Shropshire Senior Cup

Shropshire Senior Cup

Founded	1877
Region	Shropshire
Current champions	Whitchurch Alport (3rd title)
Most successful club(s)	Shrewsbury Town (67 titles)

The Shropshire Senior Cup is a county cup football competition that is open for professional and non-professional senior football teams in the English county of Shropshire.

The competition is one of the oldest cup competitions in the world, and notably, the original winning trophy is still presented to the winners, some 130 years after the Cup's inception. It is organised by the Shropshire Football Association and is annual.

The competition was first staged in the 1877–78 season, the inaugural winners being Shrewsbury F.C, who beat Wellington Parish Church Institute 1–0. (Shrewsbury F.C are not connected to the current Shrewsbury Town, and dissolved late in 1879.)

Over the years, the competition has been dominated by the county's two leading football teams, Shrewsbury Town and Telford United, and more recently A.F.C. Telford United following the demise of the old Telford United in 2004.

Other county teams to have featured in the cup in recent years have included Market Drayton Town, Shifnal Town, Bridgnorth Town, Ludlow Town and The New Saints.

Past winners

Season Winners 1877–1878 Shrewsbury FC 1878–1879 Newport 1879–1880 Shrewsbury Engineers 1880–1881 Wellington Town 1881–1882 Oswestry 1882–1883 Wellington Town 1883–1884 Shrewsbury Castle Blues 1884–1885 Oswestry 1885–1886 Wellington St George's 1886–1887 Shrewsbury Town 1887–1888 Shrewsbury Town 1888–1889 Shrewsbury Town 1889–1890 Ironbridge 1890–1891 Shrewsbury Town 1891–1892 Ironbridge Town 1892–1893 Shrewsbury Town 1893–1894 Shrewsbury Town 1894–1895 Newport 1895–1896 Shrewsbury Town 1896–1897 Shrewsbury Town 1897–1898 Shrewsbury Town 1898–1899 Oswestry United 1899–1900 Wellington Town 1900–1901 Wellington Town 1901–1902 Ironbridge 1902–1903 Shrewsbury Town 1903–1904 Shrewsbury Town 1904–1905 Wellington Town 1905–1906 St Georges Victoria 1906–1907 St Georges Victoria 1907–1908 Ironbridge 1908–1909 Oswestry United 1909–1910 Shrewsbury Town 1910–1911 Whitchurch 1911–1912 Wellington Town 1912–1913 Shrewsbury Town 1913–1914 Wellington Town 1914–1915 Shrewsbury Town 1915–1916 Not Contested 1916–1917 Not Contested 1917–1918 Not Contested 1918–1919 Not Contested 1919–1920 Wellington Town 1920–1921 Wellington Town 1921–1922 Wellington Town 1922–1923 Shrewsbury Town 1923–1924 Whitchurch 1924–1925 Shrewsbury Town 1925–1926 Wellington Town 1926–1927 Oakengates Town 1927–1928 Wellington Town 1928–1929 Oswestry Town 1929–1930 Shrewsbury Town 1930–1931 Oakengates Town 1931–1932 Oakengates Town 1932–1933 Shrewsbury Town 1933–1934 Wellington Town 1934–1935 Wellington Town 1935–1936 Wellington Town 1936–1937 Shrewsbury Town 1937–1938 Shrewsbury Town 1938–1939 Wellington Town 1939–1940 Wellington Town 1940–1941 Wellington Town 1941–1942 RAF Cosford 1942–1943 Wellington Town 1943–1944 Shrewsbury Town 1944–1945 Wellington Town 1945–1946 No Final Played 1946–1947 Shrewsbury Town 1947–1948 Oswestry Town 1948–1949 Shrewsbury Town 1949–1950 Oswestry Town 1950–1951 Shrewsbury Town 1951–1952 Shrewsbury Town 1952–1953 Shrewsbury Town 1953–1954 Shrewsbury Town 1954–1955 Shrewsbury Town 1955–1956 Oswestry Town 1956–1957 Shrewsbury Town 1957–1958 Shrewsbury Town & Oakengates Town (shared) 1958–1959 Shrewsbury Town 1959–1960 Wellington Town 1960–1961 Wellington Town 1961–1962 Sankey Wellington 1962–1963 Shrewsbury Town 1963–1964 Shrewsbury Town 1964–1965 Oswestry Town 1965–1966 Shrewsbury Town 1966–1967 Wellington Town 1967–1968 Shrewsbury Town & Wellington Town (shared) 1968–1969 Shrewsbury Town 1969–1970 Telford United 1970–1971 Shrewsbury Town 1971–1972 Shrewsbury Town 1973-1973 Telford United 1973–1974 Shrewsbury Town 1974–1975 Shrewsbury Town 1975–1976 Telford United 1976–1977 Telford United 1977–1978 Telford United 1978–1979 Telford United 1979–1980 Shrewsbury Town 1980–1981 Shrewsbury Town 1981–1982 Shrewsbury Town 1982–1983 Shrewsbury Town 1983–1984 Shrewsbury Town 1984–1985 Oswestry Town 1985–1986 Bridgnorth Town 1986–1987 Shrewsbury Town 1987–1988 Shrewsbury Town 1988–1989 Shrewsbury Town 1989–1990 Telford United 1990–1991 Shrewsbury Town 1991–1992 Telford United 1992–1993 Telford United 1993–1994 Telford United 1994–1995 Shrewsbury Town 1995–1996 Shrewsbury Town 1996–1997 Shrewsbury Town 1997–1998 Shrewsbury Town 1998–1999 Shrewsbury Town 1999–2000 Shrewsbury Town 2000–2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2001–2002 