1881–82 Birmingham Senior Cup

Birmingham Senior Cup 1881–82 England Midlands Aston Villa Wednesbury Old Athletic 1880–81 1882–83 The 1881–82 Birmingham Senior Cup was the 6th season of the Birmingham Senior Cup, the oldest county cup competition still active and the third oldest in the world overall.Birmingham County FA Cups http://www.birminghamfa.com/cups BCFA 2026-06-11 2018-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20180130205328/http://www.birminghamfa.com/cups deadCarr Steve The History of the Birmingham Senior Cup 1876 to 1905 2000 Grorty Dick. ASIN:B00L3AL7YE 1st Aston Villa beat Wednesbury Old Athletic 2–1. The Derby Midland Club was founded in 1881 as the works side of the Midland Railway, and instantly caused attention as the Derby Town captain Evans, as an employee of the railway, played for the Midland against the Town in the first round of the 1881–82 Birmingham Senior Cup. Even more startlingly the Midland men won the tie 2–0.The Birmingham Association Football Challenge Cup Evening Telegraph 12 November 1881 3 Midland made it through to the quarter-final of the competition before bowing out to holders Walsall Swifts at the Aston Lower Grounds; Midland was 4–0 down at one stage, but were stronger in the closing stages, and pulled the game back to 4–2 before time ran out.Walsall Swifts v Derby Midland Birmingham Evening Mail 6 March 1882 2 Albion West Bromwich Albion took part in the Birmingham Senior Cup for the first time and were drawn away from home in the first four rounds. The club played their first recorded competitive match on 12 November 1881, winning 3–2 against Calthorpe. Albion then defeated Elwells and Fallings Heath, though the goalscorers for the first three rounds were not recorded. There followed a 5–2 fourth round victory over Notts Rangers. The semi-final took place at Aston Lower Grounds and was against Wednesbury Old Athletic. Billy Bisseker and Harry Aston scored for Albion but Wednesbury won 3–2.Matthews (1987) pp. 202–203. +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersAttendance112 November 1881CalthorpeA3–2?1,000210 December 1881ElwellsA2–1?800321 January 1882Fallings HeathA3–1?1,200418 February 1882Notts RangersA5–2Stokes, Bisseker, Whitehouse, Aston 2500SF25 March 1882Wednesbury Old AthleticN2–3Bisseker, Aston1,000 Source for match details: References Category:Sports competitions in Birmingham, West Midlands Category:1881–82 in English football Category:County Cup competitions Category:Football in the West Midlands (county)