Herts Senior Cup

The Hertfordshire County Football Association Senior Challenge Cup, commonly called the Herts Senior Cup, is the oldest County-based football Cup competition based exclusively in Hertfordshire, England. It was first contested in the 1886-87 season and won by Hoddesdon Town. It has been contested every year since except for the years 1915 to 1918 when it was suspended during World War I. It is usually contested by the twenty-two most senior Clubs in the County, though this number has been higher and lower in previous years.

Finals have nearly always been staged at a neutral venue in the County, apart from a few seasons in the mid-1960s when the final was played over two-legs. Since the 2004-05 season, finals have been staged at the Herts FA's headquarters at the County Ground, Letchworth Garden City, with the exception of 2010-11, when the final was moved to Underhill as the final was contested between two Football League clubs, Barnet and Stevenage, prompting safety concerns.

The current holders are Hitchin Town, who defeated Bishop's Stortford in penalties following a 0–0 at Top Field.

Results Source: SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-up1886–87Hoddesdon5–2Watford Rovers1887–88Hoddesdon4–3Watford Rovers1888–89Watford Rovers2–0Hoddesdon1889–90Hoddesdon3–3St AlbansHoddesdon5–0St Albans1890–91Watford Rovers6–2St Albans1891–92Watford Rovers5–2Hoddesdon1892–93St Albans4–1West Hertfordshire Association1893–94West Hertfordshire5–1West Hertfordshire Association1894–95Hitchin2–0Watford St. Marys1895–96Hitchin3–1Apsley1896–97West Hertfordshire2–1Hitchin1897–98Hitchin2–1Aldenham School1898–99Ware2–1Hitchin1899–1900Hitchin2–1Hemel Hempstead1900–01St Albans Amateurs1–1 Awarded to St Albans Amateurs after Stanville failed to appear for the replay.Stanville1901–02St Albans Amateurs4–2Ware1902–03Hitchin2–0Ware1903–04Ware2–2St Albans AmateursWare3–1St Albans Amateurs1904–05Hitchin2–0Watford Victoria Works1905–06Apsley4–1Ware1906–07Ware5–1Hitchin Blue Cross1907–08Apsley4–1Hitchin1908–09Apsley3–0Waltham Glendale1909–10Hitchin2–1Hoddesdon1910–11Waltham Glendale3–1St Albans City1911–12Leavesden Asylum5–1Hoddesdon1912–13Letchworth Athletic1–0Harpenden1913–14Leavesden Asylum4–1Hitchin Union Jack1914–15Not played1915–16Not played1916–17Not played1917–18Not played1918–19Not played1919–20Leavesden Mental Hospital1–0Welwyn1920–21Watford Old Boys2–1Hitchin Blue Cross1921–22Ware3–3ApsleyWare1–1ApsleyWare2–0Apsley1922–23Hitchin Blue Cross1–0Watford Old Boys1923–24Cheshunt3–0Hoddesdon Town1924–25St Albans City2–1Leavesden Mental Hospital1925–26Apsley3–1Cheshunt1926–27Watford Old Boys6–4Ware1927–28Watford Old Boys3–1*Baldock Town1928–29St Albans City1-0Apsley1929–30Leavesden Mental Hospital3–2Apsley1930–31Hitchin Town0–0Leavesden Mental HospitalHitchin Town3–0Leavesden Mental Hospital1931–32Hitchin Town5–1Apsley1932–33Bishop's Stortford3–1Bushey United1933–34Hitchin Town3–2Hertford Town1934–35St Albans City4–2*Leavesden Mental Hospital1935–36Letchworth Town3–1Leavesden Mental Hospital1936–37Leavesden Mental Hospital2–1Apsley1937–38Hitchin Town4–1Leavesden Mental Hospital1938–39Hitchin Town1–1Leavesden Mental Hospital Hitchin Town3–0Leavesden Mental Hospital 1939–40Barnet4–2Hitchin Town1940–41Hitchin Town3–2Leavesden Mental Hospital1941–42Barnet3–1St Albans City1942–43Hitchin Town5–1St Albans City1943–44St Albans City4–1Hitchin Town1944–45Barnet8–0Hitchin Town1945–46Barnet6–0R.E.M.E. (Cupid Green)1946–47St Albans City5–2Berkhamsted Town1947–48Barnet3–1St Albans City1948–49Barnet3–1Cheshunt1949–50Barnet3–1*Cheshunt1950–51St Albans City3–0Hitchin Town1951–52Letchworth Town1–0Hoddesdon Town1952–53Berkhamsted Town4–2St Albans City1953–54Ware1–0Barnet1954–55St Albans City1–0Bishop's Stortford1955–56St Albans City4–1Letchworth Town1956–57St Albans City5–1Hitchin Town1957–58Barnet2–1St Albans City1958–59Bishop's Stortford2–0Barnet1959–60Bishop's Stortford1–0Barnet1960–61Barnet3–0Letchworth Town1961–62Hitchin Town2–0Hemel Hempstead1962–63Barnet1–1Hertford TownBarnet2–1Hertford Town1963–64Bishop's Stortford3–2Hertford TownBishop's Stortford1–1Hertford Town1964–65Barnet2–2St Albans CityBarnet3–0St Albans City1965–66St Albans City0–0Hemel HempsteadSt Albans City2–1Hemel Hempstead1966–67Hertford Town5–2Boreham WoodHertford Town0–2Boreham Wood1967–68St Albans City1–0Hertford Town1968–69St Albans City3–2Cheshunt1969–70Hitchin Town1–0*Cheshunt1970–71Bishop's Stortford1–1St Albans CityBishop's Stortford1–0St Albans City1971–72Boreham Wood2–0Cheshunt1972–73Bishop's Stortford2–0*Hitchin Town1973–74Bishop's Stortford2–1Cheshunt1974–75Hitchin Town2–0Boreham Wood1975–76Bishop's Stortford3–1Watford1976–77Hitchin Town2–0Bishop's Stortford1977–78Watford2–1Tring Town1978–79Watford3–2*St Albans City1979–80Barnet1–0Boreham Wood1980–81Watford5–0Barnet1981–82Watford3–0Hertford Town1982–83Watford1–0Boreham Wood1983–84Watford1–0Hertford Town1984–85Watford5–2Barnet1985–86Barnet4–0Stevenage Borough1986–87Bishop's Stortford2–0Letchworth Garden City1987–88Watford4–1Boreham Wood1988–89Watford5–1Bishop's Stortford1989–90Hertford Town2–0St Albans City1990–91Barnet5–2Watford1991–92Barnet4–1Hemel Hempstead1992–93Barnet4–2Watford1993–94Watford3–1Stevenage Borough1994–95Watford4–0St Albans City1995–96Barnet2–1Watford1996–97Hitchin Town4–1Boreham Wood1997–98Watford1–0Boreham Wood1998–99Boreham Wood3–2Watford1999–2000St Albans City3–1Baldock Town2000–01Baldock Town3–0Ware2001–02Boreham Wood3–2London Colney2002–03Berkhamsted Town2–0Cheshunt2003–04Watford4–2Boreham Wood2004–05St Albans City2–1Boreham Wood2005–06Bishop's Stortford1–0Stevenage Borough2006–07Barnet4–2Hemel Hempstead Town2007–08Boreham Wood5–2Ware2008–09Stevenage Borough2–1Cheshunt2009–10Bishop's Stortford4–0Cheshunt2010–11Barnet2–1Stevenage2011–12Bishop's Stortford7–2Oxhey Jets2012–13Hemel Hempstead Town2–0Potters Bar Town2013–14Boreham Wood1–1 (3–1^)Bishop's Stortford2014–15Hemel Hempstead Town1–0Boreham Wood2015–16Hitchin Town2–1Boreham Wood2016–17Hitchin Town2–1Bishop's Stortford2017–18Boreham Wood2–1Royston Town2018–19Boreham Wood1–0St Albans City2019–20Hemel Hempstead TownNot played and awarded jointly due to Covid-19St Albans City2020–21Not played2021–22Cheshunt2–0Hadley2022–23Berkhamsted2–2 (4–2^)Hitchin Town2023–24St Albans City4–2Berkhamsted2024–25Hemel Hempstead Town3–1Potters Bar Town2025–27Hitchin Town0–0 ^Bishop's Stortford * After extra time ^ Penalties

