Leicestershire Challenge Cup

Leicestershire Challenge Cup 1950/51

Leicester City are the first winners of the Challenge Cup.

Semi Finals > Final

Entries – 4 Teams

Football League (1 team)

Leicester City .

Birmingham & District League (2 teams)

Brush Sports and Whitwick Colliery.

Birmingham Combination (1 team)

Hinckley Athletic.

Semi Finals

17th March 1951
Hinckley Athletic
(Birmingham Combination)
abandoned *Brush Sports
(Birmingham & District League)
Whitwick Colliery
(Birmingham & District League)
1 – 4Leicester City
(Football League – Div 2)
* abandoned after 57 minutes due to the state of the pitch with the score at 2 – 0 to Brush Sports.
Replay
23rd April 1951
Hinckley Athletic
(Birmingham Combination)
1 – 3Brush Sports
(Birmingham & District League)

Final

5th May 1951
Leicester City
(Football League – Div 2)
6 – 2Brush Sports
(Birmingham & District League)
at Filbert Street, Leicester.