Herts Senior Cup Explained

Herts Senior Cup
Founded:1886
Number Of Teams:22
Region:Hertfordshire
Current Champions:St Albans City (1st title)
Most Successful Club:Barnet (19 titles)

The Hertfordshire County Football Association Senior Challenge Cup, commonly called the Herts Senior Cup, is the oldest County-based football Cup competition based exclusively in Hertfordshire, England. It was first contested in the 1886-87 season and won by Hoddesdon Town. It has been contested every year since except for the years 1915 to 1918 when it was suspended during World War I. It is usually contested by the twenty-two most senior Clubs in the County, though this number has been higher and lower in previous years.

Finals have nearly always been staged at a neutral venue in the County, apart from a few seasons in the mid-1960s when the final was played over two-legs. Since the 2004-05 season, finals have been staged at the Herts FA's headquarters at the County Ground, Letchworth Garden City, with the exception of 2010-11, when the final was moved to Underhill as the final was contested between two Football League clubs, Barnet and Stevenage, prompting safety concerns.

The current holders are St Albans City.

Results

Source:[1]

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1886–87Hoddesdon5–2Watford Rovers
1887–88Hoddesdon4–3Watford Rovers
1888–89Watford Rovers2–0Hoddesdon
1889–90Hoddesdon3–3St Albans
Hoddesdon5–0St Albans
1890–91Watford Rovers6–2St Albans
1891–92Watford Rovers5–2Hoddesdon
1892–93St Albans4–1West Hertfordshire Association
1893–94West Hertfordshire5–1West Hertfordshire Association
1894–95Hitchin2–0Watford St. Marys
1895–96Hitchin3–1Apsley
1896–97West Hertfordshire2–1Hitchin
1897–98Hitchin2–1Aldenham School
1898–99Ware2–1Hitchin
1899–1900Hitchin2–1Hemel Hempstead
1900–01St Albans Amateurs1–1 [2] Stanville
1901–02St Albans Amateurs4–2Ware
1902–03Hitchin2–0Ware
1903–04Ware2–2St Albans Amateurs
Ware3–1St Albans Amateurs
1904–05Hitchin2–0Watford Victoria Works
1905–06Apsley4–1Ware
1906–07Ware5–1Hitchin Blue Cross
1907–08Apsley4–1Hitchin
1908–09Apsley3–0Waltham Glendale
1909–10Hitchin2–1Hoddesdon
1910–11Waltham Glendale3–1St Albans City
1911–12Leavesden Asylum5–1Hoddesdon
1912–13Letchworth Athletic1–0Harpenden
1913–14Leavesden Asylum4–1Hitchin Union Jack
1914–15Not played
1915–16Not played
1916–17Not played
1917–18Not played
1918–19Not played
1919–20Leavesden Mental Hospital1–0Welwyn
1920–21Watford Old Boys2–1Hitchin Blue Cross
1921–22Ware3–3Apsley
Ware1–1Apsley
Ware2–0Apsley
1922–23Hitchin Blue Cross1–0Watford Old Boys
1923–24Cheshunt3–0Hoddesdon Town
1924–25St Albans City2–1Leavesden Mental Hospital
1925–26Apsley3–1Cheshunt
1926–27Watford Old Boys6–4Ware
1927–28Watford Old Boys3–1*Baldock Town
1928–29St Albans City1-0Apsley
1929–30Leavesden Mental Hospital3–2Apsley
1930–31Hitchin Town0–0Leavesden Mental Hospital
Hitchin Town3–0Leavesden Mental Hospital
1931–32Hitchin Town5–1Apsley
1932–33Bishop's Stortford3–1Bushey United
1933–34Hitchin Town3–2Hertford Town
1934–35St Albans City4–2*Leavesden Mental Hospital
1935–36Letchworth Town3–1Leavesden Mental Hospital
1936–37Leavesden Mental Hospital2–1Apsley
1937–38Hitchin Town4–1Leavesden Mental Hospital
1938–39Hitchin Town1–1
Hitchin Town3–0
1939–40Barnet4–2Hitchin Town
1940–41Hitchin Town3–2Leavesden Mental Hospital
1941–42Barnet3–1St Albans City
1942–43Hitchin Town5–1St Albans City
1943–44St Albans City4–1Hitchin Town
1944–45Barnet8–0Hitchin Town
1945–46Barnet6–0R.E.M.E. (Cupid Green)
1946–47St Albans City5–2Berkhamsted Town
1947–48Barnet3–1St Albans City
1948–49Barnet3–1Cheshunt
1949–50Barnet3–1*Cheshunt
1950–51St Albans City3–0Hitchin Town
1951–52Letchworth Town1–0Hoddesdon Town
1952–53Berkhamsted Town4–2St Albans City
1953–54Ware1–0Barnet
1954–55St Albans City1–0Bishop's Stortford
1955–56St Albans City4–1Letchworth Town
1956–57St Albans City5–1Hitchin Town
1957–58Barnet2–1St Albans City
1958–59Bishop's Stortford2–0Barnet
1959–60Bishop's Stortford1–0Barnet
1960–61Barnet3–0Letchworth Town
1961–62Hitchin Town2–0Hemel Hempstead
1962–63Barnet1–1Hertford Town
Barnet2–1Hertford Town
1963–64Bishop's Stortford3–2Hertford Town
Bishop's Stortford1–1Hertford Town
1964–65Barnet2–2St Albans City
Barnet3–0St Albans City
1965–66St Albans City0–0Hemel Hempstead
St Albans City2–1Hemel Hempstead
1966–67Hertford Town5–2Boreham Wood
Hertford Town0–2Boreham Wood
1967–68St Albans City1–0Hertford Town
1968–69St Albans City3–2Cheshunt
1969–70Hitchin Town1–0*Cheshunt
1970–71Bishop's Stortford1–1St Albans City
Bishop's Stortford1–0St Albans City
1971–72Boreham Wood2–0Cheshunt
1972–73Bishop's Stortford2–0*Hitchin Town
1973–74Bishop's Stortford2–1Cheshunt
1974–75Hitchin Town2–0Boreham Wood
1975–76Bishop's Stortford3–1Watford
1976–77Hitchin Town2–0Bishop's Stortford
1977–78Watford2–1Tring Town
1978–79Watford3–2*St Albans City
1979–80Barnet1–0Boreham Wood
1980–81Watford5–0Barnet
1981–82Watford3–0Hertford Town
1982–83Watford1–0Boreham Wood
1983–84Watford1–0Hertford Town
1984–85Watford5–2Barnet
1985–86Barnet4–0Stevenage Borough
1986–87Bishop's Stortford2–0Letchworth Garden City
1987–88Watford4–1Boreham Wood
1988–89Watford5–1Bishop's Stortford
1989–90Hertford Town2–0St Albans City
1990–91Barnet5–2Watford
1991–92Barnet4–1Hemel Hempstead
1992–93Barnet4–2Watford
1993–94Watford3–1Stevenage Borough
1994–95Watford4–0St Albans City
1995–96Barnet2–1Watford
1996–97Hitchin Town4–1Boreham Wood
1997–98Watford1–0Boreham Wood
1998–99Boreham Wood3–2Watford
1999–2000St Albans City3–1Baldock Town
2000–01Baldock Town3–0Ware
2001–02Boreham Wood3–2London Colney
2002–03Berkhamsted Town2–0Cheshunt
2003–04Watford4–2Boreham Wood
2004–05St Albans City2–1Boreham Wood
2005–06Bishop's Stortford1–0Stevenage Borough
2006–07Barnet4–2Hemel Hempstead Town
2007–08Boreham Wood5–2Ware
2008–09Stevenage Borough2–1Cheshunt
2009–10Bishop's Stortford4–0Cheshunt
2010–11Barnet2–1Stevenage
2011–12Bishop's Stortford7–2Oxhey Jets
2012–13Hemel Hempstead Town2–0Potters Bar Town
2013–14Boreham Wood1–1 (3–1^)Bishop's Stortford
2014–15Hemel Hempstead Town1–0Boreham Wood
2015–16Hitchin Town2–1Boreham Wood
2016–17Hitchin Town2–1Bishop's Stortford
2017–18Boreham Wood2–1Royston Town
2018–19Boreham Wood1–0St Albans City
2019–20Hemel Hempstead TownNot played and awarded jointly due to Covid-19St Albans City
2020–21Not played
2021–22Cheshunt2–0Hadley
2022–23Berkhamsted2–2 (4–2^)Hitchin Town
2023–24St Albans City4–2Berkhamsted

