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| Founded | 1887 |
|---|---|
| Region | Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset, Wiltshire, Channel Islands |
| Number of teams | varies |
| Current champions | Basingstoke Town (8 titles) |
| Most successful club(s) | Southampton (17 titles) |
| Website | Hampshire Senior Cup |
The Hampshire Senior Cup is a cup competition open to football teams affiliated with the Hampshire Football Association. The competition was founded in 1887 and has been contested every year since, with the exception of 1914 to 1919 when it was postponed due to the First World War.[1]
Despite the name, teams from Wiltshire, Dorset, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands have also competed in this competition,[2] as well as teams representing the Police and any armed forces based within the county. The competition is open to teams from all levels of competition from the Premier League down to Level 10 of the English football league system,[3] and a number of league teams have won this competition in the past. However, it is mostly non-league clubs who compete for this trophy instead of their league counterparts as all teams associated with the Hampshire FA are required to compete, with the exception of Premier League and English Football League teams who may opt out of the competition for a nominal fee.[3]
The record attendance came in the 1932 Final, when an incredible 20,544 watched Newport play Cowes at The Dell, Southampton. The biggest score in the final came more recently in 2000 when Aldershot Town defeated Andover 9–1. There has also twice been 8–0 final scores.
The current champions are Basingstoke Town Who beat AFC Bournemouth 1-0 with A 95th-minute goal from Bradley Wilson won the match in dramatic fashion, sealing the victory at Fratton Park.
In April 2012, FIFA announced that the Hawk-Eye sensor system would be used in an experimental capacity at that year's final between A.F.C. Totton and Eastleigh as part of a series of ongoing reliability and accuracy tests of goal-line technology systems.[4][5]
On 9 October 2013, a tie was played between Brockenhurst and Andover Town. After the match finished 0-0 after extra time, the subsequent penalty shootout resulted in 29 consecutive goals being scored, with Brockenhurst winning 15–14. This was later confirmed by the Football Association as an English record (and possibly a world record) for the highest number of consecutive goals scored in a penalty shootout.[6][7][8][9]
- ^ "Hampshire Senior Cup – Previous Winners". Hampshire Football Association. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Win, draw and defeat in County Cups". BBC. 7 November 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ^ a b "County Cup Competition Rules". Hampshire Football Association. Archived from the original (DOC) on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ "Fifa to test goalline technology in Hampshire FA Senior Cup final". The Guardian. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ "FIFA to experiment at Hampshire Senior Cup final". Southern Daily Echo. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ Hassan, Nabil (15 October 2013). "Penalty shoot-out record: Brockenhurst 15-14 Andover". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ Rice, Simon (15 October 2013). "Brockenhurst and Andover Town score 29 consecutive penalties to set new record". The Independent. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Penalty shootout record: like shooting goals in a barrel?". The Guardian. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Non-league sides set penalty shoot-out record". Eurosport. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.