Essex Senior Cup

The Essex Senior Cup is a knock-out system football competition that has been running since 1884, and is the most prestigious cup competition in the county of Essex. The competition is run mainly for non-League clubs in the region, although league sides have been known to enter the competition, such as Colchester United, Dagenham & Redbridge, Leyton Orient and Southend United. Ilford have won the competition the most times, with 13 wins (their first victory came in 1888 and their most recent in 1954).^[1] The current holders are Redbridge, who beat Colchester United 0-0 (5-4 on pens) in the 2024 final at the Chigwell Construction Stadium.

Essex Senior Cup

Organising body	Essex County FA
Founded	1883; 141 years ago (1883)
Region	Essex
Number of teams	44
Current champions	Redbridge (1st title)
Most successful club(s)	Ilford (13 titles)
Website	Essex Senior Cup

Finals

The following shows a full list of winners and runners-up in the Essex Senior Cup since the knock-out competition was started in 1883.^[1]

Key

Score	Match went to extra time
Score	Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Note	Match went to a replay

Season	Winners	Result	Runner-up	Notes
1883–84	Colchester	3–1	Braintree
1884–85	Old Foresters	7–0	Woodford Bridge
1885–86	Old Foresters	5–0	Ilford
1886–87	Old Foresters	7–1	Grange Park
1887–88	Ilford	3–1	Upton Excelsior
1888–89	Ilford	2–0	Somerset Light Infantry
1889–90	Ilford	2–0	Romford
1890–91	Clapton	7–0	Harwich & Parkeston
1891–92	Ilford	3–1	Colchester
1892–93	Chelmsford	3–0	Romford
1893–94	Woodville	5–1	Braintree Gordon
1894–95	Upton Park	2–1	Harwich & Parkeston
1895–96	Barking Woodville	2–0	Woodford
1896–97	Leyton	4–0	York and Lancaster Regiment
1897–98	Leyton	3–0	Romford
1898–99	Harwich & Parkeston	2–0	Leytonstone
1899–1900	Leyton	5–1	Colchester Town
1900–01	Leyton	4–3	Woodford
1901–02	Chelmsford	5–2	Leytonstone
1902–03	Leyton	2–1	Colchester Crown
1903–04	Ilford	7–0	South Weald
1904–05	Leytonstone	3–1	Chelmsford
1905–06	Wanstead	2–0	South Weald
1906–07	South Weald	5–0	Harwich & Parkeston
1907–08	Ilford	3–0	Walthamstow Grange
1908–09	King's Royal Rifle Corps	4–0	Barking
1909–10	South Weald	1–0	Leytonstone
1910–11	Custom House	3–1	South Weald
1911–12	Romford Town	1–0	South Weald
1912–13	Ilford	3–2	Romford Town
1913–14	Leytonstone	2–1	Harwich & Parkeston	Replay after 2–2 draw.
1914–15	Grays Athletic	2–1	Clapton
1915–1919	No competition - World War I
1919–20	Barking Town	1–0	Grays Athletic
1920–21	Grays Athletic	2–1	Great Eastern Railway (Romford)
1921–22	Custom House	1–0	Harwich & Parkeston	Replay after 1–1 draw.
1922–23	Grays Athletic	4–1	Harwich & Parkeston
1923–24	Ilford	1–0	Grays Athletic	Replay after 3–3 draw.
1924–25	Clapton	2–0	Leyton	Replay after 0–0 draw.
1925–26	Clapton	2–0	Grays Athletic
1926–27	Ilford	2–1	Barking Town
1927–28	Ilford	2–1	Barking Town
1928–29	Ilford	8–1	Barking Town
1929–30	Leyton	2–1	Barking Town
1930–31	Leyton	2–0	Chelmsford
1931–32	Romford	3–0	Clapton
1932–33	Walthamstow Avenue	2–1	Leyton
1933–34	Romford	3–0	Walthamstow Avenue
1934–35	Leyton	1–0	Harwich & Parkeston	Replay after 1–1 draw.
1935–36	Walthamstow Avenue	3–2	Ilford
1936–37	Harwich & Parkeston	2–1	Ilford	Replay after 2–2 draw.
1937–38	Romford	3–1	Eton Manor	Replay after 0–0 draw.
1938–39	Walthamstow Avenue	1–0	Barking
1939–40	Briggs Sports	3–0	Leyton
1940–1944	No competition due to World War II.
1944–45	Grays Athletic	2–1	Clapton	Replay after 3–3 draw.
