Founded | 1897 |
---|---|
Region | Sussex |
Current champions |
Horsham YMCA (3rd title) |
Most successful club(s) |
Worthing (14 titles) |
The Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Charity Cup is the original Cup which was presented to the Sussex County FA in 1897 by the Officers and men of the Royal Irish Rifles (subsequently Royal Ulster Rifles). The 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles won the Sussex Senior Cup, Brighton Shield, Charity Cup and Vernon Wentworth Cup in 1895β96 and were recognised as βSussex Championsβ. The trophy was presented as a permanent memento of their achievement and to raise money for charity.
Since its inception in 1896β97, the Sussex (R.U.R) Charity Cup has had many different formats from an end of season invitation competition to its present knockout style. A third of all gate receipts from the matches played in the competition go to the SCFA Benevolent Fund for injured players.
Season | Winners | Runners-up | Final result | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
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1 | 1896β97 | Southwick | North End Rangers | 3β2 | Beach House Park, Worthing | N/A | |
2 | 1897β98 | Brighton Athletic | Southwick | 2β1 | at Brighton Hornets F.C. | N/A | |
3 | 1898β99 | Brighton Athletic | Worthing | 2β1 | at Littlehampton F.C. | N/A | |
4 | 1899β1900 | Horsham | Hastings & St. Leonards | 2β0 | Beach House Park, Worthing | N/A | |
5 | 1900β01 | Hastings & St. Leonards | Horsham | 4β1 | The Saffrons | N/A | |
6 | 1901β02 | Hastings & St. Leonards | Horsham | 5β2 | Shoreham | N/A | |
7 | 1902β03 | Shoreham | Hastings & St. Leonards | 4β3 | Central Ground, Hastings | N/A | |
8 | 1903β04 | Worthing | Hastings & St. Leonards | 3β2 | Worthing Sports Ground | N/A | |
9 | 1904β05 | Newhaven | Shoreham | 3β2 aet | Central Ground, Hastings | N/A | |
10 | 1905β06 | Shoreham | Newhaven | 2β0 | Worthing | N/A | |
11 | 1906β07 | Worthing | Eastbourne St. Marys | 5β2 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
12 | 1907β08 | Worthing | Rock-A-Nore | 7β0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
13 | 1908β09 | Southwick | Newhaven | 3β0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
14 | 1909β10 | Worthing | Newhaven | 7β2 | The Dripping Pan | N/A | |
15 | 1910β11 | Southwick | Lewes | 1β0 | Unknown | N/A | |
16 | 1911β12 | Vernon Athletic | Newhaven | 3β0 | Unknown | N/A | |
17 | 1912β13 | St Leonards Amateurs | Worthing | 3β2 | Unknown | N/A | |
18 | 1913β14 | Worthing | Lewes | 4β1 | Unknown | N/A |
Season | Winners | Runners-up | Final result | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
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β | 1915-1919 | No competition - World War I | |||||
19 | 1919β20 | Brighton & Hove Amateurs | Eastbourne | 2β1 | The Saffrons | N/A | |
20 | 1920β21 | Worthing | Brighton & Hove Amateurs | 2β0 | The Sports Ground, Worthing | N/A | |
21 | 1921β22 | Vernon Athletic | Royal Corps of Signals | ? | Unknown | N/A | |
22 | 1922β23 | Vernon Athletic | Southwick | 3β2 | at Worthing | N/A | Contested by the top 4 of County League |
23 | 1923β24 | Royal Corps of Signals | Vernon Athletic | 1β0 | Fort Road | N/A | |
24 | 1924β25 | Southwick | Hastings & St Leonards | 2β1 | Fort Road | N/A | |
25 | 1925β26 | Southwick | Eastbourne | 2β1 | The Saffrons | 2,300 | |
26 | 1926β27 | Worthing | Hastings | 3β0 | Fort Road | N/A | |
27 | 1927β28 | Southwick | Haywards Heath | 8β1 | Unknown | N/A | |
28 | 1928β29 | Southwick | Worthing | 2β1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
29 | 1929β30 | Southwick | Worthing | 7β1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
