Somerset Premier Cup
Organising bodySomerset Football Association
Founded1928; 96 years ago (1928), as Somerset Professional Cup;
rebranded Somerset Premier Cup in 1975
RegionSomerset
Number of teams26 (2023–24)
Current championsBath City
(25th title)
Most successful club(s)Yeovil Town, Bath City
(25 titles)
WebsiteSomerset FA

The Somerset Premier Cup is an association football knock-out cup competition run by the Somerset County Football Association (SFA).

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 Bath City, the joint most successful team with twenty-five wins (joint with Yeovil Town), who defeated Paulton Rovers 4–1 in the 2023 final.

Current participants (2023–24)

Team[2] Stadium League
Bath City Twerton Park National League South
Bishop Sutton Lakeview Western League Division One
Bishops Lydeard Darby Way South West Peninsula League Premier East
Bridgwater United Fairfax Park Western League Premier Division
Brislington Brislington Stadium Western League Division One
Cheddar Bowdens Park Western League Division One
Clevedon Town Hand Stadium Western League Premier Division
Frome Town Badgers Hill Southern League Division One South
Hengrove Athletic Norton Lane Western League Division One
Keynsham Town Crown Field Western League Division One
Larkhall Athletic Plain Ham Southern League Division One South
Middlezoy Rovers The Aerodrome Western League Division One
Nailsea & Tickenham Fryth Way Western League Premier Division
Odd Down Lew Hill Memorial Ground Western League Division One
Paulton Rovers Winterfield Road Southern League Division One South
Portishead Town Bristol Road Western League Division One
Radstock Town Southfields Recreation Ground Western League Division One
Shepton Mallet The Playing Fields Western League Premier Division
Street The Tannery Western League Premier Division
Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive National League South
Wellington The Playing Field Western League Premier Division
Wells City The Athletic Ground Western League Division One
Welton Rovers West Clewes Western League Premier Division
Weston-super-Mare Woodspring Stadium National League South
Wincanton Town Wincanton Sports Ground Western League Division One
Yeovil Town Huish Park National League South

