Bedfordshire Senior Cup

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Bedfordshire County FA Senior Cup
Founded1894
Region Bedfordshire
Number of teams12
Current champions Luton Town (10)
Most successful club(s) Dunstable Town (12)

The Bedfordshire Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the Beds Senior Cup is the county cup of Bedfordshire. According to the current rules of the competition, it is open to all clubs whose affiliation is with the Bedfordshire County FA (BCFA). The current holders are Luton Town who won the competition when it was last contested in the 2022/23 season in a 6-2 victory over Biggleswade F.C. in the final. [1]

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History

The BCFA covers the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire. The Senior Challenge Cup was first contested in 1894 and was won by Luton Montrose FC. [2]

Winners

Beds Senior Cup

SeasonWinnersRef
1894-95Luton Montrose
1895-96 Dunstable Town
1896-97 Luton Town
1897-98Luton Falcons
1898-99 Luton Town
1899-1900Bedford Montrose
1900-01 Luton Town
1901-02 Luton Town
1902-03 Biggleswade & District
1903-04 Luton Town
1904-05Luton Clarence
1905-06 Luton Town
1906-07Luton Clarence
1907-08 Biggleswade & District
1908-09 Kempston Rovers
1909-10Luton Clarence
1910-11Luton Clarence
1911-12Luton Clarence
1912-13Luton Crusaders
1913-14Luton Clarence
1914-19No Competition
1919-20Luton Clarence
1920-21Luton Clarence
1921-22 RAF Henlow
1922-23Luton Amateur
1923-24 Waterlows (Dunstable)
1924-25 Waterlows (Dunstable)
1925-26Leagrave & District
1926-27 Leighton United
1927-28 Waterlows (Dunstable)
1928-29 Waterlows (Dunstable)
1929-30 RAF Henlow
1930-31 RAF Henlow
1931-32 Waterlows (Dunstable)
1932-33 Waterlows (Dunstable)
1933-34 Waterlows (Dunstable)
1934-35 RAF Henlow
1935-36 Waterlows (Dunstable)
1936-37Vauxhall Motors
1937-38 Kempston Rovers
1938-39 Waterlows (Dunstable)
1939-40 Waterlows (Dunstable)
1940-41Queens Park Rangers Bedford
1941-42Bedford St Cuthberts
1942-43Queens Park Rangers Bedford
1943-44 Luton Town Colts
1944-45No Competition
1945-46Vauxhall Motors
1946-47 Biggleswade Town
1947-48 Potton United
1948-49 Potton United
1949-50 Shefford Town
1950-51Bedford Corinthians
1951-52 Biggleswade Town
1952-53 Shefford Town
1953-54Vauxhall Motors
1954-55 Shefford Town
1955-56Vauxhall Motors
1956-57 Dunstable Town
1957-58Vauxhall Motors
1958-59Vauxhall Motors
1959-60 Dunstable Town
1960-61Vauxhall Motors
1961-62 Biggleswade Town
1962-63 Biggleswade Town
1963-64 Potton United
1964-65 Stotfold
1965-66 Arlesey Town
1966-67 Biggleswade Town
1967-68 Leighton Town
1968-69 Leighton Town
1969-70 Leighton Town
1970-71 Wootton Blue Cross
1971-72 Barton Rovers
1972-73 Barton Rovers
1973-74 Biggleswade Town
1974-75Vauxhall Motors
1975-76 Potton United
1976-77 Kempston Rovers
1977-78 Potton United
1978-79 Arlesey Town
1979-80 Dunstable
1980-81 Barton Rovers
1981-82 Barton Rovers
1982-83 Dunstable
1983-84 61FC (Luton)
1984-85Eaton Bray United
1985-86 Dunstable
1986-87 Dunstable
1987-88 Dunstable
1988-89 Dunstable
1989-90 Barton Rovers
1990-91 Electrolux
1991-92 Kempston Rovers
1992-93 Leighton Town
1993-94 Stotfold [3]
1994-95 Bedford Town
1995-96 Bedford Town
1996-97 Arlesey Town
1997-98 Barton Rovers
1998-99 Barton Rovers
1999-2000 Stotfold
2000-01 Wootton Blue Cross
2001-02 Biggleswade United
2002-03 Dunstable Town '98
2003-04 Arlesey Town
2004-05 Bedford Town
2005-06 Biggleswade United
2006-07 Dunstable Town
2007-08 Stotfold
2008-09 Dunstable Town
2009-10 Arlesey Town
2010-11 Arlesey Town
2011-12 Luton Town
2012-13 Biggleswade Town
2013-14 Biggleswade Town
2014-15 Barton Rovers
2015-16 Barton Rovers
2016-17 AFC Dunstable
2017-18 Luton Town
2018-19 Biggleswade Town
2019-20Not completed

