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. The inaugural tournament was won by Penzance in 1893. The competition did not 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. 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.
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.
RoundMain dateClubs
remaining		Clubs
involved		Winners from
previous round		New entries
this round		Leagues entering at this round
Preliminary RoundSeptember5224–24Cornwall Combination
East Cornwall League
First RoundOctober4016124Cornwall Combination
East Cornwall League
Second RoundDecember3232824SWPL Premier Division
SWPL Division One West
Third RoundJanuary161616––
Quarter-FinalsFebruary888––
Semi-FinalsMarch444––
FinalApril222––

Finals

This section lists every final of the competition played since 1893, the winners, the runners-up, and the result.

Key

1893–1912

SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upVenueNotes/Ref
Penzance5–0LauncestonLiskeard
Camborne6–1Liskeard AthleticBodmin
Truro City5–1LauncestonBodmin
Penzance2–1Liskeard AthleticLiskeard
Torpoint Defiance0–0PenzanceTruro
Torpoint Defiance1–0PenzanceBodmin
Penzance6–6LauncestonBodmin-
Penzance3–0LauncestonTruro
Penzance2–0LauncestonBodmin-
Launceston2–0PenzanceTruro-
Launceston1–1PenzanceBodmin
Launceston5–1PenzanceTruro
Truro City1–0Liskeard AthleticSt Austell
Truro City2–1St AustellWadebridge
Penzance2–0Liskeard AthleticKenwyn, Truro4000
Liskeard Athletic1–0 †PenzanceSt Austell5000
Torpoint Athletic6–1Newquay*-
Torpoint Athletic4–0Newquay-
Penzance2–0 †Newquay*-
Torpoint Athletic1–0Newquay-
Torpoint Athletic2–1 †Truro City*-
Truro City3–0Looe Town-
St Austell2–1Truro City-

1913–1932

SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upNotes
Torpoint Athletic2–1Fowey Town
Truro City3–1Looe Town
Looe Town2–0Truro City*
Looe Town2–1Newquay
Truro City2–0Looe Town
Truro City5–1Tintagel
Torpoint Athletic2–1St Austell
Saltash United1–1Truro City#
Saltash United5–3St Austell
Saltash United2–1St Blazey

1933–1952

1953–1972

SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upNotes
Newquay2–0St Austell
St Blazey4–1St Austell*
Newquay4–1Penzance
St Blazey2–1Truro City*
Newquay3–2Penzance*
St Blazey3–2Newquay*
Truro City2–0St Blazey*
St Blazey5–2Nanpean
Penzance3–1Truro City
Falmouth Town7–1St Blazey

SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upNotes
St Blazey4–1St Austell
St Austell3–2St Blazey
Falmouth Town2–1St Blazey*
Falmouth Town2–1St Blazey*
Truro City4–1Falmouth Town
Falmouth Town2–0Torpoint Athletic
St Austell3–2Porthleven*
Truro City6–1Newquay
Falmouth Town4–1Liskeard Athletic
St Austell6–1Looe Town

1973–1992

SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upNotes
Penzance4–2Falmouth Town*
Falmouth Town4–0Wadebridge Town*
Saltash United1–0Penzance
Falmouth Town5–0Liskeard Athletic
Falmouth Town1–0Liskeard Athletic
Falmouth Town2–0St Austell
Falmouth Town2–1Liskeard Athletic*
Wadebridge Town2–0St Blazey
Penzance1–0Saltash United
Saltash United2–1Falmouth Town

SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upNotes
Launceston1–0Falmouth Town
Liskeard Athletic3–0Millbrook
Liskeard Athletic2–1Newquay*
Liskeard Athletic1–0Bugle
St Blazey1–0Saltash United
Saltash United1–0Newquay
Liskeard Athletic2–1Saltash United
Liskeard Athletic2–1Falmouth Town
Saltash United4–1Falmouth Town
Newquay1–0Falmouth Town

1993–2012

SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upNotes
Saltash United3–2Launceston
Liskeard Athletic2–1Bodmin Town
Truro City2–1Liskeard Athletic
Torpoint Athletic2–0Porthleven*
Falmouth Town2–1Nanpean*
Truro City3–2Porthleven*
Bodmin Town2–1Millbrook
St Blazey2–1Porthleven*
St Blazey4–0Porthleven*
St Blazey2–0Liskeard Athletic

SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upNotes
Liskeard Athletic1–1 ‡St Blazey*
Porthleven2–1Saltash United
Launceston2–1Bodmin Town
Truro City4–1Bodmin Town
Truro City1–0Liskeard Athletic
Truro City2–1Saltash United
St Austell3–2Saltash United
Bodmin Town3–1Camelford
Bodmin Town3–2St Austell
Bodmin Town3–2Saltash United

2013–present

Table of winners

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