenge Cup. The St Luke's Challenge Cup is open to affiliated teams of the Football League and steps 1-6 Leagues affiliated to Devon County F.A. Clubs may enter one team per cup competition only. The Premier and Senior Cup competitions are open to all affiliated teams of the Devon County F.A.[2]

List of finals

19th century

Season Winners Score Runners Up
1890 TAVISTOCK 1-0 Plymouth Town
1891 ST JAMES-THE-LESS 2-1 Plymouth United
1892 PLYMOUTH *-* Unknown
1893 7th CO W.D ROYAL ARTILLERY *-* Unknown
1894 7th CO W.D ROYAL ARTILLERY 3-1 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment
Season Winners Score Runners Up
1895 2nd DEVON REGIMENT 2-1 Somerset Light Infantry
1896 1ST BATT WELSH REGIMENT *-* Royal Berkshire
1897 2ND BATT KINGS OWN LANCASTER REG 3-1 Gloucester Regiment
1898 15TH CO.W.D ROYAL ARTILLERY 2-1 Exeter United
1899 1ST BATT WELSH REGIMENT 2-1 Argyle

20th century pre-war

Season Winners Score Runners Up
1900 TORPOINT DEFIANCE 1-0 Argyle
1901 DEVONPORT ROYAL ARTILLERY 2-1 Tavistock
1902 GREEN WAVES 3-0 Argyle
1903 ARGYLE 5-1 Tavistock
1904 LAIRA 2-0 1st Royal North Lancaster Regt
1905 GREEN WAVES 2-0 Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry
1906 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE RES 8-1 Oreston Rovers
1907 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE RES 1-0 Royal Marines
Season Winners Score Runners Up
1908 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE RES 2-1 3rd Rifles Brigade
1909 ROYAL 3-2 Plymouth Argule Res
1910 1ST BATT STH STAFFS REGT 2-1 Royal Garrison Artillery
1911 TORQUAY TOWN 2-0 Royal Garrison Artillery
1912 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE RES 3-0 Torquay Town
1913 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE RES 2-1 Exeter City Res
1914 MILLBROOK RANGERS 1-0 Plymouth Argyle Res

20th century inter-war

Season Winners Score Runners Up
1920 N0.3 DEPOT ROYAL GARRISON 2-1 Plymouth Argyle Res
1921 GREEN WAVES 2-0 Oreston Rovers
1922 TORQUAY UNITED 1-0 Oreston Rovers
1923 PLYMOUTH ST THOMAS 2-0 Torquay United Res
1924 ORESTON ROVERS 1-0 Millbrook Rangers
1925 ORESTON ROVERS 4-1 Friernhay
1926 FRIERNHAY 2-1 Royal Naval Barracks Devonport
1927 ROYAL NAVY BARRACKS 3-1 Tavistock
1928 DARTMOUTH UNITED 3-2 2nd Hampshjre Regt
1929 CIVIL SERVICE PLYMOUTH 1-0 Ilfracombe Town
Season Winners Score Runners Up
1930 GREEN WAVES 2-0 Ilfracombe Town
1931 ROYAL MARINES 4-1 Dartmouth United
1932 ROYAL NAVY BARRACKS 5-2 Devon General Exeter
1933 DEVON GENERAL EXETER 2-1 Dartmouth United
1934 ROYAL NAVY BARRACKS 5-1 Ilfracombe Town
1935 FRIERNHAY 1-0 Bideford United
1936 FRIERNHAY 2-0 Plymouth Civil Service
1937 PLYMOUTH & STONEHOUSE GAS 3-0 Bideford United
1938 ROYAL NAVAL TOPEDOS 2-1 Friernhay
1939 PLYMOUTH & STONEHOUSE GAS 4-0 Dartmouth United
1940 PLYMOUTH & STONEHOUSE GAS 2-1 Ilfracombe Town

20th century post-war

After 1970 the introduction of the Devon F.A. Premier Cup and the initial restriction to senior teams (i.e. no reserves initially), meant that those clubs higher up the English League pyramid no longer entered.[3]