[4]

2020-21Not held

[5]

2021-22 Leighton Town
2022-23 Luton Town

Recent Finals

Biggleswade United F.C. 1 - 0 (a.e.t.) Leighton Town F.C.
Second Meadow, Biggleswade
Biggleswade United F.C. 0 - 2 Dunstable Town F.C.
Second Meadow, Biggleswade
Referee: Robert Mackay
Leighton Town F.C. 1 - 3 Stotfold F.C.
Bell Close, Leighton Buzzard
Referee: Lee Forrester
Dunstable Town F.C. 1 - 1 (a.e.t.) Biggleswade Town F.C.
Penalties
6 - 5
Creasey Park, Dunstable
Arlesey Town F.C. 2 - 2 (a.e.t.) Leighton Town F.C.
Penalties
3 - 1
Kenilworth Road, Luton
Referee: Darren Flanagan
Arlesey Town F.C. 3 - 0 (a.e.t.) Biggleswade Town F.C.
Kenilworth Road, Luton
Referee: Tim Donnellan
Luton Town F.C. 5 - 4 (a.e.t.) Dunstable Town F.C.
Kenilworth Road, Luton
Attendance: 252
AFC Dunstable 0 - 3 Biggleswade Town FC
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Kenilworth Road, Luton
Luton Town F.C. 1 -2 Biggleswade Town FC
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Kenilworth Road, Luton
Referee: 345
Barton Rovers F.C. 4 -0 Biggleswade Town FC
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Kenilworth Road, Luton
AFC Dunstable 1 -2 Barton Rovers F.C.
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Kenilworth Road, Luton
Attendance: 250
Referee: Richard Kendall
AFC Dunstable 2 - 0 Dunstable Town F.C.
Kenilworth Road, Luton
Luton Town F.C. 4 - 3 Biggleswade Town F.C.
Kenilworth Road, Luton
Biggleswade Town F.C. 3 - 0 Barton Rovers F.C.
The New Eyrie, Bedford

Results by Team

ClubWinsYears
Dunstable Town [10] 121896, 1957, 1960, 1980, 1983, 1986–89, 2003, 2007, 2009
Biggleswade Town [11] 111903, 1908, 1947, 1952, 1962–63, 1967, 1974, 2013–14, 2019
Luton Town 101897, 1899, 1901–02, 1904, 1906, 1944, 2012, 2018, 2023
Waterlows (Dunstable) 101924-25, 1928–29, 1932–34, 1936, 1939–40
Barton Rovers 91972-73, 1981–82, 1990, 1998–99, 2015–16
Luton Clarence81905, 1907, 1910–12, 1914, 1920-21
Vauxhall Motors81937, 1946, 1954, 1956, 1958–59, 1961, 1975
Arlesey Town 61966, 1979, 1997, 2004, 2010-11
Leighton Town [12] 61927, 1968–70, 1993, 2022
Potton United 51948-49, 1964, 1976, 1978
Kempston Rovers 41909, 1938, 1977, 1992
RAF Henlow 41922, 1930–31, 1935
Stotfold 41965, 1994, 2000, 2008
Bedford Town 31995-96, 2005
Shefford Town 31950, 1953, 1955
Biggleswade United 22002, 2006
Queens Park Rangers Bedford21941, 1943
Wootton Blue Cross 21971, 2001

Clubs with one win – AFC Dunstable, Bedford Corinthians, Bedford Montrose, Bedford St Cuthberts, Eaton Bray United, Electrolux, Leagrave & District, Luton Amateur, Luton Crusaders, Luton Falcons, Luton Montrose, 61FC (Luton).

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References

  1. ↑ "Beds Senior Cup Final Report: Luton Town U21 6-2 Biggleswade FC". 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Bedfordshire County FA Handbook 2012-13. Bedfordshire County FA Ltd. p. 106.
  3. ↑ The Bedfordshire County FA Official Programme for the 1993-94 Final which Stotfold won 2-1 versus Potton United, lists all the winners noted above.
  4. ↑ This final was due to be played on 17 March 2020 but was postponed because of Covid-19. Potton United and Biggleswade Town were the finalists having both lost in the semi-finals, but their opponents were removed for ineligible players.
  5. ↑ The competition was not held during the 2020/21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  6. ↑ 2013 Final Report
  7. ↑ 2014 Final
  8. ↑ 2015 Final
  9. ↑ 2016 Final
  10. ↑ Includes all versions of the club, Dunstable FC, Dunstable Town and Dunstable Town 98, which they claim on their website at https://www.dunstabletownfc.co.uk/honours.
  11. ↑ Including two as Biggleswade & District.
  12. ↑ Including one as Leighton United.
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