Sussex Senior Challenge Cup

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The Sussex Senior Challenge Cup, or simply Sussex Senior Cup, is the county senior cup of the Sussex FA. The first winners of the cup were Brighton Rangers, who won the cup in 1883. Other teams who won the cup in its early history are Burgess Hill, Lancing College and Eastbourne.

The teams who have been successful in the cup recently are Crawley Town and Sussex's only Football League team, Brighton & Hove Albion, whilst Bognor Regis Town won the competition a record five times in succession between 1980 and 1984. The holders are Brighton & Hove Albion who beat Crawley Town 1-0 at Langney Sports Club, home of Eastbourne Borough.

For reasons of fairness to other clubs, the Brighton & Hove Albion reserve team competes in the Sussex Senior Cup, as depending on season, the main squad are up to Football League One level, many stages of the football league pyramid ahead of other teams.

[edit] Recent winners

Season	Winners	Runners-up	Final result
1976-77	Worthing
1977-78	Worthing
1978-79	Hastings United
1979-80	Bognor Regis Town
1980-81	Bognor Regis Town
1981-82	Bognor Regis Town
1982-83	Bognor Regis Town
1983-84	Bognor Regis Town
1984-85	Lewes
1985-86	Steyning Town
1986-87	Bognor Regis Town	Arundel	1-1, replay 3-0
1987-88	Brighton & Hove Albion	Lewes	3-0
1988-89	Steyning Town	Hastings Town	3-2
1989-90	Crawley Town
1990-91	Crawley Town	Littlehampton Town	2-1
1991-92	Brighton & Hove Albion	Langney Sports	1-0
1992-93	Wick	Oakwood	3-1
1993-94	Brighton & Hove Albion	Peacehaven & Telscombe	1-0
1994-95	Brighton & Hove Albion	Hastings Town	2-0
1995-96	Hastings Town	Crawley Town	1-0
1996-97	St Leonards	Saltdean United	2-1
1997-98	Hastings Town	Burgess Hill Town	2-1
1998-99	Worthing	Hastings Town	3-0
1999-00	Brighton & Hove Albion	Hastings Town	1-1, 4-3 pens
2000-01	Lewes	Bognor Regis Town	2-1
2001-02	Eastbourne Borough	Lewes	2-1
2002-03	Crawley Town	Eastbourne Borough	0-0, 6-5 pens
2003-04	Brighton & Hove Albion	Worthing	2-0
2004-05	Crawley Town	Ringmer	2-0
2005-06	Lewes	Horsham	3-1
2006-07	Brighton & Hove Albion	Worthing	2-0
2007-08	Brighton & Hove Albion	Crawley Town	1-0
2008-09	Eastbourne Borough	Brighton & Hove Albion	0-0, 1-0 AET