Results by team

ClubWinsLast final wonRunners–upLast final lost
Barnet192010–1151984–85
Watford[3] 182003–0481998–99
St Albans City[4] 172023–24122018–19
Hitchin Town142016–1772022–23
Bishop's Stortford122011–1252016–17
Boreham Wood72018–19112015–16
Hitchin71909–1031907–08
Hemel Hempstead Town[5] 72014–15112006–07
Ware51953–5462007–08
Leavesden Mental Hospital[6] 51936–3771940–41
Hoddesdon Town[7] 31889–9061951–52
Letchworth Garden City[8] 31951–5231986–87
Watford Old Boys31927–2811922–23
Hertford Town21989–9061983–84
Berkhamsted Town22002–0311946–47
St Albans Amateurs21901–0211903–04
Cheshunt12021–2292009–10
Stevenage12008–0942010–11
Baldock Town12000–0121999–2000
Hitchin Blue Cross11922–2321920–21
St Albans11892–9321890–91
Cheshunt (1880–1931)11923–2411925–26
Waltham Glendale11910–1111908–09
Berkhamsted12022–230N/A
Hadley0N/A12021–22
West Hertfordshire Association0N/A21893–94
Royston Town0N/A12017–18
Potters Bar Town0N/A12012–13
Oxhey Jets0N/A12011–12
London Colney0N/A12001–02
Tring Town0N/A11977–78
R.E.M.E. (Cupid Green)0N/A11945–46
Welwyn0N/A11919–20
Hitchin Union Jack0N/A11913–14
Harpenden0N/A11912–13
Watford Victoria Works0N/A11904–05
Stanville0N/A11900–01
Aldenham School0N/A11897–98
Bushey United0N/A11932–33

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herfordshire FA County Competition Winners . Football Association . 9 January 2023 . pdf .
  2. Awarded to St Albans Amateurs after Stanville failed to appear for the replay.
  3. Includes results under their previous names of Watford St Mary's, West Hertfordshire and Watford Rovers
  4. Includes joint win in 2019/20
  5. Includes results under their previous names of Hemel Hempstead and Apsley and joint win in 2019/20
  6. Includes results under the name of Leavesden Asylum
  7. Includes results under the name of Hoddesdon
  8. Includes results under their previous names of Letchworth Town and Letchworth Athletic

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