Bedfordshire Senior Cup

Bedfordshire County FA Senior Cup
Founded	1894
Region	Bedfordshire
Number of teams	12
Current champions	AFC Dunstable (2)
Most successful club(s)	Dunstable Town (12)

The Bedfordshire Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the Beds Senior Cup is the county cup of Bedfordshire. According to the current rules of the competition, it is open to all clubs whose affiliation is with the Bedfordshire County FA (BCFA).

The current holders are AFC Dunstable who won the competition when it was last contested in the 2024–25 season in a 3–2 victory over Barton Rovers in the final.^[1]

History

The BCFA covers the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire. The Senior Challenge Cup was first contested in 1894 and was won by Luton Montrose FC.^[2]

Winners

Season	Winners	Ref
1894–95	Luton Montrose
1895–96	Dunstable Town
1896–97	Luton Town
1897–98	Luton Falcons
1898–99	Luton Town
1899–1900	Bedford Montrose
1900–01	Luton Town
1901–02	Luton Town
1902–03	Biggleswade & District
1903–04	Luton Town
1904–05	Luton Clarence
1905–06	Luton Town
1906–07	Luton Clarence
1907–08	Biggleswade & District
1908–09	Kempston Rovers
1909–10	Luton Clarence
1910–11	Luton Clarence
1911–12	Luton Clarence
1912–13	Luton Crusaders
1913–14	Luton Clarence
1914–19	No Competition
1919–20	Luton Clarence
1920–21	Luton Clarence
1921–22	RAF Henlow
1922–23	Luton Amateur
1923–24	Waterlows (Dunstable)
1924–25	Waterlows (Dunstable)
1925–26	Leagrave & District
1926–27	Leighton United
1927–28	Waterlows (Dunstable)
1928–29	Waterlows (Dunstable)
1929–30	RAF Henlow
1930–31	RAF Henlow
1931–32	Waterlows (Dunstable)
1932–33	Waterlows (Dunstable)
1933–34	Waterlows (Dunstable)
1934–35	RAF Henlow
1935–36	Waterlows (Dunstable)
1936–37	Vauxhall Motors
1937–38	Kempston Rovers
1938–39	Waterlows (Dunstable)
1939–40	Waterlows (Dunstable)
1940–41	Queens Park Rangers Bedford
1941–42	Bedford St Cuthberts
1942–43	Queens Park Rangers Bedford
1943–44	Luton Town Colts
1944–45	No Competition
1945–46	Vauxhall Motors
1946–47	Biggleswade Town
1947–48	Potton United
1948–49	Potton United
1949–50	Shefford Town
1950–51	Bedford Corinthians
1951–52	Biggleswade Town
1952–53	Shefford Town
1953–54	Vauxhall Motors
1954–55	Shefford Town
1955–56	Vauxhall Motors
1956–57	Dunstable Town
1957–58	Vauxhall Motors
1958–59	Vauxhall Motors
1959–60	Dunstable Town
1960–61	Vauxhall Motors
1961–62	Biggleswade Town
1962–63	Biggleswade Town
1963–64	Potton United
1964–65	Stotfold
1965–66	Arlesey Town
1966–67	Biggleswade Town
1967–68	Leighton Town
1968–69	Leighton Town
1969–70	Leighton Town
1970–71	Wootton Blue Cross
1971–72	Barton Rovers
1972–73	Barton Rovers
1973–74	Biggleswade Town
1974–75	Vauxhall Motors
1975–76	Potton United
1976–77	Kempston Rovers
1977–78	Potton United
1978–79	Arlesey Town
1979–80	Dunstable
1980–81	Barton Rovers
1981–82	Barton Rovers
1982–83	Dunstable
1983–84	61FC (Luton)
1984–85	Eaton Bray United
1985–86	Dunstable
1986–87	Dunstable
1987–88	Dunstable
1988–89	Dunstable
1989–90	Barton Rovers
1990–91	Electrolux
1991–92	Kempston Rovers
1992–93	Leighton Town
1993–94	Stotfold	^[3]
1994–95	Bedford Town
1995–96	Bedford Town
1996–97	Arlesey Town
1997–98	Barton Rovers
1998–99	Barton Rovers
1999–2000	Stotfold
2000–01	Wootton Blue Cross
2001–02	Biggleswade United
2002–03	Dunstable Town '98
2003–04	Arlesey Town
2004–05	Bedford Town
2005–06	Biggleswade United
2006–07	Dunstable Town
2007–08	Stotfold
2008–09	Dunstable Town
2009–10	Arlesey Town
2010–11	Arlesey Town
2011–12	Luton Town
2012–13	Biggleswade Town
2013–14	Biggleswade Town
2014–15	Barton Rovers
2015–16	Barton Rovers
2016–17	AFC Dunstable
2017–18	Luton Town
2018–19	Biggleswade Town
2019–20	Not completed	^[4]
2020–21	Not held	^[5]
2021–22	Leighton Town
2022–23	Luton Town
2023–24	Biggleswade F.C.
2024–25	AFC Dunstable

Recent Finals

26 March 2018

Luton Town F.C.	4 – 3	Biggleswade F.C.