30 | 1930β31 | Horsham | Worthing | 3β1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
31 | 1931β32 | Horsham | Worthing | 6β1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
32 | 1932β33 | Eastbourne | Horsham | 5β4 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
33 | 1933β34 | Horsham & Worthing (Shared Trophy) | 1β1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | ||
34 | 1934β35 | Horsham | 2nd Battalion R.U.R. | 5β2 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
35 | 1935β36 | Horsham | Worthing | 9β0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
36 | 1936β37 | Horsham | Southwick | 6β1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
37 | 1937β38 | Horsham & Southwick (Shared Trophy) | 2β2 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | ||
38 | 1938β39 | Hastings & St. Leonards | Worthing | 6β1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
39 | 1939β40 | Worthing | Hastings & St. Leonards | 1β1 aet 4β1 |
Unknown | N/A |
Season | Winners | Runners-up | Final result | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β | 1940β41 | No competition - World War II | |||||
40 | 1941β42 | Worthing | Haywards Heath | 3β1 | Victoria Park (Haywards Heath) | N/A | |
41 | 1942β43 | Brighton & Hove Albion Juniors | Worthing | 4β3 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
42 | 1943β44 | Haywards Heath | R.A.F. XI | 4β3 | Victoria Park (Haywards Heath) | N/A | |
43 | 1944β45 | Worthing | Brighton & Hove Albion Juniors | 3β1 | Unknown | N/A |
Season | Winners | Runners-up | Final result | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
59 | 1960β61 | Brighton & Hove Albion & Chichester City (Shared trophy) | ? | Unknown | N/A | ||
60 | 1961β62 | Lewes | Haywards Heath | 4-2 | Unknown | N/A | |
61 | 1962β63 | Lewes | Chichester City | 3β2 | Unknown | N/A | |
62 | 1963β64 | Chichester City | Eastbourne | 2β0 | Unknown | N/A | |
63 | 1964β65 | Lewes | Shoreham | 4β2 | Unknown | N/A | |
64 | 1965β66 | Lancing | Rye United | 3β0 | Unknown | N/A | |
65 | 1966β67 | Haywards Heath | Seaford Town | 8β1 | Unknown | N/A | |
66 | 1967β68 | Rye United | Haywards Heath | 3β1 | Unknown | N/A | |
67 | 1968β69 | Arundel | Southwick | 3β1 | Woodside Road | N/A | |
68 | 1969β70 | Littlehampton Town | Rye United | 2β0 5β3 |
The Dripping Pan | N/A | First game abandoned |
69 | 1970β71 | Littlehampton Town | Ringmer | 1β0 | Old Barn Way | N/A | |
70 | 1971β72 | Bognor Regis Town | Chichester City | 1β0 | at Littlehampton | N/A | |
71 | 1972β73 | Arundel | Southwick | 3β0 | Woodside Road | N/A | |
72 | 1973β74 | Bexhill Town | Seaford Town | 1β0 | Unknown | N/A | |
73 | 1974β75 | Haywards Heath | East Grinstead | 4β1 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
Season | Winners | Runners-up | Final result | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β | 2020β21 | Competitions cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | [4] | ||||
118 | 2021β22 | Littlehampton Town | Saltdean United | 2β0 | Culver Road | 782 | |
119 | 2022β23 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | Broadbridge Heath | 1β0 | Culver Road | 302 | |
120 | 2023β24 | Horsham YMCA | Haywards Heath Town | 1β1, 11β10 pens | Culver Road | 314 |
Club | Winners | Runners up | Winning Years |
---|---|---|---|
Worthing | 14 | 9 | 1904, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1914, 1921, 1927, 1934, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1954 |
Horsham | 13 | 4 | 1900, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1957 |
Southwick | 11 | 6 | 1897, 1909, 1911, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1938, 1977, 2003 |
