The Cheshire County Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the Cheshire Senior Cup, is a

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founded in the 1879–80 season and involves teams from

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and

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. It is the County Cup competition of the

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and currently involves teams from the

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and non-league clubs. However, while non-league clubs often field their first team in the competition, professional clubs often field their reserve teams. The inaugural winners of the cup were

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in 1880 and the record winners of the trophy are

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Inaugural season (1879-80)

There were just six clubs who participated in the first season of the Cheshire Senior Cup. The draw for the first round was made on 3rd February 1880, with the ties played on 14th February 1880. The full results were: 1st ROUND: Birkenhead v Macclesfield (scratched), Hurdsfield 1-8 Hartford St.Johns, Northwich Victoria 3-0 Crewe Alexandra SEMI-FINAL: Northwich Victoria 3-1 Birkenhead. Bye: Hartford St.Johns FINAL: Northwich Victoria 2-0 Hartford St.Johns (at Crewe) OriginalCheshireSC

Current participants (2022-23)

2022-23 season fixtures and results

Finals

full list of finals
appears on th

website. Results of Finals since the 1978–79 season are:

References

External links

Cheshire FA Page
{{English Senior Cups County Cup competitions Football in Cheshire