1945–46	Barking	3–2	Romford	Replay after 2–2 draw.
1946–47	Romford	1–0	Tilbury
1947–48	Leytonstone	4–0	Tilbury
1948–49	Leytonstone	3–0	Leyton
1949–50	Briggs Sports	4–0	Leyton
1950–51	Briggs Sports	3–1	Barking
1951–52	Briggs Sports	1–0	Romford
1952–53	Ilford	3–1	Grays Athletic
1953–54	Ilford	2–0	Grays Athletic
1954–55	Clapton	3–2	Grays Athletic
1955–56	Walthamstow Avenue	3–1	Dagenham
1956–57	Grays Athletic	3–1	Ilford
1957–58	Walthamstow Avenue	2–1	Grays Athletic
1958–59	Walthamstow Avenue	1–0	Romford
1959–60	Walthamstow Avenue	3–0	Harwich & Parkeston
1960–61	Tilbury	4–1	Walthamstow Avenue
1961–62	Dagenham	3–1	Walthamstow Avenue	On aggregate
1962–63	Barking	3–2	Ilford	On aggregate
1963–64	Tilbury	4–3	Ford United	On aggregate
1964–65	Leytonstone	7–1	Aveley	On aggregate
1965–66	Leytonstone	5–1	Grays Athletic	On aggregate
1966–67	Leytonstone	7–5	Barking	On aggregate
1967–68	Dagenham	4–3	Leytonstone	On aggregate
1968–69	Walthamstow Avenue	2–1	Leytonstone	On aggregate
1969–70	Barking	3–1	Tilbury	On aggregate
1970–71	Dagenham	1–0	Leytonstone	On aggregate
1971–72	Walthamstow Avenue	2–1	Tilbury	On aggregate
1972–73	Tilbury	2–0	Dagenham	On aggregate
1973–74	Walthamstow Avenue	4–0	Leytonstone	On aggregate
1974–75	Tilbury	3–2	Dagenham
1975–76	Billericay Town	3–2	Epping Town
1976–77	Walthamstow Avenue	1–0	Romford
1977–78	Dagenham	7–1	Harwich & Parkeston
1978–79	Harlow Town	1–0	Tilbury
1979–80	Dagenham	2–1	Harwich & Parkeston
1980–81	Dagenham	6–2	Chelmsford City	Replay after 1–1 draw.
1981–82	Leytonstone & Ilford	2–1	Colchester United
1982–83	Southend United	2–0	Clapton
1983–84	Clapton	1–0	Southend United
1984–85	Walthamstow Avenue	2–1	Dagenham
1985–86	Chelmsford City	3–0	Billericay Town	On aggregate
1986–87	Dagenham	2–1	Southend United
1987–88	Grays Athletic	1–0	Leytonstone & Ilford
1988–89	Chelmsford City	3–2	Grays Athletic
1989–90	Barking	4–0	Southend United	Replay after 1–1 draw.
1990–91	Southend United	3–2	Leyton Orient	Replay after 1–1 draw.
1991–92	Redbridge Forest	3–0	Chelmsford City
1992–93	Chelmsford City	1–0	Wivenhoe Town
1993–94	Grays Athletic	1–0	Billericay Town
1994–95	Grays Athletic	1–0	Billericay Town
1995–96	Braintree Town	2–1	Billericay Town
1996–97	Southend United	2–1	Braintree Town
1997–98	Dagenham & Redbridge	2–1	Purfleet
1998–99	Canvey Island	2–1	Leyton Orient
1999–2000	Canvey Island	2–0	Purfleet
2000–01	Dagenham & Redbridge	2–2	Canvey Island	5–3 on penalties
2001–02	Canvey Island	6–1	Dagenham & Redbridge
2002–03	Chelmsford City	5–0	Aveley
2003–04	Thurrock	3–1	Aveley
2004–05	Thurrock	1–0	Halstead Town
2005–06	Waltham Forest			Awarded[lower-alpha 1]
2006–07	A.F.C. Hornchurch	2–1	Great Wakering Rovers
2007–08	Southend United	1–0	Chelmsford City
2008–09	Chelmsford City	2–0	Concord Rangers
2009–10	Colchester United	2–1	A.F.C. Hornchurch
2010–11	Billericay Town	2–0	Aveley
2011–12	Canvey Island	1–0	Colchester United
2012–13	A.F.C. Hornchurch	2–1	Grays Athletic
2013–14	Concord Rangers	2–1	Braintree Town
2014–15	Concord Rangers	5–0	Billericay Town
2015–16	Concord Rangers	1–0	Heybridge Swifts
2016–17	Chelmsford City	1–0	East Thurrock United
2017–18	Billericay Town	2–1	Chelmsford City
2018–19	East Thurrock United	3–1	Chelmsford City
2019–20	Competition not completed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21	Competition not completed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22	Billericay Town	1–0	Bowers & Pitsea
2022–23	Braintree Town	2–0	Concord Rangers
2023–24	Redbridge	0–0	Colchester United	5–4 on penalties.

