FA Sunday Cup
Encyclopedia
FA Sunday Cup
Founded
1964
Nation
Number of Teams
130 (2008-09)
Current Holders (2009-10)
Hetton Lyons Cricket Club
Website
Official website


The FA Sunday Cup is a knock-out competition for 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...

 Sunday league football
Sunday league football
Sunday league football is a term used in the United Kingdom to describe those association football leagues which play on Sunday, as opposed to the more usual Saturday. These leagues tend to be lower standard amateur competitions, whose players may have less ability, or less time to devote to...

 teams.

Prior to 1960 The Football Association
The Football Association
The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...

 did not permit clubs or players under its jurisdiction to take part in competitive football played on Sunday. A change of policy by the governing body in 1960 allowed Sunday leagues to become affiliated to County Associations and, four years later, The FA started the Sunday Cup to allow Sunday players to compete in a national knock-out tournament.

In the Cup's first season (1964–65), teams representing Sunday players in various counties entered with London
London Football Association
The London Football Association is the regional Football Association for Greater London. The London FA was established in 1882 and is affiliated to The Football Association...

 winning the two-legged final against Staffordshire
Staffordshire Football Association
The Staffordshire Football Association is the governing body of football in the county of Staffordshire. -External links:*...

. In the first final featuring club sides, Ubique United beat Aldridge Fabrications 1-0 in 1966. Since then, the competition has been won by 31 different sides.

Scots Grey were the 2009 winners, beating Oyster Martyrs 4–3 after extra time at Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...

.

Winners and runners-up

The results of the finals to date:
Season Winner Score Runners-up
1964-65 London
London Football Association
The London Football Association is the regional Football Association for Greater London. The London FA was established in 1882 and is affiliated to The Football Association...

6-2 aggregate Staffordshire
Staffordshire Football Association
The Staffordshire Football Association is the governing body of football in the county of Staffordshire. -External links:*...

1965-66 Ubique United 1-0 Albridge Fabrications
1966-67 Carlton United 2-0 Stoke Works
1967-68 Drovers 2-0 Brook United
1968-69 Leigh Park 3-1 Loke United
1969-70 Vention United 1-0 Ubique United
1970-71 Becontree Rovers 2-0 Saltley United
1971-72 Newtown Unity 4-0 Springfield Colts
1972-73 Carlton United 2-1 Wear Valley
1973-74 Newtown Unity 3-0 Brentford East
1974-75 Fareham Town Centipedes 1-0 Players Athletic Engineers
1975-76 Brandon United 2-1 Evergreen
1976-77 Langley Park Rams Head 2-0 Newtown Unity
1977-78 Arras 2-1 Lion Rangers
1978-79 Lobster 3-2 Carlton United
1979-80 Fantail 1-0 Twin Foxes
1980-81 Fantail 1-0 Mackintosh
1981-82 Dingle Rail 2-1 Twin Foxes
1982-83 Eagle 1-1, replay 2-1 Lee Chapel North
1983-84 Lee Chapel North 4-3 Eagle
1984-85 Hobbies United 2-2, 1-1 replay, 2-1 second replay Avenue
1985-86 Avenue 1-0 Glenn Sports
1986-87 Lodge Cottrell 1-0 Avenue
1987-88 Nexday 2-0 Humbledon Plains Farm
1988-89 Almathak 3-1 East Levenshulme
1989-90 Humbledon Plains Farm 2-1 Marston Sports
1900-91 Nicosia 3-2 Ouzavich
1991-92 Theale 3-2 Marston Sports
1992-93 Seymour 1-0 Bedfont Sunday
1993-94 Ranelagh Sports 2-0 Hartlepool Lion Hotel
1994-95 St Joseph's (Luton) 2-1 B & A Scaffolding
1995-96 St Joseph's (Luton) 2-1 Croxteth & Gilmoss RBL
1996-97 Marston Sports 1-0 Northwood
1997-98 Olympic Star 1-1, 5-3 penalties St Joseph's (Luton)
1998-99 Little Paxton 2-2, 4-3 penalties St Joseph's (Luton)
1999-00 Prestige Brighams 1-0 Albion Sports
2000-01 Hartlepool Lion Hillcarter 0-0, 3-2 penalties Houghton Centre
2001-02 Britannia 2-0 Little Paxton
2002-03 Duke of York 3-1 Allerton
2003-04 Nicosia 3-1 U K Flooring
2004-05 Gossoms End 3-2 Albion Sports
2005-06 Hetton Lyons Cricket Club 5-3 St Joseph's (Luton)
2006-07 Coundon Conservative 5-0 Lebeq Tavern Courage
2007-08 Hetton Lyons Cricket Club 3-2 Coundon Conservative
2008-09 Scots Grey 4-3 a.e.t Oyster Martyrs
2009-10 Hetton Lyons Cricket Club 4-2 Manget Tavern
2010-11 Oyster Martyrs 1-0 Paddock

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