Manchester Senior Cup

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Manchester FA Senior Cup
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The Manchester Senior Cup.
Founded 1885
RegionCounty Flag of Greater Manchester.svg Greater Manchester
Teams6
Current champions Manchester United U21
(33rd title)
Most championships Manchester United
(33 titles)
Website Manchester FA

The Manchester FA Senior Cup (originally known as the Manchester and District Challenge Cup, later the Manchester Cup) is an annual football tournament held between the clubs of the Manchester Football Association which was first played in 1885; the first winners were Hurst who beat Newton Heath LYR in the final.

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Organisation

The competition featured the major professional clubs of the Manchester area — Manchester United (as Newton Heath LYR until 1892 and Newton Heath until 1902), Manchester City (as Ardwick until 1894), Bolton Wanderers, Bury, Oldham Athletic, and Stockport County — until the 1970s, after which only non-league and amateur clubs entered. The Senior Cup was not held from 1980 to 1998, but was reintroduced as a reserve team tournament for the six professional clubs, typically in round-robin format with a final usually held at the end of the season in early May.

Manchester United has won the tournament 34 times (most recently in 2016), followed by Manchester City's reserve team with 21 victories (most recently in 2010).

In 2021, a medal from the competition won by Newton Heath's Tommy Fitzsimmons in 1893, believed to be the oldest such item relating to Manchester United to have been offered for sale, was auctioned for £24,000. [1]

Finals

This section lists every final of the competition played since the first final in 1885 where known; including the winners, the runners-up, and the result.