Wins by teams

Club	Wins	First final won	Last final won	Runner-up	Last final lost	Total final apps.	Notes
Ilford	13	1887–88	1953–54	5	1962–63	18
Walthamstow Avenue †	12	1932–33	1984–85	3	1961–62	15	[lower-alpha 2]
Chelmsford City	8	1892–93	2016–17	7	2018–19	15	[lower-alpha 3]
Grays Athletic	8	1914–15	1994–95	10	2012–13	18
Leyton †	8	1896–97	1934–35	5	1949–50	13	[lower-alpha 4]
Dagenham †	7	1896–97	1934–35	4	1949–50	11	[lower-alpha 5]
Leytonstone †	7	1904–05	1966–67	7	1973–74	14	[lower-alpha 6]
Barking	5	1919–15	1989–90	8	1966–67	13	[lower-alpha 7]
Clapton	5	1890–91	1983–84	4	1982–83	9
Romford	5	1911–12	1946–47	8	1976–77	13	[lower-alpha 8]
Billericay Town	4	1975–76	2021–22	5	2014–15	9
Tilbury	4	1960–61	1974–75	5	1978–79	9
Canvey Island	4	1998–99	2011–12	1	2000–01	5
Southend United	4	1982–83	2007–08	3	1989–90	7
Briggs Sports †	4	1939–40	1851–52	0	–	4	[lower-alpha 9]
Concord Rangers	3	2013–14	2015–16	2	2022–23	5
Old Foresters	3	1884–85	1886–87	0	–	3
Harwich & Parkeston	2	1898–99	1936–37	10	1979–80	12
South Weald	2	1906–07	1909–10	4	1911–12	6
Braintree Town	2	1995–96	2022–23	2	2013–14	4
A.F.C. Hornchurch	2	2006–07	2012–13	1	2009–10	3
Dagenham & Redbridge	2	1997–98	2000–01	1	2001–02	3
Redbridge Forest †	2	1981–82	1981–82	1	1987–88	2	[lower-alpha 10]
Custom House †	2	1910–11	1921–21	0	–	2	[lower-alpha 11]
Thurrock †	2	2003–04	2004–05	0	–	2	[lower-alpha 12]
Colchester †	1	1883–84	1883–84	2	1899–1900	3	[lower-alpha 13]
Colchester United	1	2009–10	2009–10	2	2011–12	3
East Thurrock United †	1	2018–19	2018–19	1	2016–17	2	[lower-alpha 14]
Redbridge	1	2023–24	2023–24	1	1963–64	2
Barking Woodville †	1	1895–96	1895–96	0	–	1	[lower-alpha 15]
Harlow Town	1	1978–79	1978–79	0	–	1
King's Royal Rifle Corps †	1	1908–09	1908–09	0	–	1	[lower-alpha 16]
Upton Park †	1	1894–95	1894–95	0	–	1	[lower-alpha 17]
Waltham Forest	1	2005–06	2005–06	0	–	1
Wanstead	1	1905–06	1905–06	0	–	1
Woodville †	1	1893–94	1893–94	0	–	1	[lower-alpha 18]