Peacehaven & Telscombe | 9 | 3 | 1978, 1982, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2019, 2023 |
Eastbourne Town | 6 | 5 | 1933, 1948, 1950, 1986, 1987, 2015 |
Littlehampton Town | 5 | 3 | 1947, 1970, 1971, 1984, 2022 |
Haywards Heath Town | 4 | 9 | 1944, 1967, 1975, 1976 |
Chichester City | 4 | 5 | 1961, 1964, 2007, 2018 |
Newhaven | 4 | 4 | 1905, 1994, 2016, 2017 |
Arundel | 4 | 3 | 1969, 1973, 1979, 1980 |
Whitehawk | 3 | 3 | 1955, 1959, 1991 |
Lewes | 3 | 2 | 1962, 1963, 1965 |
Wick | 3 | 2 | 1990, 1998, 1999 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 1943, 1960, 1961 |
Three Bridges | 3 | 1 | 1983, 1988, 2008 |
Vernon Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1912, 1922, 1923 |
Horsham YMCA | 3 | 0 | 2001, 2014, 2024 |
Shoreham | 2 | 6 | 1903, 1906 |
Burgess Hill Town | 2 | 3 | 1992, 2000 |
Hastings & St Leonards | 2 | 3 | 1901, 1902 |
Rye United | 2 | 2 | 1968, 2012 |
Eastbourne United | 2 | 1 | 1956, 2009 |
Steyning Town | 2 | 1 | 1981, 1985 |
Brighton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1898, 1899 |
Bexhill United | 2 | 0 | 1958, 1974 |
Hastings United | 1 | 5 | 1939 |
Ringmer | 1 | 3 | 2005 |
Pagham | 1 | 2 | 1989 |
Selsey | 1 | 2 | 2002 |
Bognor Regis Town | 1 | 1 | 1972 |
Brighton Amateurs | 1 | 1 | 1920 |
Crawley Down Gatwick | 1 | 1 | 2011 |
East Grinstead Town | 1 | 1 | 2004 |
East Preston | 1 | 1 | 2013 |
Hailsham Town | 1 | 1 | 2006 |
Lancing | 1 | 1 | 1966 |
Royal Corps of Signals | 1 | 1 | 1924 |
St Leonards Amateurs | 1 | 0 | 1913 |
Broadbridge Heath | 0 | 2 | β |
Seaford Town | 0 | 2 | β |
2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles | 0 | 1 | β |
AFC Uckfield Town | 0 | 1 | β |
Loxwood | 0 | 1 | β |
Portfield | 0 | 1 | β |
Royal Air Force XI | 0 | 1 | β |
Rustington | 0 | 1 | β |
Saltdean United | 0 | 3 | β |
Sidley United | 0 | 1 | β |
STAMCO | 0 | 1 | β |
Founded | 1897 |
---|---|
Region | Sussex |
Current champions |
Horsham YMCA (3rd title) |
Most successful club(s) |
Worthing (14 titles) |
The Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Charity Cup is the original Cup which was presented to the Sussex County FA in 1897 by the Officers and men of the Royal Irish Rifles (subsequently Royal Ulster Rifles). The 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles won the Sussex Senior Cup, Brighton Shield, Charity Cup and Vernon Wentworth Cup in 1895β96 and were recognised as βSussex Championsβ. The trophy was presented as a permanent memento of their achievement and to raise money for charity.
Since its inception in 1896β97, the Sussex (R.U.R) Charity Cup has had many different formats from an end of season invitation competition to its present knockout style. A third of all gate receipts from the matches played in the competition go to the SCFA Benevolent Fund for injured players.
Season | Winners | Runners-up | Final result | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1896β97 | Southwick | North End Rangers | 3β2 | Beach House Park, Worthing | N/A | |
2 | 1897β98 | Brighton Athletic | Southwick | 2β1 | at Brighton Hornets F.C. | N/A | |
3 | 1898β99 | Brighton Athletic | Worthing | 2β1 | at Littlehampton F.C. | N/A | |
4 | 1899β1900 | Horsham | Hastings & St. Leonards | 2β0 | Beach House Park, Worthing | N/A | |
5 | 1900β01 | Hastings & St. Leonards | Horsham | 4β1 | The Saffrons | N/A | |
6 | 1901β02 | Hastings & St. Leonards | Horsham | 5β2 | Shoreham | N/A | |
7 | 1902β03 | Shoreham | Hastings & St. Leonards | 4β3 | Central Ground, Hastings | N/A | |
8 | 1903β04 | Worthing | Hastings & St. Leonards | 3β2 | Worthing Sports Ground | N/A | |
