Walsall Senior Cup

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The Walsall and District Football Association Senior Cup is an English football competition for clubs in and around Walsall, with the final in modern times taking place at Walsall F.C.'s Bescot Stadium.

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The Cup was founded in 1878 and was originally named the Licensed Victuallers Cup with nine sides competing. Walsall Swifts won the inaugural competition. [1] The current holders are Rushall Olympic.

Early history

Walsall Swifts, who later amalgamated into the modern Walsall F.C., won the first Cup in 1878, upon winning the trophy for the third time in the first four editions they were awarded the trophy outright and a new silver trophy was made in 1882. [1] That trophy became known as the Walsall Senior Cup.

Records from before 1946 are sparse, however wins by some notable sides are recorded. Aston Villa Reserves won the competition in 1899 and 1903. [2] [3] Birmingham City won the trophy in 1883, 1901, and 1904. [4]

Finals since World War II

Dates refer to the year in which the final itself took place, so the 1946 listing refers to the final of the 1945-46 competition.

YearWinnersScoreRunners upNotes
1946 Walsall Wood 7-2Rugeley W.M.C.
1947 Bilston Town 3-2 Walsall Trinity
1948 Bilston Town 2-0 Halesowen
1949 Bilston Town 1-0 Oswestry Town
1950 Brereton Social drew 2-2 with Ogley Hay after extra time - winner of replay unknown
1951 Bloxwich Strollers 1-0 Walsall Wood after extra time
1952 Walsall Wood 1-0Walsall Trinity
1953 Walsall Wood 1-0Ogley Hayafter extra time
1954Shelfield Athletic1-0 Lower Gornal Athletic
1955Shelfield Athletic5-1Walsall Trinity
1956Shelfield Athletic2-0Ogley Hay
1957Walsall Trinity3-1 Walsall Wood
1958 Walsall Wood 3-0 Stourbridge
1959Shelfield Athletic4-0 Walsall Wood
1960Shelfield Athletic3-0 Walsall Wood
1961 Walsall Wood 7-0Rugeley Villa
1962 Walsall Wood 5-1 Blakenall
1963 Armitage 2-1 Blakenall
1964 Blakenall 3-0 Hednesford Town
1965 Rushall Olympic 2-1 Brereton Social
1966 Lower Gornal Athletic 4-2 Kidderminster Harriers after extra time
1967Wrockwardine Wood2-1 Rushall Olympic Replay, 1st game 2-2 aet
1968Wrockwardine Wood2-1 Tamworth
1969 Bilston Town 2-1Lichfield
1970 Atherstone Town 4-3Wrockwardine WoodAggregate score,
1st leg 1-2, 2nd leg 3-1
1971Baddesley Colliery4-3 Atherstone Town Aggregate score,
1st leg 2-2, 2nd leg 2-1
1972 Bilston Town 4-1 Brereton Social Second replay,
1st game 2-2 aet, 2nd game 2-2 aet
1973 Bilston Town 1-0 Darlaston
1974 Brereton Social 3-2 Warley County Borough after extra time
1975 Blakenall 2-1 Armitage
1976 Blakenall 1-0 Hednesford Town
1977 Blakenall 1-0 Bilston Town Replay, 1st game 0-0 aet
1978 Sutton Coldfield Town 2-0 Alvechurch
1979 Sutton Coldfield Town 1-0 Great Wyrley
1980 Sutton Coldfield Town 1-0 Rushall Olympic
1981 Blakenall 2-1 Sutton Coldfield Town Replay, 1st game 1-1 aet
1982 Oldbury United 5-0 Walsall Wood Replay, 1st game 2-2 aet
1983 Coleshill Town 4-3 Wolverhampton United
1984 Atherstone Town 4-0 Tividale
1985 Harrisons 2-0 Wolverhampton United
1986 Paget Rangers 3-1 Wolverhampton Casuals
1987 Boldmere St. Michaels 2-0 Bloxwich Town
1988 Redgate United 1-0 Chasetown after extra time
1989 Blakenall 1-0 Rushall Olympic
1990 Meir KA 2-1 Rushall Olympic Replay, 1st game 0-0 aet
1991 Chasetown 1-0 Blakenall after extra time
1992 Armitage 90 3-2 Meir KA after extra time
1993 Chasetown 3-1 Pelsall Villa
1994 Newcastle Town 1-0 Oldbury United after extra time
1995 Newcastle Town 1-1 Knypersley Victoria after extra time,
Newcastle won on penalties
1996 Blakenall 0-0 Newcastle Town after extra time,
Blakenall won on penalties
1997 Bloxwich Town 1-1 Blakenall after extra time,
Bloxwich won on penalties
1998 Blakenall 2-1 Halesowen Harriers
1999 Blakenall 3-2 Meir KA
2000 Rushall Olympic 2-2 Rocester after extra time,
Rushall won 5-4 on penalties
2001 Wolverhampton Casuals 2-0 Sutton Coldfield Town
2002 Bolehall Swifts 4-4 Tividale after extra time,
Bolehall won 4-3 on penalties
2003 Tividale 1-0 Rocester after extra time
2004 Sutton Coldfield Town 3-1 Tividale
2005 Chasetown 2-1 Tividale
2006 Boldmere St Michaels 1-0 Tipton Town
2007 Boldmere St Michaels 3-1 Goodrich
2008 Boldmere St Michaels 2-0 Heath Hayes [5]
2009 Rushall Olympic 2-1 Tipton Town [6]
2010 Bloxwich United 1-0 Rushall Olympic [7]
2011 Rushall Olympic 3-0 Ellesmere Rangers [8]
2012 Rushall Olympic 3-0 Brocton [9]
2013 Stafford Rangers 2-1 Walsall [10]
2014 Chasetown 4-1 Rushall Olympic [11]
2015 Walsall 4-3 Chasetown after extra time [12]
2018 Walsall Wood 2-2 Rushall Olympic after extra time,
Rushall won 4-3 on penalties
2019 Boldmere St Michaels 2-0 Sutton Coldfield
2022Rushall Olympic2-0Sporting Khalsa
2023Rushall Olympic3-1Walsall

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