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| name = Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup
| name = Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup
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| founded = 1950
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1950}}
| region = [[Cambridgeshire]]
| region = {{flagicon|Cambridgeshire}} [[Cambridgeshire]]
| current champions = [[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]] (2018)
| current champions = [[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]<br>(16th title)
| most successful club = {{nowrap|[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]] (15 wins)}}
| most successful club = [[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]<br>(16 titles)
| website = [http://www.cambridgeshirefa.com Cambridgeshire FA]
| website = [http://www.cambridgeshirefa.com Cambridgeshire FA]
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The '''Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup''' is the senior [[county cup]] competition of the [[Cambridgeshire County Football Association]]. Established in 1950,<ref name=MB>Blakeman, M (2010) ''The Official History of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935–2010, Volume II'' {{ISBN|978-1-908037-02-2}}</ref> it is contested by amateur and [[semi-professional]] [[association football|football]] clubs in and around the English county of [[Cambridgeshire]] as well as [[reserve team]]s of clubs such as [[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]] and [[Histon F.C.|Histon]]. The first winners were [[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]] and the current holders are [[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]].<ref>[http://www.cambridgeshirefa.com/NR/rdonlyres/6F859C7B-5C77-4E3A-9D55-D314CA6A57CE/0/CountyCupWinners.pdf County Cup Winners] Cambridgeshire FA</ref><ref>[http://www.cambridgeshirefa.com/FixturesAndResults/CountyCups/InvitationCup/?js=1&tab=results Invitation Cup results] Cambridgeshire FA</ref>
The '''Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup''' is the senior [[county cup]] competition of the [[Cambridgeshire County Football Association]]. Established in 1950,<ref name=MB>Blakeman, M (2010) ''The Official History of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935–2010, Volume II'' {{ISBN|978-1-908037-02-2}}</ref> it is contested by amateur and [[semi-professional]] [[association football|football]] clubs in and around the English county of [[Cambridgeshire]]. The first winners were [[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]] and the current holders are [[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]].<ref>[http://www.cambridgeshirefa.com/NR/rdonlyres/6F859C7B-5C77-4E3A-9D55-D314CA6A57CE/0/CountyCupWinners.pdf County Cup Winners] Cambridgeshire FA</ref><ref>[http://www.cambridgeshirefa.com/FixturesAndResults/CountyCups/InvitationCup/?js=1&tab=results Invitation Cup results] Cambridgeshire FA</ref>


==List of finals==
==List of finals==
{{inc-results}}
{{inc-results|date=October 2021}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:left|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; font-size: 12px"
!Season
!Winner
!Score
!Loser
|-
|-
! Season
|1950–51||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]
! Winners
! Result
! Runner-up
! Notes
|-
|-
|'''1950–51'''||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||||||
|1951–52||Cambridge United||align=center|2–1||Cambridge City
|-
|-
|'''1951–52'''||[[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]]||2–1||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||
|1952–53||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]|| ||
|-
|-
|'''1952–53'''||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||||||
|1953–54||Cambridge United||align=center|1–1||Histon
|-
|-
|align=right|''Replay''||Cambridge United||align=center|3–1||Histon
|'''1953–54'''||[[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]]||3–1||[[Histon F.C.|Histon]]||Replay. First match ended 1–1.
|-
|-
|1954–55||[[March Town United F.C.|March Town United]]||align=center|3–2||Cambridge United
|'''1954–55'''||[[March Town United F.C.|March Town United]]||3–2||[[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]]||
|-
|-
|1955–56||Wisbech Town||align=center|2–0||Pegasus
|'''1955–56'''||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||2–0||[[Pegasus A.F.C.|Pegasus]]||
|-
|-
|1956–57||Cambridge United||align=center|1–0||Cambridge City
|'''1956–57'''||[[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]]||1–0||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||
|-
|-
|1957–58||Wisbech Town||align=center|2–2||Cambridge United
|'''1957–58'''||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||3–1||[[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]]||Replay First match ended 2–2.
