Durham Challenge Cup




































Durham County Challenge Cup
Organising body Durham County FA
Founded 1884; 134 years ago (1884)
Region County Durham
Number of teams 16
Current champions
Consett (2018)
Most successful club(s)
Sunderland (21) [note 1]
Website ChallengeCup

The Durham County Challenge Cup (commonly known as the Durham Challenge Cup) is an annual football competition held between the clubs of the Durham County Football Association which was first played in 1884. It is the senior county cup for the historic county of Durham, which includes Durham, Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, and Sunderland. The first winners were Sunderland.




Sunderland players and executives posing with the trophy in 1903


Winners
Complete list of Durham Challenge Cup winners since its first edition:[1]















































































































































































































































































































































1884
Sunderland
1928
Sunderland ‘A’
1973
Spennymoor
2013
Bishop Auckland
1885

Darlington
1929
Sunderland ‘A’
1974
Spennymoor United
2014
Shildon
1886

Bishop Auckland Church Institute1
1930

Spennymoor United
1975
Spennymoor United
2015
Shildon
1887
Sunderland
1931
Bishop Auckland
1976
Spennymoor United
2016

Newton Aycliffe
1888
Sunderland
1932
Crook Town
1977

South Shields10
2017

South Shields
1889

Sunderland Albion
1933
Jarrow7
1978
Ryhope Colliery Welfare
2018
Consett
1890
Sunderland
1934
Jarrow7
1979
Spennymoor United
1891
Darlington
1935
Stockton
1980

Seaham Red Star
1892

Bishop Auckland
1936

Horden Colliery Welfare
1981
Horden Colliery Welfare
1893
Darlington
1937

South Shields8
1982
Horden Colliery Welfare
1894

Sunderland ‘A’
1938
South Shields8
1983
Spennymoor United
1895

Stockton
1939
Bishop Auckland
1984

Coundon TT
1896

Tow Law2
1940
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
1985
Bishop Auckland
1897
Darlington
1946
Spennymoor United
1986
Bishop Auckland
1898
Stockton
1947
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
1987
Coundon TT
1899
Bishop Auckland
1948

Consett
1988
Bishop Auckland
1900
Jarrow3
1949
South Shields8
1989

Billingham Synthonia
1901
Sunderland ‘A’
1950
Consett
1990
Eppleton Colliery Welfare
1902
Sunderland ‘A’
1951
Stockton
1991
Billingham Synthonia
1903
Sunderland ‘A’
1952
Bishop Auckland
1992

Hebburn11
1904
Sunderland ‘A’
1953
Annfield Plain
1993

Murton
1905
Leadgate Park
1954
Spennymoor United
1994
Spennymoor United
1906
Sunderland ‘A’
1955
Crook Town
1995
Spennymoor United
1907
Sunderland ‘A’
1956
Bishop Auckland
1996
Spennymoor United
1908

Shildon Athletic4
1957
Hartlepools United5
1997
Spennymoor United
1909

Hartlepools United5
1958
Hartlepools United5
1998
Bishop Auckland
1910
Hartlepools United5
1959
Consett
1999
Bishop Auckland
1911

South Shields6
1960
Crook Town
2000

Darlington Reserves
1912
Sunderland ‘A’
1961
Consett
2001
Bishop Auckland
1913
Sunderland ‘A’
1962
Bishop Auckland
2002
Bishop Auckland
1914
South Shields6
1963
Spennymoor United
2003
Horden Colliery Welfare
1919
Sunderland ‘A’
1964
Horden Colliery Welfare
2004

Billingham Town
1920
Darlington
1965

West Auckland Town
2005

Hartlepool United Reserves
1921
Leadgate Park
1966

Sunderland Reserves
2006

Whickham
1922
Sunderland ‘A’
1967
Bishop Auckland
2007
Consett
1923
Sunderland ‘A’
1968
Spennymoor United
2008
Sunderland Reserves
1924
Ferryhill Athletic
1969
Consett
2009
Billingham Synthonia
1925
Sunderland ‘A’
1970

Evenwood Town9
2010
Billingham Synthonia
1926
Shildon
1971
Ferryhill Athletic
2011

Gateshead Reserves
1927

Crook Town
1972
Shildon
2012

Spennymoor Town

The competition was not held between 1915 and 1918 due to World War I and between 1941 and 1945 due to World War II.


1 Part of Bishop Auckland from 1886
2 Known as Tow Law Town from 1905 to present
3 First incarnation of Jarrow, existed from 1894 to 1909
4 Known as Shildon from 1923 to present
5 Known as Hartlepool from 1967 to 1977, Hartlepool United from 1977 to present
6 First incarnation of South Shields, known as Gateshead from 1930 to 1973
7 Third incarnation of Jarrow, existed from 1919 to 1949
8 Second incarnation of South Shields, existed from 1936 to 1974
9 Known as Spennymoor Town from 2005 to present
10 Third incarnation of South Shields, formed 1974
11 Known as Hebburn Town from 2000 to present



Notes





  1. ^ including "A" and reserve teams.




References





  1. ^ Durham Challenge Cup winners on Synners.com




External links



  • Challenge Cup at Durham FA website








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