Somerset Premier Cup
Football tournament
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 Taunton Town who defeated Brislington 3–0 in the 2024 final.
Current participants (2024–25)
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
2023–24
Taunton Town
3–0
Brislington
Twerton Park , Bath
196
^ 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
^ 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
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
6
8
2003, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024
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
2
1996
2004, 2024
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]
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
External links