Berks & Bucks Senior Cup

The Berks & Bucks FA County Senior Cup is the Senior County Cup competition of the Berks & Bucks FA.

Berks & Bucks Senior Cup

Organising body	Berks & Bucks FA
Founded	1878; 147 years ago (1878)
Region	Berkshire Buckinghamshire
Number of teams	22 (2024–25)
Current champions	Bracknell Town (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)	Wycombe Wanderers (28 titles)

History

The competition first took place in 1878–79 – a time when the FA Cup had only been going for seven years, there was no Football League, and most countries in the world did not have any football competitions at all. Originally known as the Berks & Bucks Challenge Cup, Reading was the inaugural winner, defeating Marlow 1–0 in the final held at the Reading Cricket Ground.^[1]

The trophy was shared in its second season; after Swifts and Old Philberdians drew twice in the final, the association ruled that both clubs were joint holders.^[2]

The competition mainly consists of non-league teams. However, three Football League teams – Wycombe Wanderers, Milton Keynes Dons and Reading – have recently competed, often fielding reserve and youth team players. With 28 wins, Wycombe is the most successful club in the competition. The Chairboys have also finished as runners-up more times (25) than any other club.

In 2023, Bracknell Town defeated Marlow 1–0 in the final at the Racecourse Ground, Ascot,^[3] becoming the 28th different club to claim the trophy.

In 2024, Reading defeated Marlow 2–1 in the final at Bottom Meadow, Sandhurst,^[4] to win the cup for the 5th time.

Teams

A total of 24 teams will compete for the 2024–25 season.^[5]

Team	Stadium	League
Abingdon Town	Culham Road	Hellenic Football League Division One
A.F.C. Aldermaston	Waterside Park	Wessex Football League Division One
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos	The Greenfleets Stadium	Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division
Berks County	The Racecourse	Combined Counties Football League Premier Division
Buckingham	Stratford Fields	Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division
Burnham	The 1878 Stadium	Combined Counties Football League Premier Division North
Chalfont St Peter	Mill Meadow	Combined Counties Football League Premier Division North
Holmer Green	Watchet Lane	Combined Counties Football League Division One
Holyport	Summerleaze Village	Combined Counties Football League Premier Division North
Langley	Honeycroft	Combined Counties Football League Division One
Milton United	Potash Lane	Combined Counties Football League Premier Division North
Milton Keynes Dons	Stadium MK	EFL League Two
Milton Keynes Irish	The Irish Centre	Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division
Penn & Tylers Green	French School Meadows	Combined Counties Football League Division One
Reading	Madejski Stadium	EFL League One
Risborough Rangers	The KAMTECH Stadium	Combined Counties Football League Premier Division North
Sandhurst Town	Bottom Meadow	Combined Counties Football League Premier Division South
Wallingford & Crowmarsh	Hithercroft	Combined Counties Football League Premier Division North
Windsor & Eton	Stag Meadow	Combined Counties Football League Division One
Windsor	Halloways Park	Combined Counties Football League Division One
Winslow United	Elmfields Gate	Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division
Wokingham Town	Lowther Road	Combined Counties Football League Premier Division North
Woodley United	Scours Lane	Combined Counties Football League Division One
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.	Adams Park	EFL League One

Finals

This section lists every final of the competition played since 1878–79, the winners, the runners-up, and the result.^[6]

