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West Riding County Cup
Organising bodyWest Riding County FA
Founded1927; 97 years ago (1927)
RegionWest Riding of Yorkshire West Riding of Yorkshire
Current championsPontefract Collieries
(1st title)
Most successful club(s)Goole Town
(13 titles)
WebsiteWest Riding County FA

The West Riding County Cup is an annual football competition held between the clubs of the West Riding County Football Association which was first competed in 1927. It is the senior county cup for the historic West Riding of Yorkshire since the demise of the Senior Cup in 1999. The first winners were Leeds United Reserves in 1927.

According to the Rules of the County FA, entry to the competition is by invite from the Council or an authorised committee assigned to run the competition.[1]

The competition was not held between 1933 and 1950.

Finals

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This section lists every final of the competition played since 1893, the winners, the runners-up, and the result.

Key

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Match went to a replay
Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Shared trophy

List of finals

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Season Winners Result Runner-up Venue Notes
1927 Leeds United reserves
1928 Selby Town
1929 Bradford (Park Avenue) reserves
1930 Bradford City reserves
1931 Huddersfield Town reserves
1932 Not held.
1933 Huddersfield Town reserves
1933–49 Not held.
1949–50 Bradford United Amateurs
1950–51 Goole Town
1951–52 Goole Town
1952–53 Swillington Miners Welfare
1953–54 Yorkshire Amateur
1954–55 Salts
1955–56 Salts
1956–57 Goole Town
1957–58 Farsley Celtic
1958–59 Ossett Town
1959–60 Farsley Celtic
1960–61 Yorkshire Amateur
1961–62 Hatfield Main
1962–63 Harrogate Town
1963–64 Hatfield Main
1964–65 Ossett Albion
1965–66 Ossett Albion
1966–67 Farsley Celtic
1967–68 Ossett Albion
1968–69 Goole Town
1969–70 Goole Town
1970–71 Farsley Celtic
1971–72 Yorkshire Amateur
1972–73 Harrogate Town
1973–74 Thackley
1974–75 Thackley
1975–76 Goole Town
1976–77 Goole Town
1977–78 Goole Town
1978–79 Guiseley
1979–80 Guiseley
1989–81 Guiseley
1981–82 Ossett Town
1982–83 Guiseley 3–2 Farsley Celtic Thackley Stadium
1983–84 Farsley Celtic 1–0 Guiseley Thackley Stadium First matched ended 1–1.
1984–85 Goole Town 1–0 Harrogate Town Wetherby Road
1985–86 Harrogate Town 1–0 Goole Town Victoria Pleasure Grounds
1986–87 Goole Town 1–0 Harrogate Railway Athletic Victoria Pleasure Grounds
1987–88 Farsley Celtic 1–0 Pontefract Collieries The Citadel
1988–89 Goole Town 4–1 Guiseley Nethermoor Park
1989–90 Liversedge 3–2 Bradley Rangers
1990–91 Bradford (Park Avenue) 5–1 Pontefract Collieries Valley Parade
1991–92 Goole Town 3–2 Bradley Rangers Elland Road
1992–93 Glasshoughton Welfare 4–0 Selby Town Leeds Road
1993–94 Goole Town 3–1 Armthorpe Welfare
1994–95 Farsley Celtic 2–1 Thackley
1995–96 Guiseley 3–1 Harrogate Railway Athletic
1996–97 Farsley Celtic 3–0 Armthorpe Welfare Fleet Lane
1997–98 Garforth Town 2–0 Liversedge Fleet Lane
1998–99 Ossett Albion 2–0 Bradford (Park Avenue) Fleet Lane
1999–00 Garforth Town 2–0 Eccleshill United Fleet Lane
2000–01 Farsley Celtic 3–2 Ossett Town Fleet Lane After extra-time.
2001–02 Harrogate Town 4–0 Farsley Celtic Fleet Lane
2002–03 Harrogate Town 3–1 Farsley Celtic Fleet Lane
2003–04 Halifax Town 2–1 Farsley Celtic Fleet Lane
2004–05 Guiseley 1–0 Halifax Town Fleet Lane
2005–06 Farsley Celtic 2–1 Harrogate Town Fleet Lane
2006–07 Goole 3–1 Guiseley Fleet Lane
2007–08 Harrogate Town 6–0 Bradford (Park Avenue) Fleet Lane
2008–09 Garforth Town 1–1 Bradford (Park Avenue) Fleet Lane Garforth won 5–4 on penalties.
2009–10 Garforth Town 5–4 Barnoldswick Town Fleet Lane After extra-time.
2010–11 Guiseley 4–2 Thackley Valley Parade After extra-time.
2011–12 Guiseley 1–0 Bradford (Park Avenue) Valley Parade
2012–13 FC Halifax Town 1–0 Guiseley Valley Parade After extra-time.
2013–14 Eccleshill United 1–0 Harrogate Town Valley Parade
2014–15 Bradford (Park Avenue) 1–0 Garforth Town Valley Parade
2015–16 Bradford (Park Avenue) 3–2 Harrogate Town Valley Parade
2016–17 Farsley Celtic 1–1 Tadcaster Albion Ings Lane Farsley won 4–2 on penalties.
2017–18 Farsley Celtic 4–1 Selby Town Fleet Lane
2018–19 Ossett United 2–1 Guiseley Ingfield
2019–20 Competition abadoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21 Competition not held due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22 Liversedge 3–1 Brighouse Town Dual Seal Stadium
2022–23 Campion 2–1 Liversedge Clayborn
2023–24 Pontefract Collieries 4–1 Knaresborough Town Ingfield

