Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup

Leicestershire & Rutland County Senior Cup

Organising body	Leicestershire & Rutland County FA
Founded	1887;137 years ago (1887)
Region	Leicestershire Rutland
Current champions	Kirby Muxloe (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)	Leicester City [lower-alpha 1] (23 titles)
Website	www.leicestershirefa.com

The Leicestershire & Rutland 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 Kirby Muxloe who won the 2023–24 competition.

History

The LRCFA covers the ceremonial counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The Senior Cup was founded in 1887 and was first won by Sheepshed, who defeated Mill Hill House 8–0 in a replay. The first competition consisted of five rounds in total, including the final and was contested by 17 teams. Leicester City have appeared in a record 31 finals, winning on 23 occasions, ^{[1] [2]} however first team played and won only 2 finals as Leicester Fosse in 1889–90 and 1890–91, since then only their reserves team competes in the competition.

Finals

This section lists every final of the competition played since 1887, the winners, the runners-up, and the result. ^{[3] [4]}

Key

	Match went to a replay
	Match went to extra time
	Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
	Shared trophy

Season	Winners	Result	Runner-up	Notes
1887–88	Sheepshed	8–0	Mill Hill House	Replay
1888–89	Loughborough Town		Mill Hill House
1889–90	Leicester Fosse		Coalville Town
1890–91	Leicester Fosse	2–0	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	South Wigston Albion		Leicester Fosse reserves
1905–06	Leicester Imperial		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 Imperial		Hinckley United
1911–12	Leicester Fosse reserves		Hinckley United
1912–13	Coalville Town		Quorn Havelock
1913–14	Leicester Fosse reserves		Holwell Works
1914–19	No competition due to World War I.
1919–20	Leicester City reserves		Moira United
1920–21	Leicester City reserves		Loughborough Corinthians
1921–22	Loughborough Corinthians		Whitwick Imperial
1922–23	Loughborough Corinthians		Whitwick Imperial
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 Nomad
1936–37	Leicester City reserves		Leicestershire Nomad
1937–38	Leicester City reserves		Leicestershire Nomad
1938–39	Leicester City reserves		Ibstock Peninstone Rovers
1939–40	Quorn Methodists		Leicester City Colts
1940–41	Brush Sports		Ibstock Peninstone 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	Pegson's		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 Imperial
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 Colleges
1954–55	Holwell Works		Leicester City 'A'
1955–56	Measham Imperial		Burton Albion reserves
1956–57	Holwell Works		Whitwick Colliery reserves
1957–58	Holwell Works		Loughborough Colleges
1958–59	Morris Sports		Loughborough Colleges
1959–60	Morris Sports		Donisthorpe Colliery Welfare
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 Engineering
1965–66	Measham Social Welfare		Loughborough United reserves
1966–67	Enderby Town		Newfoundpool WMC
1967–68	Wigston Fields		Loughborough Colleges
1968–69	Newfoundpool WMC		Melton Old Grammarians
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 Old Boys
1973–74	Friar Lane Old Boys		Earl Shilton Albion
1974–75	Friar Lane Old Boys		Newfoundpool WMC
1975–76	Oadby Town		Anstey Nomads
1976–77	Oadby Town		Friar Lane Old Boys
1977–78	Shepshed Charterhouse		Wigston Fields
1978–79	Oadby Town		Shepshed Charterhouse
1979–80	Shepshed Charterhouse		Enderby Town
1980–81	Oadby Town		Earl Shilton Albion
1981–82	Shepshed Charterhouse		Enderby Town
1982–83	Hinckley Athletic		Birstall United
1983–84	Shepshed Charterhouse		Hinckley Athletic
1984–85	Shepshed Charterhouse		Holwell Works
1985–86	Wigston Town		Narborough & Littlethorpe
1986–87	Stapenhill	2–1	Holwell Works
1987–88	Shepshed Charterhouse	1–0	Hinckley Town
1988–89	Hinckley Town	3–0	Melton Town
1989–90	Lutterworth Town		Highfield Rangers
1990–91	Hinckley Town	5–2	Newfoundpool WMC
1991–92	Friar Lane Old Boys	1–0	Lutterworth Town
1992–93	Friar Lane Old Boys	2–1	Birstall United
1993–94	Ibstock Welfare	2–1	St Andrews
1994–95	Anstey Nomads	2–0	Holwell Sports
1995–96	Birstall United	1–0	Oadby Town
1996–97	Barwell	1–0	Friar Lane Old Boys
1997–98	Birstall United	1–1	Ibstock Welfare	Birstall United won 4–3 on penalties.
1998–99	Birstall United	2–2	Oadby Town	Birstall United won 2–0 on penalties.
1999–00	Coalville Town	2–1	Holwell Sports
2000–01	St Andrews	2–0	Friar Lane Old Boys
2001–02	Thurnby Rangers	4–3	Coalville Town
2002–03	Loughborough Dynamo	1–0	Barrow Town
2003–04	Loughborough Dynamo	4–1	Downes Sport
2004–05	Friar Lane & Epworth	3–2	Kirby Muxloe
2005–06	Thurnby Rangers	1–0	Friar Lane & Epworth
2006–07	Kirby Muxloe	3–2	Ibstock United	After extra-time.
2007–08	Blaby & Whetstone Athletic	2–0	Anstey Town	After extra-time.
2008–09	Quorn reserves	1–0	Leicestershire Constabulary	After extra-time.
2009–10	Heather St John's	2–1	Thurmaston Town
2010–11	Heather St John's	4–1	Thurnby Nirvana
2011–12	Ibstock United	3–1	Ashby Ivanhoe
2012–13	Aylestone Park	3–1	Ashby Ivanhoe
2013–14	St Andrews	2–0	Quorn reserves
2014–15	Bardon Hill Sports	1–0	Hinckley
2015–16	Hinckley	5–1	Oakham United
2016–17	Leicester Road	2–1	Holwell Sports
2017–18	NKF Burbage	3–2	Heather St John's	After extra-time.
2018–19	Heather St John's	1–1	Melton Town	Heather St John's won 4–3 on penalties.
2019–20	Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic. Leicester Road and Ingles were in the finals.
2020–21	Competition not held due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22	No Competition
2022–23	Ashby Ivanhoe	3–1	Lutterworth Athletic
2023–24	Kirby Muxloe	2–2	Hathern	Kirby Muxloe won 6–5 on penalties.

