Devon Senior Cup


The Devon Senior Cup is the third tier county cup in the county of Devon. It is administered by the Devon County Football Association. It is open to all teams affiliated to the County FA.

History

Originally the county cup competition for the Devon County F.A., it has been superseded in importance by the Premier Cup and St Luke's Challenge Cup. The St Luke's Challenge Cup is open to affiliated teams of the Football League and steps 1-6 Leagues affiliated to Devon County F.A. Clubs may enter one team per cup competition only. The Premier and Senior Cup competitions are open to all affiliated teams of the Devon County F.A.

List of finals

19th century

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
1890TAVISTOCK1-0Plymouth Town
1891ST JAMES-THE-LESS2-1Plymouth United
1892PLYMOUTH*-*Unknown
18937th CO W.D ROYAL ARTILLERY*-*Unknown
18947th CO W.D ROYAL ARTILLERY3-12nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
18952nd DEVON REGIMENT2-1Somerset Light Infantry
18961ST BATT WELSH REGIMENT*-*Royal Berkshire
18972ND BATT KINGS OWN LANCASTER REG3-1Gloucester Regiment
189815TH CO.W.D ROYAL ARTILLERY2-1Exeter United
18991ST BATT WELSH REGIMENT2-1Argyle

20th century pre-war

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
1900TORPOINT DEFIANCE1-0Argyle
1901DEVONPORT ROYAL ARTILLERY2-1Tavistock
1902GREEN WAVES3-0Argyle
1903ARGYLE5-1Tavistock
1904LAIRA2-01st Royal North Lancaster Regt
1905GREEN WAVES2-0Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry
1906PLYMOUTH ARGYLE RES8-1Oreston Rovers
1907PLYMOUTH ARGYLE RES1-0Royal Marines

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
1908PLYMOUTH ARGYLE RES2-13rd Rifles Brigade
1909ROYAL3-2Plymouth Argule Res
19101ST BATT STH STAFFS REGT2-1Royal Garrison Artillery
1911TORQUAY TOWN2-0Royal Garrison Artillery
1912PLYMOUTH ARGYLE RES3-0Tavistock Town
1913PLYMOUTH ARGYLE RES2-1Exeter City Res
1914MILLBROOK RANGERS1-0Plymouth Argyle Res

20th century inter-war

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
1920N0.3 DEPOT ROYAL GARRISON2-1Plymouth Argyle Res
1921GREEN WAVES2-0Oreston Rovers
1922TORQUAY UNITED1-0Oreston Rovers
1923PLYMOUTH ST THOMAS2-0Torquay United
1924ORESTON ROVERS1-0Millbrook Rangers
1925ORESTON ROVERS4-1Friernhay
1926FRIERNHAY2-1Royal Naval Barracks Devonport
1927ROYAL NAVY BARRACKS3-1Tavistock
1928DARTMOUTH UNITED3-22nd Hampshjre Regt
1929CIVIL SERVICE PLYMOUTH1-0Ilfracombe Town

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
1930GREEN WAVES2-0Ilfracombe Town
1931ROYAL MARINES4-1Dartmouth United
1932ROYAL NAVY BARRACKS5-2Devon General Exeter
1933DEVON GENERAL EXETER2-1Dartmouth United
1934ROYAL NAVY BARRACKS5-1Ilfracombe Town
1935FRIERNHAY1-0Bideford United
1936FRIERNHAY2-0Plymouth Civil Service
1937PLYMOUTH & STONEHOUSE GAS3-0Bideford United
1938ROYAL NAVAL TOPEDOS2-1Friernhay
1939PLYMOUTH & STONEHOUSE GAS4-0Dartmouth United
1940PLYMOUTH & STONEHOUSE GAS2-1Ilfracombe Town