|-
|-
|'''1958–59'''||[[Newmarket Town F.C.|Newmarket Town]]||||||
|align=right|''Replay''||Wisbech Town||align=center|3–1||Cambridge United
|-
|-
|1958–59||[[Newmarket Town F.C.|Newmarket Town]]|| ||
|'''1959–60'''||[[Pegasus A.F.C.|Pegasus]]||||||
|-
|-
|1959–60||[[Pegasus A.F.C.|Pegasus]]|| ||
|'''1960–61'''||[[Pegasus A.F.C.|Pegasus]]||6–1||[[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]]||
|-
|-
|1960–61||Pegasus||align=center|6–1||[[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]]
|'''1961–62'''||[[Eynesbury Rovers F.C.|Eynesbury Rovers]]||3–1||[[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]]||
|-
|-
|1961–62||[[Eynesbury Rovers F.C.|Eynesbury Rovers]]||align=center|3–1||Ely City
|'''1962–63'''||[[Haverhill Rovers F.C.|Haverhill Rovers]]||||||
|-
|-
|1962–63||[[Haverhill Rovers F.C.|Haverhill Rovers]]|| ||
|'''1963–64'''||[[Chatteris Town F.C.|Chatteris Town]]||3–0||[[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]]||
|-
|-
|'''1964–65'''||[[Haverhill Rovers F.C.|Haverhill Rovers]]||2–1||[[Chatteris Town F.C.|Chatteris Town]]||
|1963–64||[[Chatteris Town F.C.|Chatteris Town]]||align=center|3–0||Ely City
|-
|-
|'''1965–66'''||[[Chatteris Town F.C.|Chatteris Town]]||3–1||[[Histon F.C.|Histon]]||
|1964–65||Haverhill Rovers||align=center|2–1||Chatteris Town
|-
|-
|'''1966–67'''||[[Haverhill Rovers F.C.|Haverhill Rovers]]||3–1||[[FC Parson Drove|Parson Drove]]||Replay. First match ended 1–1.
|1965–66||Chatteris Town||align=center|3–1||Histon
|-
|-
|'''1967–68'''||[[Chatteris Town F.C.|Chatteris Town]]||4–1||[[Soham Town Rangers F.C.|Soham Town Rangers]]||1st Leg: 0–0, 2nd Leg: 4–1, Agg: 4–1
|1966–67||Haverhill Rovers||align=center|1–1||[[Parson Drove F.C.|Parson Drove]]
|-
|-
|'''1968–69'''||[[Chatteris Town F.C.|Chatteris Town]]||5–0||Swavesey||Replay. 1st Leg: 1–2, 2nd Leg: 2–1, Agg: 3–3.
|align=right|''Replay''||Haverhill Rovers||align=center|3–1||Parson Drove
|-
|-
|'''1969–70'''||[[FC Parson Drove|Parson Drove]]||4–3||[[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]]||1st Leg: 1–1, 2nd Leg: 3–2, Agg: 4–3.
|1967–68||Chatteris Town||align=center|4–1 (0–0, 4–1)||[[Soham Town Rangers F.C.|Soham Town Rangers]]
|-
|-
|'''1970–71'''||[[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]]||7–3||[[FC Parson Drove|Parson Drove]]||1st Leg: 2–0, 2nd Leg: 5–3, Agg: 7–3.
|1968–69||Chatteris Town||align=center|3–3 (1–2, 2–1)||Swavesey
|-
|-
|'''1971–72'''||[[Chatteris Town F.C.|Chatteris Town]]||7–2||[[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]]||1st Leg: 4–1, 2nd Leg: 3–1, Agg: 7–2.
|align=right|''Replay''||Chatteris Town||align=center|5–0||Swavesey
|-
|-
|'''1972–73'''||[[FC Parson Drove|Parson Drove]]||5–3||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||1st Leg: 2–0, 2nd Leg: 3–3, Agg: 5–3.
|1969–70||Parson Drove||align=center|4–3 (1–1, 3–2)||Ely City
|-
|-
|'''1973–74'''||[[Chatteris Town F.C.|Chatteris Town]]||5–2||[[Soham Town Rangers F.C.|Soham Town Rangers]]||1st Leg: 4–1, 2nd Leg: 1–1, Agg: 5–2.