Wins by teams

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Club Wins First Win Last Win Notes
Goole Town 13 1950–51 1993–94 Dissolved in 1996.
Farsley Celtic 12 1957–58 2017–18
Guiseley 8 1977–78 2011–12
Harrogate Town 6 1962–63 2007–08
Bradford (Park Avenue) 4 1929–30 2015–16 Won 1 title with reserves team.
Garforth Town 4 1997–98 2009–10
Ossett Albion 4 1964–65 1998–99
Yorkshire Amateur 3 1953–54 1960–61
Hatfield Main 2 1961–62 1963–64
Huddersfield Town reserves 2 1931–32 1933–34
Liversedge 2 1989–90 2021–22
Ossett Town 2 1958–59 1981–82 Dissolved in 2018. Merged with Ossett Albion to form Ossett United
Salts 2 1954–55 1955–56
Thackley 2 1973–74 1974–75
Bradford City reserves 1 1930–31 1930–31
Bradford United Amateurs 1 1949–50 1949–50 Dissolved in 2007.
Campion 1 2022–23 2022–23
Eccleshill United 1 2013–14 2013–14
FC Halifax Town 1 2012–13 2012–13
Glasshoughton Welfare 1 1992–93 1992–93
Goole 1 2006–07 2006–07
Halifax Town 1 2003–04 2003–04
Leeds United reserves 1 1927–28 1927–28
Ossett United 1 2018–19 2018–19
Pontefract Collieries 1 2023–24 2023–24
Selby Town 1 1928–29 1928–29
Swillington Miners Welfare 1 1952–53 1952–53 Dissolved in 2011.

Recent finals

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2013 Final

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14 May 2013 FC Halifax Town 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Guiseley AFC Valley Parade
19:45 BST Gareth Seddon 105'

2014 Final

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9 April 2014 Harrogate Town 0 – 1 Eccleshill United Valley Parade
19:45 BST Report Edwards 90' (pen)

2015 Final

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15 April 2015 Bradford (Park Avenue) 1–0 Garforth Town Valley Parade, Bradford
23:45 BST [1]

2016 Final

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19 April 2016 Bradford (Park Avenue) 3–2 Harrogate Town Valley Parade, Bradford
23:45 BST [2]

2017 Final

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11 April 2017 Tadcaster Albion 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Farsley Celtic Ings Lane, Tadcaster
23:45 BST [3]

2018 Final

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17 April 2018 Selby Town 1–4 Farsley Celtic Fleet Lane, Leeds
23:45 BST Tom Greaves 31'
Aidan Chippendale 60'		 [4] Will Thornton 89' Attendance: 1,118
Referee: Garreth Rhodes

2019 Final

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9 April 2019 Ossett United 2–1 Guiseley AFC Ingfield, Ossett
19:45 BST Tom Greaves 31'
Aidan Chippendale 60'		 [5] Will Thornton 89' Attendance: 1,118
Referee: Garreth Rhodes

2022 Final

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6 May 2022 Liversedge 3 – 1 Brighouse Town Yorkshire Payments Stadium
19:45 BST Ben Atkinson 20'
Nicky Walker 66'
Lewis Whitham 75'		 Report Laurence Sorhaindo 18' Attendance: 1,087

2023 Final

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28 April 2023 Liversedge 1–2 Campion Clayborn
19:45 BST Jack Carr 50' [6] Patrick Sykes 66'
Aidan Day 70'		 Attendance: 1,265

2024 Final

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6 May 2024 Knaresborough Town 0–4 Pontefract Collieries Ingfield
19:45 BST [7] Adam Haw 16'
Jack Steers 45'
Bailey Thompson 69'
Michael Dunn 78'		 Attendance: 885

References

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  • "West Riding County FA Handbook". West Riding County FA Ltd. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  1. ^ West Riding County FA Handbook 2012-13. West Riding County FA Ltd. p. 75.
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