London Challenge Cup

The London Challenge Cup was a football tournament formerly organised by the London FA. It was first contested in 1908, and other than during the World Wars, was contested every season until 1974, when the tournament was disbanded.[1]

London Challenge Cup
Crystal Palace team of 1921 with the London Challenge Cup (trophy at right)
Organising bodyLondon FA
Founded1908
Abolished2000
RegionLondon
Number of teamsvaries
Last championsUxbridge F.C. (3rd title)
Most successful club(s)Arsenal F.C. (11 titles)

After a 16-year hiatus, the tournament was resurrected in 1990–91, but only lasted 10 years before being once again discontinued.

In its original guise, the tournament was won by most of the major professional clubs in London such as Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, but the quality of entrants after the revival was lower, with all the winners except Leyton Orient in 1992–93 being non-League clubs.

Results of finals

Results of finals during the initial period[2]

Season Winners Runners-up Final result
1908–09MillwallLeyton2–0
1909–10FulhamTottenham Hotspur4–1
1910–11Tottenham HotspurFulham2–1
1911–12Clapton OrientMillwall3–0
1912–13Crystal PalaceWest Ham United1–0 (replay after 0–0 draw)
1913–14Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur2–0
1914–15MillwallArsenal2–1
1915–1919Tournament was not held due to World War I
1919–20ChelseaCrystal Palace1–0
1920–21Crystal PalaceClapton Orient1–0
1921–22ArsenalCrystal Palace1–0
1922–23Charlton AthleticCrystal Palace2–1
1923–24ArsenalCharlton Athletic3–2 (some sources say 3–1)[3]
1924–25West Ham UnitedClapton Orient2–1
1925–26West Ham UnitedArsenal2–1
1926–27ChelseaClapton Orient2–1
1927–28MillwallLeyton6–3
1928–29Tottenham HotspurMillwall5–1
1929–30West Ham UnitedBrentford2–1
1930–31ArsenalTottenham Hotspur2–1
1931–32FulhamCrystal Palace2–1
1932–33Queens Park RangersWest Ham United3–0
1933–34ArsenalTottenham Hotspur4–0
1934–35BrentfordMillwall2–1
1935–36ArsenalBrentford4–2
1936–37Tottenham HotspurArsenal1–0
1937–38MillwallCrystal Palace4–0
1938–39Queens Park RangersTottenham Hotspur3–1
1939–1946Tournament was not held due to World War II
1946–47West Ham UnitedCrystal Palace3–2
1947–48Tottenham HotspurFulham3–1
1948–49West Ham UnitedChelsea2–1 (replay after 1–1 draw)
1949–50ChelseaBrentford3–0 (replay after 4–4 draw)
1950–51Charlton AthleticBrentford2–1
1951–52FulhamCharlton Athletic1–0
1952–53West Ham UnitedBrentford2–1
1953–54ArsenalChelsea3–2 (replay after 1–1 draw)
1954–55ArsenalWest Ham United2–1
1955–56Queens Park RangersBrentford2–1
1956–57West Ham UnitedMillwall3–1
1957–58ArsenalWest Ham United3–1
1958–59Tottenham HotspurWest Ham United3–1
1959–60ChelseaTooting & Mitcham United2–1
1960–61ChelseaArsenal3–1
1961–62ArsenalMillwall3–1
1962–63ArsenalChelsea4–1
1963–64Tottenham HotspurChelsea2–0
1964–65BrentfordChelsea2–1
1965–66Queens Park RangersArsenal4–0
1966–67BrentfordFulham2–1 (replay)
1967–68West Ham UnitedDagenham3–1
1968–69West Ham UnitedTottenham Hotspur3–2 (replay after 2–2 draw)
1969–70ArsenalWimbledon2–1
1970–71Tottenham HotspurWimbledon1–0
1971–72OrientDagenham2–1 (replay after 1–1 draw)
1972–73OrientEnfield2–1
1973–74Tottenham HotspurHayes5–0

Results of finals during the revived period[4]

Season Winners Runners-up Final result
1990–91Carshalton AthleticWelling United4–2
1991–92Welling UnitedDulwich Hamlet2–0
1992–93Leyton OrientBarnet3–2
1993–94UxbridgeWelling United3–0
1994–95St Albans CityFisher '936–0
1995–96BromleyLeyton Pennant3–2
1996–97UxbridgeLeyton Pennant1–0 (after 3–3 draw)
1997–98Boreham WoodUxbridge3–1
1998–99Dulwich HamletUxbridge2–1 AET FT 1–1
1999-00UxbridgeDulwich Hamlet2–2, 5–4 pens

References
  1. "West Riding County Football Association". Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  3. "Arsenal in the London Challenge Cup". Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. List of winners of discontinued County Cups (Word Document)


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