The Southampton Senior Cup is a long running football competition open to teams who are members of the Southampton Divisional Football Association.
The competition is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association, and with the final hosted by Southampton F.C. is always well contested between clubs that play from Level 12 upwards on the English football league system.
History
Football had been played in the area for many years, but with the growing need for proper organisation, the Southampton Football Association was founded in 1908 at a meeting attended by 40 persons, including William Pickford. It was here that league and cup competitions were created, in the Senior and Junior format, which mostly remains in place today.Association Football in Hampshire until 1914 by Norman Gannaway
The Southampton Senior Cup was first held for the 1908/09 season. The trophy itself was donated to the Association by Mr Bernard Mortimer - better known locally for promoting boxing tournaments. The inaugural final was won by Eastleigh Athletic after a 2–0 victory over Bitterne Guild at The Dell, Southampton.Hampshire Football Association Centenary History 1887–1987 by Norman Gannaway
The competition soon grew in popularity with teams from the Hampshire League and Senior divisions of the Southampton League taking part, latterly joined by Wessex League and occasionally Southern League clubs.
There have also been many surprises and upsets, at various stages over the years,A Century of Southampton Local Soccer 1908–2008 by John Moody and the cup has been won by an interesting range of different clubs - some of which have enjoyed spells of dominance. Sholing Athletic, Netley Sports, AFC Totton and Vosper Thornycroft have all won the competition three years running, and the latter also hold the record for winning the competition on the most occasions. Until 1986, Southampton were regular entrants themselves, and a number of players who would go on to become well known professionals have a winners medal in their collection. To commemorate the competitions centenary, the 'Saints' entered their academy side for the 2017/18 season.https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/football/nonleague/15431008.saints-back-in-the-southampton-senior-cup-for-centenary-season/
Since 2001, the final has been played at St Mary's Stadium with the show-piece event frequently attracting crowds of over a thousand.Southampton Senior Cup – The Finals 1909–2022 by Gary Day
Finals SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upVenue1908/09Eastleigh Athletic2–0Bitterne GuildThe Dell1909/10Southampton ReservesSaints A Complete Record of Southampton Football Club 1885–1987 by Gary Chalk & Duncan Holley. (Breedon Books ISBN 0-907969-22-4)4-1Bitterne GuildThe Dell1910/11Bitterne Guild Bitterne Football - A glimpse at the past by Ken Prior3-0 *Eastleigh AthleticThe Dell1911/12Southampton Reserves4–1Rifle DepotThe Dell1912/13Southampton Reserves4–1CowesThe Dell 1913/14Woolston2-1Rifle DepotThe Dell1919/20Sholing Athletic2-1Eastleigh AthleticThe Dell1920/21Sholing Athletic Sholing Sports Football Club History by Neil Cotton4-1Southampton Post OfficeThe Dell1921/22Sholing Athletic2-0Southampton Post OfficeThe Dell1922/23Harland & Wolff2-1Eastleigh AthleticBotley1923/24Harland & Wolff2-0Sholing AthleticThe Dell1924/25Thornycrofts Woolston2-1 *Harland & WolffThe Dell 1925/26Harland & Wolff4-2Bitterne SportsThe Dell 1926/27Southampton Civil Service5-2Winchester CityThe Dell1927/28Docks & Marine Sports3-1Romsey Townhttps://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/romsey/23690690.romsey-town-football-club---early-years/The Dell1928/29TottonAFC Totton - A 100 Years of Totton Football Club 1885–1985 by Peter Chilcott4-2Romsey TownThe Dell1929/30Totton4-2 *Romsey TownThe Dell1930/31Docks & Marine Sports2-0TottonThe Dell1931/32Southampton Police2–0Bursledon BrickworksThe Dell1932/33Pirelli Generalhttps://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/15299695.photos-pirelli-general-fc-halcyon-days-of-the-cablemen/4–2 *Docks & Marine SportsThe Dell1933/34Docks & Marine Sports3-1 *Pirelli GeneralThe Dell 1934/35Itchen Sports5-1Bramtoco SportsThe Dell 1935/36Pirelli General Reserves3-2 *Docks & Marine SportsThe Dell1936/37AGWI Unitedhttps://www.fawleyafc.com/teams/fawley-afc2-1Itchen SportsTotton1937/38AGWI United 6-0Totton ReservesThe Dell 1938/39Sholing3-1Southampton 'A'The Dell 1939/40Folland Aircraft2-1Sholing The Dell1945/46Southampton 'B'4–1 Whites SportsThe Dell 1946/47Totton Reserves7–2 Docks & Marine SportsThe Dell1947/48N.D.L.B.2–1 Blackfield & LangleyThe Dell 1948/49Blackfield & Langley https://www.wessexleague.co.uk/history-blackfield-langley2–1Eastleigh SpartansThe Dell 1949/50Winchester City Reserves4–1Austin SportsThe Dell 1950/51Harland & Wolff2–1Austin SportsThe Dell 1951/52Winchester City Reserves5-2Austin SportsThe Dell 1952/53Old Bartonians1-0Southampton Gas EmployeesThe Dell 1953/54Harland & Wolff2–0Winchester City ReservesThe Dell 1955/55Bitterne NomadsBitterne Nomads FC History by Ken Prior2–1Winsor UnitedThe Dell 1955/56Netley Sports4–3Swaythling Athletic ReservesThe Dell 1956/57Netley Sports1–0Old BartoniansThe Dell 1957/58Netley Sports3-2 *Swaythling Athletic Reserves https://eastleighfc.com/club/history/The Dell1958/59Old Issonians2–0 Swaythling Athletic ReservesThe Dell1959/60Old Edwardians2–1 Fair OakThe Dell 1960/61Old Issonians3-2 Swaythling Athletic ReservesThe Dell1961/62Sholing Sports Reserves3-2WarsashThe Dell 1962/63AwbridgeAwbridge FC - This History of a Village Football Club, by John Moody3-1Sarisbury GreenThe Dell1963/64Awbridge3–2WarsashThe Dell 1964/65Warsash4-2Netley SportsThe Dell 1965/66Pirelli General Reserves1-0MottisfontThe Dell1966/67Warsash2–0Swaythling Athletic ReservesThe Dell1967/68Botley2–1Netley SportsThe Dell1968/69Redbridge Rovers5-2Mullard SportsThe Dell1969/70Southampton 'A' The Saints Yearbook 1970/71 - Southampton FC1-0 *WarsashThe Dell1970/71Shirley Warren2-1Netley Central Sports ReservesThe Dell1971/72Netley Central Sports2-1Swaythling Athletic ReservesThe Dell1972/73Netley Central Sports2-1Southampton YMCAThe Dell 1973/74Romsey Town Romsey Town Football Club - The first hundred years 1886–1986 by John Moody2–1Totton YouthThe Dell 1974/75Swaythling Athletic Reserves1-0Pirelli General ReservesThe Dell1975/76B.A.T. Sportshttps://totton-elingfc.co.uk/history/3-2BotleyThe Dell 1976/77Southampton YMCA3-1Millbrook & MaybushThe Dell1977/78N.D.L.B.1-0Southampton 'A'The Dell 1978/79Swaythling Athletic Reserves1-0Old IssoniansThe Dell1979/80Sholing Sports Reserves2-1B.A.T. SportsThe Dell1980/81AFC Tottonhttps://www.afctotton.com/club-info/club-history2–0 *Eastleigh ReservesThe Dell 1981/82AFC Totton4-1West End https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/football/local/15413573.photos-the-friendliest-football-club/The Dell 1982/83Southampton 'A' The Saints Yearbook 1983/84 - Southampton FC5-1North BaddesleyThe Dell 1983/84Southampton 'A' The Saints Yearbook 1984/85 - Southampton FC3-2North BaddesleyThe Dell 1984/85Folland Sportshttps://www.follandsportsfc.org.uk/clubinfo/10121-0AwbridgeThe Dell1985/86Midanbury1-0Blackfield & LangleyThe Dell 1986/87Folland Sports1–0Sholing SportsThe Dell1987/88Eastleigh Reserves Eastleigh FC History by Gary Day1–0 *Colden CommonThe Dell 1988/89B.A.T. Sports3-0Blackfield & LangleyThe Dell1989/90Pirelli General 4-2Netley Central SportsThe Dell 1990/91Blackfield & Langley4-3B.A.T. Sports ReservesThe Dell1991/92Aerostructures S&S Reserves2–0BraishfieldThe Official History of Braishfield Football Club 1907-2024 - by Lee WhitelockThe Dell1992/93Blackfield & Langley5-1B.A.T. Sports ReservesThe Dell1993/94Colden Common1–0Fair OakThe Dell 1994/95Romsey Town https://www.romseytownfc.co.uk/about2-1Esso (Fawley)The Dell1995/96Otterbourne1–0B.A.T. Sports ReservesThe Dell 1996/97Eastleigh Reserves3–0BTC SouthamptonThe Dell 1997/98Blackfield & Langley6-3BrendonThe Dell 1998/99Netley Central Sports1–0BrendonThe