The London Challenge Cup was a
football tournament formerly organised by the
London FA. It was first contested in 1908, and other than during the World Wars, was contested every season until 1974, when the tournament was disbanded.
After a 16-year hiatus, the tournament was resurrected in 1990–91, but only lasted 10 years before being once again discontinued.
In its original guise, the tournament was won by most of the major professional clubs in London such as
Arsenal,
Chelsea
Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to:
Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
,
Tottenham Hotspur and
West Ham United
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...
, but the quality of entrants after the revival was lower, with all the winners except
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a profession ...
in 1992–93 being non-League clubs.
Results of finals
Results of finals during the initial period
Results of finals during the revived period
List of winners of discontinued County Cups (Word Document)
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External links
London Challenge Cup
References
County Cup competitions
Football competitions in London
Recurring sporting events established in 1908
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2000
Defunct football cup competitions in England
1908 establishments in England
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