London Challenge Cup

London Challenge Cup
	Crystal Palace team of 1921 with the London Challenge Cup (trophy at right)
Organising body	London FA
Founded	1908
Abolished	2000
Region	London
Number of teams	varies
Last champions	Uxbridge ; (3rd title)
Most successful club(s)	Arsenal ; (11 titles)

Last updated August 21, 2024

The London Challenge Cup was a football tournament formerly organised by the London FA. It was first contested in 1908, and other than during the World Wars, was contested every season until 1974, when the tournament was disbanded.^[1]

Results of finals

Key

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

Season	Winners	Result	Runner-up	Notes^[2]
1908–09	Millwall	2–0	Leyton
1909–10	Fulham	4–1	Tottenham Hotspur
1910–11	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Fulham
1911–12	Clapton Orient	3–0	Millwall
1912–13	Crystal Palace	4–0	Millwall	Replay. First match 1–1.
1913–14	Crystal Palace	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur
1914–15	Millwall	2–1	Arsenal
1915–1919	No competition due to World War I.
1919–20	Chelsea	1–0	Crystal Palace
1920–21	Crystal Palace	1–0	Clapton Orient
1921–22	Arsenal	1–0	Crystal Palace
1922–23	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Crystal Palace
1923–24	Arsenal	3–2	Charlton Athletic	Some sources say 3–1.^[3]
1924–25	West Ham United	2–1	Clapton Orient
1925–26	West Ham United	2–1	Arsenal
1926–27	Chelsea	2–1	Clapton Orient
1927–28	Millwall	6–3	Leyton
1928–29	Tottenham Hotspur	5–1	Millwall
1929–30	West Ham United	2–1	Brentford
1930–31	Arsenal	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur
1931–32	Fulham	2–1	Crystal Palace
1932–33	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	West Ham United
1933–34	Arsenal	4–0	Tottenham Hotspur
1934–35	Brentford	2–1	Millwall
1935–36	Arsenal	4–2	Brentford
1936–37	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Arsenal
1937–38	Millwall	4–0	Crystal Palace
1938–39	Queens Park Rangers	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur
1939–1946	No competition due to World War II.
1946–47	West Ham United	3–2	Crystal Palace
1947–48	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Fulham
1948–49	West Ham United	2–1	Chelsea	Replay. First match 1–1.
1949–50	Chelsea	3–0	Brentford	Replay. First match 4–4.
1950–51	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Brentford
1951–52	Fulham	1–0	Charlton Athletic
1952–53	West Ham United	2–1	Brentford
1953–54	Arsenal	3–2	Chelsea	Replay. First match 1–1.
1954–55	Arsenal	2–1	West Ham United
1955–56	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Brentford
1956–57	West Ham United	3–1	Millwall
1957–58	Arsenal	3–1	West Ham United
1958–59	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	West Ham United
1959–60	Chelsea	2–1	Tooting & Mitcham United
1960–61	Chelsea	3–1	Arsenal
1961–62	Arsenal	3–1	Millwall
1962–63	Arsenal	4–1	Chelsea
1963–64	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Chelsea
1964–65	Brentford	2–1	Chelsea
1965–66	Queens Park Rangers	4–0	Arsenal
1966–67	Brentford	2–1	Fulham	Replay.
1967–68	West Ham United	3–1	Dagenham
1968–69	West Ham United	3–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Replay. First match 2–2.
1969–70	Arsenal	2–1	Wimbledon
1970–71	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Wimbledon
1971–72	Orient	2–1	Dagenham	Replay. First match 1–1.
1972–73	Orient	2–1	Enfield
1973–74	Tottenham Hotspur	5–0	Hayes
Revived Period
Season	Winners	Result	Runner-up	Notes
1990–91	Carshalton Athletic	4–2	Welling United
1991–92	Welling United	2–0	Dulwich Hamlet
1992–93	Leyton Orient	3–2	Barnet
1993–94	Uxbridge	3–0	Welling United
1994–95	St Albans City	6–0	Fisher Athletic
1995–96	Bromley	3–2	Leyton Pennant
1996–97	Uxbridge	1–0	Leyton Pennant	Replay. First match 3–3.
1997–98	Boreham Wood	3–1	Uxbridge
1998–99	Dulwich Hamlet	2–1	Uxbridge	After extra-time.
1999–2000	Uxbridge	2–2	Dulwich Hamlet	Won 5–4 on penalties. After extra-time.