Shrewsbury Town 2002–2003 Shrewsbury Town 2003–2004 Shrewsbury Town 2004–2005 Shrewsbury Town 2005–2006 Shrewsbury Town 2006–2007 Shrewsbury Town 2007–2008 Shrewsbury Town 2008–2009 AFC Telford United 2009–2010 Shrewsbury Town 2010–2011 Shrewsbury Town 2011–2012 The New Saints 2012–2013 No Final Played 2013–2014 AFC Telford United 2014–2015 Shrewsbury Town| 2015–2016 Shrewsbury Town 2016–2017 AFC Telford United 2017–2018 Shawbury United 2018–2019 Shrewsbury Town 2019–2020 Whitchurch Alport 2020-2021 Shifnal Town 2021–2022 Whitchurch Alport 2022–2023 Whitchurch Alport Table of winners Club Wins Last win 1 Shrewsbury Town 67 2019 2 Wellington Town/Telford United 34 1994 3 Oswestry United/Oswestry Town 10 1985 4 Oakengates Town 4 1958 Ironbridge Town 1908 5 AFC Telford United 3 2017 St George's 1907 Whitchurch Alport 2023 7 Whitchurch 2 1924 Newport 1895 9 The New Saints 1 2012 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2001 Bridgnorth Town 1986 Sankey Wellington 1962 RAF Cosford 1942 Shifnal Town 2021 Shrewsbury Castle Blues 1884 Shrewsbury Engineers 1880 Shrewsbury FC 1878 Shawbury United 2018 Recent Results 2007/08 Semi-finals Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 Shifnal Town 1–2 Shrewsbury Town 2 Market Drayton Town 1–1 AFC Telford United Market Drayton won 5–4 on penalties Final Home team Score Away team Market Drayton Town 0–3 Shrewsbury Town 2008/09 Quarter-finals Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 Bridgnorth Town 1–0 Shifnal Town Semi-finals Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 AFC Telford United 3–0 Bridgnorth Town 2 Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Market Drayton Town Final Home team Score Away team Shrewsbury Town 1–1 AFC Telford United Telford won 4–1 on penalties 2009/10 Final Home team Score Away team AFC Telford United 1–2 Shrewsbury Town 2010/11 Final Home team Score Away team Shrewsbury Town 1–0 AFC Telford United 2011/12 Semi-finals Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 The New Saints 2–1 Shrewsbury Town 2 Market Drayton Town 1–4 AFC Telford United Final Home team Score Away team AFC Telford United 1–1 The New Saints [1] The New Saints won 4–2 on penalties 2012/13 Quarter-finals Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 The New Saints 4–0 Bridgnorth Town 2 Market Drayton Town 0–1 AFC Telford United Semi-finals Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 The New Saints 0–3 AFC Telford United Final Final scrapped as no date could be found. Home team Score Away team Shrewsbury Town 4-0 AFC Telford United 2013/14 Semi-finals Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 Market Drayton Town 5–2 The New Saints 2 AFC Telford United 3–0 Shawbury United Final NOTE-On 10 July 2013 it was announced that Shrewsbury Town had pulled out of the competition. Previously the winners of the two semi finals were due to play each other in a play off match and then the winner of that would meet Shrewsbury in the final. With Shrewsbury withdrawing the play off final was now made the actual final. Home team Score Away team AFC Telford United 3–1 Market Drayton Town 2014/15 Quarter-finals Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 Ellesmere Rangers HW The New Saints Semi-finals Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 Market Drayton Town 1–6 AFC Telford United 2 Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Ellesmere Rangers Final Home team Score Away team AFC Telford United 1–3 Shrewsbury Town 2015/16 Semi-finals Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 Market Drayton Town 0–6 Shrewsbury Town 2 Shifnal Town 0–4 AFC Telford United Final Home team Score Away team Shrewsbury Town 1–1 AFC Telford United Shrewsbury won 3–2 on penalties 2016/17 Semi-final Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 Market Drayton Town 1-4 AFC Telford United Final Home team Score Away team Shrewsbury Town 0-2 AFC Telford United 2014–15 Stadia Home Club Stadium Name Capacity Shrewsbury Town New Meadow 9,875 A.F.C. Telford United New Bucks Head 6,300 Ellesmere Rangers Beech Grove 1,250 The New Saints Park Hall 2,000 Market Drayton Town Greenfields Sports Ground 1,000 Shifnal Town Phoenix Park Bridgnorth Town Crown Meadow 2,000 Shawbury United Butler Sports Centre Oakengates Athletic Doseley Road See also Football in Shropshire References Shropshire Star TNS make Shropshire Senior Cup history (8 August 2011) External links Shropshire FA Shropshire Star Articles tagged with Shropshire Senior Cup