Key

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

Season	Winners	Result	Runner-up	Notes
1878–79	Reading	1–0	Marlow	After extra-time.
1879–80	Swifts Old Philberdians	1–1		Trophy shared. Replay. First match 2–2.
1880–81	Marlow	1–0	Remnants
1881–82	Swifts	4–1	Maidenhead
1882–83	Marlow	–	Swifts	Awarded to Marlow. Swifts scratched as being double-booked; in lieu of the final, Marlow played a Berks & Bucks Select, which ended goalless.[7]
1883–84	Windsor (1882)	6–2	South Reading
1884–85	Marlow	6–0	Windsor (1882)
1885–86	Marlow	1–0	Windsor (1882)
1886–87	Windsor (1882)	2–0	South Reading
1887–88	Marlow	2–1	Chesham
1888–89	Marlow	5–0	Wolverton LNWR
1889–90	Marlow	1–0	Windsor (1882)
1890–91	Windsor Phoenix Athletic	5–1	2nd Scots Guards
1891–92	Reading	2–0	Wolverton LNWR
1892–93	Wolverton LNWR	3–0	Maidenhead
1893–94	Marlow	3–1	Maidenhead
1894–95	Maidenhead	2–0	Marlow
1895–96	Maidenhead	1–0	Wolverton LNWR	Second replay. First match 2–2. Replay 1–1.
1896–97	Marlow	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers
1897–98	Newbury	2–1	Maidenhead	Replay. First match 1–1.
1898–99	Marlow	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers
1899–1900	Marlow	4–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Replay. First match 1–1. Abandoned at extra-time.
1900–01	Chesham Generals	5–1	Stantonbury St James
1901–02	Wycombe Wanderers	3–0	Slough
1902–03	Slough	3–1	Aylesbury United
1903–04	Chesham Town	2–1	Reading Amateur	Replay. First match 1–1.
1904–05	Reading Amateur	2–1	Chesham Generals
1905–06	Reading Amateur	4–0	Maidenhead Norfolkians
1906–07	Maidenhead Norfolkians	3–0	Marlow	Replay. First match 1–1.
1907–08	Chesham Town	2–0	Windsor & Eton (1892)
1908–09	Wycombe Wanderers	3–0	Chesham Town
1909–10	Wycombe Wanderers	3–0	Wokingham Athletic	Replay. First match 0–0.
1910–11	Windsor & Eton (1892)	2–0	Chesham Town	Replay. First match 0–0.
1911–12	Maidenhead United	2–0	Aylesbury United
1912–13	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Maidenhead Norfolkians	Replay. First match 1–1.
1913–14	Aylesbury United	1–0	Maidenhead
1914–1919	No competition due to World War I.
1919–20	Slough	3–2	Maidenhead United
1920–21	Wycombe Wanderers	5–2	Slough
1921–22	Chesham United	2–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Replay. First match 1–1.
1922–23	Wycombe Wanderers	4–0	Maidenhead United
1923–24	Slough	5–1	Newbury Town
1924–25	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Windsor & Eton (1892)	Replay. First match 0–0.
1925–26	Chesham United	4–3	Maidenhead United	Second replay. First match 3–3. Replay 1–1.
1926–27	Slough	2–1	Windsor & Eton (1892)
1927–28	Maidenhead United	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers
1928–29	Chesham United	3–1	Aylesbury United	Replay after protest. First match 7–1.
1929–30	Maidenhead United	2–1	Slough Town	Replay. First match 1–1.
1930–31	Maidenhead United	3–0	Chesham United	Replay. First match 0–0.
1931–32	Maidenhead United	2–0	Wycombe Wanderers
1932–33	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Chesham United
1933–34	Chesham United	3–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Replay. First match 0–0.
1934–35	Wycombe Wanderers	3–0	Aylesbury United
1935–36	Slough	3–1	Maidenhead United
1936–37	Windsor & Eton (1892)	3–1	Wycombe Wanderers
1937–38	Windsor & Eton (1892)	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers
1938–39	Maidenhead United	3–2	Windsor & Eton (1892)	Second replay. First match 1–1. Replay 0–0.
1939–40	Wycombe Wanderers	4–0	Redford Sports
1940–41	Windsor & Eton (1892)	3–2	Reading
1941–42	Windsor & Eton (1892)	4–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Replay. First match 1–1.
1942–43	Windsor & Eton (1892)	4–1	Marlow
1943–44	Windsor & Eton (1892)	6–4	Wycombe Wanderers	Second replay. First match 2–2. Replay 1–1.
1944–45	Windsor & Eton (1892)	2–0	RAF High Wycombe	Replay. First match 5–5.
1945–46	Maidenhead United	1–0	Windsor & Eton (1892)
1946–47	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Slough Town
1947–48	Chesham United	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers
1948–49	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Slough Town	Replay. First match 0–0.
