Football tournament
The Manchester FA Senior Cup (originally known as the Manchester and District Challenge Cup , later 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 Manchester Senior Cup.
The competition featured the major professional clubs of the Manchester area — Manchester United (as Newton Heath LYR until 1892 and Newton Heath until 1902), Manchester City (as Ardwick until 1894), 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.
Manchester United has won the tournament 34 times (most recently in 2016), followed by Manchester City's reserve team with 21 victories (most recently in 2010).
In 2021, a medal from the competition won by Newton Heath's Tommy Fitzsimmons in 1893, believed to be the oldest such item relating to Manchester United to have been offered for sale, was auctioned for £24,000.[1]
Winners
Season
Winner
1885
Hurst
1886
Newton Heath LYR
1887
West Manchester
1888
Newton Heath LYR
1889
Newton Heath LYR
1890
Newton Heath LYR
1891
Ardwick
1892
Ardwick
1893
Newton Heath
1894
Bury
1895
Bolton Wanderers[2]
1896
Bury
1897
Bury
1898
Stockport County
1899
Stockport County
1900
Bury
1901
Manchester City
1902
Newton Heath
1903
Bury/Manchester City (shared)
1904
Bury/Manchester City (shared)
1905
Bury
1906
Bolton Wanderers [3]
1907
Manchester City
1908
Manchester United
1909
Bolton Wanderers [4]
1910
Manchester United
1911
Manchester City
1912
Manchester United
1913
Manchester United
1914
Hurst
1915
Stockport County
1916–1919
Not played
1920
Manchester United
1921
Bolton Wanderers[5]
1922
Bolton Wanderers
1923
Stockport County
1924
Manchester United
1925
Bury
1926
Manchester United
1927
1928
Manchester City
1929
Manchester City
1930
Wigan Borough
1931
Manchester United
1932
Manchester City
1933
Manchester City
1934
Manchester United
1935
1936
Manchester United
1937
Manchester United
1938
1939
Manchester United
1940–1946
Not played
1947
1948
Manchester United
1949
Manchester City
1950
1951
Bury
1952
Bury
1953
1954
Bolton Wanderers [6]
1955
Manchester United
1956
1957
Manchester United
1958
1959
Manchester United
1960
1961
1962
Bury
1963
Bolton Wanderers
1964
Manchester United
1965
1966
1967
1968
Bury
1969
1970
1971
Dukinfield Town
1972
Mossley
1973
Droylsden
1974
Oldham Athletic
1975
Hyde United
1976
Ashton United
1977
Mossley
1978
Ashton United
1979
Droylsden
1980–1998
Not played
1999
Manchester United Reserves
2000
Manchester United Reserves
2001
Manchester United Reserves
2002
Oldham Athletic Reserves
2003
2004
Manchester United Reserves[7]
2005
Manchester City Reserves
2006
Manchester United Reserves
2007
Manchester City Reserves
2008
Manchester United Reserves
2009
Manchester United Reserves
2010
Manchester City Reserves[8]
2011
Manchester United Reserves[9]
2012
Manchester United Reserves
2013
Manchester United Reserves[10]
2014
Manchester United Reserves[11]
2015
Bolton Wanderers U21 [12]
2016
Manchester United (U21)[13]
2017
References
^ Manchester United: Winner's medal sold at auction for £24,100 , Stuart Reid, Ayr Advertiser, 9 September 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022
^ Bolton Evening News
^ Bolton Evening News 1/5/1906
^ Bolton Evening News 30.4.1909
^ Athletic News 16.5.1921
^ BWFC official website
^ Manchester Senior Cup Winners! , TheFootballNetwork.net, 11 May 2004. Retrieved 20 February 2022
^ Manchester Senior Cup Manchester Senior Cup 2009-10 , Football Club History Database. Retrieved 20 February 2022
^ Manchester Senior Cup 2010-11 , Football Club History Database. Retrieved 20 February 2022
^ No Manchester Senior Cup final for 2012/13 , Manchester City FC, 17 May 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2022
^ Manchester Senior Cup | 2013/2014 | Final , Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2022
^ Bolton Wanderers beat Manchester City to lift Manchester Senior Cup , Bolton News, 31 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2022
^ Manchester Senior Cup | 2013/2014 | Final , Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2022
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