20th century post-war

After 1970 the introduction of the Devon F.A. Premier Cup and the initial restriction to senior teams, meant that those clubs higher up the English League pyramid no longer entered.
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
1946PLYMOUTH UNITED*-*1ROYAL MARINES
1947TORQUAY UNITED2-1Royal Naval Barracks Devonport
1948HEAVITREE UNITED3-1Newton Abbot Spurs
1949DARTMOUTH UNITED3-1Barnstaple Town
1950NEWTON ABBOT SPURS2-0Tamerton
1951EXMOUTH TOWN1-1 aet1NEWTON ABBOT SPURS
1952CLYST VALLEY4-2Callington
1953ROYAL NAVAL BARRACKS3-2Dartmouth United
1954HOLSWORTHY3-2Dartmouth United
1955DARTMOUTH UNITED5-1Friernhay
1956TIVERTON TOWN3-2 aetTavistock
1957CHELSTON2-2 aet1PLYMOUTH UNITED
1958DAWLISH TOWN4-3Dartmouth United
1959BRIXHAM UNITED5-1Tiverton Town
1960TORQUAY UNITED A7-2Ottery St Mary
1961HEAVITREE UNITED3-0Plymouth United
1962BRIXHAM UNITED1-0Cullompton Rangers
1963WOODLANDS3-0Newton Abbot Spurs

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
1964TORQUAY UNITED A2-1Dawlish Town
1965PORTALS ATHLETIC4-0Kingsteignton
1966TIVERTON TOWN2-2 aet1UPTON ATHLETIC
1967ST LUKES COLLEGE4-3Dawlish Town
1968DAWLISH TOWN3-1Holsworthy
1969TAVISTOCK4-3Holsworthy aet
1970PLYMOUTH CITY1-0Galmpton United
1971HORRABRIDGE UNITED2-0Millbridge
1972DOLPHIN UNITED3-2 aetGalmpton United
1973BROWN & SHARPE4-0Bideford
1974FAWN UNITED 5-2Seaton Town
1975NEWTON ST CYRES6-0BRSA Nomads
1976BULL POINT3-1Crownhill RBL
1977ELMORE2-1Bideford AAC
1978TAVISTOCK UNITED5-1Topsham Town
1979SAMS UNITED4-2Dept of Environment
1980BIDEFORD CENTRE2-1Fawn United

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
1981CLYST VALLEY6-1Ipplepen Athletic
1982TAVISTOCK2-1Windsor United
1983WESTON MILL OAK VILLA RES5-1Greenbank
1984EXETER ARMS2-1Appledore BAAC
1985CHELSTON3-1City Engineers
1986WILLAND ROVERS1-0Liverton United
1987VARLEY TROPHIES2-1Offwell Rangers
1988OTTERY ST MARY5-1Elmore Res
1989EXETER CIVIL SERVICE1-0Plymstock
1990BUCKFASTLEIGH3-0Ambrosia
1991NEWTON ABBOT SPURS2-0Newton Abbot
1992ST MARTINS1-0Falstaff Wanderers
1993BARNSTAPLE TOWN2-0Vospers Oak Villa
1994CHERITON FITZPANE3-1Barnstaple Town
1995WATTS BLAKE BEARNE3-2Newton Abbot 66
1996HOOE ST JOHN2-1Watts Blake Bearne
1997BUDLEIGH SALTERTON6-2Watts Blake Bearne
1998COMBINED 895-1Hatherleigh Town
1999THORVERTON2-1Elmore Town

Note 1 - Cup was shared.

21st century

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
2000NEWTON ABBOT2-1Barnstaple Inn
2001BIDEFORD6-1Compton
2002BARNSTAPLE AAC2-2Princess Willand Rovers aet
2003BUCKLAND ATHLETIC RES3-0Yachts International

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
2004HEAVITREE HARRIERS3-3Morley Cars aet
2005KENTISBEARE3-2Newton Abbot Bere
2006UPTON ATHLETIC RES1-0Alston
2007COMBE MARTIN3-1Lamerton

Recent finals

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