Lincolnshire Senior Cup

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Four team knock-out, 1956-1962

In 1956 the Lincolnshire Senior County Cup competition was expanded to four clubs with the leading county non-league side, Boston United, invited to join the three league teams. In their first season in the competition they would defeat Grimsby Town in the [http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/C161056.html semi-final] before going on to lift the trophy with victory over Scunthorpe United in the [http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/C110557.html final] . Boston's demotion from the Southern Football League at the end of the 1960-61 season saw them replaced by Gainsborough Trinity for the 1961-62 competition.

League versus Non-league Groups, 1976-1983

For the competitions in the seasons between 1976-77 and 1982-83, the three league teams (Grimsby Town, Lincoln City and Scunthorpe United) were placed in one group with the three senior non-league teams (Boston United, Gainsborough Trinity and Grantham) in another. Each group member played the other members once with the two group winners meeting in the final.

Increasing numbers, 1996-2003

Lincoln United's rise up the non-league pyramid saw them enter the competition in 1996-97 (they won the Lincolnshire Senior `A' Cup in 1995-96). Scunthorpe United ended Grimsby Town's five year reign as champions, defeating them 8-7 on penalties in the 1996-97 final. Lincoln City did not enter the 1999-2000 competition. Stamford promotion to the Southern Football League Eastern Division saw them eligible for the competition and their victory in the 2000-01 competition meant they became the first club to lift [http://www.stamfordafc.moonfruit.com/history four types] of Lincolnshire Cup: the Junior Cup (in 1948-49), Senior `B' Cup (1951-52, 1953-54) and Senior `A' Cup (1978-79, 1982-83, 1997-98).

References

* [http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/history.html Boston United Season by Season Records]
* [http://www.thegingerbreads.co.uk/gtfcstats/ Grantham Town Season by Season Records]
* [http://www.scunthorpe-united.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10442~869807,00.html Scunthorpe United Club Honours]