Manchester Senior Cup Explained

Manchester FA Senior Cup
Founded:1885
Number Of Teams:6
Current Champions:Manchester United U21
(33rd title)
Most Successful Club:Manchester United
(33 titles)
Website:Manchester FA

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 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]

Finals

This section lists every final of the competition played since 1893, the winners, the runners-up, and the result.

Key

Match went to a replay
Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Shared trophy
SeasonWinnerResultRunner-upNotes
1884–85Hurst3–0Newton Heath LYR
1885–86Newton Heath LYR2–1Manchester Association
1886–87West Manchester2–1Newton Heath LYR
1887–88Newton Heath LYR7–1Denton
1888–89Newton Heath LYR7–0Hooley Hill
1889–90Newton Heath LYR5–2Royton
1890–91Ardwick1–0Newton Heath LYR
1891–92Ardwick4–1Bolton Wanderers
1892–93Newton Heath2–1Bolton Wanderers
1893–94Bury4–2Heywood Central
1894–95Bolton Wanderers3–2BuryReplay. First match ended 0–0.
1895–96Bury2–1Manchester City
1896–97Bury3–1Bolton Wanderers
1897–98Stockport County2–1Manchester CityReplay. City won first match 4–0 but fielded an ineligible player.
1898–99Stockport County2–1Bury
1899–00Bury2–0Bolton Wanderers
1900–01Manchester City4–0Newton Heath
1901–02Newton Heath2–1Manchester City
1902–03Bury
Manchester City		Trophy shared.
1903–04Bury3–2Manchester CityFirst match was abandoned and ended 0–0.
1904–05Bury8–1Manchester City
1905–06Bolton Wanderers3–0Bury
1906–07Manchester City2–0Stockport County
1907–08Manchester United1–0Bury
1908–09Bolton Wanderers3–0Stockport County
1909–10Manchester United2–0Stockport County
1910–11Manchester City3–1Manchester United
1911–12Manchester United5–0RochdaleSecond replay. First match and replay ended 0–0.
1912–13Manchester United4–1Bolton Wanderers
1913–14Oldham Athletic1–0Hurst
1914–15Stockport County4–3RochdaleAfter extra-time.
1916–19Competition not held due to World War I.
1919–20Manchester United
1920–21Bolton Wanderers
1921–22Bolton Wanderers
1922–23Stockport County2–0Stalybridge Celtic
1923–24Manchester United
1924–25Bury
1925–26Manchester United
1926–27
1927–28Manchester City
1928–29Manchester City
1929–30Wigan Borough
1930–31Manchester United
1931–32Manchester City
1932–33Manchester City
1933–34Manchester United
1934–35
1935–36Manchester United
1936–37Manchester United
1937–38
1938–39Manchester United
1939–46Competition not held due to World War II.
1946–47Competition abadoned.
1947–48Manchester United
1948–49Manchester City
1949–50
1950–51Bury
1951–52Bury
1952–53
1953–54Bolton Wanderers
1954–55Manchester United
1955–56Competition abadoned.
1956–57Manchester United
1957–58
1958–59Manchester United
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62Bury
1962–63Bolton Wanderers
1963–64Manchester United
1964–65
1965–66No competition.
1966–67No competition.
1967–68Bury
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71Dukinfield Town
1971–72Mossley
1972–73Droylsden
1973–74Oldham Athletic
1974–75Hyde United
1975–76Ashton United
1976–77Mossley
1977–78Ashton United
1978–79Droylsden
1998–99Manchester United reserves
1999–2000Manchester United reserves
2000–01Manchester United reserves
2001–02Oldham Athletic reserves
2002–03
2003–04Manchester United reserves
2004–05Manchester City reserves
2005–06Manchester United reserves
2006–07Manchester City reserves
2007–08Manchester United reserves
2008–09Manchester United reserves
2009–10Manchester City reserves
2010–11Manchester United reserves
2011–12Manchester United reserves
2012–13Manchester United reserves
2013–14Manchester United reserves
2014–15Bolton Wanderers U21
2015–16Manchester United U21

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ayradvertiser.com/news/19569096.manchester-united-winners-medal-sold-auction-24-100/ Manchester United: Winner's medal sold at auction for £24,100

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