Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup

Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup

Founded	1950;75 years ago (1950)
Region	Cambridgeshire
Current champions	Cambridge City (16th title)
Most championships	Cambridge City (16 titles)
Website	Cambridgeshire FA

The Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup is the senior county cup competition of the Cambridgeshire County Football Association. Established in 1950, ^[1] it is contested by amateur and semi-professional football clubs in and around the English county of Cambridgeshire. The first winners were Cambridge City and the current holders are Ely City. ^{[2] [3]}

List of finals

Season	Winners	Result	Runner-up	Notes
1950–51	Cambridge City	3–0	Histon
1951–52	Cambridge United	2–1	Cambridge City
1952–53	Wisbech Town	2–1	Histon	Replay. First match ended 1–1.
1953–54	Cambridge United	3–1	Histon	Replay. First match ended 1–1.
1954–55	March Town United	3–2	Cambridge United
1955–56	Wisbech Town	2–0	Pegasus
1956–57	Cambridge United	1–0	Cambridge City
1957–58	Wisbech Town	3–1	Cambridge United	Replay. First match ended 2–2.
1958–59	Newmarket Town	2–0	Haverhill Rovers	Replay. First match ended 1–1.
1959–60	Pegasus	2–1	Ely City
1960–61	Pegasus	6–1	Ely City
1961–62	Eynesbury Rovers	3–1	Ely City
1962–63	Haverhill Rovers	4–0	Soham Town Rangers
1963–64	Chatteris Town	3–0	Ely City
1964–65	Haverhill Rovers	2–1	Chatteris Town
1965–66	Chatteris Town	3–1	Histon
1966–67	Haverhill Rovers	3–1	Parson Drove	Replay. First match ended 1–1.
1967–68	Chatteris Town	4–1	Soham Town Rangers	1st Leg: 0–0, 2nd Leg: 4–1, Agg: 4–1
1968–69	Chatteris Town	5–0	Swavesey	Replay. 1st Leg: 1–2, 2nd Leg: 2–1, Agg: 3–3.
1969–70	Parson Drove	4–3	Ely City	1st Leg: 1–1, 2nd Leg: 3–2, Agg: 4–3.
1970–71	Ely City	7–3	Parson Drove	1st Leg: 2–0, 2nd Leg: 5–3, Agg: 7–3.
1971–72	Chatteris Town	7–2	Ely City	1st Leg: 4–1, 2nd Leg: 3–1, Agg: 7–2.
1972–73	Parson Drove	5–3	Wisbech Town	1st Leg: 2–0, 2nd Leg: 3–3, Agg: 5–3.
1973–74	Chatteris Town	5–2	Soham Town Rangers	1st Leg: 4–1, 2nd Leg: 1–1, Agg: 5–2.
1974–75	Wisbech Town	8–4	Willingham	1st Leg: 3–4, 2nd Leg: 5–0, Agg: 8–4.
1975–76	Wisbech Town	7–3	Great Shelford	1st Leg: 2–2, 2nd Leg: 5–1, Agg: 7–3.
1976–77	Cambridge City	4–1	March Town United	1st Leg: 1–0, 2nd Leg: 3–1, Agg: 4–1.
1977–78	Histon	1–1	Cambridge City	1st Leg: 1–0, 2nd Leg: 0–1, Agg: 1–1. Histon won on penalties.
1978–79	Cambridge City	4–3	Soham Town Rangers	1st Leg: 2–2, 2nd Leg: 2–1, Agg: 4–3.
1979–80	Histon	4–3	March Town United	1st Leg: 2–2, 2nd Leg: 2–1, Agg: 4–3.
1980–81	Great Shelford	1–0	Chatteris Town
1981–82	Wisbech Town	2–0	March Town United
1982–83	Wisbech Town	5–0	Sawston United
1983–84	Cambridge City	2–1	Histon
1984–85	Histon	1–0	Chatteris Town
1985–86	Cambridge City	4–1	Soham Town Rangers
1986–87	Great Shelford	2–1	Wisbech Town
1987–88	Great Shelford	1–0	March Town United
1988–89	Cambridge City	1–0	Histon
1989–90	Cambridge City	2–1	Histon
1990–91	Soham Town Rangers	4–1	March Town United
1991–92	Wisbech Town	2–0	Cambridge City
1992–93	Cambridge City	3–1	Wisbech Town
1993–94	Chatteris Town	3–1	Wisbech Town
1994–95	Wisbech Town	4–2	Cambridge City
1995–96	Mildenhall Town	3–0	Foxton
1996–97	Histon	2–2	Newmarket Town	Histon won 5–4 on penalties.
1997–98	Soham Town Rangers	3–0	Wisbech Town
1998–99	Soham Town Rangers	3–2	Newmarket Town
1999–00	Cambridge City	3–0	Mildenhall Town
2000–01	Histon	2–0	Wisbech Town
2001–02	Ely City	1–0	Histon
2002–03	Cambridge City	2–2	Histon	Cambridge City won 8–7 on penalties.
2003–04	Histon	1–1	Newmarket Town	Histon won 7–6 on penalties.
2004–05	Histon	2–0	Cambridge City
2005–06	Soham Town Rangers	1–0	Great Shelford
2006–07	Cambridge City	1–0	Soham Town Rangers
2007–08	Cambridge City	3–1	Histon reserves
2008–09	Cambridge City	1–0	Cambridge Regional College
2009–10	Mildenhall Town	3–1	Wisbech Town
2010–11	Mildenhall Town	2–0	Haverhill Rovers
2011–12	Ely City	3–2	Soham Town Rangers
2012–13	Ely City	3–0	Cambridge City
2013–14	Soham Town Rangers	6–1	Cambridge Regional College
2014–15	Cambridge City	2–1	Soham Town Rangers
2015–16	Wisbech Town	3–1	Cambridge City
2016–17	Cambridge City	4–1	Ely City
2017–18	Ely City	2–1	Cambridge United Development
2018–19	Ely City	2–1	Histon
2019–20	Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21	No competition held due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22	Cambridge United Development	2–1	Ely City
2022–23	Cambridge United Development	2–2	Cambridge City	Cambridge United Development won 6–5 on penalties.
2023–24	Cambridge City	4–0	Wisbech Town
2024–25	March Town United	2–0	Ely City	At Cambridge City FC’s new stadium. Attendance 505

