The FA Challenge Vase, commonly known as the FA Vase, is a knockout cup competition in English football, organised by and named after The Football Association (the FA). It was staged for the first time in the 1974–75 season, effectively replacing the FA Amateur Cup, which was discontinued after the abolition of official amateur status by the FA. While the leading teams from the Amateur Cup switched to the existing FA Trophy, the lower-level teams entered the new FA Vase. The Vase is open to all clubs in levels five to seven of the National League System, equivalent to levels nine to eleven of the overall English football league system, although clubs from other leagues may apply to enter if their stadiums meet certain requirements. Today the FOURTH ROUND is being played.
The record for the most wins is held by Whitley Bay with four victories. Whitley Bay have also won in three consecutive seasons. Winners from the first Final:1974-75: Hoddesdon Town 2-1 Epsom & Ewell 1976-77: Billericay Town 2-1 Sheffield (Replay) 1975-76: Billericay Town 1-0 Stamford 1977-78: Blue Star 2-1 Barton Rovers 1978-79: Billericay Town 4-1 Almondsbury Greenway1979-80: Stamford 2-0 Guisborough Town1980-81: Whickham 3-2 Willenhall Town 1981-82: Forest Green Rovers 3-0 Rainworth Miners Welfare 1982-83: VS Rugby 1-0 Halesowen Town 1983-84: Stansted 2-0 Stamford 1984-85: Halesowen Town 3-1 Fleetwood Town 1985-86: Halesowen Town 3-0 Southall 1986-87: St Helens Town 3-2 Warrington Town 1987-88: Colne Dynamoes 1-0 Emley 1988-89: Tamworth 3-0 Sudbury Town (Replay): 1989-90: Yeading 1-0 Bridlington Town (Replay) 1990-91: Guiseley 3-1 Gresley Rovers (Replay) 1991-92: Wimborne Town 5-3 Guiseley 1992-93: Bridlington Town 1-0 Tiverton Town 1993-94: Diss Town 2-1 Taunton Town:1994-95: Arlesey Town 2-1 Oxford City 1995-96: Brigg Town 3-0 Clitheroe 1996-97: Whitby Town 3-0 North Ferriby United 1997-98: Tiverton Town 1-0 Tow Law Town 1998-99: Tiverton Town 1-0 Bedlington Terriers 1999-00: Deal Town 1-0 Chippenham Town 2000-01: Taunton Town 2-1 Berkhamsted Town 2001-02: Whitley Bay 1-0 Tiptree United 2002-03: Brigg Town 2-1 AFC Sudbury 2003-04: Winchester City 2-0 AFC Sudbury 2004-05: Didcot Town 3-2 AFC Sudbury 2005-06: Nantwich Town 3-1 Hillingdon Borough 2006-07: Truro City 3-1 AFC Totton 2007-08: Kirkham & Wesham 2-1 Lowestoft Town 2008-09: Whitley Bay 2-0 Glossop North End 2009-10: Whitley Bay 6-1 Wroxham 2010-11: Whitley Bay 3-2 Coalville Town 2011-12: Dunston UTS 2-0 West Auckland Town 2012-13 Spennymoor Town 2-1 Tunbridge Wells 2013-14: Sholing 1-0 West Auckland Town 2014-15: North Shields 2-1 Glossop North End 2015-16: Hereford 1-4 Morpeth Town 2016-17: Cleethorpes 0-4 South Shields 2017-18: Stockton 0-1 Thatcham Town 2018-19: Chertsey Town 3-1 Cray Valley (PM) 2019-20: Hebburn Town 3-0 Consett 2020-21: Warrington Rylands 3-2 Binfield 2021-22: Newport Pagnell Town 3-0 Littlehampton Town 2022-23: Ascot 1-0 Newport Pagnell Town 2023-24: Romford 3-0 Great Wakering Rovers.
Brigg Town FC is a member of the Northern Counties East League Division One and play at the Hawthorns. Established in 1864, it is one of the oldest football clubs in the world and TWO time Vase winners. Brigg Town FC, known as the Zebras (I think for obvious reasons), is the oldest surviving club in Lincolnshire, and one of the oldest clubs in England, having been formed in 1864. In the non-league world only Sheffield (1857), Harefield Utd (1858), Hallam (1860) and Cray Wanderers (1860) are older.
Today, weather permitting, here are some of the more "Romantic" ties: Roman Glass St George v Andover New Street: Walsham Le Willows v Whitstable Town: Crawley Down Gatwick v Fleet Town: Egham Town v London Lions: White Ensign v Erith and Belvedere. HAVE A LOOK FOR THEIR SCORES....
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