The Southern League Cup is a knock-out cup competition organised by the Southern Football League. For the 2017–18 season, the competition was known as the BigFreeBet.com Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. It is understood that the majority of funds from the sponsorship deal are being put into developing English grassroots football.

History

Winners

Season Champions Result Runners-up Ref.
1932–33 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (WD)
1933–34 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (WD)
1934–35 Folkestone (ED)
1935–36 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (WD)
1936–37 Newport County Reserves (SL)
1937–38 Colchester United (SL)
1938–39 Not completed
1939–40 Worcester City (WS)
1945–46 Chelmsford City (SL)
1946–47 Gillingham (SL)
1947–48 Merthyr Tydfil (SL)
1948–49 Yeovil Town SL)
1949–50 Colchester United (SL)
1950–51 Merthyr Tydfil (SL)
1951–52 Hereford United (SL)
1952–53 Headington United (SL)
1953–54 Headington United (SL)
1954–55 Yeovil Town (SL)
1955–56 Gloucester City (SL)
1956–57 Hereford United (SL)
1957–58 Cheltenham Town (SL)
1958–59 Hereford United (NW-D)
1959–60 Chelmsford City (PD)
1960–61 Yeovil Town (PD)
1961–62 Cambridge United (PD)
1962–63 Guildford City (PD)
1963–64 Burton Albion (D1)
1964–65 Cambridge United (PD)
1965–66 Yeovil Town (PD)
1966–67 Guildford City (PD)
1967–68 Margate (PD)
1968–69 Cambridge United (PD)
1969–70 Wimbledon (PD)
1970–71 Telford United (PD)
1971–72 Barnet (PD)
1972–73 Weymouth (PD)
1973–74 AP Leamington (D1N)
1974–75 Kettering Town (PD)
1975–76 Wimbledon (PD)
1976–77 Dartford (PD)
1977–78 Gravesend & Northfleet (PD)
1978–79 Bath City (PD)
1979–80 Kidderminster Harriers (MD)
1980–81 Bedford Town (MD)
1981–82 Wealdstone (MD)
1982–83 Alvechurch (PD)
1983–84 AP Leamington (PD)
1984–85 Fisher Athletic (PD)
1985–86 Bromsgrove Rovers (MD)
1986–87 Waterlooville (SD)
1987–88 Dartford (PD)
1988–89 Dartford (PD)
1989–90 VS Rugby (PD)
1990–91 Chelmsford City (PD)
1992–93 Stourbridge (MD)
1993–94 Sudbury Town (SD)
1994–95 Hastings Town (PD)
1995–96 Nuneaton Borough (MD)
1996–97 Burton Albion (PD)
1997–98 Margate (SD)
1998–99 Sutton Coldfield Town (PD) 2-1 aggregate Cambridge City (PD)
1999–00 Burton Albion (PD)
2000–01 Worcester City (PD)
2001–02 Dorchester Town (ED)
2002–03 Crawley Town (PD)
2003–04 Crawley Town (PD)
2004–05 King's Lynn (PD)
2005–06 Hitchin Town (PD)
2006–07 Tiverton Town (PD) 1-0, 2-2 Hemel Hempstead Town (PD)
2007–08 Hillingdon Borough (PD) 1-1, 3-0 Clevedon Town (SW)
2008–09 Atherstone Town (MD) 2-1, 3-1 Bridgwater Town (SW)
2009–10 Cambridge City (PD) 1-0, 0-1 (4-2)p VT (SW)
2010–11 Hednesford Town (PD) 2-1, 3-0 Hemel Hempstead Town (PD)
2011–12 Clevedon Town (SW) 0-0, 2-1 Banbury United (PD)
2012–13 Arlesey Town (PD) 1-0, 1-1 Frome Town (PD)
2013–14 St Neots Town (PD) 0-0, 1-0 Tiverton Town (SW)
2014–15 Poole Town (PD) 1-1, 0-0 Corby Town (PD)
2015–16 Merthyr Town (PD) 5-1, 2-0 Cambridge City (PD)
2016–17 Hayes & Yeading United (PD) 1-1 (4-2)p St Ives Town (PD)
2017–18 Hitchin Town (PD) 1-0 Didcot Town (DOW)
2018–19 Stratford Town (PDC) 1-0 Cinderford Town (DOS)
2019–20 No winner
2020–21 No winner
2021–22 Royston Town (PDC) 2-0, 5-0 Taunton Town (PDS)
2022–23 No winner
足球联赛“英格兰南部联赛杯”(South Lancs/Merseyside Cup)是一项由英格兰足球联赛系统中的第三级联赛——英格兰足球南部联赛(South Central League)和其附加赛球队组成的淘汰制比赛。比赛于每年8月至12月举行,胜者将与来自第四级联赛的球队进行下一轮比赛,直至最后冠军诞生。

这个联赛杯的参赛队伍主要来自英格兰南部的地区联赛,以及一些邻近的联赛队伍,例如默西塞德联赛(MerseyLeague)和伯肯黑德联赛(Blackburn League)。

自2012-13赛季开始,联赛杯赛制进行了改革。原赛制是采用主客场循环赛制,新的赛制则是进行单场淘汰赛,以提高比赛的竞争性和观赏性。

英格兰足球南部联赛杯是英格兰足球联赛体系中历史最悠久的比赛之一。自1920年成立以来,它一直是南部足球联赛的一项重要赛事。虽然它不是英格兰足球系统中的顶级赛事,但它仍然吸引了众多顶级球员和球队的参与,因为它为球员提供了展示自己才华的机会,并有机会晋升到更高水平的联赛。

这项赛事不仅仅是一项地区性比赛,也是英国足球文化的一部分,吸引着广大球迷的关注和参与。每年,英格兰足球南部联赛杯都为球迷们带来许多激动人心的比赛,并成为他们社交生活的一部分。