- Manchester Senior Cup
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Manchester FA Senior Cup Founded 1885 Region Greater Manchester Number of teams 6 Current champions Manchester United Reserves (2011) Most successful club Manchester United Reserves
(incl. Newton Heath (LYR) & Reserves)Website Manchester FA The Manchester FA Senior Cup (originally known as the Manchester Cup) is an annual football tournament held between the clubs of the Manchester Football Association which was first played in 1885. The first winners were Hurst who beat Newton Heath LYR in the final.
Organisation
The competition featured the major professional clubs of the Manchester area — Manchester City (as Ardwick until 1894), Manchester United (as Newton Heath LYR until 1892 and Newton Heath until 1902), Bolton Wanderers, Bury, Oldham Athletic, and Stockport County — until the 1970s, after which only non-league and amateur clubs entered. The Senior Cup was not held from 1980 to 1998, but was reintroduced as a reserve team tournament for the six professional clubs, typically in round-robin format with a final usually held at the end of the season in early May.
Most tournaments have been won by either full or reserve teams representing Manchester United (25 wins, most recently 2011) and Manchester City (21 wins, most recently 2010).
Winners
Winners per year 1885 Hurst 1921 1960 2011 Manchester United Reserves 1886 Newton Heath LYR 1922 Bolton Wanderers 1961 1887 West Manchester 1923 Stockport County 1962 Bury 1888 Newton Heath LYR 1924 Manchester United 1963 Bolton Wanderers 1889 Newton Heath LYR 1925 Bury 1964 Manchester United 1890 Newton Heath LYR 1926 Manchester United 1965 1891 Ardwick 1927 1966 1892 Ardwick 1928 1967 1893 Newton Heath 1929 1968 Bury 1894 Bury 1930 Wigan Borough 1969 1895 Hurst 1931 Manchester United 1970 1896 Bury 1932 1971 Dukinfield Town 1897 Bury 1933 1972 Mossley 1898 Stockport County 1934 Manchester United 1973 Droylsden 1899 Stockport County 1935 1974 Oldham Athletic 1900 Bury 1936 Manchester United 1975 Hyde United 1901 Manchester City 1937 Manchester United 1976 Ashton United 1902 Newton Heath 1938 1977 Mossley 1903 Bury 1939 Manchester United 1978 Ashton United 1904 1947 1979 Droylsden 1905 Bury 1948 Manchester United 1999 Manchester United Reserves 1906 1949 2000 Manchester United Reserves 1907 1950 2001 Manchester United Reserves 1908 Manchester United 1951 Bury 2002 Oldham Athletic Reserves 1909 1952 Bury 2003 1910 Manchester United 1953 2004 Manchester United Reserves 1911 1954 2005 Manchester City Reserves 1912 Manchester United 1955 Manchester United 2006 Manchester United Reserves 1913 Manchester United 1956 2007 Manchester City Reserves 1914 Hurst 1957 Manchester United 2008 Manchester United Reserves 1915 Stockport County 1958 2009 Manchester United Reserves 1920 Manchester United 1959 Manchester United 2010 Manchester City Reserves[1] References
- ^ Bailey, Chris (6 May 2010). "Blues land Senior Cup". Manchester City FC. http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Reserves-news/2010/May/Blues-land-Senior-Cup. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- "Manchester Senior Cup". County Cups (Salford, United Kingdom: Manchester FA). http://www.manchesterfa.com/FixturesAndResults/CountyCups/ManchesterSeniorCup/. Retrieved 26 July, 2009.[dead link]
- "Questions & Answers". Sport (London, United Kingdom: The Sunday Times). 27 October, 2002. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article818083.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2. Retrieved 26 July, 2009.
Categories:- County Cup competitions
- Sport in Greater Manchester
- Recurring events established in 1885
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