For the rugby union competition, see Durham County RFU Senior Cup.
Football tournament
Durham County Challenge Cup
Organising body
Durham County FA
Founded
1884; 140 years ago (1884)
Region
County Durham
Number of teams
16
Current champions
Hebburn Town (2023)
Most successful club(s)
Sunderland (22) [note 1]
Website
ChallengeCup
The Durham County Challenge Cup (commonly known as the Durham Challenge Cup) is an annual football competition held between the clubs of the Durham County Football Association which was first played in 1884. It is the senior county cup for the historic county of Durham, which includes Durham, Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, and Sunderland. The first winners were Sunderland.
Sunderland players and executives posing with the trophy in 1903
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Global Information
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