The Senior Cup is the prominent knockout competition for the Peterborough & District Football Association (PDFA). According to the current rules of the competition, it is open to all clubs whose affiliation is with the PDFA and those affiliated to the Northamptonshire County Football Association that lie within 10 miles of Peterborough. The current holders are Oakham United who defeated Warboys Town 4-3 on penalties after the match ended 0–0 at London Road Stadium in Peterborough.
History The PDFA covers the town of Peterborough, Rutland, South Lincolnshire and parts of north west Cambridgeshire. For the purposes of the Senior Cup and other cup competitions, clubs affiliated to the Northamptonshire County Football Association that lie within 10 miles of Peterborough town centre are also included. The Senior Cup was first competed in the 1980-81 season.
Winners #SeasonWinnerResultRunner-upNotes1 1980–81 Whittlesey – United Parson Drove 2 1981–82 Ramsey Town – Wisbech United 3 1982–83 Ortonians Eye – United 4 1983–84 Yaxley Kings – Lynn res. 5 1984–85 Somersham Town – Whittlesey United 6 1985–86 Ortonians – Perkin Sports 7 1986–87 Downham Town – Huntingdon United 8 1987–88 Perkin Sports – Pinchbeck United 9 1988–89 LBC Ortonians – Stamford Belvedere 10 1989–90 LBC Ortonians – Stamford Belvedere 11 1990–91 Wisbech Town – Leverington Sport res. 12 1991–92 Deeping Rangers – Whittlesey United 13 1992–93 Molins – Ortonians 14 1993–94 Perkins – Sports Moulton Harrox 15 1994–95 Leverington – Sports Hotpoint 16 1995–96 Ortonians – Moulton Harrox 17 1996–97 Deeping Rangers – Leverington Sports 18 1997–98 Wisbech Town res. – Oundle Town 19 1998–99 Perkins Sports – Deeping Rangers 20 1999–2000 Oundle Town – Long Sutton Athletic 21 2000–01 Eye United – Hotpoint 22 2001–02 Eye United – Long Sutton Athletic 23 2002–03 Eye United – Hotpoint 24 2003–04 Ortonians – Alconbury 25 2004–05 Ortonians – Alconbury 26 2005–06 Deeping Rangers – Crowland Town 27 2006–07 Alconbury – Moulton Harrox 28 2007–08 Perkins Sports – Parson Drove 29 2008–09 Rutland Rangers – Moulton Harrox 30 2009–10 Rutland Rangers – Ramsey Town 31 2010–11 Moulton Harrox – Ramsey Town 32 2011–12 Pinchbeck United – Netherton United 33 2012–13 Moulton Harrox 3–0 Peterborough ICA Sports 34 2013–14 Peterborough ICA Sports 1–0 Sawtry 35 2014–15 Coates Athletic 3–3 Netherton United Coastes Athletic won 5–3 on penalties.36 2015–16 Whittlesey Athletic 1–0 Langtoft United 37 2016–17 Peterborough ICA Sports – Pinchbeck United 38 2017–18 Netherton United 4–2 Moulton Harrox 39 2018–19 Whittlesey Athletic 4–3 Moulton Harrox 40 2019–20 Competition suspended after semi-finals due to COVID-19 pandemic. Netherton United and Uppingham Town were in the finals,41 2020–21 Uppingham Town – Moulton Harrox 43 2022–23 Uppingham Town 4–2 Holbeach United res. 44 2023–24 Oakham United 0–0 Warboys Town Oakham United won 4–3 on penalties.
Wins by teams ClubWinnersLast winRunners-upLast FinalNotesOrtonians †72004–0512004–05Won 1 title as Ortonians Eye and 2 titles as LBC Ortonians. Dissolved in 2010.Deeping Rangers32005–0612005–06Eye United32002–0302002–03Perkins Sports42007–0802007–08Won 1 title as Perkins.Moulton Harrox22012–1302012–13Peterborough ICA Sports22016–1712016–17Rutland Rangers †22009–1002009–10Dissolved in 2014.Uppingham Town22022–2302022–23Whittlesey Athletic22018–1902018–19Wisbech Town21997–9801997–98Alconbury12006–0722006–07Coates Athletic12014–1512014–15Downham Town11986–8701986–87Leverington11994–9511996–97Competed as Leverington Sports in 1996–97.Molins †11992–9301992–93Dissolved in 1986.Netherton United12017–1822017–18Oakham United12023–2402023–24Oundle Town11999–200011999–2000Pinchbeck United12011–1222016–17Ramsey Town11981–8222010–11Somersham Town11984–8501984–85Whittlesey11980–8101980–81Yaxley Kings †11983–8401983–84Dissolved in 2005.
Recent finals
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