Key

Match went to a replay
Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Shared trophy
SeasonWinnerResultRunner-upNotes
1884–85 Hurst 3–0 Newton Heath LYR This is the original Hurst club that folded in 1892. Played on Saturday 25 April 1885 at Manchester RFC's Whalley Range ground. Attendance 3500
1885–86 Newton Heath LYR 2–1 Manchester Association Played on Saturday 3 April 1886 at Manchester RFC's Whalley Range ground. Attendance 8000 - the largest crowd ever for association football in Manchester at the time. HT 2-0 [2]
1886–87 West Manchester 2–1 Newton Heath LYR Played on Saturday 23 April 1887 at Manchester RFC's Whalley Range ground. HT 1-1. Attendance around 4000 [3]
1887–88 Newton Heath LYR 7–1 Denton Played on Saturday 28 April 1888 at Manchester RFC's Whalley Range ground. Attendance around 8000
1888–89 Newton Heath LYR 7–0Hooley HillPlayed on Saturday 27 April 1889 at Manchester RFC's Whalley Range ground. Attendance around 4000
1889–90 Newton Heath LYR 5–2RoytonPlayed on Saturday 3 May 1890 at Hullard Hall, Brooks's Bar, Old Trafford. Attendance around 2000
1890–91 Ardwick 1–0 Newton Heath LYR Played on Saturday 18 April 1891 at Hullard Hall, Brooks's Bar, Old Trafford. Attendance around 10,000
1891–92 Ardwick 4–1 Bolton Wanderers Played on Saturdaty 23 April 1892 at North Road, Newton Heath. Attendance around 7000
1892–93 Newton Heath 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Played on Saturday 15 April 1893 at Hyde Road, Manchester. Attendance around 8000
1893–94 Bury 4–2 Heywood Central Played on Saturday 7 April 1894 at Gigg Lane, Bury. Attendance around 5000
1894–95 Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Bury Replay played on Monday 8 April 1895 at Hyde Road, Manchester. Attendance around 4000. First match ended 0–0 on Saturday 30 March 1895 at Bank Lane, Clayton
1895–96 Bury 2–1 Manchester City Played on Saturday 11 April 1896 at North Road, Newton Heath. Attendance between 7000 and 10,000
1896–97 Bury 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Played on Saturday 3 April 1897 at Hyde Road, Manchester
1897–98 Stockport County 2–1 Manchester City Ths was not really an official replay, as it was the original tie re-played due to Manchester City fielding an ineligible player (Douglas). Manchester City had won that first game 4-0 on Saturday 9 April 1898 at Fallowfield, Manchester - Attendance around 25,000. Stockport County later won the re-played game 2-1 on Monday 18 April 1898 at Bank Street, Clayton. Gate receipts £464 12s 11d [4]
1898–99 Stockport County 2–1 Bury Replay after the first game was a 2-2 draw at Hyde Road, Manchester on Wednesday 12 April 1899 (Attendance around 3000). The replay was played at Bank Lane, Clayton [5]
1899–00 Bury 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Played on Wednesday 4 April 1900 at Hyde Road, Manchester. Attendance between 5000 and 6000
1900–01 Manchester City 4–0 Newton Heath Played on Monday 29 April 1901 at Hyde Road, Manchester. Attendance around 5000
1901–02 Newton Heath 2–1 Manchester City Played on Saturday 26 April 1902 at Hyde Road, Manchester. Attendance between 10,000 and 15,000. This was the last match for Newton Heath before they renamed to Manchester United
1902–03 Bury /
Manchester City 		Final score was 2-2 and played on Wednesday 29 April 1903 at Bank Street, Clayton. Both teams declared joint winners, both teams receiving gold medals. Attendance 15,000 with gate receipts £444 3s 6d. It was agreed that both teams would held jointly until the following September, when the game may be re-played. However it was not played again and so there were officially joint winners [6]
1903–04 Bury 4–0 Manchester City First match was drawn 0–0 on Saturday 30 April 1904 at Hyde Road, Manchester (Attendance around 18,000). A second game was postponed on Monday 28 November 1904. A third game was played on Monday 5 December 1904 at Bank Street, Clayton and was abandoned on 82 mins due to darkness with the score 4-2 to Bury. A further game was then played with the score 4-0 to Bury
1904–05 Bury 3–1 Manchester United Played on Saturday 29 April 1905 at Hyde Road, Manchester. Attendance around 4000
1905–06 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Bury Played on Monday 30 April 1906 at Bank Street, Clayton. Attendance around 2000
1906–07 Manchester City 2–0 Stockport County Played on Monday 29 April 1907 at Hyde Road, Manchester. Attendance 10,000
1907–08 Manchester United 1–0 Bury Played on Thursday 30 April 1908 at Hyde Road, Manchester. Attendance around 5000
1908–09 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Stockport County Played on Thursday 29 April 1909 at Hyde Road, Manchester. Attendance "poor" - was originally scheduled for Monday 26 April
1909–10 Manchester United 2–0 Stockport County Played on Wednesday 20 April 1910 at Old Trafford, Manchester. Attendance 800
1910–11 Manchester City 3–1 Manchester United Played on Weednesday 14 December 1910 at Hyde Road, Manchester. Attendance around 6000
