Cornwall Senior Cup

Cornwall Senior Cup

Founded	1892
Region	Cornwall
Number of teams	52
Current champions	Bodmin Town
Most successful club(s)	Truro City (16 titles)
Website	Cornwall Senior Cup

The Cornwall County Football Association Senior Cup, commonly known as the Cornwall Senior Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football for clubs based in Cornwall, run by and named after the Cornwall County Football Association. It is a County Cup competition involving clubs from the South West Peninsula League, East Cornwall League and Cornwall Combination.

As of the 2015–16 season, the competition is called the RGB Senior Cup for sponsorship reasons. The reigning champions are Bodmin Town, who defeated Godolphin Athletic in the 2016 final to win the cup for the fifth time in seven years. It was Godolphin's second successive defeat in the final.

History

The competition was created in 1892 by the Cornwall County Football Association to provide a knockout tournament for the county's clubs.^[1] The inaugural tournament was won by Penzance in 1893. The competition didn't take place between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War, and again between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War. In previous years, clubs were grouped together in earlier rounds due to Cornwall's geography, with a runner-up match being played alongside the final. This was discontinued in 1978, with the Cornwall Junior Cup taking its place.^[2] Both matches are played on Easter Monday at a neutral venue.

Format

The Cornwall Senior Cup is contested by 52 clubs, as of the 2009–10 season, with seven rounds being played to decide the winner.^[3]

The preliminary round is made up of twenty-four clubs from the Cornwall Combination and East Cornwall League, played during the month of September. The first round is made up of the winners from the previous round and the clubs who received a bye, which takes place in October. The second round, played in December, is when clubs from the South West Peninsula League enter the competition, joining the eight winners from the previous round.

The third round is made up of sixteen teams, and the quarter-finals are made up of eight teams, with ties being played during the months of January and February respectively. The remaining clubs enter the semi-finals, which are played at a neutral venue in March, with the final being contested in April, again at a neutral venue.

Round	Main date	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round
Preliminary Round	September	52	24	–	24	Cornwall Combination East Cornwall League
First Round	October	40	16	12	4	Cornwall Combination East Cornwall League
Second Round	December	32	32	8	24	SWPL Premier Division SWPL Division One West
Third Round	January	16	16	16	–	–
Quarter-Finals	February	8	8	8	–	–
Semi-Finals	March	4	4	4	–	–
Final	April	2	2	2	–	–

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

1893–1912

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes 1892–93 Penzance 5–0 Launceston 1893–94 Camborne 6–1 Liskeard Athletic 1894–95 Truro City 5–1 Launceston 1895–96 Penzance 2–1 Liskeard Athletic 1896–97 Torpoint Athletic 1–0 Penzance 1897–98 Penzance 3–0 Launceston 1898–99 Penzance 2–0 Launceston 1899–00 Launceston 3–0 Penzance 1900–01 Launceston 5–1 Penzance 1901–02 Truro City 1–0 Liskeard Athletic

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes 1902–03 Truro City 2–1 St Austell 1903–04 Penzance 2–0 Liskeard Athletic 1904–05 Liskeard Athletic 1–0 † Penzance 1905–06 Torpoint Athletic 6–1 Newquay * 1906–07 Torpoint Athletic 4–0 Newquay 1907–08 Penzance 2–0 † Newquay * 1908–09 Torpoint Athletic 1–0 Newquay 1909–10 Torpoint Athletic 2–1 † Truro City * 1910–11 Truro City 3–0 Looe Town 1911–12 St Austell 2–1 Truro City

1913–1932

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes 1912–13 St Austell 2–1 Penzance 1913–14 St Austell 2–0 Truro City 1914–15 No competitive football was played due to the First World War. 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 Torpoint Athletic 1–0 Truro City 1920–21 Looe Town 2–1 † St Austell * 1921–22 Torpoint Athletic 1–1 Truro City #

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes 1922–23 Torpoint Athletic 2–1 Fowey Town 1923–24 Truro City 3–1 Looe Town 1924–25 Looe Town 2–0 Truro City * 1925–26 Looe Town 2–1 Newquay 1926–27 Truro City 2–0 Looe Town 1927–28 Truro City 5–1 Tintagel 1928–29 Torpoint Athletic 2–1 St Austell 1929–30 Saltash United 1–1 Truro City # 1930–31 Saltash United 5–3 St Austell 1931–32 Saltash United 2–1 St Blazey

1933–1952

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes 1932–33 Torpoint Athletic 1–0 St Austell * 1933–34 St Austell 2–1 Newquay 1934–35 Newquay 2–0 St Blazey * 1935–36 St Blazey 5–1 Newquay 1936–37 Helston Athletic 4–3 Truro City * 1937–38 Truro City 4–0 St Austell 1938–39 St Austell 2–1 Truro City 1939–40 No competitive football was played due to the Second World War. 1940–41 1941–42

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes 1942–43 No competitive football was played due to the Second World War. 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 St Austell 3–1 Nanpean 1946–47 St Austell 5–0 Truro City 1947–48 Penzance 4–2 St Blazey 1948–49 St Austell 2–0 Penzance 1949–50 St Blazey 2–0 Penzance 1950–51 Saltash United 4–1 Wadebridge Town 1951–52 Bugle 3–2 Saltash United