Finals

Results

Somerset Premier Cup finals
Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue Attendance
1928–29 Bath City [a] Yeovil & Petters United N/A
1929–30 Yeovil & Petters United [a] Bath City N/A
1930–31 Yeovil & Petters United 4–3 Taunton Town Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
1931–32 Bath City [a] Yeovil & Petters United N/A
1932–33 Yeovil & Petters United [a] Bath City N/A
1933–34 Bath City [a] Taunton Town N/A
1934–35 Yeovil & Petters United 2–1 Bath City Twerton Park, Bath
1935–36 Bath City 0–0 Street
3–1 (R)
1936–37 Glastonbury 4–1 Yeovil & Petters United
1937–38 Yeovil & Petters United 2–1 Bath City Street
1938–39 Yeovil & Petters United 2–0 Bath City Wells
1945–46[3] Bath City 1–2 Yeovil & Petters United Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
4–2 Twerton Park, Bath
Bath City won 5–4 on aggregate.
1946–47[3] Bath City 1–1[b] N/A Street
Yeovil Town
1947–48[3] Yeovil Town 5–2 Ilminster Town Ilminster
1948–49[3] Glastonbury 2–1 Bath City Glastonbury
1949–50[3] Yeovil Town 6–1 Glastonbury Glastonbury
1950–51[4] Yeovil Town 5–1 Bridgwater Town Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
1951–52[4] Bath City 3–0 Glastonbury Glastonbury
1952–53[4] Bath City 1–1 Street Twerton Park, Bath
2–0 (R) Twerton Park, Bath
1953–54[4] Yeovil Town 2–0 Bath City Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
1954–55[4] Yeovil Town 2–1 Minehead Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
1955–56[4] Yeovil Town 4–3 Bristol City Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
1956–57[4] Bristol City 1–1[c] N/A Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
Yeovil Town
1957–58[4] Bath City 2–1 Minehead Minehead
1958–59[4] Bridgwater Town 1–1 Yeovil Town Castle Field, Bridgwater
2–1 (R) Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
1959–60[4] Bath City 3–0 Minehead Twerton Park, Bath
1960–61 Minehead 5–2 Yeovil Town Minehead
2–1 Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
Minehead won 7–3 on aggregate.
1961–62 Yeovil Town 1–2 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
3–0 Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
Yeovil Town won 4–2 on aggregate.
1962–63 Yeovil Town 1–1 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
2–0 Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
Yeovil Town won 3–1 on aggregate.
1963–64 Bristol City 1–1 Yeovil Town Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
3–1 Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
Bristol City won 4–2 on aggregate.
1964–65 Yeovil Town 1–3 Minehead Minehead
3–0 Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
Yeovil Town won 4–3 on aggregate.
1965–66 Bath City 2–1 Welton Rovers Twerton Park, Bath
1–1 West Clewes, Midsomer Norton
Bath City won 3–2 on aggregate.
1966–67 Frome Town 2–1 Yeovil Town Badgers Hill, Frome
1–1 Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
Frome Town won 3–2 on aggregate.
1967–68 Bath City 3–0 Yeovil Town Twerton Park, Bath
1–0 Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
Bath City won 4–0 on aggregate.
1968–69 Yeovil Town 3–1 Frome Town Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
Frome Town 2–0 Yeovil Town Badgers Hill, Frome
Trophy shared between Frome Town and Yeovil Town after 3–3 draw on aggregate.
1969–70 Bath City 1–0 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
0–0 Twerton Park, Bath
Bath City won 1–0 on aggregate.
1970–71[5] Bristol City 1–2 Yeovil Town Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil 1,902
3–1 Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol 549
Bristol City won 4–3 on aggregate.
1971–72[5] Bristol City 6–1 Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive, Taunton
3–1 Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
Bristol City won 9–2 on aggregate.
1972–73[5] Yeovil Town 0–0 Bridgwater Town Castle Field, Bridgwater
3–0 Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil 2,120
Yeovil Town won 3–0 on aggregate.
1973–74[5] Minehead 1–0 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
3–0 Minehead
Minehead won 1–0 on aggregate.
1974–75[5] Bristol City 4–0 Taunton Town Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
3–0 Wordsworth Drive, Taunton
Bristol City won 7–0 on aggregate.
1975–76[5] Yeovil Town 1–1 Westland-Yeovil Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil 715
4–0 Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil 1,352
Yeovil Town won 5–1 on aggregate.
1976–77[5] Minehead 1–0 Yeovil Town Castle Field, Bridgwater
1–1 Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
Minehead won 2–1 on aggregate.
1977–78[5] Bath City  †2–1 * Bristol City Twerton Park, Bath
1978–79[5] Yeovil Town 1–1 Minehead Minehead
3–2 Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil
Yeovil Town won 4–3 on aggregate.
1979–80[5] Keynsham Town 0–0 Bath City Crown Field, Keynsham
1–0 Twerton Park, Bath
Keynsham Town won 1–0 on aggregate.
1980–81 Bath City 3–0 Yeovil Town Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil 460
3–0 Twerton Park, Bath 334
Bath City won 6–0 on aggregate.
1981–82 Bath City 1–1 Bridgwater Town Twerton Park, Bath
2–1 Castle Field, Bridgwater
Bath City won 3–2 on aggregate.
1982–83 Frome Town
1983–84 Bath City 1–0 Clevedon Town Teignmouth Road, Clevedon
1–1 Twerton Park, Bath
Bath City won 2–1 on aggregate.
1984–85 Bath City 1–0 Yeovil Town Twerton Park, Bath 574
3–1 Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil 856
Bath City won 4–1 on aggregate.
1985–86[6] Bath City 1–0 Yeovil Town Twerton Park, Bath 779
2–0 Huish Athletic Ground, Yeovil 1,320
Bath City won 3–0 on aggregate.
1986–87[6] Clevedon Town W/O[d] N/A
1987–88[6] Mangotsfield United Taunton Town
1988–89[6] Bath City 2–1 Mangotsfield United Mangotsfield 363
5–1 Twerton Park, Bath 339
Bath City won 7–2 on aggregate.
1989–90[6] Bath City 1–1 Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive, Taunton 381
1–0 Twerton Park, Bath 498
Bath City won 2–1 on aggregate.
1990–91[6] Bristol City Weston-super-Mare
Bristol City won 4–3 on aggregate.
1991–92[6] Bristol Rovers 1–2 Yeovil Town Twerton Park, Bath 457
2–0 Huish Park, Yeovil 1,370
Bristol Rovers won 3–2 on aggregate.
1992–93[6] Bristol Rovers 4–1 Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive, Taunton
1–0 Twerton Park, Bath
Bristol Rovers won 5–1 on aggregate.
1993–94[6] Bath City 3–2 Bristol Rovers Twerton Park, Bath 307
2–2 Twerton Park, Bath 509
Bath City won 5–4 on aggregate.
1994–95[6] Bath City 1–0 Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive, Taunton 459
3–0 Twerton Park, Bath 356
Bath City won 4–0 on aggregate.
1995–96[6] Brislington  †1–1 †[e] Mangotsfield United
1996–97[6] Yeovil Town 2–1 Bristol City Huish Park, Yeovil 1,111
1997–98[6] Yeovil Town 1–0 Clevedon Town Twerton Park, Bath 478
1998–99[6] Clevedon Town  †0–0 †[f] Taunton Town
1999–2000[6] Bristol City 3–2 Bath City The Hand Stadium, Clevedon 657
2000–01[6] Clevedon Town 1–0 Odd Down
2001–02[6] Clevedon Town 2–1 Team Bath
2002–03[6] Taunton Town 2–1 Yeovil Town The Hand Stadium, Clevedon 914
2003–04[6] Bristol City 5–0 Brislington
2004–05[6] Yeovil Town 5–0 Odd Down Huish Park, Yeovil 2,164
2005–06[7] Taunton Town 3–2 Mangotsfield United Woodspring Stadium, Weston-super-Mare
2006–07[8] Team Bath 3–1 Bitton Winterfield Road, Paulton
2007–08[9] Bath City  †1–1 *[g] Paulton Rovers Woodspring Stadium, Weston-super-Mare
3–0 (R) Twerton Park, Bath 241
2008–09[11] Frome Town 3–1 Paulton Rovers West Clewes, Midsomer Norton
2009–10[12] Welton Rovers  †0–0 †[h] Bridgwater Town Huish Park, Yeovil 407
2010–11[13] Weston-super-Mare 1–0 Yeovil Town Huish Park, Yeovil 703
2011–12 Weston-super-Mare 2–1 Clevedon Town The Hand Stadium, Clevedon 554
2012–13 Paulton Rovers 3–1 Bridgwater Town The Hand Stadium, Clevedon 290
2013–14 Taunton Town 1–0 Frome Town Winterfield Road, Paulton 450
2014–15 Taunton Town  †1–0 * Yeovil Town Wordsworth Drive, Taunton 852
2015–16 Wells City 2–1 Larkhall Athletic Wordsworth Drive, Taunton 235
2016–17 Taunton Town 4–2 Weston-super-Mare Fairfax Park, Bridgwater 559
2017–18 Weston-super-Mare 3–2 Paulton Rovers Badgers Hill, Frome 262
2018–19 Weston-super-Mare 2–1 Taunton Town Woodspring Stadium, Weston-super-Mare 469
2019–20 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 Yeovil Town 3–0 Bath City Huish Park, Yeovil 1,016
2022–23 Bath City 4–1 Paulton Rovers Woodspring Stadium, Weston-super-Mare 548
  1. ^ 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 & Petters United
  2. ^ Trophy shared between Bath City and Yeovil Town after a 1–1 draw.
  3. ^ Trophy shared between Bristol City and Yeovil Town after a 1–1 draw.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Score was 1–1 after extra time. Brislington won the penalty shoot-out 6–5.
  6. ^ Score was 3–3 after extra time. Clevedon Town won the penalty shoot-out 5–4.
  7. ^ 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]
  8. ^ Score was 0–0 after extra time. Welton Rovers won the penalty shoot-out 4–2.

