Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup

The Senior Cup is the county cup for the Leicestershire and Rutland County Football Association (LRCFA). Entry to the competition is selected by the Competitions Committee of LRCFA and usually consists of Step 6 and 7 teams of the National League System. The current holders are Heather St John's who won the 2018-19 competition.

Leicestershire & Rutland County Senior Cup

Founded	1887
Region	Leicestershire
Current champions	Heather St John's
Most successful club(s)	Leicester City (19 titles)

History

The LRCFA covers the ceremonial counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The Senior Cup was founded in 1887 and was first won by Sheepshed FC, who defeated Mill Hill House by eight goals to nil in a replay. The first competition consisted of five rounds in total, including the final and was contested by seventeen clubs. Leicester City Reserves have appeared in a record thirty one finals, winning on twenty three occasions[1][2]

Winners

Clubs shown in bold indicate their last win.

Season Winners Runners Up 1887–88 Sheepshed Mill Hill House 1888–89 Loughborough Town Mill Hill House 1889–90 Leicester Fosse Coalville Town 1890–91 Leicester Fosse Gresley Rovers 1891–92 Hugglescote Robin Hoods Leicester Fosse Rovers 1892–93 Loughborough Athletic Coalville Town 1893–94 Loughborough Athletic Shepshed Town 1894–95 Leicester Fosse Rovers Loughborough Athletic 1895–96 Leicester Fosse Rovers Hugglescote Robin Hoods 1896–97 Coalville Albion Hinckley Town 1897–98 Coalville Albion Coalville Town 1898–99 Gresley Rovers Swadlincote Town 1899–00 Hinckley Town Gresley Rovers 1900–01 Hinckley Town Leicester Fosse Reserves 1901–02 Whitwick White Cross Hinckley Town Reserves 1902–03 Whitwick White Cross Leicester Fosse Reserves 1903–04 Barrow Rising Star Coalville Town 1904–05 Sth Wigston Albion Leicester Fosse Reserves 1905–06 Leicester Imps Market Harborough Town 1906–07 Coalville Town Leicester Fosse Reserves 1907–08 Leicester Fosse Reserves Loughborough Corinthians 1908–09 Leicester Fosse Reserves Hinckley United 1909–10 Hinckley United Market Harborough Town 1910–11 Leicester Imps Hinckley United 1911–12 Leicester Fosse Reserves Hinckley United 1912–13 Coalville Town Quorn Havelock 1913–14 Leicester Fosse Reserves Holwell Works 1914–15 no competition 1915–16 no competition 1916–17 no competition 1917–18 no competition 1918–19 no competition 1919–20 Leicester City Reserves Moira United 1920–21 Leicester City Reserves Loughborough Corinthians 1921–22 Loughborough Corinthians Whitwick Imps 1922–23 Loughborough Corinthians Whitwick Imps 1923–24 Leicester City Reserves Barwell United 1924–25 Leicester City Reserves Barwell United 1925–26 Leicester City Reserves Moira United 1926–27 Leicester City Reserves Hinckley United 1927–28 Loughborough Corinthians Leicester City Reserves 1928–29 Loughborough Corinthians Market Harborough Town 1929–30 Leicester City Reserves Market Harborough Town 1930–31 Leicester City Reserves Loughborough Corinthians 1931–32 Leicester City Reserves Market Harborough Town 1932–33 Leicester City Reserves Loughborough Corinthians 1933–34 Loughborough Corinthians Leicester City Reserves 1934–35 Leicester City Reserves Hinckley United 1935–36 Leicester City Reserves Leicestershire Nomads 1936–37 Leicester City Reserves Leicestershire Nomads 1937–38 Leicester City Reserves Leicestershire Nomads 1938–39 Leicester City Reserves Ibstock Penistone Rovers 1939–40 Quorn Methodists Leicester City Colts 1940–41 Brush Sports Ibstock Penistone Rovers 1941–42 Brush Sports Leicester City Colts 1942–43 COD Old Dalby Leicester City Colts 1943–44 COD Old Dalby Leicester City Colts 1944–45 Pegsons COD Old Dalby 1945–46 Leicester City Reserves Coalville Town 1946–47 Brush Sports Leicester City Reserves 1947–48 Brush Sports Whitwick Colliery 1948–49 Brush Sports Measham Imps 1949–50 Leicester City Reserves Brush Sports 1950–51 Ibstock Penistone Rovers Coalville Town 1951–52 Quorn Methodists Ibstock Penistone Rovers 1952–53 Moira United Quorn 1953–54 Quorn Loughborough Coll 1954–55 Holwell Works Leicester City 'A' 1955–56 Measham Imps Burton Albion Reserves 1956–57 Holwell Works Whitwick Colliery Reserves 1957–58 Holwell Works Loughborough Coll 1958–59 Morris Sports Loughborough Coll 1959–60 Morris Sports Donisthorpe Colliery MW

