Liverpool Senior Cup
 Liverpool Senior Cup | |
| Organising body | Liverpool County FA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1882 |
| Region |  Merseyside |
| Current champions | Marine (9th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Everton (46 titles) |
| Website | Liverpool Senior Cup |
The Liverpool County Football Association Senior Cup, commonly known as the Liverpool Senior Cup, is a football knockout tournament involving teams from the city of Liverpool, England and surrounding areas.
It is the County Cup competition of the Liverpool County Football Association and involves non-league clubs as well as the three professional teams in Merseyside: Everton, Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers. However, while non-league clubs often field their first team in the competition, the professional clubs generally field their reserve teams.
Competition history
[edit]The first Liverpool Senior Cup was played for in 1882–83, with Bootle (1879) becoming the inaugural winners, and the competition has taken place most seasons since then.
The Cup was suspended during most of the First World War, but continued during the Second World War, largely in the form of exhibition matches between Liverpool and Everton wartime teams.
Prescot Cables defeated Southport 2–0 in the 2016–17 final at Volair Park,[1] with Andy Scarisbrick scoring the winner in the second half. The game received widespread attention from national news outlets[2] when fans celebrating Joe Herbert's opening goal caused a section of the fence to collapse.
Past winners
[edit]This section lists every final of the competition played since 1892, the winners, the runners-up, and the result.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Key
[edit]| Match went to a replay | |
| Match went to extra time | |
| Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time | |
| Shared trophy |
Wins by teams
[edit]| Club | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton | 46 | 1883–84 | 2015–16 | Won 1 title as Everton reserves. 6 titles shared (Liverpool: 5 & Southport: 1). |
| Liverpool | 41 | 1892–93 | 2009–10 | Won 6 titles as Liverpool reserves. 6 titles shared (Everton: 5 & Southport: 1). |
| Southport | 11 | 1930–31 | 2010–11 | 2 titles shared (Everton: 1 & Liverpool: 1). |
| Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 1948–49 | 2012–13 | Won 1 title as Tranmere Rovers reserves. |
| Marine | 9 | 1978–79 | 2023–24 | |
| Bootle (1879) † | 3 | 1882–83 | 1888–89 | Dissolved in 1893. |
| Prescot Cables | 3 | 2016–17 | 2018–19 | |
| New Brighton † | 2 | 1932–33 | 1934–35 | Dissolved in 1983 & 2012. |
| South Liverpool | 2 | 1985–86 | 1988–89 | |
| Bootle | 1 | 2012–13 | 2012–13 | |
| Burscough | 1 | 2000–01 | 2000–01 | |
| Formby | 1 | 1977–78 | 1977–78 | |
| Earlestown (1880) † | 1 | 1884–85 | 1884–85 | Dissolved in 1911. |
| Kirkby Town † | 1 | 1986–87 | 1986–87 | Dissolved in 1997. |
| Rock Ferry | 1 | 1896–97 | 1896–97 | |
| Skelmersdale | 1 | 2014–15 | 2014–15 |
Recent finals
[edit]| 28 April 2014 | Tranmere Rovers reserves | 2–0 | Bootle | Birkenhead |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Prenton Park |
| 18 April 2015 | Skelmersdale United | 5–4 | AFC Liverpool | Burscough |
| 19:45 BST | Scott Bakker  Aidan Kirkbride Mitchley |
Report | Ryan Cox Steven Jones Francis Barry Josh Purcell |
Stadium: The Community Ground |
| 4 April 2016 | Prescot Cables | 0–3 | Everton reserves | Prescot |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Ledson Duffus Rodríguez |
Stadium: Valerie Park |
| 25 April 2017 | Prescot Cables | 2–0 | Southport reserves | Prescot |
| Joe Herbert Andy Scarisbrick |
Report | Stadium: Valerie Park |
| 26 April 2018 | Marine | 0–4 | Prescot Cables | Crosby |
| Report | Chris Almond (pen.) Lloyd Dean Josh Klein-Davies |
Stadium: Marine Travel Arena Attendance: 750 |
| 18 April 2023 | Marine | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Runcorn Linnets | Widnes |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: DCBL Stadium Attendance: 2,561 | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Lussey  Howarth Britton  Weir Joe Bunney |
Brooke Heathcote Moore Short O'Mahoney |
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| 23 April 2024 | Marine | 2–0 | City of Liverpool | Crosby |
| 19:45 BST | Sinclair-Smith 7', Solomon 80' |
Report | Stadium: Rossett Park Attendance: 1,898 |
See also
[edit]Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "Watch - Prescot Cables fans' crazy celebration after Senior Cup win". 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Video: Prescot Cables fans break fence after excessive celebrating". 26 April 2017.
- ^ KJehan (1 January 2000). "Liverpool Senior Cup Finals". playupliverpool.com. Play Up Liverpool. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Everton in the Liverpool Senior Cup". efcstatto.com. EFC Statto. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Liverpool Senior Cup 2001–02 Final Match Report". Liverweb.org.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ "Liverpool Senior Cup Final 2002–03 & Liverpool Senior Cup Quarter-Final 2003–04". ToffeeWeb.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ "Liverpool Senior Cup 2003–04 Final Match Report". Liverweb.org.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ "Liverpool Senior Cup Final 2004–05". ToffeeWeb.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ "Liverpool Senior Cup 2005–06". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ "Liverpool Senior Cup 2006–07". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 20 May 2008.