1953–1972

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes 1952–53 Newquay 2–0 St Austell 1953–54 St Blazey 4–1 St Austell * 1954–55 Newquay 4–1 Penzance 1955–56 St Blazey 2–1 Truro City * 1956–57 Newquay 3–2 Penzance * 1957–58 St Blazey 3–2 Newquay * 1958–59 Truro City 2–0 St Blazey * 1959–60 St Blazey 5–2 Nanpean 1960–61 Penzance 3–1 Truro City 1961–62 Falmouth Town 7–1 St Blazey

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes 1962–63 St Blazey 4–1 St Austell 1963–64 St Austell 3–2 St Blazey 1964–65 Falmouth Town 2–1 St Blazey * 1965–66 Falmouth Town 2–1 St Blazey * 1966–67 Truro City 4–1 Falmouth Town 1967–68 Falmouth Town 2–0 Torpoint Athletic 1968–69 St Austell 3–2 Porthleven * 1969–70 Truro City 6–1 Newquay 1970–71 Falmouth Town 4–1 Liskeard Athletic 1971–72 St Austell 6–1 Looe Town

1973–1992

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes 1972–73 Penzance 4–2 Falmouth Town * 1973–74 Falmouth Town 4–0 Wadebridge Town * 1974–75 Saltash United 1–0 Penzance 1975–76 Falmouth Town 5–0 Liskeard Athletic 1976–77 Falmouth Town 1–0 Liskeard Athletic 1977–78 Falmouth Town 2–0 St Austell 1978–79 Falmouth Town 2–1 Liskeard Athletic * 1979–80 Wadebridge Town 2–0 St Blazey 1980–81 Penzance 1–0 Saltash United 1981–82 Saltash United 2–1 Falmouth Town

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes 1982–83 Launceston 1–0 Falmouth Town 1983–84 Liskeard Athletic 3–0 Millbrook 1984–85 Liskeard Athletic 2–1 Newquay * 1985–86 Liskeard Athletic 1–0 Bugle 1986–87 St Blazey 1–0 Saltash United 1987–88 Saltash United 1–0 Newquay 1988–89 Liskeard Athletic 2–1 Saltash United 1989–90 Liskeard Athletic 2–1 Falmouth Town 1990–91 Saltash United 4–1 Falmouth Town 1991–92 Newquay 1–0 Falmouth Town

1993–2012

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes 1992–93 Saltash United 3–2 Launceston 1993–94 Liskeard Athletic 2–1 Bodmin Town 1994–95 Truro City 2–1 Liskeard Athletic 1995–96 Torpoint Athletic 2–0 Porthleven * 1996–97 Falmouth Town 2–1 Nanpean * 1997–98 Truro City 3–2 Porthleven * 1998–99 Bodmin Town 2–1 Millbrook 1999–00 St Blazey 2–1 Porthleven * 2000–01 St Blazey 4–0 Porthleven * 2001–02 St Blazey 2–0 Liskeard Athletic

Season Winner Score Runners–up Notes 2002–03 Liskeard Athletic 1–1 ‡ St Blazey * 2003–04 Porthleven 2–1 Saltash United 2004–05 Launceston 2–1 Bodmin Town 2005–06 Truro City 4–1 Bodmin Town 2006–07 Truro City 1–0 Liskeard Athletic 2007–08 Truro City 2–1 Saltash United 2008–09 St Austell 3–2 Saltash United 2009–10 Bodmin Town 3–1 Camelford 2010–11 Bodmin Town 3–2 St Austell 2011–12 Bodmin Town 3–2 Saltash United

2013–present

Season	Winner	Score	Runners–up	Notes
2012–13	Bodmin Town	4–3 †	Helston Athletic
2013–14	St Austell	5–3 ‡	Bodmin Town	[4][5]
2014–15	St Austell	3–0	Godolphin Atlantic
2015–16	Bodmin Town	7–0	Godolphin Atlantic	[6]

Table of winners

Club	Wins	Last final won
Truro City	16	2008
St Austell	14	2015
Falmouth Town	11	1997
St Blazey	11	2002
Torpoint Athletic	11	1996
Penzance	10	1981
Saltash United	9	1993
Liskeard Athletic	8	2003
Bodmin Town	6	2016
Newquay	5	1992
Launceston	4	2005
Looe Town	3	1926
Bugle	1	1952
Camborne	1	1894
Helston Athletic	1	1937
Porthleven	1	2004
Wadebridge Town	1	1980

Sponsorship

• 2012–13 The competition was known as the Westinsure Senior Cup
• 2015– RGB Builders

References

1. Cornwall Senior Cup Cornwall County Football Association. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
2. Cornwall Junior Cup Cornwall County Football Association. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
3. Round Dates Cornwall County Football Association. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
4. Power, Ben (16 April 2013). "Bodmin beat Helston in seven goal thriller to retain Senior Cup". Falmouth Packet. Falmouth. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
5. Hall, Lee (17 April 2013). "Bodmin Town win thriller to lift Cornwall Senior Cup". Cornish Guardian. Bodmin. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
6. Gray, Chris (21 August 2016). "Cup holders drawn at home". Independent (Cornwall). p. 42.

External links

• Cornwall County Football Association
• Football Club History Database