1911–12 Manchester United 5–0 Rochdale Second replay. First match and replay both ended 0–0. The first match was played on Wednesday 27 March 1912 at Hyde Road, Manchester. The first replay was 1-1 (Attendance around 5000) and was played on Tuesday 30 April 1912 at Boundary Park, Oldham. The second replay was played on Tuesday 17 September 1912 at Gigg Lane, Bury. Attendance around 2000
1912–13 Manchester United 4–1 Bolton Wanderers Played on Monday 21 April 1913 at Hyde Road, Manchester. Attendance around 3000
1913–14 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Hurst Played on Tuesday 21 April 1914 at Bower Fold, Stalybridge (after having been originally due at Hyde Road, Manchester). Attendance between 6000 and 7000
1914–15 Stockport County 4–3 Rochdale After extra-time. FT 1-1. Played on Saturday 1 May 1915 at Hyde Road, Manchester [7]
1916–1919Competition not held due to World War I
1919–20 Manchester United 1-0 Oldham Athletic Played on Monday 10 May 1920 [8]
1920–21 Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Manchester United Played on Wednesday 11 May 1921 at Burnden Park, Bolton. Gate receipts £819 and a then record crowd attended [9] [10]
1921–22 Bolton Wanderers 3-1 Eccles United Played on Saturday 20 May 1922 at Old Trafford, Manchester. HT 2-1
1922–23 Stockport County 2–0 Stalybridge Celtic Played on Monday 7 May 1923 at Hyde Road, Manchester [11] [12]
1923–24 Manchester United 3-0 Manchester City Played on Saturday 10 May 1924 (TBC). Attendance around 16,000 [13]
1924–25 Bury Manchester City
1925–26 Manchester United 2-0 Manchester City Played on Thursday 6 May 1926 [14]
1926–27 Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Manchester United Played Saturday 14th May 1927 at Maine Road, Manchester. Attendance around 6000 [15] [16]
1927–28 Manchester City 4-2 Manchester United Played on Wednesday 9 May 1928 [17]
1928–29 Manchester City Bolton Wanderers
1929–30 Wigan Borough 3-2 Manchester City After extra time. FT 2-2. Attendance 2600. Manchester City were effectively their reserves as they fielded their Central League side [18]
1930–31 Manchester United 5-1 Bury Played on Saturday 9 May 1931 at Maine Road, Manchester. HT 1-1. Attendance 4948 [19] [20]
1931–32 Manchester City Oldham Athletic Played at Boundary Park, Oldham on Saturday 14 May 1932
1932–33 Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United Played on Monday 15 May 1933 [21]
1933–34 Manchester United 1-0 Manchester City Played on Monday 7 May 1934 at Old Trafford, Manchester [22]
1934–35 Bury 2-1 Manchester United Played Saturday 11 May 1935 at Maine Road, Manchester [23]
1935–36 Manchester United 5-1 Oldham Athletic Played on Saturday 9 May 1936 at Old Trafford, Manchester
1936–37 Manchester United 1-0 Bury Played on Saturday 8 May 1937 at Old Trafford, Manchester. The attendance was described as "meagre" [24]
1937–38 Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Manchester United Played on Saturday 14 May 1938. Manchester United also fielded a team in the Lancashire Senior Cup Final on the same day [25]
1938–39 Manchester United 4-1 Oldham Athletic Played on Saturday 13 May 1939 [26]
1939–1946Competition not held due to World War II
1946–47Competition abandonedCompetition abandoned as it was not possible to complete all the rounds within the recognised playing season [27]
1947–48 Manchester United 3-1 Bolton Wanderers Played on Wednesday 5 May 1948 at Burnden Park, Bolton [28]
1948–49 Manchester City Bury Played on Saturday 14 May 1949 at Burnden Park, Bolton. Score TBC - possibly 2-1 and possibly after extra time
1949–50 Oldham Athletic Manchester City Played on Monday 8 May 1950 at Boundary Park, Oldham. Score TBC
1950–51 Bury Oldham Athletic
1951–52 Bury Bolton Wanderers
1952–53 Oldham Athletic Bolton Wanderers
1953–54 Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Manchester United Played on Monday 26 April 1954 at Old Trafford, Manchester
1954–55 Manchester United 5-0 Oldham Athletic Held over to Wednesday 26 October 1955 at The Cliff, Broughton, Manchester
1955–56Competition abandonedManchester United had reached the final
1956–57 Manchester United 6-1 Oldham Athletic Played on Friday 10 May 1957 at Boundary Park, Oldham
1957–58 Oldham Athletic Manchester City After this Final, the Senior clubs met together to put forward a proposal that the format of the Manchester Senior Cup should be changed. The proposal was that two of these clubs should, in sequence, play in the competion, choosing their first teams and charging first team prices. The format was approved by the full (Manchester County F.A.) Council and the Football Association gave its approval [29]
1958–59 Manchester United 4-0 Manchester City Played on Monday 13 April 1959 at Old Trafford, Manchester. Attendance 23,509 [30] The first of the Finals to have pre-nominated teams [31]
1959–60 Bury Oldham Athletic
1960–61 Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Manchester United Played on Monday 13 November 1961 at Old Trafford, Manchester. HT 0-0. Attendance 5710. The original tie was postponed due to waterlogged pitch, having been scheduled for Wednesday 26 April 1961
1961–62 Bury Manchester City
1962–63 Bolton Wanderers Oldham Athletic Played on Monday 20 May 1963
