The Durham County Challenge Cup (commonly known as the Durham Challenge Cup) is an annual football competition held between the clubs of the Durham County Football Association which was first played in 1884. It is the senior county cup for the historic county of Durham, which includes Durham, Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, and Sunderland. The first winners were Sunderland.
| Organising body | Durham County FA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1884 |
| Region |  County Durham |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Current champions | Hebburn Town (2023) |
| Most successful club(s) | Sunderland (22) [note 1] |
| Website | ChallengeCup |
List of winners edit
Complete list of Durham Challenge Cup winners since its first edition:[1]
- 1883–84: Sunderland
- 1884–85: Darlington
- 1885–86: Bishop Auckland Church Institute
- 1886–87: Sunderland
- 1887–88: Sunderland
- 1888–89: Sunderland Albion
- 1889–90: Sunderland
- 1890–91: Darlington
- 1891–92: Bishop Auckland
- 1892–93: Darlington
- 1893–94: Sunderland 'A'
- 1894–95: Stockton
- 1895–96: Tow Law
- 1896–97: Darlington
- 1897–98: Stockton
- 1898–99: Bishop Auckland
- 1899–1900: Jarrow
- 1900–01: Sunderland 'A'
- 1901–02: Sunderland 'A'
- 1902–03: Sunderland 'A'
- 1903–04: Sunderland 'A'
- 1904–05: Leadgate Park F.C.
- 1905–06: Sunderland 'A'
- 1906–07: Sunderland 'A'
- 1907–08: Shildon Athletic
- 1908–09: Hartlepools United
- 1909–10: Hartlepools United
- 1910–11: South Shields
- 1911–12: Sunderland 'A'
- 1912–13: Sunderland 'A'
- 1913–14: South Shields
- 1918–19: Sunderland 'A'
- 1919–20: Darlington
- 1920–21: Leadgate Park F.C.
- 1921–22: Sunderland 'A'
- 1922–23: Sunderland 'A'
- 1923–24: Ferryhill Athletic
- 1924–25: Sunderland 'A'
- 1925–26: Shildon
- 1926–27: Crook Town
- 1927–28: Sunderland 'A'
- 1928–29: Sunderland 'A'
- 1929–30: Spennymoor United
- 1930–31: Bishop Auckland
- 1931–32: Crook Town
- 1932–33: Jarrow
- 1933–34: Jarrow
- 1934–35: Stockton
- 1935–36: Horden Colliery Welfare
- 1936–37: South Shields
- 1937–38: South Shields
- 1938–39: Bishop Auckland
- 1939–40: Blackhall Colliery Welfare
- 1945–46: Spennymoor United
- 1946–47: Blackhall Colliery Welfare
- 1947–48: Consett
- 1948–49: South Shields
- 1949–50: Consett
- 1950–51: Stockton
- 1951–52: Bishop Auckland
- 1952–53: Annfield Plain
- 1953–54: Spennymoor United
- 1954–55: Crook Town
- 1955–56: Bishop Auckland
- 1956–57: Hartlepools United Reserves
- 1957–58: Hartlepools United Reserves
- 1958–59: Consett
- 1959–60: Crook Town
- 1960–61: Consett
- 1961–62: Bishop Auckland
- 1962–63: Spennymoor United
- 1963–64: Horden Colliery Welfare
- 1964–65: West Auckland Town
- 1965–66: Sunderland Reserves
- 1966–67: Bishop Auckland
- 1967–68: Spennymoor United
- 1968–69: Consett
- 1969–70: Evenwood Town
- 1970–71: Ferryhill Athletic
- 1971–72: Shildon
- 1972–73: Spennymoor United
- 1973–74: Spennymoor United
- 1974–75: Spennymoor United
- 1975–76: Spennymoor United
- 1976–77: South Shields
- 1977–78: Ryhope Colliery Welfare
- 1978–79: Spennymoor United
- 1979–80: Seaham Red Star
- 1980–81: Horden Colliery Welfare
- 1981–82: Horden Colliery Welfare
- 1982–83: Spennymoor United
- 1983–84: Coundon TT
- 1984–85: Bishop Auckland
- 1985–86: Bishop Auckland
- 1986–87: Coundon TT
- 1987–88: Bishop Auckland
- 1988–89: Billingham Synthonia
- 1989–90: Eppleton Colliery Welfare
- 1990–91: Billingham Synthonia
- 1991–92: Hebburn
- 1992–93: Murton
- 1993–94: Spennymoor United
- 1994–95: Spennymoor United
- 1995–96: Spennymoor United
- 1996–97: Spennymoor United
- 1997–98: Bishop Auckland
- 1998–99: Bishop Auckland
- 1999–2000: Darlington Reserves
- 2000–01: Bishop Auckland
- 2001–02: Bishop Auckland
- 2002–03: Horden Colliery Welfare
- 2003–04: Billingham Town
- 2004–05: Hartlepool United Reserves
- 2005–06: Whickham
- 2006–07: Consett
- 2007–08: Sunderland Reserves
- 2008–09: Billingham Synthonia
- 2009–10: Billingham Synthonia
- 2010–11: Gateshead Reserves
- 2011–12: Spennymoor Town
- 2012–13: Bishop Auckland
- 2013–14: Shildon
- 2014–15: Shildon
- 2015–16: Newton Aycliffe
- 2016–17: South Shields
- 2017–18: Consett
- 2018–19: Shildon
- 2019–20: Spennymoor Town & Sunderland U23's (Shared)
- 2020–21: West Auckland Town
- 2021–22: Ryhope Colliery Welfare
- 2022–23: Hebburn
- 2023–24: West Auckland Town
Notes edit
- ^ including "A" and reserve teams.
References edit
- ^ Durham Challenge Cup winners Synners.com
External links edit
- Challenge Cup at Durham FA website