Hampshire Senior Cup


The Hampshire Senior Cup is a cup competition open to football teams affiliated with the Hampshire Football Association. The competition was founded in 1887 and has been contested every year since, with the exception of 1914 to 1919 when it was postponed due to the First World War.
Despite the name, teams from Wiltshire, Dorset, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands have also competed in this competition, as well as teams representing the Police and any armed forces based within the county. The competition is open to teams from all levels of competition from the Premier League down to Level 10 of the English football league system, and a number of league teams have won this competition in the past. However, it is mostly non-league clubs who compete for this trophy instead of their league counterparts as all teams associated with the Hampshire FA are required to compete, with the exception of Premier League and English Football League teams who may opt out of the competition for a nominal fee.
The record attendance came in the 1932 Final, when an incredible 20,544 watched Newport play Cowes at The Dell, Southampton. The biggest score in the final came more recently in 2000 when Aldershot Town defeated Andover 9–1. There has also twice been 8–0 final scores.
The current champions are Havant & Waterlooville, who defeated Basingstoke Town 2–1, in the 2019 final held at Eastleigh.
In April 2012, FIFA announced that the Hawk-Eye sensor system would be used in an experimental capacity at that year's final between A.F.C. Totton and Eastleigh as part of a series of ongoing reliability and accuracy tests of goal-line technology systems.
On 9 October 2013, a tie was played between Brockenhurst and Andover Town. After the match finished 0-0 after extra time, the subsequent penalty shootout resulted in 29 consecutive goals being scored, with Brockenhurst winning 15–14. This was later confirmed by the Football Association as an English record for the highest number of consecutive goals scored in a penalty shootout.

Winners

By team

VictoriesTeamFirst WinLast WinNotes
17Southampton
18911976Includes wins as St. Mary's, Southampton St. Mary's and wins by 'A' and reserve teams. Includes one as Joint winners in 1907
9Cowes Sports18971967
9Havant & Waterlooville19702019Includes wins by Havant Town and Waterlooville
8Farnborough Town19752006
8Newport 19321998
7Basingstoke Town19712017
6Aldershot Town19282007Includes one win by Aldershot
6Ryde Sports19001939Includes one as joint winners in 1936
5Andover19492001
4Alton Town19581978
4Fareham Town19571993
4Portsmouth19031987Includes wins by 'A' and Reserve teams
3AFC Bournemouth19241989Includes wins as Bournemouth & Boscombe, and by 'A' and Reserve teams
3Eastleigh Athletic18981911
3Royal Engineers18891894
3Sholing Sports19231983Includes one win as Sholing Athletic
3Southampton Police19421945
2AFC Totton20102011
2Bournemouth Gasworks19531954
2Gosport Borough19882015
2RAOC Hilsea19291947
2RASC Training Centre 19361938Includes one as joint winners in 1936
2Salisbury City19621964
2Winchester City19312005
1Alresford Town20132013
1Eastleigh20122012
1Fleet Town20092009
1Folland Aircraft19411941
1Freemantle18931893
1Pirelli General19771977
1RAMC 19251925
1RAMC 19601960
1RMLI 19221922
1Romsey Town19791979
1Royal Artillery Portsmouth18961896
1Woolston Works18881888
12nd Batt. Grenadier Guards19071907Joint Winners in 1907
13 Batt. Royal Marines 19431943

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