Manchester Senior Cup
The Manchester FA Senior Cup (originally known as the Manchester Cup) is an annual football tournament held between the clubs of the Manchester Football Association which was first played in 1885. The first winners were Ashton United F.C. who beat Manchester United F.C. in the final.
| Founded | 1885 |
|---|---|
| Region | Greater Manchester |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champions | Manchester United U21 (2016) |
| Most successful club(s) | Manchester United (incl. Newton Heath (LYR) & Reserves) |
| Website | Manchester FA |
Organisation
The competition featured the major professional clubs of the Manchester area — Manchester United (as Newton Heath LYR until 1892 and Newton Heath until 1902), Manchester City (as Ardwick until 1894), Bolton Wanderers, Bury, Oldham Athletic, and Stockport County — until the 1970s, after which only non-league and amateur clubs entered. The Senior Cup was not held from 1980 to 1998, but was reintroduced as a reserve team tournament for the six professional clubs, typically in round-robin format with a final usually held at the end of the season in early May.
Manchester United has won the tournament 34 times, (most recently in 2016), followed by Manchester City's reserve team with 21 victories (most recently in 2010).
Winners
| Season | Winner | Season | Winner | Season | Winner | Season | Winner | Season | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Ashton United | 1886 | Newton Heath LYR | 1922 | Bolton Wanderers | 1961 | 2012 | Manchester United Reserves | |
| 1887 | West Manchester | 1923 | Stockport County | 1962 | Bury | 2013 | Manchester United Reserves | ||
| 1888 | Newton Heath LYR | 1924 | Manchester United | 1963 | Bolton Wanderers | 2014 | Manchester United Reserves | ||
| 1889 | Newton Heath LYR | 1925 | Bury | 1964 | Manchester United | 2015 | Bolton Wanderers U21 | ||
| 1890 | Newton Heath LYR | 1926 | Manchester United | 1965 | 2016 | Manchester United (U21) | |||
| 1891 | Ardwick | 1927 | 1966 | 2017 | |||||
| 1892 | Ardwick | 1928 | Manchester City | 1967 | |||||
| 1893 | Newton Heath | 1929 | Manchester City | 1968 | Bury | ||||
| 1894 | Bury | 1930 | Wigan Borough | 1969 | |||||
| 1895 | Hurst | 1931 | Manchester United | 1970 | |||||
| 1896 | Bury | 1932 | Manchester City | 1971 | Dukinfield Town | ||||
| 1897 | Bury | 1933 | Manchester City | 1972 | Mossley | ||||
| 1898 | Stockport County | 1934 | Manchester United | 1973 | Droylsden | ||||
| 1899 | Stockport County | 1935 | 1974 | Oldham Athletic | |||||
| 1900 | Bury | 1936 | Manchester United | 1975 | Hyde United | ||||
| 1901 | Manchester City | 1937 | Manchester United | 1976 | Ashton United | ||||
| 1902 | Newton Heath | 1938 | 1977 | Mossley | |||||
| 1903 | Bury/Manchester City (shared) | 1939 | Manchester United | 1978 | Ashton United | ||||
| 1904 | 1947 | 1979 | Droylsden | ||||||
| 1905 | Bury | 1948 | Manchester United | 1999 | Manchester United Reserves | ||||
| 1906 | 1949 | Manchester City | 2000 | Manchester United Reserves | |||||
| 1907 | Manchester City | 1950 | 2001 | Manchester United Reserves | |||||
| 1908 | Manchester United | 1951 | Bury | 2002 | Oldham Athletic Reserves | ||||
| 1909 | 1952 | Bury | 2003 | ||||||
| 1910 | Manchester United | 1953 | 2004 | Manchester United Reserves | |||||
| 1911 | Manchester City | 1954 | 2005 | Manchester City Reserves | |||||
| 1912 | Manchester United | 1955 | Manchester United | 2006 | Manchester United Reserves | ||||
| 1913 | Manchester United | 1956 | 2007 | Manchester City Reserves | |||||
| 1914 | Hurst | 1957 | Manchester United | 2008 | Manchester United Reserves | ||||
| 1915 | Stockport County | 1958 | 2009 | Manchester United Reserves | |||||
| 1920 | Manchester United | 1959 | Manchester United | 2010 | Manchester City Reserves | ||||