Records and statistics

Performances by club

Performance in the Somerset Premier Cup by club
Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Yeovil 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, 2015
Bath City 25 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, 2023 1930, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1949, 1954, 1980, 2000, 2022
Bristol City 8 6 1957 (shared), 1964, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1991, 2000, 2004 1956, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1997
Taunton Town 5 8 2003, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2017 1972, 1975, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2019
Frome Town 4 1 1967, 1969 (shared), 1983, 2009 2014
Clevedon Town 4 3 1987, 1999, 2001, 2002 1984, 1998, 2012
Weston-super-Mare 4 2 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019 1991, 2017
Minehead 3 6 1961, 1974, 1977 1955, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1979
Glastonbury 2 2 1937, 1949 1950, 1952
Bristol Rovers 2 1 1992, 1993 1994
Bridgwater Town 1 3 1959 1951, 1973, 1982
Keynsham Town 1 0 1980 —
Mangotsfield United 1 3 1988 1989, 1996, 2006
Brislington 1 1 1996 2004
Team Bath 1 1 2007 2002
Welton Rovers 1 1 2010 1966
Paulton Rovers 1 3 2013 2009, 2018, 2023
Wells City 1 0 2016 —
Taunton Town
(pre-1947) 		0 2 — 1931, 1934
Street 0 2 — 1936, 1953
Odd Down 0 2 — 2001, 2005
Bridgwater United 0 2 — 2010, 2013
Ilminster Town 0 1 — 1948
Westland-Yeovil 0 1 — 1976
Bitton 0 1 — 2007
Larkhall Athletic 0 1 — 2016

Other Somerset FA County Cup competitions

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]

References

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