1949–50	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Slough Town	Replay. First match 1–1.
1950–51	Chesham United	2–1	Slough Town
1951–52	Slough Centre	1–0	Chesham United
1952–53	Slough Centre	2–1	Slough Town	Replay. First match 2–2.
1953–54	Wycombe Wanderers	3–1	Slough Centre	Replay. First match 1–1.
1954–55	Slough Town	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers
1955–56	Maidenhead United	3–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Replay. First match 2–2.
1956–57	Maidenhead United	3–1	Windsor & Eton (1892)
1957–58	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Maidenhead United
1958–59	Abingdon Town	2–1	Aylesbury Town
1959–60	Wycombe Wanderers	3–0	Maidenhead United
1960–61	Maidenhead United	2–1	Chesham United	Replay. First match 1–1.
1961–62	Windsor & Eton (1892)	2–0	Wycombe Wanderers
1962–63	Maidenhead United	2–0	Chesham United
1963–64	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Windsor & Eton (1892)
1964–65	Chesham United	4–2	Slough Town
1965–66	Maidenhead United	4–2	Hazells (Aylesbury)
1966–67	Chesham United	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers
1967–68	Wycombe Wanderers	3–2	Slough Town
1968–69	Wokingham Town	1–0	Slough Town
1969–70	Maidenhead United	3–0	Wolverton Town
1970–71	Slough Town	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Replay. First match 0–0.
1971–72	Slough Town	3–0	Wycombe Wanderers
1972–73	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Slough Town
1973–74	Wycombe Wanderers	3–1	Slough Town
1974–75	Thatcham Town	0–4	Wycombe Wanderers	Awarded to Thatcham. Wycombe disqualified.
1975–76	Chesham United	4–0	Hungerford Town
1976–77	Slough Town	3–1	Hungerford Town	Replay. First match 1–1.
1977–78	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Chalfont St Peter
1978–79	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Hungerford Town	Replay. First match 2–2.
1979–80	Milton Keynes City	2–0	Aylesbury United
1980–81	Slough Town	2–0	Milton Keynes City
1981–82	Hungerford Town	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers
1982–83	Wokingham Town	2–0	Bracknell Town
1983–84	Buckingham Town	1–0	Abingdon United
1984–85	Wokingham Town	1–0	Chesham United
1985–86	Aylesbury United	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Replay. First match 2–2.
1986–87	Wycombe Wanderers	3–2	Aylesbury United
1987–88	Windsor & Eton (1892)	3–2	Wokingham Town
1988–89	Windsor & Eton (1892)	2–1	Abingdon Town
1989–90	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Slough Town
1990–91	Marlow	3–2	Wycombe Wanderers
1991–92	Chesham United	3–1	Windsor & Eton (1892)
1992–93	Chesham United	1–0	Abingdon Town
1993–94	Marlow	1–0	Chesham United
1994–95	Reading	1–0	Slough Town
1995–96	Wokingham Town	1–0	Aylesbury United
1996–97	Aylesbury United	2–1	Reading
1997–98	Maidenhead United	2–1	Reading
1998–99	Maidenhead United	4–1	Wycombe Wanderers
1999–2000	Aylesbury United	2–0	Reading
2000–01	Chesham United	1–0	Maidenhead United
2001–02	Maidenhead United	0–0	Chesham United	Maidenhead won 4–2 on penalties.
2002–03	Maidenhead United	4–1	Aylesbury United
2003–04	Chesham United	4–1	Bracknell Town
2004–05	Wycombe Wanderers	3–2	Aylesbury United
2005–06	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons
2006–07	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Maidenhead United
2007–08	Chesham United	3–0	Wycombe Wanderers
2008–09	Windsor & Eton (1892)	1–0	Marlow
2009–10	Maidenhead United	3–2	Wycombe Wanderers
2010–11	Wycombe Wanderers	3–2	Maidenhead United
2011–12	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Chesham United	Wycombe won 4–2 on penalties.
2012–13	Beaconsfield SYCOB	2–0	Chesham United
2013–14	Chesham United	1–0	Beaconsfield SYCOB
2014–15	Maidenhead United	4–0	Aylesbury United
2015–16	Aylesbury	1–0	Chesham United
2016–17	Maidenhead United	1–0	Hungerford Town
2017–18	Chesham United	2–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Chesham won 4–3 on penalties.
2018–19	Slough Town	3–1	Reading
2019–20	Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21	No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22	Reading	4–0	Ascot United
2022–23	Bracknell Town	1–0	Marlow
2023–24	Reading	2–1	Marlow
2024–25	Bracknell Town	3–1	Flackwell Heath