Season Winners Runners Up 1960–61 Morris Sports Burgess Products 1961–62 Enderby Town Sileby Town 1962–63 Oadby Town Newfoundpool WMC 1963–64 Oadby Town Enderby Town 1964–65 Enderby Town Bentley Eng 1965–66 Measham Social Loughborough United Reserves 1966–67 Enderby Town Newfoundpool WMC 1967–68 Wigston Fields Loughborough Coll 1968–69 Newfoundpool WMC Melton OGs 1969–70 Stapenhill Enderby Town 1970–71 Enderby Town Ibstock Penistone Rovers 1971–72 Enderby Town Anstey Nomads 1972–73 Earl Shilton Albion Friar Lane OB 1973–74 Friar Lane OB Earl Shilton Albion 1975–76 Oadby Town Anstey Nomads 1976–77 Oadby Town Friar Lane OB 1977–78 Shepshed Charterhouse Wigston Fields 1978–79 Enderby Town Shepshed Charterhouse 1979–80 Shepshed Charterhouse Enderby Town 1980–81 Oadby Town Earl Shilton Albion 1981–82 Shepshed Charterhouse Rolls Royce Mountsorrel 1982–83 Hinckley Athletic Birstall United 1983–84 Shepshed Charterhouse Hinckley Athletic 1984–85 Shepshed Charterhouse Holwell Works 1985–86 Wigston Town Narborough 1986–87 Stapenhill Holwell Works 1987–88 Shepshed Charterhouse Hinckley Town 1988–89 Hinckley Town Melton Town 1989–90 Lutterworth Town Highfield Rangers 1990–91 Hinckley Town Newfoundpool WMC 1991–92 Friar Lane OB Lutterworth Town 1992–93 Friar Lane OB Birstall United 1993–94 Ibstock Welfare St. Andrews SC 1994–95 Anstey Nomads Holwell Sports 1995–96 Birstall United Oadby Town 1996–97 Barwell Friar Lane OB 1997–98 Birstall United Ibstock Welfare 1998–99 Birstall United Oadby Town 1999–00 Coalville Town Holwell Sports 2000–01 St. Andrews SC Friar Lane OB 2001–02 Thurnby Rangers Coalville Town 2002–03 Loughborough Dynamo Barrow Town 2003–04 Loughborough Dynamo Downes Sports 2004–05 Friar Lane & Epworth Kirby Muxloe 2005–06 Thurnby Rangers Friar Lane & Epworth 2006–07 Kirby Muxloe Ibstock United 2007–08 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic Anstey Town 2008–09 Quorn Reserves Leicestershire Constabulary 2009–10 Heather St. John's Thurmaston Town F.C. 2010–11 Heather St. John's Thurnby Nirvana F.C. 2011–12 Ibstock United Ashby Ivanhoe 2012–13 Aylestone Park Ashby Ivanhoe 2013–14 St Andrews Quorn Reserves 2014–15 Bardon Hill Hinckley AFC 2015–16 Hinckley AFC Oakham United 2016-17 Leicester Road Holwell Sports 2017-18 NFK Burbage Heather St John's 2018-19 Heather St John's Melton Town

Finals

23 April 2007

Kirby Muxloe F.C.	3 - 2 (a.e.t.)	Ibstock United F.C.

Kirby Muxloe Sports & Village, Kirby Muxloe

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6 May 2008

Anstey Town F.C.	0 - 2 (a.e.t.)	Blaby & Whetstone Athletic F.C.

LRCAHQ

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5 May 2009

19:00 BST

Leicestershire Constabulary F.C.	0 - 1 (a.e.t.)	Quorn F.C. Reserves

= Bosworth Community College, Desford

Referee: Shaun Garner

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21 May 2010

19:45 BST

Thurmaston Town F.C.	1 - 2	Heather St. John's F.C.

Elizabeth Park, Thurmaston

Referee: Richard Robertson

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3 May 2011

19:00 BST

Thurnby Nirvana F.C.	1 - 4	Heather St. John's F.C.

Dakyn Road, Thurnby Lodge

Referee: Michael Scriven

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29 May 2012

19:00 BST

Ibstock United F.C.	3 - 1	Ashby Ivanhoe F.C.
	[3]

LRCFA HQ, Holmes Park, Whetstone

Referee: Ryan O'Mahony

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8 May 2013

19:00 BST

Aylestone Park F.C.	3 - 1	Ashby Ivanhoe F.C.
	[4]

LRCFA HQ, Holmes Park, Whetstone

Referee: Darren Russell

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16 May 2014

19:00 BST

Quorn Reserves	0 - 2	St Andrews
	[5]

LRCFA HQ, Holmes Park, Whetstone

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8 May 2015

19:00 BST

Bardon Hill	1 - 0	Hinckley AFC
	[6]

LRCFA HQ, Holmes Park, Whetstone

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3 May 2016

19:00 BST

Oakham United	1 - 5	Hinckley AFC
Lewis Leckie  47'	[7] [8] [9]	Ryan Seal  8',  49',  58' Isaac Cooper  13' Javia Roberts  25'

LRCFA HQ, Holmes Park, Whetstone

Attendance: 280

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2 May 2017

19:00 BST

Leicester Road	2 - 1	Holwell Sports

LRCFA HQ, Holmes Park, Whetstone

Referee: Lauren Holt

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1 May 2018

19:00 BST

Heather St John's	2 - 3 (a.e.t.)	NKF Burbage

LRCFA HQ, Holmes Park, Whetstone

Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

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9 Apr 2019

19:00 BST

Melton Town	1 - 1 (a.e.t.)	Heather St John's
Penalties
	3 - 4

LRCFA HQ, Holmes Park, Whetstone

Referee: Ryan Goddard

References

1. "Leicestershire and Rutland County Football Association". Tony Burke 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
2. "Leicester & Rutland CFA Cup Competition". Leicestershire & Rutland County FA Ltd. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
3. 2012 Cup Final Report
4. 2013 Cup Final Report
5. 2014 Cup Final Video
6. 2015 Cup Final Report
7. 2016 Cup Final Report
8. 2016 Cup Final Report
9. 2016 Cup Final Video