Organising body | Essex County FA |
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Founded | 1883 |
Region | Essex |
Number of teams | 44 |
Current champions | Redbridge (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | Ilford (13 titles) |
Website | Essex Senior Cup |
The Essex Senior Cup is a knock-out system football competition that has been running since 1884, and is the most prestigious cup competition in the county of Essex. The competition is run mainly for non-League clubs in the region, although league sides have been known to enter the competition, such as Colchester United, Dagenham & Redbridge, Leyton Orient and Southend United. Ilford have won the competition the most times, with 13 wins (their first victory came in 1888 and their most recent in 1954).[1] The current holders are Redbridge, who beat Colchester United 0-0 (5-4 on pens) in the 2024 final at the Chigwell Construction Stadium.