Results by teams

Club	Wins	First final won	Last final won	Runner-up	Last final lost	Total final apps.	Notes
Arsenal	11	1921–22	1969–70	5	1965–66	16
West Ham United	9	1924–25	1968–69	4	1958–59	13
Tottenham Hotspur	8	1910–11	1973–74	6	1968–69	14
Chelsea	5	1919–20	1960–61	5	1964–65	10
Millwall	4	1908–09	1937–38	6	1961–62	10
Leyton Orient	4	1911–12	1992–93	3	1926–27	7	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Queens Park Rangers	4	1932–33	1965–66	0	–	4
Brentford	3	1934–35	1966–67	6	1955–56	9
Crystal Palace	3	1912–13	1920–21	6	1946–47	9
Fulham	3	1909–10	1951–52	3	1966–67	6
Uxbridge	3	1993–94	1999–2000	2	1998–99	5
Charlton Athletic	2	1922–23	1950–51	2	1951–52	4
Dulwich Hamlet	1	1998–99	1998–99	2	1999–2000	3
Welling United	1	1991–92	1991–92	2	1993–94	3
Boreham Wood	1	1997–98	1997–98	0	–	1
Bromley	1	1995–96	1995–96	0	–	1
Carshalton Athletic	1	1990–91	1990–91	0	–	1
St Albans City	1	1994–95	1994–95	0	–	1
Dagenham †	0	–	–	2	1971–72	2	^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Leyton †	0	–	–	2	1927–28	2	^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Leyton Pennant	0	–	–	2	1996–97	2
Wimbledon †	0	–	–	2	1970–71	2	^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Barnet	0	–	–	1	1992–93	1
Enfield	0	–	–	1	1972–73	1
Fisher Athletic †	0	–	–	1	1994–95	1	^{[lower-alpha 5]}
Hayes †	0	–	–	1	1973–74	1	^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Tooting & Mitcham United	0	–	–	1	1959–60	1

Derbies in the final

Derby/Rivalry	Season	Winners	Result	Runner-up	Notes
North London derby	1933–34	Arsenal	4–0	Tottenham Hotspur
	1930–31	Arsenal	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur
	1936–37	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Arsenal
Arsenal–Chelsea	1953–54	Arsenal	3–2	Chelsea
	1960–61	Chelsea	3–1	Arsenal
	1962–63	Arsenal	4–1	Chelsea
Chelsea–Tottenham Hotspur	1963–64	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Chelsea
Dockers derby	1956–57	West Ham United	3–1	Millwall
East London derby	1924–25	West Ham United	2–1	Clapton Orient	^{[lower-alpha 7]}
South London derby	1912–13	Crystal Palace	4–0	Millwall
	1922–23	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Crystal Palace
	1937–38	Millwall	4–0	Crystal Palace
West London derby	1949–50	Chelsea	3–0	Brentford
	1955–56	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Brentford
	1964–65	Brentford	2–1	Chelsea
	1966–67	Brentford	2–1	Fulham

Notes

↑ Won 2 titles as Orient and 1 title as Clapton Orient.
↑ Dissolved in 1992. Merged with Redbridge Forest to form Dagenham & Redbridge.
↑ Dissolved in 2011.
↑ Dissolved in 2004. Relocated to Milton Keynes.
↑ Dissolved in 2009.
↑ Dissolved in 2007.
↑ Leyton Orient were known as Clapton Orient from 1898 to 1929.

External links

London Challenge Cup

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References

↑ "West Riding County Football Association". Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
↑ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
↑ "Arsenal in the London Challenge Cup". 16 November 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

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[4] Won 2 titles as Orient and 1 title as Clapton Orient.

[5] Dissolved in 1992. Merged with Redbridge Forest to form Dagenham & Redbridge.

[6] Dissolved in 2011.

[7] Dissolved in 2004. Relocated to Milton Keynes.

[8] Dissolved in 2009.

[9] Dissolved in 2007.

[10] Leyton Orient were known as Clapton Orient from 1898 to 1929.

[1] "West Riding County Football Association". Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[2] Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.

[3] "Arsenal in the London Challenge Cup". 16 November 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

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