1963–64 Manchester United 5-3 Manchester City Played on Thursday 7 May 1964 at Maine Road, Manchester. It doubled as a Charity match organised by the Variety Club of Great Britain for the Duke of Edinburgh Trophy, raising around £20,000 for underprivileged childrens' charities. Attendance was 36,434 including the Duke of Edinburgh. Denis Law scored a hat-trick
1964–65 Oldham Athletic Bury For this and subsequent Finals, Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City and Manchester United would not compete, instead making a payment in lieu. This meant that this and the 3 from 1967-1970 were all between just Oldham Athletic and Bury [32]
1965–1967No competition
1967–68 Bury Oldham Athletic The two teams re-started their one-off run as the only 2 teams competing [33]
1968–69 Oldham Athletic 2-0 Bury Played on Friday 2 May 1969 at Boundary Park, Oldham
1969–70 Oldham Athletic 4-1 Bury Played at Boundary Park, Oldham From the following season, the competition was relaunched as a non-league competition
1970–71Dukinfield Town5-2 Mossley Two legged final. Dukinfield Town won the 1st Leg 2-0 on Monday 24 May 1971, and the 2nd Leg 3-2 on Wednesday 26 May 1971 [34]
1971–72 Mossley 2-1 Droylsden Two legged final. Mossley won the 1st Leg 2-0 on Wednesday 10 May 1972, and Droylsden won the 2nd Leg 1-0 on Saturday 13 May 1972 [35]
1972–73 Droylsden p1-1 Radcliffe Borough Played on Friday 11 May 1973 at Butcher's Arms, Droylsden. Droylsden won 5-3 on Penalties. HT score was 0-1. Unclear if extra time was played
1973–74 Oldham Athletic reserves Droylsden
1974–75 Hyde United p0-0 Oldham Athletic reserves Played on Tuesday 6 May 1975 (neutral venue unconfirmed). 0-0 after extra time. Hyde United won 3-1 on Penalties [36]
1975–76 Droylsden Ashton United Two legged final. 1st Leg score unconfirmed, hence final score unconfirmed. Possibly 0-0 or 4-1 to Droylsden, and possibly Monday 11 May 1976. The 2nd Leg was played on Friday 14 May 1976 and Droylsden won that 2-1 and won the Cup. Some sources incorrectly report Ashton United as Cup winners
1976–77 Mossley 12-3 Droylsden Two legged final. Mossley won the 1st Leg at Butcher's Arms, Droylsden 5-0 on Friday 8 April 1977, and won the 2nd Leg 7-3 on Monday 2 May 1977 [37]
1977–78 Ashton United 2-1 Hyde United Two legged final. Hyde United won the 1st Leg at Ewen Fields 1-0 on Monday 10 Aptil 1978. Ashton United won the 2nd Leg at Hurst Cross 2-0 on Monday 24 April 1978 [38]
1978–79 Droylsden 4-1 Mossley Two legged final. The 1st Leg at Droylsden was a 1-1 draw on Thursday 17 May 1979. Droylsden won the 2nd Leg at Mossley 3-0 on Thursday 24 May 1979 [39]
1979–1998No competition
1998–99 Manchester United reserves 3-0 Oldham Athletic reserves Played on Thursday 13 May 1999 at Boundary Park, Oldham. HT 0-0. Attendance ~1000. Scorers: David Healy, Luke Chadwick and Mark Wilson [40]
1999–00 Manchester United reserves 2-0 Oldham Athletic reserves Played on Tuesday 2 May 2000 at Boundary Park, Oldham. HT 1-0
2000–01 Manchester City reserves 4-1 Manchester United reserves Played Friday 11 May 2001 at Old Trafford, Manchester. Attendance 3132
2001–02 Oldham Athletic reserves Manchester City reserves Played on Monday 22 April 2002 at Boundary Park, Oldham. Had originally been planned for Hyde United's Ewen Fields
2002–03 Oldham Athletic reserves Manchester City reserves
2003–04 Manchester United reserves 3-1 Manchester City reserves Played Tuesday 11 May 2004 at Old Trafford, Manchester. HT 2-1. Attendance 3484
2004–05 Manchester City reserves 3-2 Manchester United reserves Played Monday 9 May 2005 at City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester. Attendance 4783
2005–06 Manchester United reserves 3-2 Oldham Athletic reserves Played on Tuesday 25 April 2006 at Boundary Park, Oldham
2006–07 Manchester City reserves 3-1 Manchester United reserves Played on Tuesday 8 May 2007 at Old Trafford, Manchester
2007–08 Manchester United reserves 2-0 Bolton Wanderers reserves Played on Mon 12 May 2008 at Old Trafford, Manchester
2008–09 Manchester United reserves 1-0 Bolton Wanderers reserves Played on Tuesday 12 May 2009 at Reebok Stadium, Bolton
2009–10 Manchester City reserves 1-0 Bolton Wanderers reserves Played on Thursday 6 May 2010 at Reebok Stadium, Bolton
2010–11 Manchester United reserves 3-1 Bolton Wanderers reserves Played on Monday 16 May 2011 at Old Trafford, Manchester. Attendance 450
2011–12 Manchester United reserves 2-0 Manchester City reserves Played on Thursday 17 May 2012 at Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Attendance 5157
2012–13 Manchester United reserves Bolton Wanderers reserves The competition was abandoned mid-way through the group stages due to fixture congestion. Manchester United were awarded the title and Bolton Wanderers runners-up due to their record in the group stages at that point [41]
2013–14 Manchester United reserves 4-1 Manchester City reserves Held over until Thursday 7 August 2014 at Ewen Fields, Hyde. Attendance 3261
2014–15 Bolton Wanderers U21 1-0 Manchester City U21 Held over until Sunday 30 August 2105 at Academy Stadium, Manchester. HT 1-0
2015–16 Manchester United U21 Manchester City U21 Due to have been played at Academy Stadium, Manchester, but the fixture was not arranged and subsequently the competition was therefore abandoned. No further seasons have been played