Wins by teams

Club	Wins	First final won	Last final won	Runner-up	Last final lost	Total apps.	Notes
Leicester City	23	1889–90	1949–50	8	1954–55	31	[lower-alpha 2]
Oadby Town	6	1962–63	1980–81	2	1998–99	8
Shepshed Charterhouse	6	1977–78	1987–88	1	1978–79	7
Friar Lane & Epworth	5	1973–74	2004–05	5	2005–06	10	[lower-alpha 3]
Enderby Town	5	1961–62	1971–72	4	1981–82	9
Loughborough Corinthians †	5	1921–22	1933–34	4	1932–33	9	[lower-alpha 4]
Brush Sports †	5	1940–41	1948–49	1	1949–50	6	[lower-alpha 5]
Quorn	4	1939–40	2008–09	2	2013–14	6	[lower-alpha 6]
Hinckley Town †	4	1899–00	1990–91	3	1987–88	7	[lower-alpha 7]
Coalville Town	3	1906–07	1999–00	7	2001–02	10
Holwell Sports	3	1954–55	1957–58	6	2016–17	9	[lower-alpha 8]
Birstall United	3	1995–96	1998–99	2	1992–93	5
Heather St John's	3	2009–10	2018–19	1	2017–18	4
Loughborough †	3	1888–89	1893–94	1	1894–95	4	[lower-alpha 9]
Morris Sports †	3	1958–59	1960–61	0	–	3	[lower-alpha 10]
Hinckley Athletic †	2	1982–83	1982–83	6	1983–84	2	[lower-alpha 11]
Ibstock United †	2	1993–94	2011–12	2	2006–07	4	[lower-alpha 12]
COD Old Dalby †	2	1942–43	1943–44	1	1944–45	3	[lower-alpha 13]
Kirby Muxloe	2	2006–07	2023–24	1	2004–05	3
Leicester Fosse Rovers †	2	1894–95	1895–96	1	1891–92	3	[lower-alpha 14]
St Andrews	2	2000–01	2013–14	1	1993–94	2
Coalville Albion	2	1896–97	1897–98	0	–	2
Leicester Imperial †	2	1905–06	1910–11	0	–	2	[lower-alpha 15]
Loughborough Dynamo	2	2002–03	2003–04	0	–	2
Stapenhill	2	1969–70	1986–87	0	–	2
Thurnby Rangers	2	2001–02	2005–06	0	–	2
Whitwick White Cross †	2	1901–02	1902–03	0	–	2	[lower-alpha 16]
Ibstock Penistone Rovers †	1	1950–51	1950–51	4	1970–71	5	[lower-alpha 17]
Newfoundpool WMC	1	1968–69	1968–69	4	1990–91	5
Anstey Nomads	1	1994–95	1994–95	2	1975–76	3
Ashby Ivanhoe	1	2022–23	2022–23	2	2012–13	3
Earl Shilton Albion	1	1972–73	1972–73	2	1980–81	3
Gresley Rovers	1	1898–99	1898–99	2	1899–00	3
Moira United	1	1952–53	1952–53	2	1925–26	3
Hinckley	1	2015–16	2015–16	1	2014–15	2
Hugglescote Robin Hoods	1	1891–92	1891–92	1	1895–96	2
Lutterworth Town	1	1989–90	1989–90	1	1991–92	2
Measham Imperial †	1	1955–56	1955–56	1	1948–49	2	[lower-alpha 18]
Wigston Fields †	1	1967–68	1967–68	1	1977–78	2	[lower-alpha 19]
Aylestone Park	1	2012–13	2012–13	0	–	1
Bardon Hill Sports	1	2014–15	2014–15	0	–	1
Barrow Rising Star †	1	1903–04	1903–04	0	–	1	[lower-alpha 20]
Barwell	1	1996–97	1996–97	0	–	1
Blaby & Whetstone Athletic	1	2007–08	2007–08	0	–	1
Leicester Road	1	2016–17	2016–17	0	–	1
Measham Social Welfare †	1	1965–66	1965–66	0	–	1	[lower-alpha 21]
NKF Burbage †	1	2017–18	2017–18	0	–	1	[lower-alpha 22]
Pegson's	1	1944–45	1944–45	0	–	1
Sheepshed	1	1887–88	1887–88	0	–	1
South Wigston Albion	1	1904–05	1904–05	0	–	1
Wigston Town	1	1985–86	1985–86	0	–	1