Dell 1999/00AC Delco2-1 *Blackfield & LangleyThe Dell2000/01Winchester City https://winchestercityfc.co.uk/club-info/our-history2–0NurslingThe Dell 2001/02Vosper Thornycrofthttps://sholingfc.co.uk/club/history/1-0NurslingSt Mary's2002/03Winchester City5-0VTFCSt Mary's 2003/04VTFC3-0AFC Totton ReservesSt Mary's 2004/05Lyndhurst https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/5551314.second-half-goals-tipp-the-balance-for-lyndhurst-fc/2–1Locksley SportsSt Mary's 2005/06VTFC Reserves5–0MottisfontSt Mary's 2006/07VTFC Reserves0-0 **SpartansSt Mary's 2007/08VTFC Reserves1–0Romsey Town ReservesSt Mary's2008/09Team Solent2–0Nursling St Mary's 2009/10VTFC Reserves2-0Team SolentSt Marys 2010/11Team Solent3–1QK SouthamptonSt Mary's 2011/12AFC Stonehamhttps://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/football/local/9708988.afc-stoneham-win-southampton-senior-cup-against-bush-hill-fc/2–1Bush Hill St Mary's 2012/13AFC Stoneham https://www.afcstoneham.co.uk/club-timeline2-2 **BrockenhurstSt Mary's 2013/14Sholing Reserves 5-0Hedge End RangersSt Mary's 2014/15Team Solent https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/football/nonleague/12922059.ex-tottenham-youngster-plays-key-role-as-team-solent-are-crowned-southampton-senior-cup-winners/3–2Hamble ClubSt Mary's 2015/16Team Solent https://www.solent.ac.uk/media-hub/news/southampton-senior-cup-in-the-back-of-the-net-for-team-solent-fc5-0Blackfield & LangleySt Mary's 2016/17Sholing https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/football/nonleague/15263084.sholing-end-team-solents-southampton-senior-cup-domination/3-1Team SolentSt Mary's 2017/18Southampton Academy https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/16200753.saints-u23s-win-southampton-senior-cup/6–0Blackfield & LangleySt Mary's 2018/19Alresford Town https://www.petersfieldpost.co.uk/sport/football/alresford-town-soar-to-win-southampton-senior-cup-3086283-0AFC StonehamSt Mary's 2019/20Not played due to Covid-19 -Blackfield & Langley v Bush Hill 2021/22AFC Totton https://www.afctotton.com/news/long-read-afc-totton-3-0-folland-sports-southampton-senior-cup-final-2021223-0Folland SportsSt Mary's 2022/23AFC Totton https://www.afctotton.com/news/long-read-sholing-0-3-afc-totton-sdfa-southampton-senior-cup-final3–0Sholing https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/23530069.afc-totton-cap-fine-season-southampton-cup-victory-sholing/St Mary's 2023/24AFC Totton https://www.afctotton.com/news/long-read-stags-make-it-three-row-southampton-senior-cups4-0Hythe & DibdenTotton2024/25AFC Stonehamhttps://www.afcstoneham.co.uk/updates/southampton-fa-senior-cup-winners3-0MillbrookSt Mary's2025/26AFC Stoneham 2-1Millbrook Eastleigh2026/27 Notes * = Replay ** = won on penalties
Source:Southampton Divisional Football Association Handbook 2026/27
Most winners
9 - Sholing 8 - Southampton and AFC Totton 6 - Sholing Sports and Netley Central Sports 5 - Harland & Wolff 4 - Eastleigh, Winchester City, Blackfield & Langley, Folland Sports, Pirelli General, Team Solent and AFC Stoneham.
Most final appearances
11 - Eastleigh, AFC Totton and Sholing 10 - Southampton, Blackfield & Langley and Netley Central Sports 9 - Sholing Sports 7 - Totton & Eling and BTC Southampton 6 - Winchester City, Romsey Town, Pirelli General, Team Solent and Harland & Wolff 5 - Folland Sports, Warsash and AFC Stoneham 4 - Eastleigh Athletic and Bitterne Guild
These stats include wins either under clubs' previous identities and by Reserve/'A' sides.Southampton Senior Cup Final 2025 official programme
Past and present clubs See Southampton League Clubs
Print Southampton Senior Cup – The Finals 1909–2022 by Gary Day A Century of Southampton Local Soccer 1908–2008 by John Moody Southampton Divisional Football Association Handbook - produced annually
References
External links Hampshire Football Association Wessex League official website Hampshire Premier League official website Southampton League official website Hampshire Soccer Archive