Somerset Premier Cup
Organising body | Somerset FA |
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Founded | 1928 Somerset Premier Cup (since 1975) | , as Somerset Professional Cup;
Region | Somerset |
Number of teams | 26 (2024–25) |
Current champions | Taunton Town (6th title) |
Most successful club(s) | Yeovil Town Bath City (25 titles) |
Website | Somerset FA |
The Somerset Premier Cup is an association football knock-out cup competition run by the Somerset County Football Association (SFA).
According to the current rules of the competition, to enter clubs first affiliation must be with the Somerset County FA, have the use of floodlights and be of a minimum of Western League standard (Level 10 of the English football league system).[1]
The competition was first held during the 1928–29 season known as the Somerset Professional Cup, replacing the Somerset Senior Cup as the most prestigious County cup in Somerset. The first competition featured the three professional sides in the county at the time, Bath City, Taunton Town and Yeovil & Petters United, with the format initially being a round-robin tournament. Since 1934, the tournament has been a knock-out competition, while the format of the final has varied over the years, between being a two legged affair or a single match.
The first winner of the tournament was Bath City. The most recent winners are Taunton Town who defeated Brislington 3–0 in the 2024 final.
Current participants (2024–25)
[edit]Team[2] | Stadium | League |
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Bath City | Twerton Park | National League South |
Bishops Lydeard | Darby Way | South West Peninsula League Premier East |
Bridgwater United | Fairfax Park | Western League Premier Division |
Brislington | Brislington Stadium | Western League Premier Division |
Cheddar | Bowdens Park | Western League Division One |
Clevedon Town | Hand Stadium | Western League Premier Division |
Frome Town | Badgers Hill | Southern League Premier Division South |
Hengrove Athletic | Norton Lane | Western League Division One |
Keynsham Town | Crown Field | Western League Division One |
Larkhall Athletic | Plain Ham | Southern League Division One South |
Mendip Broadwalk | Filwood Fields | Western League Division One |
Middlezoy Rovers | The Aerodrome | South West Peninsula League Premier East |
Nailsea & Tickenham | Fryth Way | Western League Premier Division |
Odd Down | Lew Hill Memorial Ground | Western League Division One |
Paulton Rovers | Winterfield Road | Western League Premier Division |
Portishead Town | Bristol Road | Western League Premier Division |
Radstock Town | Southfields Recreation Ground | Western League Division One |
Shepton Mallet | The Playing Fields | Western League Premier Division |
Street | The Tannery | Western League Premier Division |
Taunton Town | Wordsworth Drive | Southern League Premier Division South |
Wellington | The Playing Field | Western League Premier Division |
Wells City | The Athletic Ground | Western League Division One |
Welton Rovers | West Clewes | Western League Premier Division |
Weston-super-Mare | Woodspring Stadium | National League South |
Wincanton Town | Wincanton Sports Ground | Wessex League Premier Division |
Yeovil Town | Huish Park | National League |
Finals
[edit]Results
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Competition decided by round-robin tournament between the three professional teams of Somerset at the time, Bath City, Taunton Town and Yeovil & Petters United
- ^ Trophy shared between Bath City and Yeovil Town after a 1–1 draw.
- ^ Trophy shared between Bristol City and Yeovil Town after a 1–1 draw.
- ^ After a semi-final second replay where Yeovil Town beat Bath City 2–1, Bath City protested about an ineligible player in the Yeovil Town side. The protest was upheld and the tie ordered to be replayed. However, by this time the season was nearing its close and both clubs claimed their players' contracts would not allow them to fit the replayed game in and both withdrew from the Cup giving Clevedon Town a walkover in the final.
- ^ Score was 1–1 after extra time. Brislington won the penalty shoot-out 6–5.
- ^ Score was 3–3 after extra time. Clevedon Town won the penalty shoot-out 5–4.
- ^ Match was abandoned at the end of the first period of extra time due to a floodlight failure, with the score at 1–1.[10]
- ^ Score was 0–0 after extra time. Welton Rovers won the penalty shoot-out 4–2.
Records and statistics
[edit]Performances by club
[edit]Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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Yeovil Town | 25 | 16 | 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1947 (shared), 1948, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 (shared), 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969 (shared), 1973, 1976, 1979, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2022 | 1929, 1932, 1937, 1946, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1992, 2003, 2011, 2015 |
Bath City | 25 | 10 | 1929, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1946, 1947 (shared), 1952, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2023 | 1930, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1949, 1954, 1980, 2000, 2022 |
Bristol City | 8 | 6 | 1957 (shared), 1964, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1991, 2000, 2004 | 1956, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1997 |
Taunton Town | 6 | 8 | 2003, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024 | 1972, 1975, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2019 |
Frome Town | 4 | 1 | 1967, 1969 (shared), 1983, 2009 | 2014 |
Clevedon Town | 4 | 3 | 1987, 1999, 2001, 2002 | 1984, 1998, 2012 |
Weston-super-Mare | 4 | 2 | 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019 | 1991, 2017 |
Minehead | 3 | 6 | 1961, 1974, 1977 | 1955, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1979 |
Glastonbury | 2 | 2 | 1937, 1949 | 1950, 1952 |
Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1992, 1993 | 1994 |
Bridgwater Town | 1 | 3 | 1959 | 1951, 1973, 1982 |
Keynsham Town | 1 | 0 | 1980 | — |
Mangotsfield United | 1 | 3 | 1988 | 1989, 1996, 2006 |
Brislington | 1 | 2 | 1996 | 2004, 2024 |
Team Bath | 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2002 |
Welton Rovers | 1 | 1 | 2010 | 1966 |
Paulton Rovers | 1 | 3 | 2013 | 2009, 2018, 2023 |
Wells City | 1 | 0 | 2016 | — |
Taunton Town (pre-1947) |
0 | 2 | — | 1931, 1934 |
Street | 0 | 2 | — | 1936, 1953 |
Odd Down | 0 | 2 | — | 2001, 2005 |
Bridgwater United | 0 | 2 | — | 2010, 2013 |
Ilminster Town | 0 | 1 | — | 1948 |
Westland-Yeovil | 0 | 1 | — | 1976 |
Bitton | 0 | 1 | — | 2007 |
Larkhall Athletic | 0 | 1 | — | 2016 |
Other Somerset FA County Cup competitions
[edit]In addition to the Somerset Premier Cup, the Somerset FA also run the following competitions, which are also often referred to as the Somerset FA County Cup:[14]
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References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Somerset County Cups Summary". fchd.info. Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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- ^ "Somerset County Cups 2007–08". fchd.info. Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Somerset Cup final is re-arranged". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Somerset County Cups 2008–09". fchd.info. Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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- ^ "Somerset County Cups 2010–11". fchd.info. Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Cups & Competitions". somersetfa.com. Somerset County Football Association. Retrieved 16 February 2022.