Bedfordshire Senior Cup

Bedfordshire County FA Senior Cup
Founded1894
RegionBedfordshire
Teams12
Current championsAFC Dunstable (2)
Most championshipsDunstable Town (12)

The Bedfordshire Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the Beds Senior Cup, is the county cup of Bedfordshire. According to the current rules of the competition, it is open to all clubs whose affiliation is with the Bedfordshire County FA (BCFA).

The current holders are AFC Dunstable who won the competition when it was last contested in the 2024–25 season in a 3–2 victory over Barton Rovers in the final.[1] Their title defence however was short lived having lost 4-3 to Real Bedford in the opening round of the competition in the 2025-2026 season https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=28317863

History

The BCFA covers the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire. The Senior Challenge Cup was first contested in 1894 and was won by Luton Montrose FC.[2]

Winners

SeasonWinnersRef
1894–95Luton Montrose
1895–96Dunstable Town
1896–97Luton Town
1897–98Luton Falcons
1898–99Luton Town
1899–1900Bedford Montrose
1900–01Luton Town
1901–02Luton Town
1902–03Biggleswade & District
1903–04Luton Town
1904–05Luton Clarence
1905–06Luton Town
1906–07Luton Clarence
1907–08Biggleswade & District
1908–09Kempston Rovers
1909–10Luton Clarence
1910–11Luton Clarence
1911–12Luton Clarence
1912–13Luton Crusaders
1913–14Luton Clarence
1914–19No Competition
1919–20Luton Clarence
1920–21Luton Clarence
1921–22RAF Henlow
1922–23Luton Amateur
1923–24Waterlows (Dunstable)
1924–25Waterlows (Dunstable)
1925–26Leagrave & District
1926–27Leighton United
1927–28Waterlows (Dunstable)
1928–29Waterlows (Dunstable)
1929–30RAF Henlow
1930–31RAF Henlow
1931–32Waterlows (Dunstable)
1932–33Waterlows (Dunstable)
1933–34Waterlows (Dunstable)
1934–35RAF Henlow
1935–36Waterlows (Dunstable)
1936–37Vauxhall Motors
1937–38Kempston Rovers
1938–39Waterlows (Dunstable)
1939–40Waterlows (Dunstable)
1940–41Queens Park Rangers Bedford
1941–42Bedford St Cuthberts
1942–43Queens Park Rangers Bedford
1943–44Luton Town Colts
1944–45No Competition
1945–46Vauxhall Motors
1946–47Biggleswade Town
1947–48Potton United
1948–49Potton United
1949–50Shefford Town
1950–51Bedford Corinthians
1951–52Biggleswade Town
1952–53Shefford Town
1953–54Vauxhall Motors
1954–55Shefford Town
1955–56Vauxhall Motors
1956–57Dunstable Town
1957–58Vauxhall Motors
1958–59Vauxhall Motors
1959–60Dunstable Town
1960–61Vauxhall Motors
1961–62Biggleswade Town
1962–63Biggleswade Town
1963–64Potton United
1964–65Stotfold
1965–66Arlesey Town
1966–67Biggleswade Town
1967–68Leighton Town
1968–69Leighton Town
1969–70Leighton Town
1970–71Wootton Blue Cross
1971–72Barton Rovers
1972–73Barton Rovers
1973–74Biggleswade Town
1974–75Vauxhall Motors
1975–76Potton United
1976–77Kempston Rovers
1977–78Potton United
1978–79Arlesey Town
1979–80Dunstable
1980–81Barton Rovers
1981–82Barton Rovers
1982–83Dunstable
1983–8461FC (Luton)
1984–85Eaton Bray United
1985–86Dunstable
1986–87Dunstable
1987–88Dunstable
1988–89Dunstable
1989–90Barton Rovers
1990–91Electrolux
1991–92Kempston Rovers
1992–93Leighton Town
1993–94Stotfold[3]
1994–95Bedford Town
1995–96Bedford Town
1996–97Arlesey Town
1997–98Barton Rovers
1998–99Barton Rovers
1999–2000Stotfold
2000–01Wootton Blue Cross
2001–02Biggleswade United
2002–03Dunstable Town '98
2003–04Arlesey Town
2004–05Bedford Town
2005–06Biggleswade United
2006–07Dunstable Town
2007–08Stotfold
2008–09Dunstable Town
2009–10Arlesey Town
2010–11Arlesey Town
2011–12Luton Town
2012–13Biggleswade Town
2013–14Biggleswade Town
2014–15Barton Rovers
2015–16Barton Rovers
2016–17AFC Dunstable
2017–18Luton Town
2018–19Biggleswade Town
2019–20Not completed