|1970–71||Ely City||align=center|7–3 (2–0, 5–3)||Parson Drove
|-
|-
|'''1974–75'''||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||8–4||Willingham||1st Leg: 3–4, 2nd Leg: 5–0, Agg: 8–4.
|1971–72||Chatteris Town||align=center|7–2 (4–1, 3–1)||Ely City
|-
|-
|'''1975–76'''||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||7–3||[[Great Shelford F.C.|Great Shelford]]||1st Leg: 2–2, 2nd Leg: 5–1, Agg: 7–3.
|1972–73||Parson Drove||align=center|5–3 (2–0, 3–3)||Wisbech Town
|-
|-
|'''1976–77'''||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||4–1||[[March Town United F.C.|March Town United]]||1st Leg: 1–0, 2nd Leg: 3–1, Agg: 4–1.
|1973–74||Chatteris Town||align=center|5–2 (4–1, 1–1)||Soham Town Rangers
|-
|-
|'''1977–78'''||[[Histon F.C.|Histon]]||[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|P]]||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||Won on penalties. 1st Leg: 1–0, 2nd Leg: 0–1, Agg: 1–1.
|1974–75||Wisbech Town||align=center|8–4 (3–4, 5–0)||Willingham
|-
|-
|'''1978–79'''||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||4–3||[[Soham Town Rangers F.C.|Soham Town Rangers]]||1st Leg: 2–2, 2nd Leg: 2–1, Agg: 4–3.
|1975–76||Wisbech Town||align=center|7–3 (2–2, 5–1)||[[Great Shelford F.C.|Great Shelford]]
|-
|-
|'''1979–80'''||[[Histon F.C.|Histon]]||4–3||[[March Town United F.C.|March Town United]]||1st Leg: 2–2, 2nd Leg: 2–1, Agg: 4–3.
|1976–77||Cambridge City||align=center|4–1 (1–0, 3–1)||March Town United
|-
|-
|'''1980–81'''||[[Great Shelford F.C.|Great Shelford]]||1–0||[[Chatteris Town F.C.|Chatteris Town]]||
|rowspan=2|1977–78||Histon||align=center|1–1 (1–0, 0–1)||Cambridge City
|-
|-
|'''1981–82'''||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||2–0||[[March Town United F.C.|March Town United]]||
|colspan=3 align=center|Histon won on penalties
|-
|-
|'''1982–83'''||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||5–0||[[Sawston United F.C.|Sawston United]]||
|1978–79||Cambridge City||align=center|4–3 (2–2, 2–1)||Soham Town Rangers
|-
|-
|'''1983–84'''||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||2–1||[[Histon F.C.|Histon]]||
|1979–80||Histon||align=center|4–3 (2–2, 2–1)||March Town United
|-
|-
|1980–81||Great Shelford||align=center|1–0||Chatteris Town
|'''1984–85'''||[[Histon F.C.|Histon]]||1–0||[[Chatteris Town F.C.|Chatteris Town]]||
|-
|-
|'''1985–86'''||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||4–1||[[Soham Town Rangers F.C.|Soham Town Rangers]]||
|1981–82||Wisbech Town||align=center|2–0||March Town United
|-
|-
|'''1986–87'''||[[Great Shelford F.C.|Great Shelford]]||2–1||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||
|1982–83||Wisbech Town||align=center|5–0||Sawston
|-
|-
|'''1987–88'''||[[Great Shelford F.C.|Great Shelford]]||1–0||[[March Town United F.C.|March Town United]]||
|1983–84||Cambridge City||align=center|2–1||Histon
|-
|-
|'''1988–89'''||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||1–0||[[Histon F.C.|Histon]]||
|1984–85||Histon||align=center|1–0||Chatteris Town
|-
|-
|1985–86||Cambridge City||align=center|4–1||Soham Town Rangers
|'''1989–90'''||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||2–1||[[Histon F.C.|Histon]]||
|-
|-
|'''1990–91'''||[[Soham Town Rangers F.C.|Soham Town Rangers]]||4–1||[[March Town United F.C.|March Town United]]||
|1986–87||Great Shelford||align=center|2–1||Wisbech Town
|-
|-
|'''1991–92'''||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||2–0||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||
|1987–88||Great Shelford||align=center|1–0||March Town United
|-
|-
|'''1992–93'''||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||3–1||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||
|1988–89||Cambridge City||align=center|1–0||Histon
|-
|-
|'''1993–94'''||[[Chatteris Town F.C.|Chatteris Town]]||3–1||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||
|1989–90||Cambridge City||align=center|2–1||Histon
|-
|-
|'''1994–95'''||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||4–2||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||
|1990–91||Soham Town Rangers||align=center|4–1||March Town United
|-
|-
|'''1995–96'''||[[Mildenhall Town F.C.|Mildenhall Town]]||3–0||Foxton||
|1991–92||Wisbech Town||align=center|2–0||Cambridge City
|-
|-
|'''1996–97'''||[[Histon F.C.|Histon]]||2–2||[[Newmarket Town F.C.|Newmarket Town]]|| Histon won 5–4 on penalties.
