The Durham County Challenge Cup (commonly known as the Durham Challenge Cup) is an annual

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competition held between the clubs of the

Durham County Football Association The Durham County Football Association (also simply known as the Durham FA) is the governing body of football in the historic county of Durham. The Durham FA was founded on 25 March 1883 and is the governing body for football in Durham from gras ...

which was first played in 1884. It is the senior

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for the historic county of Durham, which includes

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham *County Durham, an English county *Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States *Durham, North Carolina, a city in No ...

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

Hartlepool Hartlepool () is a seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Borough of Hartlepool. With an estimated population of 90,123, it is the second-largest settlement in County ...

South Tyneside South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, North East England. It is bordered by all four other boroughs in Tyne and Wear – Gateshead to the west, Sunderland in the south, North Tyneside to the nor ...

Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees, often simply referred to as Stockton, is a market town in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, England. It is on the northern banks of the River Tees, part of the Teesside built-up area. The town had an estimated ...

, and

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

. The first winners were

List of winners

Complete list of Durham Challenge Cup winners since its first edition:Durham Challenge Cup winners
Synners.com *1883–84:

*1884–85:

*1885–86: Bishop Auckland Church Institute *1886–87:

*1887–88:

*1888–89:

Sunderland Albion Sunderland Albion Football Club was an English association football club based in Sunderland, England, formed in 1888 and disbanded in 1892. The club was reformed in 2020 but has as of 2023 ceased operations again. Summary Sunderland Albion ...

*1889–90:

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*1891–92:

Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland () is a market town and civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, northern England. It is northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham. Much of the town's early history surro ...

*1892–93:

*1893–94: Sunderland 'A' *1894–95: Stockton *1895–96:

Tow Law Tow Law is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the south of Consett and 5 miles to the north west of Crook. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,952, increasing to 2,138 at the 2011 ...

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*1897–98: Stockton *1898–99:

*1899–1900:

Jarrow Jarrow ( or ) is a town in South Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is situated on the south bank of the River Tyne, about from the east coast. It is home to the southern portal of the Tyne ...

*1900–01: Sunderland 'A' *1901–02: Sunderland 'A' *1902–03: Sunderland 'A' *1903–04: Sunderland 'A' *1904–05: Leadgate Park F.C. *1905–06: Sunderland 'A' *1906–07: Sunderland 'A' *1907–08: Shildon Athletic *1908–09:

Hartlepools United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Har ...

*1909–10:

*1910–11:

South Shields South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. According to the 20 ...

*1911–12: Sunderland 'A' *1912–13: Sunderland 'A' *1913–14:

*1918–19: Sunderland 'A' *1919–20:

*1920–21: Leadgate Park F.C. *1921–22: Sunderland 'A' *1922–23: Sunderland 'A' *1923–24: Ferryhill Athletic *1924–25: Sunderland 'A' *1925–26:

Shildon Shildon is a town and civil parish in County Durham (district), County Durham, in England. The population taken at the 2011 Census was 9,976. The town has the Locomotion Museum, due to it having the first , built in 1825, and locomotive works on ...

*1926–27:

Crook Town Crook Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Crook, County Durham, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Sir Tom Cowie Millfield. The club won the FA Amateur Cup five times. History Crook Town Footba ...

*1927–28: Sunderland 'A' *1928–29: Sunderland 'A' *1929–30:

Spennymoor United Spennymoor United Association Football Club was an association football club based in Spennymoor, County Durham, England. History Spennymoor United Association Football Club was formed in 1904 as an amalgamation of Spennymoor Town and Weardale ...

*1930–31:

*1931–32:

*1932–33:

*1933–34:

*1934–35: Stockton *1935–36:

Horden Colliery Welfare Horden Community Welfare Football Club, usually abbreviated to Horden CW is a football club based in Horden, County Durham, England. The club was formed as Horden Colliery Welfare in 1908 and joined the North Eastern League in 1935, reaching th ...

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*1937–38:

*1938–39:

*1939–40: Blackhall Colliery Welfare *1945–46:

*1946–47: Blackhall Colliery Welfare *1947–48:

Consett Consett is a town in County Durham, England, about south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It had a population of 27,394 in 2001 and an estimate of 25,812 in 2019. History Consett sits high on the edge of the Pennines. Its' name originates in the ...

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*1949–50:

*1950–51: Stockton *1951–52:

*1952–53: Annfield Plain *1953–54:

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*1964–65: West Auckland Town *1965–66: Sunderland Reserves *1966–67:

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*1969–70: Evenwood Town *1970–71: Ferryhill Athletic *1971–72:

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*1976–77:

*1977–78: Ryhope Colliery Welfare *1978–79:

*1979–80: Seaham Red Star *1980–81:

*1981–82:

*1982–83:

*1983–84: Coundon TT *1984–85:

*1985–86:

*1986–87: Coundon TT *1987–88:

*1988–89: Billingham Synthonia *1989–90: Eppleton Colliery Welfare *1990–91: Billingham Synthonia *1991–92:

Hebburn Hebburn is a town in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England. It governed under the borough of South Tyneside; formerly governed under the county of Durham until 1974 with its own urban district from 1894 until 1974. It is on the south ...

*1992–93: Murton *1993–94:

*1994–95:

*1995–96:

*1996–97:

*1997–98:

*1998–99:

*1999–2000: Darlington Reserves *2000–01:

*2001–02:

*2002–03:

*2003–04: Billingham Town *2004–05: Hartlepool United Reserves *2005–06:

Whickham Whickham is a village in Tyne and Wear, North East England. It is in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. The village is on high ground overlooking the River Tyne and south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It was formerly governed under the histo ...

*2006–07:

*2007–08: Sunderland Reserves *2008–09: Billingham Synthonia *2009–10: Billingham Synthonia *2010–11: Gateshead Reserves *2011–12:

Spennymoor Town Spennymoor Town Football Club is a football club based in Spennymoor, County Durham, in the North East of England. They currently compete in and currently play their home matches at The Brewery Field. The club began playing in the Northern ...

*2012–13:

*2013–14:

*2014–15:

*2015–16:

Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham (district), County Durham, England. Founded in 1947 under the New Towns Act 1946, New Towns Act of 1946, the town sits about five miles to the north of Darlington and ten miles to the south of Durham, E ...

*2016–17:

*2017–18:

*2018–19:

*2019-20:

& Sunderland U23's (Shared) *2022: Ryhope Colliery Welfare

Notes

References

External links

Challenge Cup
at Durham FA website {{English Senior Cups Football in County Durham Recurring events established in 1884 County Cup competitions