Season Winners Score Runners Up
1946 PLYMOUTH UNITED *-*1 ROYAL MARINES
1947 TORQUAY UNITED RES 2-1 Royal Naval Barracks Devonport
1948 HEAVITREE UNITED 3-1 Newton Abbot Spurs
1949 DARTMOUTH UNITED 3-1 Barnstaple Town
1950 NEWTON ABBOT SPURS 2-0 Tamerton
1951 EXMOUTH TOWN 1-1 aet1 NEWTON ABBOT SPURS
1952 CLYST VALLEY 4-2 Callington
1953 ROYAL NAVAL BARRACKS 3-2 Dartmouth United
1954 HOLSWORTHY 3-2 Dartmouth United
1955 DARTMOUTH UNITED 5-1 Friernhay
1956 TIVERTON TOWN 3-2 aet Tavistock
1957 CHELSTON 2-2 aet1 PLYMOUTH UNITED
1958 DAWLISH TOWN 4-3 Dartmouth United
1959 BRIXHAM UNITED 5-1 Tiverton Town
1960 TORQUAY UNITED A 7-2 Ottery St Mary
1961 HEAVITREE UNITED 3-0 Plymouth United
1962 BRIXHAM UNITED 1-0 Cullompton Rangers
1963 WOODLANDS 3-0 Newton Abbot Spurs
Season Winners Score Runners Up
1964 TORQUAY UNITED A 2-1 Dawlish Town
1965 PORTALS ATHLETIC 4-0 Kingsteignton
1966 TIVERTON TOWN 2-2 aet1 UPTON ATHLETIC
1967 ST LUKES COLLEGE 4-3 Dawlish Town
1968 DAWLISH TOWN 3-1 Holsworthy
1969 TAVISTOCK 4-3 Holsworthy aet
1970 PLYMOUTH CITY 1-0 Galmpton United
1971 HORRABRIDGE UNITED 2-0 Millbridge
1972 DOLPHIN UNITED 3-2 aet Galmpton United
1973 BROWN & SHARPE 4-0 Bideford
1974 FAWN UNITED (Plymouth) 5-2 Seaton Town
1975 NEWTON ST CYRES 6-0 BRSA Nomads (Plymouth)
1976 BULL POINT 3-1 Crownhill RBL
1977 ELMORE 2-1 Bideford AAC
1978 TAVISTOCK UNITED 5-1 Topsham Town
1979 SAMS UNITED 4-2 Dept of Environment
1980 BIDEFORD CENTRE 2-1 Fawn United
Season Winners Score Runners Up
1981 CLYST VALLEY 6-1 Ipplepen Athletic
1982 TAVISTOCK 2-1 Windsor United
1983 WESTON MILL OAK VILLA RES 5-1 Greenbank
1984 EXETER ARMS 2-1 Appledore BAAC
1985 CHELSTON 3-1 City Engineers
1986 WILLAND ROVERS 1-0 Liverton United
1987 VARLEY TROPHIES 2-1 Offwell Rangers
1988 OTTERY ST MARY 5-1 Elmore Res
1989 EXETER CIVIL SERVICE 1-0 Plymstock
1990 BUCKFASTLEIGH 3-0 Ambrosia
1991 NEWTON ABBOT SPURS 2-0 Newton Abbot
1992 ST MARTINS 1-0 Falstaff Wanderers
1993 BARNSTAPLE TOWN 2-0 Vospers Oak Villa
1994 CHERITON FITZPANE 3-1 Barnstaple Town
1995 WATTS BLAKE BEARNE 3-2 Newton Abbot 66
1996 HOOE ST JOHN 2-1 Watts Blake Bearne
1997 BUDLEIGH SALTERTON 6-2 Watts Blake Bearne
1998 COMBINED 89 5-1 Hatherleigh Town
1999 THORVERTON 2-1 Elmore Town

Note 1 - Cup was shared.

21st century

Season Winners Score Runners Up
2000 NEWTON ABBOT 2-1 Barnstaple Inn
2001 BIDEFORD 6-1 Compton
2002 BARNSTAPLE AAC 2-2 Princess Willand Rovers aet
2003 BUCKLAND ATHLETIC RES 3-0 Yachts International
Season Winners Score Runners Up
2004 HEAVITREE HARRIERS 3-3 Morley Cars aet
2005 KENTISBEARE 3-2 Newton Abbot Bere
2006 UPTON ATHLETIC RES 1-0 Alston
2007 COMBE MARTIN 3-1 Lamerton

Recent finals

Willand Rovers F.C. (Reserves)2 - 0 (a.e.t.)Broadclyst F.C. (1st)
[4]
Silver Street, Willand
Referee: David Loder
Lifton F.C. (1st)0 - 1Buckland Athletic F.C. (Reserves)
[5]
Lifton Recreation Field, Leat Road, Lifton
Referee: James Taylor
Elburton Villa F.C. (Reserves)2 - 4 (a.e.t.)Buckland Athletic F.C. (Reserves)
[6]
Coach Road, Newton Abbot
Referee: John Blakesley
Loddiswell Athletic F.C. (1st)3 - 2Barnstaple Town F.C. (Reserves)
Alan Maher 13'
Lee Hammett 38'
Myles Chalcraft 40'		 [7][8] Yeo 40'
Watson 89'
Coach Road, Newton Abbot
Referee: Adrian Bond
Bow Amateur Athletic Club F.C. (1st)1 - 0Lee Moor F.C. (1st)
[9]
Coach Road, Newton Abbot
Referee: Kevin Gidley
Windmill FC (First)0 - 3Tiverton Town FC (Reserves)
[10][11] Jake Searle
Andrew Murphy
Jesse Howe
Coach Road, Newton Abbot
Referee: Oliver Green
Dartmouth4 - 2Exwick Villa
Coach Road, Newton Abbot
Referee: Nigel Cockwill
Exwick Villa4 - 2Lapford
Coach Road, Newton Abbot
Referee: Lee Johnson
Lapford2 - 4University of Exeter
Coach Road, Newton Abbot
Referee: Martin Lewis
Roselands0 - 3Cronies
[1] Fanson 52', 57'
Lawrence 60'
Coach Road, Newton Abbot
Colyton0 - 2Sidmouth Town Res
[2] Bodor 32'
Hughes
Coach Road, Newton Abbot
Referee: Timothy Platt
Kentisbeare2 - 2 (a.e.t.)The Windmill
Searle 55'
Hawkins 84'		 [3] Bignell 66'
Presland 90'
Penalties
2-4
Coach Road, Newton Abbot

References

  1. ^ Devon County FA Cup Competitions
  2. ^ Devon County Football Association Handbook 2016/2017. Devon County Football Association Limited. 15 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Devon & Exeter Leagues Cup History". Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ 2008 Final
  5. ^ 2009 Final
  6. ^ 2010 Final
  7. ^ 2011 Final
  8. ^ Herald Express 2011 Devon Senior Cup Final
  9. ^ 2012 Final
  10. ^ 2013 Final
  11. ^ Tiverton Town FC Reserves Archives 2013 Final
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