Results by team ClubWinsLast final wonRunners–upLast final lostBarnet192010–1151984–85WatfordIncludes results under their previous names of Watford St Mary's, West Hertfordshire and Watford Rovers192003–0481998–99St Albans CityIncludes joint win in 2019/20172023–24122018–19Hitchin Town152025–2672022–23Bishop's Stortford122011–1252016–17Hemel Hempstead TownIncludes results under their previous names of Hemel Hempstead and Apsley and joint win in 2019/2082024–25112006–07Boreham Wood72018–19112015–16Hitchin71909–1031907–08Ware51953–5462007–08Leavesden Mental HospitalIncludes results under the name of Leavesden Asylum51936–3771940–41Hoddesdon TownIncludes results under the name of Hoddesdon31889–9061951–52Letchworth Garden CityIncludes results under their previous names of Letchworth Town and Letchworth Athletic31951–5231986–87Watford Old Boys31927–2811922–23Hertford Town21989–9061983–84Berkhamsted Town22002–0311946–47St Albans Amateurs21901–0211903–04Cheshunt12021–2292009–10Stevenage12008–0942010–11Baldock Town12000–0121999–2000Hitchin Blue Cross11922–2321920–21St Albans11892–9321890–91Cheshunt (1880–1931)11923–2411925–26Waltham Glendale11910–1111908–09Berkhamsted12022–230N/AHadley0N/A12021–22West Hertfordshire Association0N/A21893–94Royston Town0N/A12017–18Potters Bar Town0N/A22024–25Oxhey Jets0N/A12011–12London Colney0N/A12001–02Tring Town0N/A11977–78R.E.M.E. (Cupid Green)0N/A11945–46Welwyn0N/A11919–20Hitchin Union Jack0N/A11913–14Harpenden0N/A11912–13Watford Victoria Works0N/A11904–05Stanville0N/A11900–01Aldenham School0N/A11897–98Bushey United0N/A11932–33

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