According to the current rules of the competition, to enter clubs first affiliation must be with the Somerset County FA, have the use of floodlights and be of a minimum of Western League standard (Level 10 of the English football league system).[1]
The competition was first held during the 1928–29 season known as the Somerset Professional Cup, replacing the Somerset Senior Cup as the most prestigious County cup in Somerset. The first competition featured the three professional sides in the county at the time, Bath City, Taunton Town and Yeovil & Petters United, with the format initially being a round-robin tournament. Since 1934, the tournament has been a knock-out competition, while the format of the final has varied over the years, between being a two legged affair or a single match.
The first winner of the tournament was Bath City. The most recent winners are Yeovil Town, the most successful team with twenty-five wins, who defeated Bath City 3–0 in the 2022 final.
^After a semi-final second replay where Yeovil Town beat Bath City 2–1, Bath City protested about an ineligible player in the Yeovil Town side. The protest was upheld and the tie ordered to be replayed. However, by this time the season was nearing its close and both clubs claimed their players' contracts would not allow them to fit the replayed game in and both withdrew from the Cup giving Clevedon Town a walkover in the final.
^Score was 1–1 after extra time. Brislington won the penalty shoot-out 6–5.
^Score was 3–3 after extra time. Clevedon Town won the penalty shoot-out 5–4.
^Match was abandoned at the end of the first period of extra time due to a floodlight failure, with the score at 1–1.[10]
^Score was 0–0 after extra time. Welton Rovers won the penalty shoot-out 4–2.
In addition to the Somerset Premier Cup, the Somerset FA also run the following competitions, which are also often referred to as the Somerset FA County Cup:[14]
Somerset FA Senior Cup
Somerset FA Junior Cup
Somerset FA Intermediate Cup
Somerset FA Sunday Challenge Cup
Somerset FA Legends League Cup
Somerset FA Women's Senior Cup
Somerset FA Women's Junior Cup
Somerset FA Youth Shield (Under 16)
Somerset FA Girls U16 Cup
Somerset FA Boys U15 Cup
Somerset FA Lewin Cup (Under 14)
Somerset FA Girls U14 Cup
Somerset FA Boys U13 Cup
References
^"PREMIER CUP COMPETITION (1928) RULES". Somerset County Football Association. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^"Mens Premier Cup". Somerset County Football Association. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^ abcde. somersetfa.com. Somerset County Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^ abcdefghij. somersetfa.com. Somerset County Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^ abcdefghij. somersetfa.com. Somerset County Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrst"Somerset County Cups Summary". fchd.info. Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^"Somerset County Cups 2005–06". fchd.info. Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^"Somerset County Cups 2006–07". fchd.info. Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^"Somerset County Cups 2007–08". fchd.info. Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^"Somerset Cup final is re-arranged". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^"Somerset County Cups 2008–09". fchd.info. Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^"Somerset County Cups 2009–10". fchd.info. Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^"Somerset County Cups 2010–11". fchd.info. Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^"Cups & Competitions". somersetfa.com. Somerset County Football Association. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
External links
Somerset Premier Cup at the Somerset FA website
January 31, 2023