Recent finals

Ibstock United v Ashby Ivanhoe

29 May 2012	Ibstock United	3–1	Ashby Ivanhoe	Holmes Park
19:00 BST		2012 Cup Final Report		Referee: Ryan O'Mahony

Aylestone Park v Ashby Ivanhoe

8 May 2013	Aylestone Park	3–1	Ashby Ivanhoe	Holmes Park
19:00 BST		2013 Cup Final Report		Referee: Darren Russell

Quorn reserves v St Andrews

16 May 2014	Quorn reserves	0–2	St Andrews	Holmes Park
19:00 BST		2014 Cup Final Video

Bardon Hill v Hinckley

8 May 2015	Bardon Hill	1–0	Hinckley	Holmes Park
19:00 BST		2015 Cup Final Report

Oakham United v Hinckley

3 May 2016	Oakham United	1–5	Hinckley	Holmes Park
19:00 BST	Lewis Leckie 47'	2016 Cup Final Report 2016 Cup Final Report 2016 Cup Final Video	Ryan Seal 8', 49', 58' Isaac Cooper 13' Javia Roberts 25'	Attendance: 280

Leicester Road v Holwell Sports

2 May 2017	Leicester Road	2–1	Holwell Sports	Holmes Park
19:00 BST				Referee: Lauren Holt

Heather St John's v NKF Burbage

1 May 2018	Heather St John's	2–3 (a.e.t.)	NKF Burbage	Holmes Park
19:00 BST				Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

Melton Town v Heather St John's

9 April 2019	Melton Town	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Heather St John's	Holmes Park
19:00 BST				Referee: Ryan Goddard

Ashby Ivanhoe v Lutterworth Athletic

16 May 2023	Ashby Ivanhoe	3–1	Lutterworth Athletic	Holmes Park
19:00 BST		Report

Hathern v Kirby Muxloe

14 May 2024	Hathern	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Kirby Muxloe	Holmes Park
19:00 BST		Report

Records & statistics

Finals

• Most final wins: 23
  • Leicester City
• Most final lost: 8
  • Leicester City
• Most consecutive finals win: 5
  • Leicester City (1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39)
• Most consecutive finals lost: 3
  • Leicestershire Nomad (1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38)
  • Leicester City Colts (1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44)
• Most finals played without losing: 3
  • Morris Sports (1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61)
• Most finals played without winning: 5
  • Market Harborough Town (1905–06, 1909–10, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1931–32)

Notes

1. Won 2 titles as Leicester Fosse, 4 as Leicester Fosse reserves and 17 as Leicester City reserves.
2. Won 2 titles as Leicester Fosse, 4 as Leicester Fosse reserves and 17 as Leicester City reserves.
3. Won 4 titles as Friar Lane Old Boys.
4. Dissolved in 1934.
5. Dissolved in 1960.
6. Won 2 titles as Quorn Methodists and 1 title as Quorn reserves.
7. Dissolved in 1997. Merged with Hinckley Athletic to form Hinckley United.
8. Won 3 titles as Holwell Works.
9. Dissolved in 1900. Won 2 titles as Loughborough Athletic and 1 title as Loughborough Town.
10. Dissolved
11. Dissolved in 1997. Merged with Hinckley Town to form Hinckley United. Won 1 title as Hinckley United.
12. Dissolved in 2018. Won 1 title as Ibstock Welfare.
13. Dissolved
14. Dissolved in mid-2000s.
15. Dissolved in 2001.
16. Dissolved in 1953.
17. Dissolved in 1970s.
18. Dissolved in 2000s.
19. Dissolved in 1963.
20. Dissolved in 2005.
21. Dissolved in early 2000s.
22. Dissolved in 2020.

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. "Senior Cup". Leicestershire & Rutland Football History. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
4. "Leicestershire Senior Cup". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 10 August 2024.