|1992–93||Cambridge City||align=center|3–1||Wisbech Town
|-
|-
|1993–94||Chatteris Town||align=center|3–1||Wisbech Town
|'''1997–98'''||[[Soham Town Rangers F.C.|Soham Town Rangers]]||3–0||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||
|-
|-
|'''1998–99'''||[[Soham Town Rangers F.C.|Soham Town Rangers]]||3–2||[[Newmarket Town F.C.|Newmarket Town]]||
|1994–95||Wisbech Town||align=center|4–2||Cambridge City
|-
|-
|1995–96||[[Mildenhall Town F.C.|Mildenhall Town]]||align=center|3–0||Foxton
|'''1999–00'''||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||3–0||[[Mildenhall Town F.C.|Mildenhall Town]]||
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1996–97||Histon||align=center|2–2||[[Newmarket Town F.C.|Newmarket Town]]
|'''2000–01'''||[[Histon F.C.|Histon]]||2–0||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||
|-
|-
|'''2001–02'''||[[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]]||1–0||[[Histon F.C.|Histon]]||
|align=center colspan=3|Histon won 5–4 on penalties
|-
|-
|'''2002–03'''||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||||||
|1997–98||Soham Town Rangers||align=center|3–0||Wisbech Town
|-
|-
|'''2003–04'''||[[Histon F.C.|Histon]]||1–1||[[Newmarket Town F.C.|Newmarket Town]]||Histon won 7–6 on penalties.
|1998–99||Soham Town Rangers||align=center|3–2||Newmarket Town
|-
|-
|'''2004–05'''||[[Histon F.C.|Histon]]||2–0||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||
|1999–00||Cambridge City||align=center|3–0||Mildenhall Town
|-
|-
|'''2005–06'''||[[Soham Town Rangers F.C.|Soham Town Rangers]]||1–0||[[Great Shelford F.C.|Great Shelford]]||
|2000–01||Histon||align=center|2–0||Wisbech Town
|-
|-
|'''2006–07'''||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||1–0||[[Soham Town Rangers F.C.|Soham Town Rangers]]||
|2001–02||Ely City||align=center|1–0||Histon
|-
|2002–03||Cambridge City|| ||
|-
|-
|'''2007–08'''||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||3–1||[[Histon F.C.|Histon]] reserves||
|rowspan=2|2003–04||Histon||align=center|1–1||Newmarket Town
|-
|-
|'''2008–09'''||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||1–0||[[Cambridge Regional College F.C.|Cambridge Regional College]]||
|align=center colspan=3|Histon won 7–6 on penalties
|-
|-
|'''2009–10'''||[[Mildenhall Town F.C.|Mildenhall Town]]||3–1||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||
|2004–05||Histon||align=center|2–0||Cambridge City
|-
|-
|'''2010–11'''||[[Mildenhall Town F.C.|Mildenhall Town]]||2–0||[[Haverhill Rovers F.C.|Haverhill Rovers]]||
|2005–06||Soham Town Rangers||align=center|1–0||Great Shelford
|-
|-
|2006–07||Cambridge City||align=center|1–0||Soham Town Rangers
|'''2011–12'''||[[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]]||3–2||[[Soham Town Rangers F.C.|Soham Town Rangers]]||
|-
|-
|'''2012–13'''||[[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]]||3–0||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||
|2007–08||Cambridge City||align=center|3–1||Histon reserves
|-
|-
|2008–09||Cambridge CIty||align=center|1–0||[[Cambridge Regional College F.C.|Cambridge Regional College]]
|'''2013–14'''||[[Soham Town Rangers F.C.|Soham Town Rangers]]||6–1||[[Cambridge Regional College F.C.|Cambridge Regional College]]||
|-
|-
