Hampshire Senior Cup

infobox football tournament
current =

founded = 1889
number of teams = varies
region = Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset,
Wiltshire, Channel Islands
current champions = Basingstoke Town
website = [http://www.hampshirefa.com/ Hampshire F.A.] The Hampshire Senior Cup is a cup competition open to association football teams affiliated with the Hampshire FA. Despite the name, teams from Wiltshire, Dorset, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands have also competed in this competition, [cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/content/articles/2004/11/07/football_countycups_report_11_06_feature.shtml | title=Win, draw and defeat in County Cups | publisher=BBC | date=2004-11-07 | accessdate=2008-02-01] as well as teams representing the Police and any armed forces based within the county. The competition is open to teams from all levels of competition from the Premier League downwards, and indeed a number of league teams have won this competition in the past. However, it is mostly non-league clubs who compete for this trophy instead of their league counterparts, as all teams associated with the Hampshire FA are required to compete, with the exception of Premier League and Football League teams who may opt out of the competition for a nominal fee. [cite web
url = http://www.hampshirefa.com/CountyCups/CupRules.html
title = County Cup Competition Rules
accessdate = 2007-12-27
quote = 39. SENIOR CUP (SATURDAY). All eligible Clubs, with the exception of Clubs competing in The FA Premier League and The Football League, are required to compete... Any Premier or Football League Club wishing to receive exemption from the Senior Cup (Saturday) will be required to pay an exemption fee of £500 payable at time of affiliation in accordance with the Status of Clubs. ]

Winners

By Team

The competition has been won once by the following teams: Woolston Works, Freemantle, 2nd Batt. Grenadier Guards, RMLI (Gosport), RAMC (Aldershot), 3 Batt Royal Marines, RAMC (Crookham) Gosport Borough, and Romsey Town.

By Year

References

External links

* [http://www.hampshirefa.com/default.html Hampshire Football Association]