Winners

Club	Wins	First final won	Last final won	Runner-up	Last final lost	Total final apps.	Notes
Cambridge City	16	1950–51	2023–24	9	2022–23	25
Wisbech Town	10	1952–53	2015–16	8	2023–24	18
Chatteris Town	7	1963–64	1993–94	3	1984–85	10
Histon	7	1977–78	2004–05	7	2018–19	14
Ely City	6	1970–71	2018–19	7	2021–22	13
Cambridge United	5	1951–52	2022–23	2	2017–18	7	[note 1]
Soham Town Rangers	5	1990–91	2013–14	7	2014–15	12
Haverhill Rovers	3	1962–63	1966–67	1	2010–11	4
Great Shelford	3	1980–81	1987–88	2	2005–06	5
Mildenhall Town	3	1995–96	2010–11	1	1999–00	4
Pegasus	2	1959–60	1960–61	1	1955–56	3	Dissolved in 1963.
Parson Drove	2	1969–70	1972–73	2	1970–71	4
March Town United	2	1954–55	2024–25	5	1990–91	7
Newmarket Town	1	1958–59	1958–59	3	2003–04	4
Eynesbury Rovers	1	1961–62	1961–62	0	–	1

1. Won two titles as Cambridge United Development.

References

1. Blakeman, M (2010) The Official History of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935–2010, Volume II ISBN   978-1-908037-02-2
2. County Cup Winners Cambridgeshire FA
3. Invitation Cup results Cambridgeshire FA