5-871: The Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup is a county cup competition involving teams within the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association . Originally named the Sheffield Challenge Cup , it is the 5th oldest surviving cup competition in the world, after the FA Cup ( 1871–72 ), the Scottish FA Cup ( 1873–74 ), the East of Scotland Shield (1875–76) and the Birmingham Senior Cup (1876-77). Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association members at levels 5–11 of
10-647: The English football league system are currently eligible to compete in the competition. The inaugural tournament was won by The Wednesday , who defeated Heeley 4–3 in the 1876–77 final. From 1893–94 to 1895–96, the competition was played in a league format. From 1925–26 to 1945–46 the competition was split into two, with the Sheffield & Hallamshire Invitation Cup acting as the more senior competition. The current champions are Worksop Town , who won their record 14th title after defeating Penistone Church 5–0 in
15-409: The 2023–24 final. Worksop Town, along with Frickley Athletic and Sheffield Wednesday is joint-record holder for the most titles won. This section lists every final of the competition played since 1876, the winners, the runners-up, and the result. The county FA ran a second Senior Cup competition from 1925/26 to 1945/46, the Sheffield & Hallamshire Invitation Cup . The competition was open to
20-629: The major cities, particularly those with a strong football tradition, have their own FAs. The Sheffield FA was the first to be created, in 1867. Additionally, the three branches of the British Armed Forces , as well as the Amateur Football Alliance , which has a strong presence in the south-east of England , are listed as having their own County FAs not corresponding to geography. County football associations host 'county cups' – knockout cup competitions held at
25-878: The more senior non-league clubs in the region as well as the reserve teams of the area's professional ( Barnsley , Doncaster Rovers , Rotherham United , Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday ). County cup The county football associations are the local governing bodies of association football in England and the Crown dependencies . County FAs exist to govern all aspects of football in England. They are responsible for administering club and player registration as well as promoting development amongst those bodies and referees . There are currently 50 county FAs. Most county FAs align roughly along historic county boundaries , although some cover more than one county, and some of
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