|'''2014–15'''||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||2–1||[[Soham Town Rangers F.C.|Soham Town Rangers]]||
|2009–10||Mildenhall Town||align=center|3–1||Wisbech Town
|-
|-
|'''2015–16'''||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||3–1||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||
|2010–11||Mildenhall Town||align=center|2–0||Haverhill Rovers
|-
|-
|'''2016–17'''||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||4–1||[[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]]||
|2011–12||Ely City||align=center|3–2||Soham Town Rangers
|-
|-
|'''2017–18'''||[[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]]||2–1||[[Cambridge United F.C.#Reserves and Centre of Excellence|Cambridge United Development]]||
|2012–13||Ely City||align=center|3–0||Cambridge City
|-
|-
|'''2018–19'''||[[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]]||2–1||[[Histon F.C.|Histon]]||
|2013–14||Soham Town Rangers||align=center|6–1||Cambridge Regional College
|-
|-
|'''2019–20'''||colspan=4|Competition abandoned due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic.]]
|2014–15||Cambridge City||align=center|2–1||Soham Town Rangers
|-
|-
|'''2020–21'''||colspan=4|No competition held due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic.]]
|2015–16||Wisbech Town||align=center|3–1||Cambridge City
|-
|-
|'''2021–22'''||[[Cambridge United F.C.#Reserves and Centre of Excellence|Cambridge United Development]]||2–1||[[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]]||
|2016–17||Cambridge City||align=center|4–1||Ely City
|-
|-
|'''2022–23'''||[[Cambridge United F.C.#Reserves and Centre of Excellence|Cambridge United Development]]||2–2||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]|| Cambridge United Development won 6–5 on penalties.
|2017–18||Ely City||align=center|2–1||Cambridge United Development
|-
|-
|'''2023–24'''||[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]||4–0||[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]||
|2018-19||Ely City||align=center|2–1||Histon FC
|}
|}

===Winners===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; font-size: 12px"
|-
! Club
! Wins
! First final won
! Last final won
! Runner-up
! Last final lost
! Total final apps.
! Notes
|-
|[[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]
|16
|1950–51
|2023–24
|9
|2022–23
|25
|
|-
|[[Wisbech Town F.C.|Wisbech Town]]
|10
|1952–53
|2015–16
|8
|2023–24
|18
|
|-
|[[Chatteris Town F.C.|Chatteris Town]]
|7
|1963–64
|1993–94
|3
|1984–85
|10
|
|-
|[[Histon F.C.|Histon]]
|7
|1977–78
|2004–05
|7
|2018–19
|14
|
|-
|[[Ely City F.C.|Ely City]]
|6
|1970–71
|2018–19
|7
|2021–22
|13
|
|-
|[[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]]
|5
|1951–52
|2022–23
|2
|2017–18
|7
|{{refn|group=note|name=Cambridge United|Won two titles as Cambridge United Development.}}
|-
|[[Soham Town Rangers F.C.|Soham Town Rangers]]
|5
|1990–91
|2013–14
|7
|2014–15
|12
|
|-
|[[Haverhill Rovers F.C.|Haverhill Rovers]]
|3
|1962–63
|1966–67
|1
|2010–11
|4
|
|-
|[[Great Shelford F.C.|Great Shelford]]
|3
|1980–81
|1987–88
|2
|2005–06
|5
|
|-
|[[Mildenhall Town F.C.|Mildenhall Town]]
|3
|1995–96
|2010–11
|1
|1999–00
|4
|
|-
|''[[Pegasus A.F.C.|Pegasus]]''
|2
|1959–60
|1960–61
|1
|1955–56
|3
|Dissolved in 1963.