References

  1. ↑ Manchester United: Winner's medal sold at auction for £24,100, Stuart Reid, Ayr Advertiser, 9 September 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022
  2. ↑ British Newspaper Archive, The Umpire, 4 April 1886
  3. ↑ British Newspaper Archive, Athletic News, 26 April 1887
  4. ↑ [Manchester County Football Association], Souvenir Brochure 1884-1984
  5. ↑ Go Go Go County, Manchester Football Association Senior Cup Record
  6. ↑ [Manchester County Football Association], Souvenir Brochure 1884-1984
  7. ↑ Go Go Go County, Manchester Football Association Senior Cup Record
  8. ↑ Manchester United Friendlies & Minor Competitions, Charbel Boujaoude (2018 book)
  9. ↑ British Newspaper Archive, Stockport County Express, 19 May 1921
  10. ↑ [Manchester County Football Association], Souvenir Brochure 1884-1984
  11. ↑ British Newspaper Archive, Manchester Evening News, 7 May 1923
  12. ↑ British Newspaper Archive, Grimsby Daily Telegraph, 11 May 1923
  13. ↑ Manchester United Friendlies & Minor Competitions, Charbel Boujaoude (2018 book)
  14. ↑ Manchester United Friendlies & Minor Competitions, Charbel Boujaoude (2018 book)
  15. ↑ British Newspaper Archive, Athletic News, 16 May 1927
  16. ↑ Manchester United Friendlies & Minor Competitions, Charbel Boujaoude (2018 book)
  17. ↑ Manchester United Friendlies & Minor Competitions, Charbel Boujaoude (2018 book)
  18. ↑ Oz White's Leeds City FC History, Hughes: Robert (Bobby)
  19. ↑ British Newspaper Archive, Belfast Telegraph, 11 May 1931
  20. ↑ Manchester United Friendlies & Minor Competitions, Charbel Boujaoude (2018 book)
  21. ↑ Manchester United Friendlies & Minor Competitions, Charbel Boujaoude (2018 book)
  22. ↑ Manchester United Friendlies & Minor Competitions, Charbel Boujaoude (2018 book)
  23. ↑ British Newspaper Archive, Manchester Evening News - Stop Press, 11 May 1935
  24. ↑ Manchester United Friendlies & Minor Competitions, Charbel Boujaoude (2018 book)
  25. ↑ Manchester United Friendlies & Minor Competitions, Charbel Boujaoude (2018 book)
  26. ↑ Manchester United Friendlies & Minor Competitions, Charbel Boujaoude (2018 book)
  27. ↑ [Manchester County Football Association], Souvenir Brochure 1884-1984
  28. ↑ Manchester United Friendlies & Minor Competitions, Charbel Boujaoude (2018 book)
  29. ↑ [Manchester County Football Association], Souvenir Brochure 1884-1984
  30. ↑ [British Newspaper Archive], Birmingham Daily News, 14 April 1959
  31. ↑ [Manchester County Football Association], Souvenir Brochure 1884-1984
  32. ↑ [Manchester County Football Association], Souvenir Brochure 1884-1984
  33. ↑ [Manchester County Football Association], Souvenir Brochure 1884-1984
  34. ↑ MossleyWeb, MossleyWeb - 1970/71 season
  35. ↑ MossleyWeb, MossleyWeb - 1971/72 season
  36. ↑ Hyde United Football Club: Database, Manchester Senior Cup
  37. ↑ MossleyWeb, MossleyWeb - 1976/77 season
  38. ↑ Hyde United Football Club: Database, Manchester Senior Cup
  39. ↑ MossleyWeb, MossleyWeb - 1978/79 season
  40. ↑ British Newspaper Archive, Manchester Evening News, 14 May 1999
  41. ↑ Manchester City FC, EDS & Academy
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