Wins by cities/towns

City/Town	County	Wins	Teams
Walthamstow	Greater London	16	Walthamstow Avenue (12), Old Foresters (3), Waltham Forest (1)
Dagenham	Greater London	15	Dagenham (7), Briggs Sports (4), Dagenham & Redbridge (2), Redbridge Forest (1), Woodville (1)
Ilford	Greater London	14	Ilford (13), Redbridge (1)
Chelmsford	Essex	8	Chelmsford City (8)
Grays	Essex	8	Grays Athletic (8)
Leyton	Greater London	8	Leyton (8)
Leytonstone	Greater London	7	Leytonstone (7)
Canvey Island	Essex	7	Canvey Island (4), Concord Rangers (3)
Barking	Greater London	6	Barking (5), Barking Woodville (1)
London	Greater London	5	Clapton (5)
Romford	Greater London	5	Romford (5)
Billericay	Essex	4	Billericay Town (4)
Tilbury	Essex	4	Tilbury (4)
Southend-on-Sea	Essex	4	Southend United (4)
Harwich	Essex	2	Harwich & Parkeston (2)
Brentwood	Essex	2	South Weald (2)
Braintree	Essex	2	Braintree Town (2)
Upminster	Greater London	2	A.F.C. Hornchurch (2)
Custom House	Greater London	2	Custom House (2)
Thurrock	Essex	2	Thurrock (2)
Colchester	Essex	2	Colchester (1), Colchester United (1)
Corringham	Essex	1	East Thurrock United (1)
Harlow	Essex	1	Harlow Town (1)
Winchester	Hampshire	1	King's Royal Rifle Corps (1)
Upton Park	Greater London	1	Upton Park (1)
Wanstead	Greater London	1	Wanstead (1)

Notes

1. The 2005–06 final was not played due to Chelmsford City and Braintree Town being removed from the competition following the abandonment of their semi-final in the second half (63rd minute) due to an all-in-brawl. Waltham Forest beat Heybridge Swifts 3–0 in their semi-final.
2. Dissolved in 1988. Merged with Leytonstone & Ilford.
3. Won 2 titles as Chelmsford.
4. Dissolved in 2011.
5. Dissolved in 1992. Merged with Redbridge Forest to form Dagenham & Redbridge.
6. Dissolved in 1979. Merged with Ilford to form Leytonstone & Ilford.
7. Won 1 title as Barking Town.
8. Won 1 title as Romford Town.
9. Dissolved in 1959.
10. Dissolved in 1992. Merged with Dagenham to form Dagenham & Redbridge. Won 1 title as Leytonstone & Ilford.
11. Dissolved in mid-20th century.
12. Dissolved in 2018.
13. Dissolved in 1937.
14. Dissolved in 2023.
15. Dissolved in 1896. Merged with Barking Rovers to form Barking Institute.
16. Military team. Regiment ceased to exist in 1958.
17. Dissolved in 1887 & again in 1911.
18. Dissolved in 1996.

References

1. "BBC Essex Senior Cup". Essex FA. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

External links

• Essex FA
• BBC Essex