Gloucestershire Cup

Gloucestershire Cup was the informal name of an association football competition held under the auspices of the Gloucestershire County Football Association on 99 occasions from 1887 to 1996. The full name of the competition changed over time: originally the Gloucestershire Football Association Challenge Cup, the introduction of a Junior tournament two years later led to it being renamed the Gloucestershire Football Association Senior Challenge Cup in 1889, then after the advent of professionalism in football it became the Gloucestershire Senior Professional Cup.

Gloucestershire Cup
Organising bodyGloucestershire County FA
Founded1887
Abolished1996
RegionGloucestershire
Number of teamsvarious
Related competitionsGloucestershire Senior Cup
Last championsBristol City
(54th title)
Most successful club(s)Bristol City
(54 titles)

It was originally a knockout tournament open to teams in Gloucestershire, but from 1907–08 became an annual match between the first teams of Bristol Rovers and Bristol City.

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