Bedfordshire Senior Cup Explained

Bedfordshire County FA Senior Cup
Founded:1894
Region:Bedfordshire
Number Of Teams:12
Current Champions:Biggleswade F.C. (1)
Most Successful Club:Dunstable Town (12)

The Bedfordshire Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the Beds Senior Cup is the county cup of Bedfordshire. According to the current rules of the competition, it is open to all clubs whose affiliation is with the Bedfordshire County FA (BCFA). The current holders are Biggleswade F.C. who won the competition when it was last contested in the 2023–24 season in a 1–0 victory over A.F.C. Dunstable in the final.[1]

History

The BCFA covers the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire. The Senior Challenge Cup was first contested in 1894 and was won by Luton Montrose FC.[2]

Recent Finals

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Results by Team

Club Wins Years
Dunstable Town[6] 121896, 1957, 1960, 1980, 1983, 1986–89, 2003, 2007, 2009
Biggleswade Town[7] 111903, 1908, 1947, 1952, 1962–63, 1967, 1974, 2013–14, 2019
Luton Town101897, 1899, 1901–02, 1904, 1906, 1944, 2012, 2018, 2023
Waterlows (Dunstable)101924–25, 1928–29, 1932–34, 1936, 1939–40
Barton Rovers91972–73, 1981–82, 1990, 1998–99, 2015–16
Luton Clarence81905, 1907, 1910–12, 1914, 1920–21
Vauxhall Motors81937, 1946, 1954, 1956, 1958–59, 1961, 1975
Arlesey Town61966, 1979, 1997, 2004, 2010-11
Leighton Town[8] 61927, 1968–70, 1993, 2022
Potton United51948–49, 1964, 1976, 1978
Kempston Rovers41909, 1938, 1977, 1992
RAF Henlow41922, 1930–31, 1935
Stotfold41965, 1994, 2000, 2008
Bedford Town31995–96, 2005
Shefford Town31950, 1953, 1955
Biggleswade United22002, 2006
Queens Park Rangers Bedford21941, 1943
Wootton Blue Cross21971, 2001

Clubs with one win – AFC Dunstable, Bedford Corinthians, Bedford Montrose, Bedford St Cuthberts, Biggleswade F.C., Eaton Bray United, Electrolux, Leagrave & District, Luton Amateur, Luton Crusaders, Luton Falcons, Luton Montrose, 61FC (Luton).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFC DUNSTABLE 0 - 1 BIGGLESWADE FC . 24 June 2024.
  2. Book: Bedfordshire County FA Handbook 2012-13. Bedfordshire County FA Ltd. 106.
  3. The Bedfordshire County FA Official Programme for the 1993-94 Final which Stotfold won 2-1 versus Potton United, lists all the winners noted above.
  4. This final was due to be played on 17 March 2020 but was postponed because of Covid-19. Potton United and Biggleswade Town were the finalists having both lost in the semi-finals, but their opponents were removed for ineligible players.
  5. The competition was not held during the 2020/21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  6. Includes all versions of the club, Dunstable FC, Dunstable Town and Dunstable Town 98, which they claim on their website at https://www.dunstabletownfc.co.uk/honours.
  7. Including two as Biggleswade & District.
  8. Including one as Leighton United.