9 | 1904β05 | Newhaven | Shoreham | 3β2 aet | Central Ground, Hastings | N/A | |
10 | 1905β06 | Shoreham | Newhaven | 2β0 | Worthing | N/A | |
11 | 1906β07 | Worthing | Eastbourne St. Marys | 5β2 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
12 | 1907β08 | Worthing | Rock-A-Nore | 7β0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
13 | 1908β09 | Southwick | Newhaven | 3β0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
14 | 1909β10 | Worthing | Newhaven | 7β2 | The Dripping Pan | N/A | |
15 | 1910β11 | Southwick | Lewes | 1β0 | Unknown | N/A | |
16 | 1911β12 | Vernon Athletic | Newhaven | 3β0 | Unknown | N/A | |
17 | 1912β13 | St Leonards Amateurs | Worthing | 3β2 | Unknown | N/A | |
18 | 1913β14 | Worthing | Lewes | 4β1 | Unknown | N/A |
Season | Winners | Runners-up | Final result | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β | 1915-1919 | No competition - World War I | |||||
19 | 1919β20 | Brighton & Hove Amateurs | Eastbourne | 2β1 | The Saffrons | N/A | |
20 | 1920β21 | Worthing | Brighton & Hove Amateurs | 2β0 | The Sports Ground, Worthing | N/A | |
21 | 1921β22 | Vernon Athletic | Royal Corps of Signals | ? | Unknown | N/A | |
22 | 1922β23 | Vernon Athletic | Southwick | 3β2 | at Worthing | N/A | Contested by the top 4 of County League |
23 | 1923β24 | Royal Corps of Signals | Vernon Athletic | 1β0 | Fort Road | N/A | |
24 | 1924β25 | Southwick | Hastings & St Leonards | 2β1 | Fort Road | N/A | |
25 | 1925β26 | Southwick | Eastbourne | 2β1 | The Saffrons | 2,300 | |
26 | 1926β27 | Worthing | Hastings | 3β0 | Fort Road | N/A | |
27 | 1927β28 | Southwick | Haywards Heath | 8β1 | Unknown | N/A | |
28 | 1928β29 | Southwick | Worthing | 2β1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
29 | 1929β30 | Southwick | Worthing | 7β1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
30 | 1930β31 | Horsham | Worthing | 3β1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
31 | 1931β32 | Horsham | Worthing | 6β1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
32 | 1932β33 | Eastbourne | Horsham | 5β4 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
33 | 1933β34 | Horsham & Worthing (Shared Trophy) | 1β1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | ||
34 | 1934β35 | Horsham | 2nd Battalion R.U.R. | 5β2 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
35 | 1935β36 | Horsham | Worthing | 9β0 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
36 | 1936β37 | Horsham | Southwick | 6β1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
37 | 1937β38 | Horsham & Southwick (Shared Trophy) | 2β2 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | ||
38 | 1938β39 | Hastings & St. Leonards | Worthing | 6β1 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
39 | 1939β40 | Worthing | Hastings & St. Leonards | 1β1 aet 4β1 |
Unknown | N/A |
Season | Winners | Runners-up | Final result | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β | 1940β41 | No competition - World War II | |||||
40 | 1941β42 | Worthing | Haywards Heath | 3β1 | Victoria Park (Haywards Heath) | N/A | |
41 | 1942β43 | Brighton & Hove Albion Juniors | Worthing | 4β3 | Goldstone Ground | N/A | |
42 | 1943β44 | Haywards Heath | R.A.F. XI | 4β3 | Victoria Park (Haywards Heath) | N/A | |
43 | 1944β45 | Worthing | Brighton & Hove Albion Juniors | 3β1 | Unknown | N/A |
Season | Winners | Runners-up | Final result | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
59 | 1960β61 | Brighton & Hove Albion & Chichester City (Shared trophy) | ? | Unknown | N/A | ||
60 | 1961β62 | Lewes | Haywards Heath | 4-2 | Unknown | N/A | |
61 | 1962β63 | Lewes | Chichester City | 3β2 | Unknown | N/A | |