Results by teams

Club	Wins	First final won	Last final won	Runner-up	Last final lost	Total final apps.	Notes
Wycombe Wanderers	28	1901–02	2011–12	25	2009–10	53
Maidenhead United	22	1894–95	2016–17	14	2010–11	36	[a]
Chesham United	17	1900–01	2017–18	12	2015–16	29	[b]
Marlow	13	1880–81	1993–94	7	2023–24	20
Windsor & Eton (1892) †	12	1910–11	2008–09	8	1991–92	20	[c]
Slough Town	11	1902–03	2018–19	15	1994–95	26
Reading	5	1878–79	2023–24	5	2018–19	10
Aylesbury United	4	1913–14	1999–2000	10	2014–15	14
Wokingham Town	4	1968–69	1995–96	1	1987–88	5
Windsor (1882) †	2	1883–84	1886–87	3	1889–90	5	[d]
Chesham Town †	2	1903–04	1907–08	2	1910–11	4	[e]
Bracknell Town	2	2022–23	2024–25	2	2003–04	4
|Reading Amateur †	2	1904–05	1905–06	1	1903–04	3	[f]
Slough Centre †	2	1951–52	1952–53	1	1953–54	3	[g]
Swifts †	2	1879–80	1881–82	1	1882–83	3	[h]
Hungerford Town	1	1981–82	1981–82	4	2016–17	5
Wolverton †	1	1892–93	1892–93	4	1969–70	5	[i]
Abingdon Town	1	1958–59	1958–59	2	1992–93	3
Maidenhead Norfolkians †	1	1906–07	1906–07	2	1912–13	3	[j]
Milton Keynes Dons	1	2006–07	2006–07	2	2017–18	3
Beaconsfield SYCOB	1	2012–13	2012–13	1	2013–14	2
Milton Keynes City	1	1979–80	1979–80	1	1980–81	2
Aylesbury	1	2015–16	2015–16	0	–	1
Buckingham Town †	1	1983–84	1983–84	0	–	1	[k]
Newbury	1	1897–98	1897–98	0	–	1
Old Philberdians †	1	1879–80	1879–80	0	–	1	[l]
Thatcham Town	1	1974–75	1974–75	0	–	1
Windsor Phoenix †	1	1890–91	1890–91	0	–	1	[m]
South Reading †	0	–	–	2	1886–87	2	[n]
2nd Scots Guards	0	–	–	1	1890–91	1
Abingdon United	0	–	–	1	1983–84	1
Ascot United	0	–	–	1	2021–22	1
Aylesbury Town †	0	–	–	1	1958–59	1	[o]
Chalfont St Peter	0	–	–	1	1977–78	1
Chesham †	0	–	–	1	1887–88	1	[p]
Flackwell Heath	0	–	–	1	2024-25	1
Hazells (Aylesbury) †	0	–	–	1	1965–66	1	[q]
Newbury Town †	0	–	–	1	1923–24	1	[r]
RAF High Wycombe	0	–	–	1	1944–45	1
Redford Sports †	0	–	–	1	1939–40	1	[s]
Remnants †	0	–	–	1	1880–81	1	[t]
Stantonbury St James †	0	–	–	1	1900–01	1	[u]
Wokingham Athletic †	0	–	–	1	1909–10	1	[v]

