The Lancashire County Football Association Cup (commonly known as the Lancashire Senior Cup) is a

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involving teams from

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. It is a County Cup competition of the

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and involves

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clubs and

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clubs. However, these days the bigger Football League clubs generally field their

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s. Historic Lancashire currently has 5 Premier League teams, 12 Football League sides and 4

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teams — this means not every club enters in concurrent years — the tournament starts at the round of 16 so higher up clubs often have to miss years to allow lower down clubs a chance to play in the competition.

List of winners

Recent finals

Results of Finals from 1879 to 1920 and since the competition was revived for the 2004–05 season.

Table of winners

References

External links

The Official Website of the Lancashire Football Association
{{English Senior Cups Football in Lancashire County Cup competitions Recurring sporting events established in 1879

List of winners

Recent finals

Table of winners

See also

References

External links