Manchester Senior Cup

The competition featured the major professional clubs of the Manchester area — Manchester United (as Newton Heath LYR until 1892 and Newton Heath until 1902), Manchester City (as well as Ardwick until 1894), Bolton Wanderers, Bury, Oldham Athletic, and Stockport County — until 1970, after which only non-league clubs entered. The Senior Cup was not held from 1979 to 1998, but was reintroduced as a reserve team tournament for the six professional clubs, typically in round-robin format with a final usually held at the end of the season in early May. The overall winners table is as follows In 2021, a medal from the competition won by Newton Heath's Tommy Fitzsimmons in 1893, believed to be the oldest such item relating to Manchester United to have been offered for sale, was auctioned for £24,000. == Finals ==

This section lists every final of the competition played since the first final in 1885 where known; including the winners, the runners-up, and the result. Key The competition was not held between 1916 and 1919 due to World War I The competition was not held between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II In 1958, the five Senior clubs currently involved met together to put forward a proposal that the format of the Manchester Senior Cup should be changed. The proposal was that two of the five senior clubs involved (Manchester United, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers, Bury and Oldham Athletic) should, in sequence, play in the competition as a one-off Final. The teams would choose their first teams and charge first team prices. The format was approved by the full (Manchester County FA) Council and the Football Association gave its approval In 1964, Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City and Manchester United declined to compete in future competitions, instead making a payment in lieu. This means that all finals now were to be between Oldham Athletic and Bury. It was decided that for 1965-66 and 1966-67 not to hold the Manchester Senior Cup match, following problems with the staging of the competition. The fixture resumed for 1967-68 The Manchester FA relaunched the competition in 1970 and senior non-league sides then played in it. In 1979 the competition was put on hiatus until it was relaunched in 1998 as a reserve competition for the senior professional sides No Manchester Senior Cup matches have been played since the 2016 abanadoned competition, and therefore as of 2025, is currently on hiatus. It is not clear when or if it will return. ==References==