Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup
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The Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup is the senior county cup
competition of the Cambridgeshire County Football Association
. Established in 1950, it is contested by amateur
and semi-professional
football clubs in and around the English
county of Cambridgeshire
as well as reserve team
s of clubs such as Cambridge United
and Histon
. The first winners were Cambridge City
and the current holders are Mildenhall Town
.
County cup
County Cups in association football are knockout cup competitions held at a sub-regional level, intended to encourage competitive football at all levels. In English football, County Football Associations host a range of County Cups open to all affiliated members of the County FA...
competition of the Cambridgeshire County Football Association
Cambridgeshire County Football Association
The Cambridgeshire County Football Association, or simply the Cambridgeshire FA is the governing body of football in the county of Cambridgeshire, England...
. Established in 1950, it is contested by amateur
Amateur sports
Amateur sports are sports in which participants engage largely or entirely without remuneration. Sporting amateurism was a zealously guarded ideal in the 19th century, especially among the upper classes, but faced steady erosion throughout the 20th century with the continuing growth of pro sports...
and semi-professional
Semi-professional
A semi-professional athlete is one who is paid to play and thus is not an amateur, but for whom sport is not a full-time occupation, generally because the level of pay is too low to make a reasonable living based solely upon that source, thus making the athlete not a full professional...
football clubs in and around the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
as well as reserve team
Reserve team
Large professional sports clubs often have far more players under contract than could possibly play in a match. As a result, many of these clubs create second teams composed of players who need playing time, but have little hope of playing on the first team. The players on this second team are...
s of clubs such as Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
and Histon
Histon F.C.
Histon Football Club is an English football club based in the twin villages of Histon and Impington, approximately north of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. From the 2007–08 season they competed in the Conference National, the highest level that the club has ever reached in the English football league...
. The first winners were Cambridge City
Cambridge City F.C.
Cambridge City Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:The club was founded in 1908 Cambridge Town F.C., as Cambridge had not been granted city status at that point, and were committed to amateur sport...
and the current holders are Mildenhall Town
Mildenhall Town F.C.
Mildenhall Town F.C. is an English football club based in Mildenhall, Suffolk. They are currently members of the Premier Division of the Eastern Counties League, and play at Recreation Way.The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.-History:...
.
List of finals
| Season | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950–51 | Cambridge City Cambridge City F.C. Cambridge City Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:The club was founded in 1908 Cambridge Town F.C., as Cambridge had not been granted city status at that point, and were committed to amateur sport... |
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| 1951–52 | Cambridge United | 2–1 | Cambridge City |
| 1952–53 | Wisbech Town Wisbech Town F.C. Wisbech Town F.C. is an English football club currently based in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at the Fenland Stadium.-History:... |
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| 1953–54 | Cambridge United | 1–1 | Histon |
| Replay | Cambridge United | 3–1 | Histon |
| 1954–55 | March Town United March Town United F.C. March Town United F.C. are an English football club based in March, Cambridgeshire. The club are currently members of Eastern Counties League Division One and play at the GER Sports Ground.-History:... |
3–2 | Cambridge United |
| 1955–56 | Wisbech Town | ||
| 1956–57 | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Cambridge City |
| 1957–58 | Wisbech Town | 2–2 | Cambridge United |
| Replay | Wisbech Town | 3–1 | Cambridge United |
| 1958–59 | Newmarket Town Newmarket Town F.C. Newmarket Town F.C. is an English football club based in Newmarket, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Cricket Field Road.The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.-History:... |
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| 1959–60 | Pegasus | ||
| 1960–61 | Pegasus | 6–1 | Ely City Ely City F.C. Ely City F.C. is an English football club based in Ely, Cambridgeshire. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at the Unwin Sports Ground.-History:... |