62 | 1963β64 | Chichester City | Eastbourne | 2β0 | Unknown | N/A | |
63 | 1964β65 | Lewes | Shoreham | 4β2 | Unknown | N/A | |
64 | 1965β66 | Lancing | Rye United | 3β0 | Unknown | N/A | |
65 | 1966β67 | Haywards Heath | Seaford Town | 8β1 | Unknown | N/A | |
66 | 1967β68 | Rye United | Haywards Heath | 3β1 | Unknown | N/A | |
67 | 1968β69 | Arundel | Southwick | 3β1 | Woodside Road | N/A | |
68 | 1969β70 | Littlehampton Town | Rye United | 2β0 5β3 |
The Dripping Pan | N/A | First game abandoned |
69 | 1970β71 | Littlehampton Town | Ringmer | 1β0 | Old Barn Way | N/A | |
70 | 1971β72 | Bognor Regis Town | Chichester City | 1β0 | at Littlehampton | N/A | |
71 | 1972β73 | Arundel | Southwick | 3β0 | Woodside Road | N/A | |
72 | 1973β74 | Bexhill Town | Seaford Town | 1β0 | Unknown | N/A | |
73 | 1974β75 | Haywards Heath | East Grinstead | 4β1 | The Dripping Pan | N/A |
Season | Winners | Runners-up | Final result | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β | 2020β21 | Competitions cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | [4] | ||||
118 | 2021β22 | Littlehampton Town | Saltdean United | 2β0 | Culver Road | 782 | |
119 | 2022β23 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | Broadbridge Heath | 1β0 | Culver Road | 302 | |
120 | 2023β24 | Horsham YMCA | Haywards Heath Town | 1β1, 11β10 pens | Culver Road | 314 |
Club | Winners | Runners up | Winning Years |
---|---|---|---|
Worthing | 14 | 9 | 1904, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1914, 1921, 1927, 1934, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1954 |
Horsham | 13 | 4 | 1900, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1957 |
Southwick | 11 | 6 | 1897, 1909, 1911, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1938, 1977, 2003 |
Peacehaven & Telscombe | 9 | 3 | 1978, 1982, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2019, 2023 |
Eastbourne Town | 6 | 5 | 1933, 1948, 1950, 1986, 1987, 2015 |
Littlehampton Town | 5 | 3 | 1947, 1970, 1971, 1984, 2022 |
Haywards Heath Town | 4 | 9 | 1944, 1967, 1975, 1976 |
Chichester City | 4 | 5 | 1961, 1964, 2007, 2018 |
Newhaven | 4 | 4 | 1905, 1994, 2016, 2017 |
Arundel | 4 | 3 | 1969, 1973, 1979, 1980 |
Whitehawk | 3 | 3 | 1955, 1959, 1991 |
Lewes | 3 | 2 | 1962, 1963, 1965 |
Wick | 3 | 2 | 1990, 1998, 1999 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 1943, 1960, 1961 |
Three Bridges | 3 | 1 | 1983, 1988, 2008 |
Vernon Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1912, 1922, 1923 |
Horsham YMCA | 3 | 0 | 2001, 2014, 2024 |
Shoreham | 2 | 6 | 1903, 1906 |
Burgess Hill Town | 2 | 3 | 1992, 2000 |
Hastings & St Leonards | 2 | 3 | 1901, 1902 |
Rye United | 2 | 2 | 1968, 2012 |
Eastbourne United | 2 | 1 | 1956, 2009 |
Steyning Town | 2 | 1 | 1981, 1985 |
Brighton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1898, 1899 |
Bexhill United | 2 | 0 | 1958, 1974 |
Hastings United | 1 | 5 | 1939 |
Ringmer | 1 | 3 | 2005 |
Pagham | 1 | 2 | 1989 |
Selsey | 1 | 2 | 2002 |
Bognor Regis Town | 1 | 1 | 1972 |
Brighton Amateurs | 1 | 1 | 1920 |
Crawley Down Gatwick | 1 | 1 | 2011 |
East Grinstead Town | 1 | 1 | 2004 |
East Preston | 1 | 1 | 2013 |
Hailsham Town | 1 | 1 | 2006 |
Lancing | 1 | 1 | 1966 |
Royal Corps of Signals | 1 | 1 | 1924 |
St Leonards Amateurs | 1 | 0 | 1913 |
Broadbridge Heath | 0 | 2 | β |
Seaford Town | 0 | 2 | β |
2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles | 0 | 1 | β |
AFC Uckfield Town | 0 | 1 | β |
Loxwood | 0 | 1 | β |
Portfield | 0 | 1 | β |
Royal Air Force XI | 0 | 1 | β |
Rustington | 0 | 1 | β |
Saltdean United | 0 | 3 | β |
Sidley United | 0 | 1 | β |
STAMCO | 0 | 1 | β |