Lincolnshire Senior Cup
Founded
1881
Current Holders
Grantham Town
Country
England
County
Lincolnshire
Most Successful Clubs
Lincoln City, Grimsby Town (38 Wins)

The Lincolnshire Senior County Cup is a football (soccer) competition for senior football clubs in Lincolnshire organised by the Lincolnshire FA.

The competition can be traced back to the formation of the Lincolnshire FA at a meeting held at the Queens Hotel in Lincoln on Saturday 17 September 1881^[1] and sixteen teams entered the inaugural Lincolnshire Cup competition with Spilsby the first winners in 1881—82. Spilsby would go on to win the first three competitions and consequently they were allowed to retain the initial trophy.^[2]

When the competition first started it was treated as seriously as the FA Cup and the need for a Lincoln team to be successful in the competition following the initial victories by Spilsby, who defeated three Lincoln based teams – Lincoln Rovers, Lincoln Lindum and Lincoln Albion – in the 1883–84 competition, that led to the formation of Lincoln City on 26 June 1884.^[3]

The elevation of Grimsby Town and Lincoln City to the Football League in 1892 and Gainsborough Trinity in 1896 saw the importance of the competition decline over time and the format has undergone a number of changes over time as has the type of trophies offered by the Lincolnshire FA. In this entry attention is focused upon the most senior trophy offered by the Lincolnshire FA which currently has the official title of "The Lincolnshire Football Association Ltd Senior County Cup Competition"^[4] and is competed annually by the four senior clubs of the county: Boston United, Grimsby Town, Lincoln City and Scunthorpe United. The current holders are Cleethorpes Town.

The first competition, 1881–1934

The final was not played in the 1887–88 season after finalists Grimsby Town resigned from the Lincolnshire FA.^[5]

Season Winner Runner-up 1881–82 Spilsby Brigg Town 1882–83 Spilsby Brigg Town 1883–84 Spilsby Grimsby Town 1884–85[permanent dead link] Grantham Gainsborough Trinity 1885–86 Grimsby Town Lincoln Lindum 1886–87 Lincoln City Grimsby Town 1887–88 Final not played 1888–89 Grimsby Town Grantham Rovers 1889–90 Gainsborough Trinity 1890–91 Lincoln City Gainsborough Trinity 1891–92 Lincoln City Gainsborough Trinity 1892–93 Gainsborough Trinity Lincoln City 1893–94 Lincoln City Gainsborough Trinity 1894–95 Gainsborough Trinity Lincoln City 1895–96 Grimsby All Saints Lincoln City Swifts 1896–97 Grimsby Town Lincoln City 1897–98 Gainsborough Trinity Adelaide (Lincoln) 1898–99 Grimsby Town Gainsborough Trinity

Season Winner Runner-up 1899–1900 Grimsby Town Adelaide (Lincoln) 1900–01 Grimsby Town Lincoln City 1901–02 Grimsby Town Gainsborough Trinity 1902–03 Grimsby Town Lincoln City 1903–04 Gainsborough Trinity Lincoln City 1904–05 Gainsborough Trinity Grimsby Town 1905–06 Grimsby Town Gainsborough Trinity 1906–07 Gainsborough Trinity Grimsby Town 1907–08 Lincoln City Gainsborough Trinity 1908–09 Grimsby Town Lincoln City 1909–10 Lincoln City Grimsby Town 1910–11 Gainsborough Trinity Grimsby Town 1911–12 Lincoln City Grimsby Town 1912–13 Grimsby Town Lincoln City 1913–14 Lincoln City Gainsborough Trinity 1914–15 Lincoln City Grimsby Town

Season Winner Runner-up 1919–20 Lincoln City Grimsby Town 1920–21 Grimsby Town Lincoln City 1921–22 Lincoln City Boston 1922–23 Grimsby Town Lincoln City 1923–24 Lincoln City Grimsby Town 1924–25 Grimsby Town Boston 1925–26 Boston Lincoln City 1926–27 Lincoln City Boston 1927–28 Grimsby Town Lincoln City 1928–29 Grimsby Town Lincoln City 1929–30 Grimsby Town Lincoln City 1930–31 Lincoln City Grimsby Town 1931–32 Lincoln City Grimsby Town 1932–33 Grimsby Town Lincoln City 1933–34 Lincoln City Grimsby Town

The second competition, 1934–1949

The increasing dominance of the county's two Football League sides Grimsby Town and Lincoln City saw the inauguration of the 'Lincolnshire Senior County Cup' which was played between the other Lincolnshire teams. The trophy was, by now, a minor consideration for the two clubs. For example, a crowd of just 2,334 gathered at Sincil Bank on 24 September 1934 to see Lincoln defeat Grimsby 5–0 compared to Lincoln's league average attendance of 5,227 for that season^[6] The competition was not held in either of the 1938–39 or 1939–40 seasons as the two clubs met in matches for the Football League Jubilee Fund, Lincoln coming out victorious in the first and Grimsby in the second. The senior non-league sides continued to play for the 'Lincolnshire County Senior Cup' (LCS) and this continued to attract strong interest for these sides with, for comparison, the 1934–35 final replay between Boston United and Grantham attracting an attendance of 5,500.^[7] The 'Lincolnshire County Junior Cup' continued for those clubs playing at a more junior non-league level.

