Football tournament
 Crystal Palace team of 1921 with the London Challenge Cup (trophy at right) | |
| Organising body | London FA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1908 |
| Abolished | 2000 |
| Region |  London |
| Number of teams | varies |
| Last champions | Uxbridge (3rd title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Arsenal (11 titles) |
The London Challenge Cup was a football tournament formerly organised by the London FA. It was first contested in 1908, and other than during the World Wars, was contested every season until 1974, when the tournament was disbanded.
After a 16-year hiatus, the tournament was resurrected in 1990–91, but only lasted 10 years before being once again discontinued.
In its original guise, the tournament was won by most of the major professional clubs in London such as Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, but the quality of entrants after the revival was lower, with all the winners except Leyton Orient in 1992–93 being non-League clubs.
Results of finals
Key
| Match went to a replay | |
| Match went to extra time | |
| Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
Results by teams
| Club | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runner-up | Last final lost | Total final apps. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 11 | 1921–22 | 1969–70 | 5 | 1965–66 | 16 | |
| West Ham United | 9 | 1924–25 | 1968–69 | 4 | 1958–59 | 13 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 1910–11 | 1973–74 | 6 | 1968–69 | 14 | |
| Chelsea | 5 | 1919–20 | 1960–61 | 5 | 1964–65 | 10 | |
| Millwall | 4 | 1908–09 | 1937–38 | 6 | 1961–62 | 10 | |
| Leyton Orient | 4 | 1911–12 | 1992–93 | 3 | 1926–27 | 7 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 1932–33 | 1965–66 | 0 | – | 4 | |
| Brentford | 3 | 1934–35 | 1966–67 | 6 | 1955–56 | 9 | |
| Crystal Palace | 3 | 1912–13 | 1920–21 | 6 | 1946–47 | 9 | |
| Fulham | 3 | 1909–10 | 1951–52 | 3 | 1966–67 | 6 | |
| Uxbridge | 3 | 1993–94 | 1999–2000 | 2 | 1998–99 | 5 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1922–23 | 1950–51 | 2 | 1951–52 | 4 | |
| Dulwich Hamlet | 1 | 1998–99 | 1998–99 | 2 | 1999–2000 | 3 | |
| Welling United | 1 | 1991–92 | 1991–92 | 2 | 1993–94 | 3 | |
| Boreham Wood | 1 | 1997–98 | 1997–98 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Bromley | 1 | 1995–96 | 1995–96 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Carshalton Athletic | 1 | 1990–91 | 1990–91 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| St Albans City | 1 | 1994–95 | 1994–95 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Dagenham † | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1971–72 | 2 | |
| Leyton † | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1927–28 | 2 | |
| Leyton Pennant | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1996–97 | 2 | |
| Wimbledon † | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1970–71 | 2 | |
| Barnet | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1992–93 | 1 | |
| Enfield | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1972–73 | 1 | |
| Fisher Athletic † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1994–95 | 1 | |
| Hayes † | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1973–74 | 1 | |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1959–60 | 1 |
Derbies in the final
Main article: London derbies| Derby/Rivalry | Season | Winners | Result | Runner-up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North London derby | 1933–34 | Arsenal | 4–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 1930–31 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1936–37 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Arsenal | ||
| Arsenal–Chelsea | 1953–54 | Arsenal | 3–2 | Chelsea | |
| 1960–61 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Arsenal | ||
| 1962–63 | Arsenal | 4–1 | Chelsea | ||
| Chelsea–Tottenham Hotspur | 1963–64 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Chelsea | |
| Dockers derby | 1956–57 | West Ham United | 3–1 | Millwall | |
| East London derby | 1924–25 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Clapton Orient | |
| South London derby | 1912–13 | Crystal Palace | 4–0 | Millwall | |
| 1922–23 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 1937–38 | Millwall | 4–0 | Crystal Palace | ||
| West London derby | 1949–50 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Brentford | |
| 1955–56 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Brentford | ||
| 1964–65 | Brentford | 2–1 | Chelsea | ||
| 1966–67 | Brentford | 2–1 | Fulham |
Notes
- Won 2 titles as Orient and 1 title as Clapton Orient.
- Dissolved in 1992. Merged with Redbridge Forest to form Dagenham & Redbridge.
- Dissolved in 2011.
- Dissolved in 2004. Relocated to Milton Keynes.
- Dissolved in 2009.
- Dissolved in 2007.
- Leyton Orient were known as Clapton Orient from 1898 to 1929.
External links
References
- "West Riding County Football Association". Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
- "Arsenal in the London Challenge Cup". 16 November 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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| Cup competitions |
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