somerset, premier, rugby, union, competition, somerset, senior, association, football, knock, competition, somerset, county, football, association, organising, bodysomerset, football, associationfounded1928, years, 1928, somerset, professional, rebranded, 1975. For the rugby union competition see Somerset Senior Cup The Somerset Premier Cup is an association football knock out cup competition run by the Somerset County Football Association SFA Somerset Premier CupOrganising bodySomerset Football AssociationFounded1928 95 years ago 1928 as Somerset Professional Cup rebranded Somerset Premier Cup in 1975RegionSomersetNumber of teams26 2022 23 Current championsYeovil Town 25th title Most successful club s Yeovil Town 25 titles WebsiteSomerset FAAccording to the current rules of the competition to enter clubs first affiliation must be with the Somerset County FA have the use of floodlights and be of a minimum of Western League standard Level 10 of the English football league system 1 The competition was first held during the 1928 29 season known as the Somerset Professional Cup replacing the Somerset Senior Cup as the most prestigious County cup in Somerset The first competition featured the three professional sides in the county at the time Bath City Taunton Town and Yeovil amp Petters United with the format initially being a round robin tournament Since 1934 the tournament has been a knock out competition while the format of the final has varied over the years between being a two legged affair or a single match The first winner of the tournament was Bath City The most recent winners are Yeovil Town the most successful team with twenty five wins who defeated Bath City 3 0 in the 2022 final Contents 1 Current participants 2022 23 2 Finals 2 1 Results 3 Records and statistics 3 1 Performances by club 4 Other Somerset FA County Cup competitions 5 References 6 External linksCurrent participants 2022 23 EditTeam 2 Stadium LeagueAshton amp Backwell United Recreation Ground Western League Premier DivisionBath City Twerton Park National League SouthBishop Sutton Lakeview Western League Division OneBishops Lydeard Darby Way Western League Division OneBridgwater United Fairfax Park Western League Premier DivisionBrislington Brislington Stadium Western League Division OneCheddar Bowdens Park Western League Division OneClevedon Town Hand Stadium Western League Premier DivisionFrome Town Badgers Hill Southern League Division One SouthHengrove Athletic Norton Lane Western League Division OneKeynsham Town Crown Field Western League Premier DivisionLarkhall Athletic Plain Ham Southern League Division One SouthNailsea amp Tickenham Fryth Way Western League Division OneOdd Down Lew Hill Memorial Ground Western League Division OnePaulton Rovers Winterfield Road Southern League Division One SouthPortishead Town Bristol Road Western League Division OneRadstock Town Southfields Recreation Ground Western League Division OneShepton Mallet The Playing Fields Western League Premier DivisionStreet The Tannery Western League Premier DivisionTaunton Town Wordsworth Drive National League SouthWellington The Playing Field Western League Premier DivisionWells City The Athletic Ground Western League Division OneWelton Rovers West Clewes Western League Premier DivisionWeston super Mare Woodspring Stadium Southern League Premier Division SouthWincanton Town Wincanton Sports Ground Western League Division OneYeovil Town Huish Park National LeagueFinals EditResults Edit Somerset Premier Cup finals Season Winner Score Runner up Venue Attendance1928 29 Bath City a Yeovil amp Petters United N A1929 30 Yeovil amp Petters United a Bath City N A1930 31 Yeovil amp Petters United 4 3 Taunton Town Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil1931 32 Bath City a Yeovil amp Petters United N A1932 33 Yeovil amp Petters United a Bath City N A1933 34 Bath City a Taunton Town N A1934 35 Yeovil amp Petters United 2 1 Bath City Twerton Park Bath1935 36 Bath City 0 0 Street3 1 R 1936 37 Glastonbury 4 1 Yeovil amp Petters United1937 38 Yeovil amp Petters United 2 1 Bath City Street1938 39 Yeovil amp Petters United 2 0 Bath City Wells1945 46 3 Bath City 1 2 Yeovil amp Petters United Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil4 2 Twerton Park BathBath City won 5 4 on aggregate 1946 47 3 Bath City 1 1 b N A StreetYeovil Town1947 48 3 Yeovil Town 5 2 Ilminster Town Ilminster1948 49 3 Glastonbury 2 1 Bath City Glastonbury1949 50 3 Yeovil Town 6 1 Glastonbury Glastonbury1950 51 4 Yeovil Town 5 1 Bridgwater Town Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil1951 52 4 Bath City 3 0 Glastonbury Glastonbury1952 53 4 Bath City 1 1 Street Twerton Park Bath2 0 R Twerton Park Bath1953 54 4 Yeovil Town 2 0 Bath City Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil1954 55 4 Yeovil Town 2 1 Minehead Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil1955 56 4 Yeovil Town 4 3 Bristol City Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil1956 57 4 Bristol City 1 1 c N A Huish Athletic Ground YeovilYeovil Town1957 58 4 Bath City 2 1 Minehead Minehead1958 59 4 Bridgwater Town 1 1 Yeovil Town Castle Field Bridgwater2 1 R Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil1959 60 4 Bath City 3 0 Minehead Twerton Park Bath1960 61 Minehead 5 2 Yeovil Town Minehead2 1 Huish Athletic Ground YeovilMinehead won 7 3 on aggregate 1961 62 Yeovil Town 1 2 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol3 0 Huish Athletic Ground YeovilYeovil Town won 4 2 on aggregate 1962 63 Yeovil Town 1 1 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol2 0 Huish Athletic Ground YeovilYeovil Town won 3 1 on aggregate 1963 64 Bristol City 1 1 Yeovil Town Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol3 1 Huish Athletic Ground YeovilBristol City won 4 2 on aggregate 1964 65 Yeovil Town 1 3 Minehead Minehead3 0 Huish Athletic Ground YeovilYeovil Town won 4 3 on aggregate 1965 66 Bath City 2 1 Welton Rovers Twerton Park Bath1 1 West Clewes Midsomer NortonBath City won 3 2 on aggregate 1966 67 Frome Town 2 1 Yeovil Town Badgers Hill Frome1 1 Huish Athletic Ground YeovilFrome Town won 3 2 on aggregate 1967 68 Bath City 3 0 Yeovil Town Twerton Park Bath1 0 Huish Athletic Ground YeovilBath City won 4 0 on aggregate 1968 69 Yeovil Town 3 1 Frome Town Huish Athletic Ground YeovilFrome Town 2 0 Yeovil Town Badgers Hill FromeTrophy shared between Frome Town and Yeovil Town after 3 3 draw on aggregate 1969 70 Bath City 1 0 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol0 0 Twerton Park BathBath City won 1 0 on aggregate 1970 71 5 Bristol City 1 2 Yeovil Town Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil 1 9023 1 Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol 549Bristol City won 4 3 on aggregate 1971 72 5 Bristol City 6 1 Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive Taunton3 1 Ashton Gate Stadium BristolBristol City won 9 2 on aggregate 1972 73 5 Yeovil Town 0 0 Bridgwater Town Castle Field Bridgwater3 0 Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil 2 120Yeovil Town won 3 0 on aggregate 1973 74 5 Minehead 1 0 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol3 0 MineheadMinehead won 1 0 on aggregate 1974 75 5 Bristol City 4 0 Taunton Town Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol3 0 Wordsworth Drive TauntonBristol City won 7 0 on aggregate 1975 76 5 Yeovil Town 1 1 Westland Yeovil Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil 7154 0 Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil 1 352Yeovil Town won 5 1 on aggregate 1976 77 5 Minehead 1 0 Yeovil Town Castle Field Bridgwater1 1 Huish Athletic Ground YeovilMinehead won 2 1 on aggregate 1977 78 5 Bath City 2 1 Bristol City Twerton Park Bath1978 79 5 Yeovil Town 1 1 Minehead Minehead3 2 Huish Athletic Ground YeovilYeovil Town won 4 3 on aggregate 1979 80 5 Keynsham Town 0 0 Bath City Crown Field Keynsham1 0 Twerton Park BathKeynsham Town won 1 0 on aggregate 1980 81 Bath City 3 0 Yeovil Town Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil 4603 0 Twerton Park Bath 334Bath City won 6 0 on aggregate 1981 82 Bath City 1 1 Bridgwater Town Twerton Park Bath2 1 Castle Field BridgwaterBath City won 3 2 on aggregate 1982 83 