| 1961–62 | Eynesbury Rovers Eynesbury Rovers F.C. Eynesbury Rovers F.C. is an English football club based in the Eynesbury area of St Neots in Cambridgeshire. The club are currently members of Division One of the United Counties League, and play at the Alfred Hall Memorial Ground.-History:... |
3–1 | Ely City |
| 1962–63 | Haverhill Rovers Haverhill Rovers F.C. Haverhill Rovers F.C. is an English football club based in Haverhill, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at the New Croft.The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.-History:... |
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| 1963–64 | Chatteris Town Chatteris Town F.C. Chatteris Town F.C. is an English football club based in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire. The club are currently members of the Cambridgeshire League Premier Division, and play at West Street.-History:... |
3–0 | Ely City |
| 1964–65 | Haverhill Rovers | 2–1 | Chatteris Town |
| 1965–66 | Chatteris Town | 3–1 | Histon |
| 1966–67 | Haverhill Rovers | 1–1 | Parson Drove Parson Drove F.C. Parson Drove F.C. is an English football club based in Parson Drove, near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. The club are currently members of the Premier Division of the Peterborough & District League and play at Main Road.-History:... |
| Replay | Haverhill Rovers | 3–1 | Parson Drove |
| 1967–68 | Chatteris Town | 4–1 (0–0, 4–1) | Soham Town Rangers Soham Town Rangers F.C. Soham Town Rangers F.C. is an English football club based in Soham, Cambridgeshire. The club are currently members of Division One North of the Isthmian League and play at Julius Martin Lane.-History:... |
| 1968–69 | Chatteris Town | 3–3 (1–2, 2–1) | Swavesey |
| Replay | Chatteris Town | 5–0 | Swavesey |
| 1969–70 | Parson Drove | 4–3 (1–1, 3–2) | Ely City |
| 1970–71 | Ely City | 7–3 (2–0, 5–3) | Parson Drove |
| 1971–72 | Chatteris Town | 7–2 (4–1, 3–1) | Ely City |
| 1972–73 | Parson Drove | 5–3 (2–0, 3–3) | Wisbech Town |
| 1973–74 | Chatteris Town | 5–2 (4–1, 1–1) | Soham Town Rangers |
| 1974–75 | Wisbech Town | 8–4 (3–4, 5–0) | Willingham |
| 1975–76 | Wisbech Town | 7–3 (2–2, 5–1) | Great Shelford Great Shelford F.C. Great Shelford F.C. are a football club based in Great Shelford, near Cambridge, England. Established in 1912, they currently play in the Premier Division of the Cambridgeshire League.-History:... |
| 1976–77 | Cambridge City | 4–1 (1–0, 3–1) | March Town United |
| 1977–78 | Histon | 1–1 (1–0, 0–1) | Cambridge City |
| Histon won on penalties | |||
| 1978–79 | Cambridge City | 4–3 (2–2, 2–1) | Soham Town Rangers |
| 1979–80 | Histon | 4–3 (2–2, 2–1) | March Town United |
| 1980–81 | Great Shelford | 1–0 | Chatteris Town |
| 1981–82 | Wisbech Town | 2–0 | March Town United |
| 1982–83 | Wisbech Town | 5–0 | Sawston |
| 1983–84 | Cambridge City | 2–1 | Histon |
| 1984–85 | Histon | 1–0 | Chatteris Town |
| 1985–86 | Cambridge City | 4–1 | Soham Town Rangers |
| 1986–87 | Great Shelford | 2–1 | Wisbech Town |
| 1987–88 | Great Shelford | 1–0 | March Town United |
| 1988–89 | Cambridge City | 1–0 | Histon |
| 1989–90 | Cambridge City | 2–1 | Histon |
| 1990–91 | Soham Town Rangers | 4–1 | March Town United |
| 1991–92 | Wisbech Town | 2–0 | Cambridge City |
| 1992–93 | Cambridge City | 3–1 | Wisbech Town |
| 1993–94 | Chatteris Town | 3–1 | Wisbech Town |
| 1994–95 | Wisbech Town | 4–2 | Cambridge City |
| 1995–96 | Mildenhall Town Mildenhall Town F.C. Mildenhall Town F.C. is an English football club based in Mildenhall, Suffolk. They are currently members of the Premier Division of the Eastern Counties League, and play at Recreation Way.The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.-History:... |
3–0 | Foxton |
| 1996–97 | Histon | 2–2 | Newmarket Town Newmarket Town F.C. Newmarket Town F.C. is an English football club based in Newmarket, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Cricket Field Road.The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.-History:... |
| Histon won 5–4 on penalties | |||
| 1997–98 | Soham Town Rangers | 3–0 | Wisbech Town |
| 1998–99 | Soham Town Rangers | 3–2 | Newmarket Town |
| 1999–00 | Cambridge City | 3–0 | Mildenhall Town |
| 2000–01 | Histon | ||
| 2001–02 | Ely City | 1–0 | Histon |
| 2002–03 | Cambridge City | ||
| 2003–04 | Histon | 1–1 | Newmarket Town |
| Histon won 7–6 on penalties | |||
| 2004–05 | Histon | ||
| 2005–06 | Soham Town Rangers | 1–0 | Great Shelford |
| 2006–07 | Cambridge City | 1–0 | Soham Town Rangers |
| 2007–08 | Cambridge City | 3–1 | Histon reserves |
| 2008–09 | Cambridge CIty | 1–0 | Cambridge Regional College Cambridge Regional College F.C. Cambridge Regional College Football Club is an English football club based in Cambridge. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at the Abbey Stadium.-History:... |
| 2009–10 | Mildenhall Town | 3–1 | Wisbech Town |
| 2010–11 | Mildenhall Town | 2–0 | Haverhill Rovers |