Recent finals

Beaconsfield SYCOB v Chesham United

6 May 2013 (2013-05-06)	Beaconsfield SYCOB	2–0	Chesham United	Chesham
13:00 BST		Report		Stadium: The Meadow Referee: Robert Hodges

Beaconsfield SYCOB v Chesham United

23 April 2014 (2014-04-23)	Beaconsfield SYCOB	0–1	Chesham United	Windsor
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Stag Meadow Referee: Adrian Gillett

Aylesbury United v Maidenhead United

4 May 2015 (2015-05-04)	Aylesbury United	0–4	Maidenhead United	Chesham
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: The Meadow Referee: Adrian Piggott

Aylesbury v Chesham United

2 May 2016 (2016-05-02)	Aylesbury	1–0	Chesham United	Windsor
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Stag Meadow Referee: Kieran Bailey

Hungerford Town v Maidenhead United

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	Hungerford Town	0–1	Maidenhead United	Slough
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Arbour Park Referee: Iain Williamson

Chesham United v Milton Keynes Dons

2 May 2018 (2018-05-02)	Chesham United	2–2 (4–3 p)	Milton Keynes Dons	Milton Keynes
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 521 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

Reading v Slough Town

6 May 2019 (2019-05-06)	Reading	1–3	Slough Town	Bracknell
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Larges Lane Referee: Jason Richardson

Ascot United v Reading

7 May 2022 (2022-05-07)	Ascot United	0–4	Reading	Slough
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Arbour Park Attendance: 1,122

Marlow v Bracknell Town

9 May 2023 (2023-05-09)	Marlow	0–1	Bracknell Town	Ascot
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Ascot Racecourse Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Gareth Viccars

Marlow v Reading

15 May 2024 (2024-05-15)	Marlow	1–2	Reading	Sandhurst
19:45 BST	Curtis 56'	Report	Okine-Peters 9' Akande 19'	Stadium: Bottom Meadow Attendance: 629 Referee: Oliver Kaya

Bracknell Town v Flackwell Heath

8 May 2025 (2025-05-08)	Bracknell Town	3-1	Flackwell Heath	Slough
19:45 BST	George 42', 70' Esprit 57'	Report	Makowski 5'	Stadium: Arbour Park Attendance: 632 Referee: Stuart Kyle

Notes

1. Won 2 titles as Maidenhead.
2. Won 1 title as Chesham Generals.
3. Dissolved in 2011.
4. Dissolved in 1890.
5. Dissolved in 1917. Merged with Chesham Generals to form Chesham United.
6. Dissolved.
7. Dissolved in 1960s.
8. Dissolved in 1895. Shared trophy in 1879–80.
9. Dissolved in 1992. Won 1 title as Wolverton LWNR.
10. Dissolved in 1918. Merged with Maidenhead to form Maidenhead.
11. Dissolved in 2020.
12. Dissolved in 1889. Shared trophy in 1879–80
13. Dissolved.
14. Dissolved in 1894.
15. Dissolved.
16. Dissolved.
17. Dissolved in 1995.
18. Dissolved in 1995.
19. Dissolved in 1948.
20. Dissolved in 1882.
21. Dissolved.
22. Dissolved.

See also

In addition to the BBFA County Senior Cup, the Berks & Bucks FA also run the following competitions, which are also often referred to as the "Berks & Bucks FA County Cup":

• BBFA County Senior Trophy
• BBFA County Intermediate Cup
• BBFA County Junior Cup
• BBFA County Sunday Intermediate Cup
• BBFA County Sunday Junior Cup
• BBFA County Sunday Junior Trophy
• BBFA County Women's Senior Cup
• BBFA County Women's Trophy
• BBFA County Girls Cup (Under 14)
• BBFA County Girls Cup (Under 16)
• BBFA County Girls Cup (Under 18)
• BBFA County Minor Cup (Under 12)
• BBFA County Minor Cup (Under 13)
• BBFA County Minor Cup (Under 14)
• BBFA County Minor Cup (Under 15)
• BBFA County Minor Cup (Under 16)
• BBFA County Youth Cup