|-
|[[FC Parson Drove|Parson Drove]]
|2
|1969–70
|1972–73
|2
|1970–71
|4
|
|-
|[[March Town United F.C.|March Town United]]
|1
|1954–55
|1954–55
|5
|1990–91
|6
|
|-
|[[Newmarket Town F.C.|Newmarket Town]]
|1
|1958–59
|1958–59
|3
|2003–04
|4
|
|-
|[[Eynesbury Rovers F.C.|Eynesbury Rovers]]
|1
|1961–62
|1961–62
|0
|–
|1
|
|}
{{reflist|group=note}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:11, 7 August 2024

Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup
Founded1950; 75 years ago (1950)
RegionCambridgeshire Cambridgeshire
Current championsCambridge City
(16th title)
Most successful club(s)Cambridge City
(16 titles)
WebsiteCambridgeshire FA

The Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup is the senior county cup competition of the Cambridgeshire County Football Association. Established in 1950,[1] it is contested by amateur and semi-professional football clubs in and around the English county of Cambridgeshire. The first winners were Cambridge City and the current holders are Ely City.[2][3]

List of finals

[edit]
Season Winners Result Runner-up Notes
1950–51 Cambridge City
1951–52 Cambridge United 2–1 Cambridge City
1952–53 Wisbech Town
1953–54 Cambridge United 3–1 Histon Replay. First match ended 1–1.
1954–55 March Town United 3–2 Cambridge United
1955–56 Wisbech Town 2–0 Pegasus
1956–57 Cambridge United 1–0 Cambridge City
1957–58 Wisbech Town 3–1 Cambridge United Replay First match ended 2–2.
1958–59 Newmarket Town
1959–60 Pegasus
1960–61 Pegasus 6–1 Ely City
1961–62 Eynesbury Rovers 3–1 Ely City
1962–63 Haverhill Rovers
1963–64 Chatteris Town 3–0 Ely City
1964–65 Haverhill Rovers 2–1 Chatteris Town
1965–66 Chatteris Town 3–1 Histon
1966–67 Haverhill Rovers 3–1 Parson Drove Replay. First match ended 1–1.
1967–68 Chatteris Town 4–1 Soham Town Rangers 1st Leg: 0–0, 2nd Leg: 4–1, Agg: 4–1
1968–69 Chatteris Town 5–0 Swavesey Replay. 1st Leg: 1–2, 2nd Leg: 2–1, Agg: 3–3.
1969–70 Parson Drove 4–3 Ely City 1st Leg: 1–1, 2nd Leg: 3–2, Agg: 4–3.
1970–71 Ely City 7–3 Parson Drove 1st Leg: 2–0, 2nd Leg: 5–3, Agg: 7–3.
1971–72 Chatteris Town 7–2 Ely City 1st Leg: 4–1, 2nd Leg: 3–1, Agg: 7–2.
1972–73 Parson Drove 5–3 Wisbech Town 1st Leg: 2–0, 2nd Leg: 3–3, Agg: 5–3.
1973–74 Chatteris Town 5–2 Soham Town Rangers 1st Leg: 4–1, 2nd Leg: 1–1, Agg: 5–2.
1974–75 Wisbech Town 8–4 Willingham 1st Leg: 3–4, 2nd Leg: 5–0, Agg: 8–4.
1975–76 Wisbech Town 7–3 Great Shelford 1st Leg: 2–2, 2nd Leg: 5–1, Agg: 7–3.
1976–77 Cambridge City 4–1 March Town United 1st Leg: 1–0, 2nd Leg: 3–1, Agg: 4–1.
1977–78 Histon P Cambridge City Won on penalties. 1st Leg: 1–0, 2nd Leg: 0–1, Agg: 1–1.
1978–79 Cambridge City 4–3 Soham Town Rangers 1st Leg: 2–2, 2nd Leg: 2–1, Agg: 4–3.
1979–80 Histon 4–3 March Town United 1st Leg: 2–2, 2nd Leg: 2–1, Agg: 4–3.
