Liverpool Senior Cup
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Liverpool Senior Cup | |
| Organiser(s) | Liverpool County FA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1882 |
| Region | |
| Current champions | Everton (47th title) |
| Most championships | Everton (47 titles) |
| Website | Liverpool Senior Cup |
The Liverpool County Football Association Senior Cup, commonly known as the Liverpool Senior Cup, is a football knockout tournament involving teams from the city of Liverpool, England and surrounding areas.
It is the County Cup competition of the Liverpool County Football Association and involves non-league clubs as well as the three professional teams in Merseyside: Everton, Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers.
The first Liverpool Senior Cup was played for in 1882–83, with Bootle (1879) becoming the inaugural winners, and the competition has taken place most seasons since then.
The Cup was suspended during most of the First World War, but continued during the Second World War, largely in the form of exhibition matches between Liverpool and Everton wartime teams.
After the Second World War, a separate competition was created for local non-League clubs; the Liverpool Non-League Senior Cup. The competition was scrapped in 1977, and non-League teams now enter the Liverpool Senior Cup instead.[1]
Prescot Cables defeated Southport 2–0 in the 2016–17 final at Volair Park,[2] with Andy Scarisbrick scoring the winner in the second half. The game received widespread attention from national news outlets[3] when fans celebrating Joe Herbert's opening goal caused a section of the fence to collapse.
Past winners
This section lists every final of the competition played since 1892, the winners, the runners-up, and the result.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Key
| Match went to a replay | |
| Match went to extra time | |
| Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time | |
| Shared trophy |
Wins by teams
| Club | Wins | Outright wins | First final won | Last final won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton | 47 | 41 | 1883–84 | 2024-25 | 6 titles shared (Liverpool: 5 & Southport: 1). |
| Liverpool | 41 | 35 | 1892–93 | 2009–10 | 6 titles shared (Everton: 5 & Southport: 1). |
| Southport | 11 | 9 | 1930–31 | 2018–19 | 2 titles shared (Everton: 1 & Liverpool: 1). |
| Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 11 | 1948–49 | 2012–13 | |
| Marine | 9 | 9 | 1978–79 | 2023–24 | |
| Bootle (1879) † | 3 | 3 | 1882–83 | 1888–89 | Dissolved in 1893. |
| Prescot Cables | 2 | 2 | 2016–17 | 2017-18 | |
| New Brighton † | 2 | 2 | 1932–33 | 1934–35 | Dissolved in 1983 & 2012. |
| South Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 1985–86 | 1988–89 | |
| Bootle | 1 | 1 | 2012–13 | 2012–13 | |
| Burscough | 1 | 1 | 2000–01 | 2000–01 | |
| Formby | 1 | 1 | 1977–78 | 1977–78 | |
| Earlestown (1880) † | 1 | 1 | 1884–85 | 1884–85 | Dissolved in 1911. |
| Kirkby Town † | 1 | 1 | 1986–87 | 1986–87 | Dissolved in 1997. |
| Rock Ferry | 1 | 1 | 1896–97 | 1896–97 | |
| Skelmersdale | 1 | 1 | 2014–15 | 2014–15 |
Recent finals
| 28 April 2014 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | Bootle | Birkenhead |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Prenton Park |
| 18 April 2015 | Skelmersdale United | 5–4 | AFC Liverpool | Burscough |
| 19:45 BST | Scott Bakker Aidan Kirkbride Mitchley |
Report | Ryan Cox Steven Jones Francis Barry Josh Purcell |
Stadium: The Community Ground |
| 4 April 2016 | Prescot Cables | 0–3 | Everton F.C | Prescot |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Ledson Duffus Rodríguez |
Stadium: Valerie Park |
| 25 April 2017 | Prescot Cables | 2–0 | Southport | Prescot |
| Joe Herbert Andy Scarisbrick |
Report | Stadium: Valerie Park Attendance: 905 |
| 26 April 2018 | Marine | 0–4 | Prescot Cables | Crosby |
| Report | Chris Almond Lloyd Dean Josh Klein-Davies |
Stadium: Marine Travel Arena Attendance: 750 |
| 18 April 2023 | Marine | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Runcorn Linnets | Widnes |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: DCBL Stadium Attendance: 2,561 | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Lussey Howarth Britton Weir Joe Bunney |
Brooke Heathcote Moore Short O'Mahoney |
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| 23 April 2024 | Marine | 2–0 | City of Liverpool | Crosby |
| 19:45 BST | Sinclair-Smith |
Report | Stadium: Rossett Park Attendance: 1,898 |
| 6 May 2025 | Everton | 4–1 | Lower Breck | Walton |
| Report | Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 600 |