Frome Town1983 84 Bath City 1 0 Clevedon Town Teignmouth Road Clevedon1 1 Twerton Park BathBath City won 2 1 on aggregate 1984 85 Bath City 1 0 Yeovil Town Twerton Park Bath 5743 1 Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil 856Bath City won 4 1 on aggregate 1985 86 6 Bath City 1 0 Yeovil Town Twerton Park Bath 7792 0 Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil 1 320Bath City won 3 0 on aggregate 1986 87 6 Clevedon Town W O d N A1987 88 6 Mangotsfield United Taunton Town1988 89 6 Bath City 2 1 Mangotsfield United Mangotsfield 3635 1 Twerton Park Bath 339Bath City won 7 2 on aggregate 1989 90 6 Bath City 1 1 Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive Taunton 3811 0 Twerton Park Bath 498Bath City won 2 1 on aggregate 1990 91 6 Bristol City Weston super MareBristol City won 4 3 on aggregate 1991 92 6 Bristol Rovers 1 2 Yeovil Town Twerton Park Bath 4572 0 Huish Park Yeovil 1 370Bristol Rovers won 3 2 on aggregate 1992 93 6 Bristol Rovers 4 1 Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive Taunton1 0 Twerton Park BathBristol Rovers won 5 1 on aggregate 1993 94 6 Bath City 3 2 Bristol Rovers Twerton Park Bath 3072 2 Twerton Park Bath 509Bath City won 5 4 on aggregate 1994 95 6 Bath City 1 0 Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive Taunton 4593 0 Twerton Park Bath 356Bath City won 4 0 on aggregate 1995 96 6 Brislington 1 1 e Mangotsfield United1996 97 6 Yeovil Town 2 1 Bristol City Huish Park Yeovil 1 1111997 98 6 Yeovil Town 1 0 Clevedon Town Twerton Park Bath 4781998 99 6 Clevedon Town 0 0 f Taunton Town1999 2000 6 Bristol City 3 2 Bath City The Hand Stadium Clevedon 6572000 01 6 Clevedon Town 1 0 Odd Down2001 02 6 Clevedon Town 2 1 Team Bath2002 03 6 Taunton Town 2 1 Yeovil Town The Hand Stadium Clevedon 9142003 04 6 Bristol City 5 0 Brislington2004 05 6 Yeovil Town 5 0 Odd Down Huish Park Yeovil 2 1642005 06 7 Taunton Town 3 2 Mangotsfield United Woodspring Stadium Weston super Mare2006 07 8 Team Bath 3 1 Bitton Winterfield Road Paulton2007 08 9 Bath City 1 1 g Paulton Rovers Woodspring Stadium Weston super Mare3 0 R Twerton Park Bath 2412008 09 11 Frome Town 3 1 Paulton Rovers West Clewes Midsomer Norton2009 10 12 Welton Rovers 0 0 h Bridgwater Town Huish Park Yeovil 4072010 11 13 Weston super Mare 1 0 Yeovil Town Huish Park Yeovil 7032011 12 Weston super Mare 2 1 Clevedon Town The Hand Stadium Clevedon 5542012 13 Paulton Rovers 3 1 Bridgwater Town The Hand Stadium Clevedon 2902013 14 Taunton Town 1 0 Frome Town Winterfield Road Paulton 4502014 15 Taunton Town 1 0 Yeovil Town Wordsworth Drive Taunton 8522015 16 Wells City 2 1 Larkhall Athletic Wordsworth Drive Taunton 2352016 17 Taunton Town 4 2 Weston super Mare Fairfax Park Bridgwater 5592017 18 Weston super Mare 3 2 Paulton Rovers Badgers Hill Frome 2622018 19 Weston super Mare 2 1 Taunton Town Woodspring Stadium Weston super Mare 4692019 20 Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic2021 22 Yeovil Town 3 0 Bath City Huish Park Yeovil 1 016 a b c d e Competition decided by round robin tournament between the three professional teams of Somerset at the time Bath City Taunton Town and Yeovil amp Petters United Trophy shared between Bath City and Yeovil Town after a 1 1 draw Trophy shared between Bristol City and Yeovil Town after a 1 1 draw After a semi final second replay where Yeovil Town beat Bath City 2 1 Bath City protested about an ineligible player in the Yeovil Town side The protest was upheld and the tie ordered to be replayed However by this time the season was nearing its close and both clubs claimed their players contracts would not allow them to fit the replayed game in and both withdrew from the Cup giving Clevedon Town a walkover in the final Score was 1 1 after extra time Brislington won the penalty shoot out 6 5 Score was 3 3 after extra time Clevedon Town won the penalty shoot out 5 4 Match was abandoned at the end of the first period of extra time due to a floodlight failure with the score at 1 1 10 Score was 