The Southern League Cup is a knock-out cup competition organised by the

Southern Football League The Southern League is a football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from East Anglia, the South and Midlands of England, and South Wales. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven a ...

. The winning team are presented with the Southern League Challenge Trophy (trophy photograph). It was inaugurated in 1932 after receiving sanction from the

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, with the first competition taking place in the 1932–33 season. Apart from two breaks, 1940–1945 owing to

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, and 2020–2021 owing to the

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, the tournament took place each year until 2022, after which it was discontinued.

Names and Sponsors

* 1984– : Bill Dellow Cup * 1987–1990: Westgate Insurance Cup * 1990–1991: Larchimage Windows Cup * 1991–1993: Barclays Commercial Services Cup * 1993–2004: Doc Martens Cup * 2005–2007: Errea Cup * 2008–2009: GX Cup * 2009–2011: Red Insure Cup * 2017–2018: BigFreeBet.com Challenge Cup (it was announced that proceeds from the deal would contribute to developing the league and the growth in grassroots English football). * 2018–19: City Security Services Ltd League Challenge Cup

Finals: Winners and runners-up

References

External links

Southern League Website
{{Football in England table cells Southern Football League Recurring sporting events established in 1932 Football cup competitions in England