The Senior Cup, was formed in 1951 when Ansells Brewery presented Herefordshire FA with the trophy. In the early days the Senior cup became an annual invitation Final. The final often varied in the early years between being a two legged affair or a single match. In 2009 the competition was merged with the much older competition known as the County Challenge Cup, is the county cup for the Herefordshire County Football Association (HCFA). According to the current rules of the competition, it is open to all clubs whose affiliation is with the HCFA. The current holders are Westfields F.C. who won the 2023 competition.
History
The HCFA covers the ceremonial county of Herefordshire. The Cup in its current format was competed in 2009 and was won by Westfields F.C.
Winners
Challenge CupSenior CupSeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upWinnerScoreRunner-up1971–72 –Hereford United –Wigan Athletic1972–73 –Hereford United –Shrewsbury Town1973–74 – –1974–75 – –1975–76 – –1976–77 –Hereford United1–0Stoke City1977–78 – –1978–79 – –1979–80 – –1980–81 –Hereford United2–1Birmingham City1981–82 – –1982–83 – –1983–84 – –1984–85 – –1985–86Westfields –HintonShrewsbury Town –Hereford United1986–87Army –Pegasus JuniorsHereford United –Shrewsbury Town1987–88Pegasus Juniors – –1988–89Westfields –HintonSwindon Town2–0Hereford United1989–90 –Swindon Town5–4Hereford United1990–91Fownhope –Ewyas Harold –Hereford United1991–92Westfields –Pegasus JuniorsHereford United (shared)Chester City1992–93Hinton –WestfieldsHereford United –1993–94Hinton –Pegasus Juniors –1994–95Hinton –Pegasus Juniors –Hereford United1995–96Westfields –Ross TownHereford United –1996–97Bromyard Town –Ledbury Town –Hereford United1997–98Ross Town –Kington TownShrewsbury Town –Hereford United1998–99Pegasus Juniors –Ross Town –1999-2000Bromyard Town –Ewyas HaroldNewport County1–0Hereford United2000–01Kington Town –Ross Town –2001–02Westfields –Kington TownHereford United2–1Swansea City2002–03Westfields –Kington TownNot held –2003–04Kington Town –Ledbury TownHereford United3–1 Forest Green Rovers2004–05Westfields –WellingtonHereford United3–0 Westfields2005–06Westfields –HintonHereford United4–1 Westfields2006–07Ledbury Town –WellingtonHereford United3–0 Ledbury Town2007–08Westfields –Pegasus JuniorsHereford United3–0 Westfields2008–09Wellington2–2* WestfieldsWestfields3–0 Bromyard Town2009–10Ledbury Town3–0 WestfieldsHereford United8–0 Wellington2010–11Westfields3–1 WellingtonHereford United2–0 Ledbury Town2011–12Westfields3–0 Ewyas HaroldWestfields3–2 Hereford United2012–13Westfields3–2 Ledbury TownHereford United2–0 Westfields2013–14Westfields3–1 Pegasus JuniorsWestfields1–1* Hereford United2014–15Westfields3–1 WellingtonHereford UnitedP–P Westfields2015–16Hereford5–1 WestfieldsWestfields5–3 Slimbridge2016–17Hereford3–0 Hereford Lads ClubMerthyr Town2–1 Hereford2017–18Hereford6–0 Hereford Lads ClubHereford1–0 Stourbridge2018–19Westfields6–0 Pegasus JuniorsCardiff City3–0 Hereford2019–20Not heldCardiff City4–4* Westfields
The Senior Cup final was not held in 2014 due to the problems at finalist Hereford United, who were subsequently wound up. The Challenge Cup final was not played in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-up2020–21Hereford Lads Club4–2Westfields2021–22Hartpury University2–1Hereford2022–23Westfields3–1Hereford Pegasus
Westfields have won the competition a record 15 times.
Finals
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