Kenilworth Road, Luton

27 March 2019

Biggleswade Town F.C.	3 – 0	Barton Rovers F.C.

The New Eyrie, Bedford

26 April 2022

Leighton Town F.C.	2 – 2	Bedford Town F.C.

Penalties
	5 – 3

Kenilworth Road, Luton

Attendance: 1,080

21 March 2023

Luton Town F.C.	6 – 2	Biggleswade F.C.

Kenilworth Road, Luton

Attendance: 751

9 April 2024

Biggleswade F.C.	1 – 0	A.F.C. Dunstable

Kenilworth Road, Luton

Attendance: 902

15 April 2025

19:45

Barton Rovers	2 - 3	AFC Dunstable

Kenilworth Road, Luton

Attendance: 1,355

Referee: Mario Stetakovic

Results by Team

Club	Wins	Years
Dunstable Town^[6]	12	1896, 1957, 1960, 1980, 1983, 1986–89, 2003, 2007, 2009
Biggleswade Town^[7]	11	1903, 1908, 1947, 1952, 1962–63, 1967, 1974, 2013–14, 2019
Luton Town	10	1897, 1899, 1901–02, 1904, 1906, 1944, 2012, 2018, 2023
Waterlows (Dunstable)	10	1924–25, 1928–29, 1932–34, 1936, 1939–40
Barton Rovers	9	1972–73, 1981–82, 1990, 1998–99, 2015–16
Luton Clarence	8	1905, 1907, 1910–12, 1914, 1920–21
Vauxhall Motors	8	1937, 1946, 1954, 1956, 1958–59, 1961, 1975
Arlesey Town	6	1966, 1979, 1997, 2004, 2010-11
Leighton Town^[8]	6	1927, 1968–70, 1993, 2022
Potton United	5	1948–49, 1964, 1976, 1978
Kempston Rovers	4	1909, 1938, 1977, 1992
RAF Henlow	4	1922, 1930–31, 1935
Stotfold	4	1965, 1994, 2000, 2008
Bedford Town	3	1995–96, 2005
Shefford Town	3	1950, 1953, 1955
AFC Dunstable	2	2017, 2025
Biggleswade United	2	2002, 2006
Queens Park Rangers Bedford	2	1941, 1943
Wootton Blue Cross	2	1971, 2001

Clubs with one win – Bedford Corinthians, Bedford Montrose, Bedford St Cuthberts, Biggleswade F.C., Eaton Bray United, Electrolux, Leagrave & District, Luton Amateur, Luton Crusaders, Luton Falcons, Luton Montrose, 61FC (Luton).

References

^ "Barton Rovers 2-3 AFC Dunstable". afcdunstable.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
^ Bedfordshire County FA Handbook 2012-13. Bedfordshire County FA Ltd. p. 106.
^ The Bedfordshire County FA Official Programme for the 1993-94 Final which Stotfold won 2-1 versus Potton United, lists all the winners noted above.
^ This final was due to be played on 17 March 2020 but was postponed because of Covid-19. Potton United and Biggleswade Town were the finalists having both lost in the semi-finals, but their opponents were removed for ineligible players.
^ The competition was not held during the 2020/21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
^ Includes all versions of the club, Dunstable FC, Dunstable Town and Dunstable Town 98, which they claim on their website at https://www.dunstabletownfc.co.uk/honours.
^ Including two as Biggleswade & District.
^ Including one as Leighton United.

[1] "Barton Rovers 2-3 AFC Dunstable". afcdunstable.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2025.

[2] Bedfordshire County FA Handbook 2012-13. Bedfordshire County FA Ltd. p. 106.

[3] The Bedfordshire County FA Official Programme for the 1993-94 Final which Stotfold won 2-1 versus Potton United, lists all the winners noted above.

[4] This final was due to be played on 17 March 2020 but was postponed because of Covid-19. Potton United and Biggleswade Town were the finalists having both lost in the semi-finals, but their opponents were removed for ineligible players.

[5] The competition was not held during the 2020/21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[6] Includes all versions of the club, Dunstable FC, Dunstable Town and Dunstable Town 98, which they claim on their website at https://www.dunstabletownfc.co.uk/honours.

[7] Including two as Biggleswade & District.

[8] Including one as Leighton United.

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Bedfordshire Senior Cup

History

Winners

Recent Finals

Results by Team

References

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