Suffolk Premier Cup

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Suffolk Premier Cup
Founded1958
Region Suffolk
Number of teamsVaries
Current champions Needham Market (6th title)
Most successful club(s) Bury Town, Lowestoft Town, Sudbury Town (13 titles)
Website Suffolk Premier Cup

The Suffolk Premier Cup is the top level football cup competition organised by the Suffolk FA. It is currently open to clubs competing at the Eastern Counties League Premier Division level and above. Suffolk's only professional football club, Ipswich Town, enters a reserve team.

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Past finals

SeasonWinnerScoreRunner–upAttendance
1958–59 Bury Town 2–1 Long Melford 3,712 [1]
1959–60 Bury Town 0–0 Sudbury Town
Replay Bury Town 3–1 Sudbury Town
1960–61 Bury Town 5–3 Long Melford
1961–62 Bury Town 1–1 Lowestoft Town
Replay Bury Town 4–2 Lowestoft Town
1962–63 Stowmarket Town 2–0 Lowestoft Town
1963–64 Bury Town 2–2 Lowestoft Town
Replay Bury Town 3–0 Lowestoft Town
1964–65 Bury Town 4–1 Lowestoft Town
1965–66 Bury Town 2–1 Haverhill Rovers
1966–67 Lowestoft Town 3–0 Stowmarket Town
1967–68 Ipswich Town 4–1 Bury Town
1968–69 Ipswich Town 5–0 Lowestoft Town
1969–70 Ipswich Town 6–1 Sudbury Town
1970–71 Bury Town 0–0 Sudbury Town
Replay Bury Town 1–0 Sudbury Town
1971–72 Lowestoft Town 3–1 Bury Town
1972–73 Sudbury Town 4–0 Bury Town
1973–74 Sudbury Town 5–4 (0–3, 5–1) Lowestoft Town
1974–75 Lowestoft Town 3–2 (0–1, 3–1) Newmarket Town
1975–76 Sudbury Town 3–1 (1–0, 2–1) Lowestoft Town
1976–77 Sudbury Town 3–3 (3–1, 0–2) Stowmarket Town
Replay Stowmarket Town 2–1 Sudbury Town
1977–78 Bury Town 5–1 (4–0, 1–1) Lowestoft Town
1978–79 Lowestoft Town 5–2 (3–2, 2–0) Sudbury Town
1979–80 Lowestoft Town 2–0 (2–0, 0–0) Sudbury Town
1980–81 Sudbury Town 6–3 (4–2, 2–1) Felixstowe Town
1981–82 Sudbury Town 2–1 Bury Town
1982–83 Sudbury Town 3–1 (aet) Lowestoft Town
1983–84 Brantham Athletic 2–0 Lowestoft Town
1984–85 Sudbury Town 3–1 Lowestoft Town
1985–86 Stowmarket Town 1–0 Lowestoft Town
1986–87 Sudbury Town 2–1 Felixstowe Town
1987–88 Sudbury Town 3–1 Newmarket Town
1988–89 Sudbury Town 3–1 Bury Town
1989–90 Sudbury Town 4–2 Bury Town
1990–91 Stowmarket Town 3–2 Haverhill Rovers
1991–92 Sudbury Town 1–0 Stowmarket Town
1992–93 Sudbury Town 2–1 Brantham Athletic
1993–94 Newmarket Town 2–1 Sudbury Town
1994–95 Newmarket Town 1–1 Felixstowe Town
Replay Newmarket Town 1–0 Felixstowe Town
1995–96 Bury Town 0–0 Woodbridge Town
Bury won 5–4 on penalties
1996–97 Newmarket Town 0–0 Stowmarket Town
Replay Newmarket Town 1–0 Stowmarket Town
1997–98 Sudbury Wanderers 0–0 Lowestoft Town
Replay Sudbury Wanderers 5–2 Lowestoft Town
1998–99 Newmarket Town 1–0 (aet) Sudbury Town
1999–00 Lowestoft Town 1–0 Mildenhall Town
2000–01 Lowestoft Town 4–3 AFC Sudbury
2001–02 AFC Sudbury 3–1 Felixstowe & Walton United
2002–03 AFC Sudbury 1–0 Mildenhall Town
2003–04 AFC Sudbury 4–0 Bury Town
2004–05 Lowestoft Town 4–3 Bury Town
2005–06 Lowestoft Town 3–2 Leiston
2006–07 Ipswich Town reserves 8–0 Leiston
2007–08 Needham Market 0–0 Leiston 803
Needham won 5–4 on penalties
2008–09 Lowestoft Town 3–2 Needham Market 921
2009–10 Ipswich Town reserves 4–1 Needham Market 825
2010–11 Bury Town 2–0 Needham Market 1,488
2011–12 Lowestoft Town 4–2 Bury Town
2012–13 Bury Town 2–0 Lowestoft Town
2013–14 Bury Town 4–1 Felixstowe & Walton United 457
2014–15 Lowestoft Town 2–1 (aet) Whitton United 425
2015–16 Lowestoft Town 3–1 Leiston [2] 681
2016–17 Needham Market 3–2 Lowestoft Town
2017–18 Leiston 3–0 Bury Town
2018–19 Leiston 3–2 Felixstowe & Walton United
2019–20 Needham Market 4–3 (3–1, 1–2) Lowestoft Town
2020–21No final took place due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021–22 Needham Market 0–0 Leiston
Needham won 5–4 on penalties
2022–23 Needham Market 3–3 Stowmarket Town 977
Needham won 6–5 on penalties
2023–24 Needham Market 2–0 Felixstowe & Walton United 604

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References

  1. ↑ "Soccer started at Sudbury in 1898". East Anglian Daily Times . 6 May 1989. p. 6D.
  2. ↑ Blues 1 Lowestoft Town 3 Leiston F.C.
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