1980–81 Great Shelford 1–0 Chatteris Town
1981–82 Wisbech Town 2–0 March Town United
1982–83 Wisbech Town 5–0 Sawston United
1983–84 Cambridge City 2–1 Histon
1984–85 Histon 1–0 Chatteris Town
1985–86 Cambridge City 4–1 Soham Town Rangers
1986–87 Great Shelford 2–1 Wisbech Town
1987–88 Great Shelford 1–0 March Town United
1988–89 Cambridge City 1–0 Histon
1989–90 Cambridge City 2–1 Histon
1990–91 Soham Town Rangers 4–1 March Town United
1991–92 Wisbech Town 2–0 Cambridge City
1992–93 Cambridge City 3–1 Wisbech Town
1993–94 Chatteris Town 3–1 Wisbech Town
1994–95 Wisbech Town 4–2 Cambridge City
1995–96 Mildenhall Town 3–0 Foxton
1996–97 Histon 2–2 Newmarket Town Histon won 5–4 on penalties.
1997–98 Soham Town Rangers 3–0 Wisbech Town
1998–99 Soham Town Rangers 3–2 Newmarket Town
1999–00 Cambridge City 3–0 Mildenhall Town
2000–01 Histon 2–0 Wisbech Town
2001–02 Ely City 1–0 Histon
2002–03 Cambridge City
2003–04 Histon 1–1 Newmarket Town Histon won 7–6 on penalties.
2004–05 Histon 2–0 Cambridge City
2005–06 Soham Town Rangers 1–0 Great Shelford
2006–07 Cambridge City 1–0 Soham Town Rangers
2007–08 Cambridge City 3–1 Histon reserves
2008–09 Cambridge City 1–0 Cambridge Regional College
2009–10 Mildenhall Town 3–1 Wisbech Town
2010–11 Mildenhall Town 2–0 Haverhill Rovers
2011–12 Ely City 3–2 Soham Town Rangers
2012–13 Ely City 3–0 Cambridge City
2013–14 Soham Town Rangers 6–1 Cambridge Regional College
2014–15 Cambridge City 2–1 Soham Town Rangers
2015–16 Wisbech Town 3–1 Cambridge City
2016–17 Cambridge City 4–1 Ely City
2017–18 Ely City 2–1 Cambridge United Development
2018–19 Ely City 2–1 Histon
2019–20 Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21 No competition held due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22 Cambridge United Development 2–1 Ely City
2022–23 Cambridge United Development 2–2 Cambridge City Cambridge United Development won 6–5 on penalties.
2023–24 Cambridge City 4–0 Wisbech Town

Winners

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Club Wins First final won Last final won Runner-up Last final lost Total final apps. Notes
Cambridge City 16 1950–51 2023–24 9 2022–23 25
Wisbech Town 10 1952–53 2015–16 8 2023–24 18
Chatteris Town 7 1963–64 1993–94 3 1984–85 10
Histon 7 1977–78 2004–05 7 2018–19 14
Ely City 6 1970–71 2018–19 7 2021–22 13
Cambridge United 5 1951–52 2022–23 2 2017–18 7 [note 1]
Soham Town Rangers 5 1990–91 2013–14 7 2014–15 12
Haverhill Rovers 3 1962–63 1966–67 1 2010–11 4
Great Shelford 3 1980–81 1987–88 2 2005–06 5
Mildenhall Town 3 1995–96 2010–11 1 1999–00 4
Pegasus 2 1959–60 1960–61 1 1955–56 3 Dissolved in 1963.
Parson Drove 2 1969–70 1972–73 2 1970–71 4
March Town United 1 1954–55 1954–55 5 1990–91 6
Newmarket Town 1 1958–59 1958–59 3 2003–04 4
Eynesbury Rovers 1 1961–62 1961–62 0 – 1
  1. ^ Won two titles as Cambridge United Development.

References

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  1. ^ Blakeman, M (2010) The Official History of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935–2010, Volume II ISBN 978-1-908037-02-2
  2. ^ County Cup Winners Cambridgeshire FA
  3. ^ Invitation Cup results Cambridgeshire FA
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