Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup
Football tournament
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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).[a][1]
(15th title)
(15 titles)
 Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup. | |
| Organiser(s) | Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1876 |
| Current champions | Worksop Town (15th title) |
| Most championships | Worksop Town (15 titles) |
| Website | Sheffield & Hallamshire FA |
Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association members at levels 5–11 of the English football league system are currently eligible to compete in the competition.
History
The inaugural tournament was won by The Wednesday, who defeated Heeley 4–3 in the 1876–77 final.[2] 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 15th title after defeating Hallam FC 2-1 in the 2024–25 final.[3]
Worksop Town are record holders for the most titles won.
Finals
This section lists every final of the competition played since 1876, 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 |
Wins by teams
| Club | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runner-up | Last final lost | Total final apps. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worksop Town | 15 | 1923–24 | 2024–25 | 21 | 2007–08 | 36 | |
| Frickley Athletic | 14 | 1927–28 | 2015–16 | 12 | 2018–19 | 26 | [b] |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 1876–77 | 1953–54 | 6 | 1942–43 | 20 | [c] |
| Sheffield United | 10 | 1891–92 | 1910–11 | 9 | 1962–63 | 19 | [d] |
| Emley | 9 | 1975–76 | 2022-23 | 6 | 2001–02 | 15 | [e] |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | 6 | 1992–93 | 2010–11 | 0 | – | 6 | |
| Denaby United † | 5 | 1905–06 | 1986–87 | 6 | 1989–90 | 11 | [f] |
| Sheffield | 5 | 1993–94 | 2009–10 | 2 | 2012–13 | 7 | |
| Mexborough Town † | 4 | 1963–64 | 1982–83 | 4 | 1978–79 | 8 | [g] |
| Hallam | 4 | 1950–51 | 1967–68 | 3 | 2024–25 | 7 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1890–91 | 2001–02 | 1 | 2002–03 | 5 | |
| Barnsley | 3 | 1903–04 | 1944–45 | 4 | 1923–24 | 7 | [h] |
| Beighton Miners Welfare † | 2 | 1939–40 | 1955–56 | 4 | 1952–53 | 6 | [i] |
| South Kirkby Colliery | 2 | 1929–30 | 1940–41 | 2 | 1931–32 | 4 | |
| Mexborough Athletic † | 2 | 1930–31 | 1933–34 | 0 | – | 2 | [j] |
| Lockwood Brothers † | 2 | 1883–84 | 1884–85 | 1 | 1882–83 | 3 | [k] |
| Rawmarsh Welfare † | 2 | 1938–39 | 1970–71 | 1 | 1932–33 | 3 | [l] |
| Rotherham County † | 2 | 1912–13 | 1913–14 | 1 | 1908–09 | 3 | [m] |
| Bentley Colliery † | 2 | 1957–58 | 1958–59 | 0 | – | 2 | [n] |
| Mexborough †† | 2 | 1885–86 | 1895–96 | 0 | – | 2 | [o] |
| Rotherham Town (1899) † | 2 | 1919–20 | 1924–25 | 0 | – | 2 | [p] |
| Rotherham Town (1878) † | 2 | 1888–89 | 1889–90 | 0 | – | 2 | [q] |
| Royal Army Service Corps | 2 | 1942–43 | 1943–44 | 0 | – | 2 | |
| Shaw Lane † | 2 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 0 | – | 2 | [r] |
| Upton Colliery † | 2 | 1936–37 | 1949–50 | 0 | – | 2 | [s] |
| Stocksbridge Works † | 1 | 1951–52 | 1951–52 | 0 | – | 1 | [t] |
| Heeley † | 1 | 1881–82 | 1881–82 | 4 | 1885–86 | 5 | [u] |
| Norton Woodseats † | 1 | 1937–38 | 1937–38 | 3 | 1967–68 | 4 | [v] |
| Frecheville Community Association † | 1 | 1973–74 | 1973–74 | 2 | 1983–84 | 3 | [w] |
| Harworth Colliery | 1 | 1947–48 | 1947–48 | 2 | 1996–97 | 3 | |
| Ardsley Athletic † | 1 | 1928–29 | 1928–29 | 1 | 1927–28 | 2 | [x] |
| Grimethorpe Miners Welfare † | 1 | 1959–60 | 1959–60 | 1 | 1995–96 | 2 | [y] |
| Staveley † | 1 | 1879–80 | 1879–80 | 1 | 1888–89 | 2 | [z] |
| Athersley Recreation | 1 | 2013–14 | 2013–14 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Darfield † | 1 | 1926–27 | 1926–27 | 0 | – | 1 | [aa] |
| Firbeck Main Colliery † | 1 | 1934–35 | 1934–35 | 0 | – | 1 | [ab] |
| Kiveton Park | 1 | 1971–72 | 1971–72 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Maltby Miners Welfare | 1 | 1977–78 | 1977–78 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Manvers Main † | 1 | 1941–42 | 1941–42 | 0 | – | 1 | [ac] |
| North Gawber Colliery † | 1 | 2018–19 | 2018–19 | 0 | – | 1 | [ad] |
| Redfearn Sports † | 1 | 1968–69 | 1968–69 | 0 | – | 1 | [ae] |
| Royston Social † | 1 | 1948–49 | 1948–49 | 0 | – | 1 | [af] |
| Thurcroft Main † | 1 | 1946–47 | 1946–47 | 0 | – | 1 | [ag] |
| Thursday Wanderers † | 1 | 1878–79 | 1878–79 | 0 | – | 1 | [ah] |
| Wath Athletic † | 1 | 1925–26 | 1925–26 | 0 | – | 1 | [ai] |
| Wombwell † | 1 | 1922–23 | 1922–23 | 0 | – | 1 | [aj] |
| Wombwell Athletic † | 1 | 1945–46 | 1945–46 | 0 | – | 1 | [ak] |
Invitation Cup
| Founded | 1925 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 1946 |
| Most championships | Sheffield Wednesday reserves (5 titles) |
The county FA ran a second Senior Cup competition from 1925/26 to 1945/46,[5] the Sheffield & Hallamshire Invitation Cup.
The competition was open to 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).
Finals
Winners
- 5 wins – Sheffield Wednesday reserves
- 3 wins – Barnsley reserves, Doncaster Rovers reserves
- 2 wins – Royal Army Service Corps
- 1 win – Sheffield United reserves, Bolsover Colliery, Thurcroft Main, Firbeck Main, Thurnscoe Victoria