The Staffordshire Senior Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Staffordshire Rugby Union. It was first introduced during the 1976–77 season, with the inaugural winners being Walsall. It is the most important rugby union cup competition in Staffordshire, ahead of the Staffordshire Intermediate Cup and Staffordshire Owen Cup.
The Senior Cup is open to club sides based in Staffordshire and parts of the West Midlands playing in tier 5 (Midlands Premier), tier 6 (Midlands 1 West) and tier 7 (Midlands 2 West (North)) of the English rugby union system. The current format is a knock-out competition with a first round, semi-finals and a final played at a neutral ground in April–May.
Staffordshire Senior Cup winners Staffordshire Senior Cup Finals Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue 1976–77 Walsall 1977–78 Walsall 1978–79 Lichfield 1979–80 Walsall 1980–81 Walsall 1981–82 Lichfield 1982–83 Walsall 1983–84 Lichfield 1984–85 Lichfield 1985–86 Lichfield 1986–87 Lichfield 1987–88 Wolverhampton 1988–89 Stafford 1989–90 Lichfield 1990–91 Lichfield 1991–92 Burton 1992–93 Stoke-on-Trent 1993–94 Walsall 1994–95 Walsall 1995–96 Stoke-on-Trent 1996–97 Lichfield Longton 1997–98 Longton 15–10 Stafford Peel Croft, Burton On Trent 1998–99 Walsall 1999-00 Burton Longton 2000–01 Walsall 2001–02 Walsall 2002–03 Walsall 2003–04 Longton 2004–05 Burton Longton 2005–06 Longton 2006–07 Longton 2007–08 Longton 17–3 Stoke-on-Trent Trentham Fields, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent 2008–09 Longton 44–15 Stafford The Sportsway, Burntwood 2009–10 Longton 22–10 Burton Hartwell Lane, Barlaston 2010–11 Lichfield 24–22 Burton Broadway Ground, Walsall 2011–12 Burton 34–22 Tamworth Cooke Fields, Lichfield 2012–13 Lichfield 31–16 Tamworth Broadway Ground, Walsall 2013–14 Lichfield 50–18 Walsall Lilleshall Road, Clayton, Newcastle-Under-Lyme 2014–15 Burton 39–38 Stoke-on-Trent Bognop Road, Essington 2015–16 Lichfield 39–19 Burton The Sportsway, Burntwood 2016–17 Burton 27–24 Longton Cooke Fields, Lichfield 2017–18 Burton N/A Longton N/A
Number of wins Lichfield (13) Walsall (11) Burton (8) Longton (7) Stoke-on-Trent (2) Wolverhampton (1)
Notes
See also Staffordshire RU Staffordshire Intermediate Cup Staffordshire Owen Cup English rugby union system Rugby union in England
References
External links Staffordshire RU