0 0 after extra time Welton Rovers won the penalty shoot out 4 2 Records and statistics EditPerformances by club Edit Performance in the Somerset Premier Cup by club Club Winners Runners up Years won Years runner upYeovil Town 25 16 1930 1931 1933 1935 1938 1939 1947 shared 1948 1950 1951 1954 1955 1956 1957 shared 1962 1963 1965 1969 shared 1973 1976 1979 1997 1998 2005 2022 1929 1932 1937 1946 1959 1967 1968 1971 1977 1981 1985 1986 1992 2003 2011 2015Bath City 24 10 1929 1932 1934 1936 1946 1947 shared 1952 1953 1958 1960 1966 1968 1970 1978 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1989 1990 1994 1995 2008 1930 1933 1935 1938 1939 1949 1954 1980 2000 2022Bristol City 8 6 1957 shared 1964 1971 1972 1975 1991 2000 2004 1956 1962 1963 1970 1974 1997Taunton Town 5 8 2003 2006 2014 2015 2017 1972 1975 1988 1990 1993 1995 1999 2019Frome Town 4 1 1967 1969 shared 1983 2009 2014Clevedon Town 4 3 1987 1999 2001 2002 1984 1998 2012Weston super Mare 4 2 2011 2012 2018 2019 1991 2017Minehead 3 6 1961 1974 1977 1955 1958 1960 1965 1979Glastonbury 2 2 1937 1949 1950 1952Bristol Rovers 2 1 1992 1993 1994Bridgwater Town 1 3 1959 1951 1973 1982Keynsham Town 1 0 1980 Mangotsfield United 1 3 1988 1989 1996 2006Brislington 1 1 1996 2004Team Bath 1 1 2007 2002Welton Rovers 1 1 2010 1966Paulton Rovers 1 2 2013 2009 2018Wells City 1 0 2016 Taunton Town pre 1947 0 2 1931 1934Street 0 2 1936 1953Odd Down 0 2 2001 2005Bridgwater United 0 2 2010 2013Ilminster Town 0 1 1948Westland Yeovil 0 1 1976Bitton 0 1 2007Larkhall Athletic 0 1 2016Other Somerset FA County Cup competitions EditIn addition to the Somerset Premier Cup the Somerset FA also run the following competitions which are also often referred to as the Somerset FA County Cup 14 Somerset FA Senior Cup Somerset FA Junior Cup Somerset FA Intermediate Cup Somerset FA Sunday Challenge Cup Somerset FA Legends League Cup Somerset FA Women s Senior Cup Somerset FA Women s Junior Cup Somerset FA Youth Shield Under 16 Somerset FA Girls U16 Cup Somerset FA Boys U15 Cup Somerset FA Lewin Cup Under 14 Somerset FA Girls U14 Cup Somerset FA Boys U13 CupReferences Edit PREMIER CUP COMPETITION 1928 RULES Somerset County Football Association Retrieved 13 February 2022 Mens Premier Cup Somerset County Football Association Retrieved 13 February 2022 a b c d e Somerset Professional Cup 1945 50 somersetfa com Somerset County Football Association Archived from the original on 2 September 2017 Retrieved 13 February 2022 a b c d e f g h i j Somerset Professional Cup 1950 60 somersetfa com Somerset County Football Association Archived from the original on 2 September 2017 Retrieved 13 February 2022 a b c d e f g h i j Somerset Professional Cup 1970 80 somersetfa com Somerset County Football Association Archived from the original on 2 September 2017 Retrieved 13 February 2022 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Somerset County Cups Summary fchd info Football Club History Database Retrieved 13 February 2022 Somerset County Cups 2005 06 fchd info Football Club History Database Retrieved 13 February 2022 Somerset County Cups 2006 07 fchd info Football Club History Database Retrieved 13 February 2022 Somerset County Cups 2007 08 fchd info Football Club History Database Retrieved 13 February 2022 Somerset Cup final is re arranged BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 29 April 2008 Retrieved 13 February 2022 Somerset County Cups 2008 09 fchd info Football Club History Database Retrieved 13 February 2022 Somerset County Cups 2009 10 fchd info Football Club History Database Retrieved 13 February 2022 Somerset County Cups 2010 11 fchd info Football Club History Database Retrieved 13 February 2022 Cups amp Competitions somersetfa com Somerset County Football Association Retrieved 16 February 2022 External links EditSomerset Premier Cup at the Somerset FA website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Somerset Premier Cup amp oldid 1132245890, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