Season Winner Runner-up LCS Winner 1934–35 Lincoln City Grimsby Town Boston United[8] 1935–36 Grimsby Town Lincoln City Boston United[9] 1936–37 Grimsby Town Lincoln City Grantham[10] 1937–38 Grimsby Town Lincoln City Boston United[11] 1938–39 No competition Scunthorpe and Lindsey United[12] 1939–40 No competition Scunthorpe and Lindsey United 1945–46 Lincoln City Grimsby Town Boston United[13] 1946–47 Grimsby Town Lincoln City Gainsborough Trinity[14] 1947–48 Lincoln City Grimsby Town Gainsborough Trinity[15] 1948–49 Lincoln City Grimsby Town Gainsborough Trinity[16] The 1937/38 final between Grimsby Town and Lincoln City was played at Grimsby on 21 September 1937 in Grimsby with Grimsby Town winning 4–1. The 1948/49 final between Lincoln City and Grimsby Town was played at Lincoln on 14 May 1949 at Lincoln, with Lincoln City winning 2–1 after extra time.[17] The third competition, 1949–1956 The Lincolnshire Senior County Cup continued to be played as a straight final between the two Lincolnshire league teams, Grimsby Town and Lincoln City. Scunthorpe United's elevation to the Football League saw them eligible to participate in the competition from 1951 to 1952 onwards. One team received a bye to the final with the other two teams meeting in a semi-final. From season 1949–50 onwards the Lincolnshire County Senior Cup split into two sections 'A' and 'B' and was restricted to clubs nominated to compete.[18] Season Winner Runner-up Final details Senior 'A' Winners Senior 'B' Winners 1949–50 Grimsby Town Lincoln City 13 May 1950; Grimsby Town 2–1 Lincoln City Boston United Skegness Town 1950–51 Lincoln City Grimsby Town 19 May 1951; Lincoln City 3–0 Grimsby Town Gainsborough Trinity Spalding United 1951–52 Scunthorpe United Lincoln City 10 May 1952; Scunthorpe United 1–0 Lincoln City Gainsborough Trinity Stamford 1952–53 Grimsby Town Scunthorpe United 9 May 1953; Grimsby Town 1–0 Scunthorpe United Spalding United Skegness Town 1953–54 Scunthorpe United Grimsby Town 8 May 1954; Scunthorpe United 4–2 Grimsby Town Grantham Stamford 1954–55 Scunthorpe United Lincoln City 14 May 1955; Lincoln City 3–5 Scunthorpe United (aet) Boston United Brigg Town 1955–56 Lincoln City Scunthorpe United (Trophy shared) 12 May 1956; Scunthorpe United 1–1 Lincoln City (aet) Boston United Skegness Town

In 1949–50, the final between Grimsby Town and Lincoln City was played at Grimsby on 13 May 1950, with Grimsby winning 2–1.^[17]

In 1951–52, the semi-final was between Scunthorpe United and Grimsby Town, played at Scunthorpe on 31 March 1952, with Scunthorpe winning 1–0, the goal scored by Whitfield. Lincoln City had a bye into the final. The final was played at Scunthorpe on 10 May 1952, with Scunthorpe winning 1–0, through an own goal by Emery.^[17]

In 1952–53, the semi-final was between Lincoln City and Grimsby Town, played at Lincoln on 15 April 1953, with Grimsby Town winning 3–0 with goals by Lord and Maddison (2). Scunthorpe United had a bye into the final. The final was played at Grimsby on 9 May 1953, with Grimsby Town winning 1–0 with a goal by Hernon.^[17]

Scunthorpe United beat Lincoln City 2-1 in the 1953–54 semi-final, played at Scunthorpe. In the final, Scunthorpe United beat Grimsby Town 4–2.^[19]

In 1954–55, the semi-final was between Grimsby Town and Lincoln City at Grimsby on 19 October 1954, with an attendance of 3,918. Lincoln City won 2–0 with goals by Gibson and Finch. Scunthorpe United had a bye to the final. The 1954–55 final was played at Lincoln on 14 May 1955 with an attendance of 4,130. Scunthorpe United won 5–3, after extra time, with Scunthorpe United goals by Gregory (3), Brown and Whitfield. The Lincoln scorers were Garvie(2) and Munro.^[17][20]

The 1955–56 final was played at Scunthorpe United's ground on 12 May 1956. Score was 1–1.^[21]

Four team knock-out, 1956–1962

In 1956 the Lincolnshire Senior Cup competition was expanded to four clubs with the leading county non-league side, Boston United, invited to join the three league teams. In their first season in the competition they would defeat Grimsby Town in the semi-final before going on to lift the trophy with victory over Scunthorpe United in the final. Boston's demotion from the Southern Football League at the end of the 1960–61 season saw them replaced by Gainsborough Trinity for the 1961–62 competition.

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