[4]

2020–21Not held

[5]

2021–22Leighton Town
2022–23Luton Town
2023–24Biggleswade F.C.
2024–25AFC Dunstable

Recent Finals

Biggleswade Town F.C.3 – 0Barton Rovers F.C.
The New Eyrie, Bedford
Leighton Town F.C.2 – 2Bedford Town F.C.
Penalties
5 – 3
Attendance: 1,080
Luton Town F.C.6 – 2Biggleswade F.C.
Attendance: 751
Biggleswade F.C.1 – 0A.F.C. Dunstable
Attendance: 902
Barton Rovers2 - 3AFC Dunstable
Attendance: 1,355
Referee: Mario Stetakovic

Results by Team

ClubWinsYears
Dunstable Town[6]121896, 1957, 1960, 1980, 1983, 1986–89, 2003, 2007, 2009
Biggleswade Town[7]111903, 1908, 1947, 1952, 1962–63, 1967, 1974, 2013–14, 2019
Luton Town101897, 1899, 1901–02, 1904, 1906, 1944, 2012, 2018, 2023
Waterlows (Dunstable)101924–25, 1928–29, 1932–34, 1936, 1939–40
Barton Rovers91972–73, 1981–82, 1990, 1998–99, 2015–16
Luton Clarence81905, 1907, 1910–12, 1914, 1920–21
Vauxhall Motors81937, 1946, 1954, 1956, 1958–59, 1961, 1975
Arlesey Town61966, 1979, 1997, 2004, 2010-11
Leighton Town[8]61927, 1968–70, 1993, 2022
Potton United51948–49, 1964, 1976, 1978
Kempston Rovers41909, 1938, 1977, 1992
RAF Henlow41922, 1930–31, 1935
Stotfold41965, 1994, 2000, 2008
Bedford Town31995–96, 2005
Shefford Town31950, 1953, 1955
AFC Dunstable22017, 2025
Biggleswade United22002, 2006
Queens Park Rangers Bedford21941, 1943
Wootton Blue Cross21971, 2001

Clubs with one win – Bedford Corinthians, Bedford Montrose, Bedford St Cuthberts, Biggleswade F.C., Eaton Bray United, Electrolux, Leagrave & District, Luton Amateur, Luton Crusaders, Luton Falcons, Luton Montrose, 61FC (Luton).

References

  1. ↑ "Barton Rovers 2-3 AFC Dunstable". afcdunstable.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Bedfordshire County FA Handbook 2012-13. Bedfordshire County FA Ltd. p. 106.
  3. ↑ The Bedfordshire County FA Official Programme for the 1993-94 Final which Stotfold won 2-1 versus Potton United, lists all the winners noted above.
  4. ↑ This final was due to be played on 17 March 2020 but was postponed because of Covid-19. Potton United and Biggleswade Town were the finalists having both lost in the semi-finals, but their opponents were removed for ineligible players.
  5. ↑ The competition was not held during the 2020/21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  6. ↑ Includes all versions of the club, Dunstable FC, Dunstable Town and Dunstable Town 98, which they claim on their website at https://www.dunstabletownfc.co.uk/honours.
  7. ↑ Including two as Biggleswade & District.
  8. ↑ Including one as Leighton United.
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