| Organising body | Berks & Bucks FA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1878 |
| Region |  Berkshire  Buckinghamshire |
| Number of teams | 22 (2024–25) |
| Current champions | Reading (5th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Wycombe Wanderers (28 titles) |
The Berks & Bucks FA County Senior Cup is the Senior County Cup competition of the Berks & Bucks FA.
The competition first took place in 1878–79 – a time when the FA Cup had only been going for seven years, there was no Football League, and most countries in the world did not have any football competitions at all. Originally known as the Berks & Bucks Challenge Cup, Reading was the inaugural winner, defeating Marlow 1–0 in the final held at the Reading Cricket Ground. [1]
The trophy was shared in its second season; after Swifts and Old Philberdians drew twice in the final, the association ruled that both clubs were joint holders. [2]
The competition mainly consists of non-league teams. However, three Football League teams – Wycombe Wanderers, Milton Keynes Dons and Reading – have recently competed, often fielding reserve and youth team players. With 28 wins, Wycombe is the most successful club in the competition. The Chairboys have also finished as runners-up more times (25) than any other club.
In 2023, Bracknell Town defeated Marlow 1–0 in the final at the Racecourse Ground, Ascot, [3] becoming the 28th different club to claim the trophy.
In 2024, Reading defeated Marlow 2–1 in the final at Bottom Meadow, Sandhurst, [4] to win the cup for the 5th time.
A total of 22 teams will compete for the 2024–25 season. [5]
This section lists every final of the competition played since 1878–79, the winners, the runners-up, and the result. [6]
| Match went to a replay | |
| Match went to extra time | |
| Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time | |
| Shared trophy |
| Club | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runner-up | Last final lost | Total final apps. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wycombe Wanderers | 28 | 1901–02 | 2011–12 | 25 | 2009–10 | 53 | |
| Maidenhead United | 22 | 1894–95 | 2016–17 | 14 | 2010–11 | 36 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Chesham United | 17 | 1900–01 | 2017–18 | 12 | 2015–16 | 29 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Marlow | 13 | 1880–81 | 1993–94 | 7 | 2023–24 | 20 | |
| Windsor & Eton (1892) † | 12 | 1910–11 | 2008–09 | 8 | 1991–92 | 20 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Slough Town | 11 | 1902–03 | 2018–19 | 15 | 1994–95 | 26 | |
| Reading | 5 | 1878–79 | 2023–24 | 5 | 2018–19 | 10 | |
| Aylesbury United | 4 | 1913–14 | 1999–2000 | 10 | 2014–15 | 14 | |
| Wokingham Town | 4 | 1968–69 | 1995–96 | 1 | 1987–88 | 5 | |
| Windsor (1882) † | 2 | 1883–84 | 1886–87 | 3 | 1889–90 | 5 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Chesham Town † | 2 | 1903–04 | 1907–08 | 2 | 1910–11 | 4 | [lower-alpha 5] |
| Reading Amateurs † | 2 | 1904–05 | 1905–06 | 1 | 1903–04 | 3 | [lower-alpha 6] |
| Slough Centre † | 2 | 1951–52 | 1952–53 | 1 | 1953–54 | 3 | [lower-alpha 7] |
| Swifts † | 2 | 1879–80 | 1881–82 | 1 | 1882–83 | 3 | [lower-alpha 8] |
| Hungerford Town | 1 | 1981–82 | 1981–82 | 4 | 2016–17 | 5 | |
| Wolverton † | 1 | 1892–93 | 1892–93 | 4 | 1969–70 | 5 | [lower-alpha 9] |
| Abingdon Town | 1 | 1958–59 | 1958–59 | 2 | 1992–93 | 3 | |
| Bracknell Town | 1 | 2022–23 | 2022–23 | 2 | 2003–04 | 3 | |
| Maidenhead Norfolkians | 1 | 1906–07 | 1906–07 | 2 | 1912–13 | 3 | [lower-alpha 10] |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 2006–07 | 2006–07 | 2 | 2017–18 | 3 | |
| Beaconsfield SYCOB | 1 | 2012–13 | 2012–13 | 1 | 2013–14 | 2 | |
| Milton Keynes City | 1 | 1979–80 | 1979–80 | 1 | 1980–81 | 2 | |
| Aylesbury | 1 | 2015–16 | 2015–16 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Buckingham Town † | 1 | 1983–84 | 1983–84 | 0 | – | 1 | [lower-alpha 11] |
| Newbury | 1 | 1897–98 | 1897–98 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Old Philberdians † | 1 | 1879–80 | 1879–80 | 0 | – | 1 | [lower-alpha 12] |
| Thatcham Town | 1 | 1974–75 | 1974–75 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Windsor Phoenix † | 1 | 1890–91 | 1890–91 | 0 | – | 1 | [lower-alpha 13] |
| South Reading † | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1886–87 | 2 | [lower-alpha 14] |
| 2nd Scots Guards | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1890–91 | 1 | |
| Abingdon United | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1983–84 | 1 | |
| Ascot United | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2021–22 | 1 | |
| Aylesbury Town † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1958–59 | 1 | [lower-alpha 15] |
| Chalfont St Peter | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1977–78 | 1 | |
| Chesham † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1887–88 | 1 | [lower-alpha 16] |
| Hazells (Aylesbury) † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1965–66 | 1 | [lower-alpha 17] |
| Newbury Town † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1923–24 | 1 | [lower-alpha 18] |
| RAF High Wycombe | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1944–45 | 1 | |
| Redford Sports † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1939–40 | 1 | [lower-alpha 19] |
| Remnants † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1880–81 | 1 | [lower-alpha 20] |
| Stantonbury St James † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1900–01 | 1 | [lower-alpha 21] |
| Wokingham Athletic † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1909–10 | 1 | [lower-alpha 22] |
| 6 May 2013 | Beaconsfield SYCOB | 2–0 | Chesham United | Chesham |
| 13:00 BST | Report | Stadium: The Meadow Referee: Robert Hodges |
| 23 April 2014 | Beaconsfield SYCOB | 0–1 | Chesham United | Windsor |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Stag Meadow Referee: Adrian Gillett |
| 4 May 2015 | Aylesbury United | 0–4 | Maidenhead United | Chesham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: The Meadow Referee: Adrian Piggott |
| 2 May 2016 | Aylesbury | 1–0 | Chesham United | Windsor |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Stag Meadow Referee: Kieran Bailey |
| 25 July 2017 | Hungerford Town | 0–1 | Maidenhead United | Slough |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Arbour Park Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 2 May 2018 | Chesham United | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Milton Keynes Dons | Milton Keynes |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Stadium MK Referee: Sunny Singh Gill |
| 6 May 2019 | Reading | 1–3 | Slough Town | Sandhurst |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Bottom Meadow Referee: Jason Richardson |
| 7 May 2022 | Ascot United | 0–4 | Reading | Slough |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Arbour Park |
| 9 May 2023 | Marlow | 0–1 | Bracknell Town | Ascot |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Ascot Racecourse Referee: Gareth Viccars |
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