Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
- Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
The Sussex Senior Challenge Cup, or simply Sussex Senior Cup, is the county senior cup of the Sussex FA. The first winners of the cup were Brighton Rangers, who won the cup in 1883. Other teams who won the cup in its early history are Burgess Hill, Lancing College and Eastbourne.
The teams who have been successful in the cup recently are Crawley Town and Sussex's only Football League team, Brighton & Hove Albion. The holders are Brighton & Hove Albion who beat Crawley Town 1-0 at Langney Sports Club, home of Eastbourne Borough.
For reasons of fairness to other clubs, the Brighton & Hove Albion reserve team competes in the Sussex Senior Cup, as depending on season, the main squad are up to Football League One level, many stages of the football league pyramid ahead of other teams.
Recent winners
External links
* [http://www.sussexfa.com/FixturesAndResults/CountyCups/SussexSeniorChallengeCup/ The Senior Cup page on the Sussex FA's official website]
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