London Challenge Cup


The London Challenge Cup was a football tournament formerly organised by the London FA. It was first contested in 1908, and other than during the World Wars, was contested every season until 1974, when the tournament was disbanded.
After a 16-year hiatus, the tournament was resurrected in 1990–91, but only lasted 10 years before being once again discontinued.
In its original guise, the tournament was won by most of the major professional clubs in London such as Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, but the quality of entrants after the revival was lower, with all the winners except Leyton Orient in 1992–93 being non-League clubs.

Results of finals

Key

Results by teams

Derbies in the final

Derby/RivalrySeasonWinnersResultRunner-upNotes
North London derby1933–34Arsenal4–0Tottenham Hotspur
North London derby1930–31Arsenal2–1Tottenham Hotspur
North London derby1936–37Tottenham Hotspur1–0Arsenal
Arsenal–Chelsea1953–54Arsenal3–2Chelsea
Arsenal–Chelsea1960–61Chelsea3–1Arsenal
Arsenal–Chelsea1962–63Arsenal4–1Chelsea
Chelsea–Tottenham Hotspur1963–64Tottenham Hotspur2–0Chelsea
Dockers derby1956–57West Ham United3–1Millwall
East London derby1924–25West Ham United2–1Clapton Orient
South London derby1912–13Crystal Palace4–0Millwall
South London derby1922–23Charlton Athletic2–1Crystal Palace
South London derby1937–38Millwall4–0Crystal Palace
West London derby1949–50Chelsea3–0Brentford
West London derby1955–56Queens Park Rangers2–1Brentford
West London derby1964–65Brentford2–1Chelsea
West London derby1966–67Brentford2–1Fulham