Sussex RUR Cup

The Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Charity Cup is the original Cup which was presented to the Sussex County FA in 1897 by the Officers and men of the Royal Irish Rifles (subsequently Royal Ulster Rifles). The 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles won the Sussex Senior Cup, Brighton Shield, Charity Cup and Vernon Wentworth Cup in 1895–96 and were recognised as ‘Sussex Champions’. The trophy was presented as a permanent memento of their achievement and to raise money for charity.

Since its inception in 1896–97, the Sussex (R.U.R) Charity Cup has had many different formats from an end of season invitation competition to its present knockout style. A third of all gate receipts from the matches played in the competition go to the SCFA Benevolent Fund for injured players.

Winners and finalists

1896–1914

1919–1940

1941–1945

1945–1960

1960–1975

1975–1990

1990–2005

2005–2020

2020–

Records

Most wins: 14:
- Worthing (1904, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1914, 1921, 1927, 1934, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1954)
Most consecutive wins: 5
- Horsham (1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938)
Most appearances in a final: 23
- Worthing
Most consecutive appearances in a final: 8
- Horsham (1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938)
Most defeats in a final: 9
- Worthing
Biggest win: 9 goals:
- Horsham 9–0 Worthing (1936)
Most goals in final: 9:
- Worthing 7–2 Newhaven (1910)
- Southwick 8–1 Haywards Heath (1928)
- Eastbourne 5–4 Horsham (1933)
- Horsham 9–0 Worthing (1936)
- Haywards Heath 8–1 Seaford Town (1967)

Statistics

Performance by club

References

^ "Sussex Principal RUR Charity Cup". Sussex FA. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
^ "Sussex Principal RUR Charity Cup". Sussex FA. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
^ "County Cup competitions curtailed". 12 August 2020 – via www.sussexfa.com.
^ "County Cup competitions curtailed". 16 March 2021 – via www.sussexfa.com.

External links

The RUR Cup page on the Sussex FA's official site