John O'Hara Cup Past Winners 1938-Present
Competition initially called "The Invitation Cup"
Winners Runners-Up Venue
1938-39 Lewes
3 - 0 Littlehampton Town
??
1939-40 Bognor Regis
6 - 1 Newhaven
??
Competition suspended for the duration of World War 2.
1945-46 Horsham
5 - 3 Southwick
??
1946-47 Horsham
? ??
??
1947-48 Chichester City
? Littlehampton Town
at Bognor Regis
1948-49 Newhaven
? ??
??
1949-50 Bognor Regis Town
? Newhaven
at Horsham
1950-51 Eastbourne Comrades
3 - 2 Bognor Regis Town
at Worthing
1951-52 East Grinstead
2 - 1 Eastbourne United
at Worthing
1952-53 Littlehampton Town
? Bexhill Town Athletic
at Worthing
1953-54 Littlehampton Town
2 - 0 Lewes
??
1954-55 Chichester City
4 - 2 Shoreham
at Bognor Regis
1955-56 Bexhill Town Athletic
3 - 2 Lancing
at Newhaven
1956-57 Chichester City
6 - 3 Wigmore Athletic
a.e.t. - at Lancing
1957-58 Shoreham
5 - 4 Hove Town
at Southwick
1958-59 Littlehampton
1 - 1 Shoreham (Joint Winners)
??
1959-60 Wigmore Athletic
3 - 1 Whitehawk
??
1960-61 Whitehawk
4 - 0 APV Athletic
at Newhaven
1961-62 Littlehampton Town
6 - 1 Sidley United
at Lancing
1962-63 Bognor Regis Town
3 - 2 Newhaven
??
1963-64 Chichester City
2 - 1 Rye United
??
1964-65 Lancing
2 - 0 Chichester City
??
1965-66 Southwick
4 - 1 Haywards Heath
??
1966-67 Horsham YMCA
2 - 0 Bexhill Town
??
1967-68 Horsham YMCA
3 - 0 Seaford Town
??
1968-69
??
1969-70 Whitehawk
? Sidley United
??
1970-71 Three Bridges
3 - 2 Southwick
at Burgess Hill
1971-72 Bognor Regis Town
3 - 1 Ringmer
at Wigmore Athletic
1972-73 Haywards Heath
1 - 1 Horsham YMCA
a.e.t. at ?
Haywards Heath
1 - 1 Horsham YMCA
a.e.t. at ?
Haywards Heath
4 - 2 Horsham YMCA
at Lancing
Competition became "The League Challenge Cup"
1973-74 Burgess Hill Town
4 - 0 Portfield
at Lancing
1974-75 Wigmore Athletic
3 - 0 Haywards Heath
at Lancing
1975-76 Littlehampton Town
? Wigmore Athletic
??
1976-77 Littlehampton Town
2 - 2 Southwick
a.e.t. - at Portfield
Littlehampton Town
1 - 0 Southwick
at Portfield
1977-78 Southwick
2 - 1 Steyning
at Southwick
1978-79 Steyning
3 - 0 Arundel
at Littlehampton Town
1979-80 Burgess Hill Town
2 - 0 Steyning Town
at Horsham YMCA
1980-81 Hastings Town
3 - 0 Southwick
at Ringmer
1981-82 Horsham YMCA
1 - 0 Chichester City
a.e.t. at ??
1982-83 Whitehawk
3 - 2 Southwick
at Burgess Hill
1983-84 Steyning Town
2 - 1 Southwick
at Wick
1984-85 Littlehampton Town
2 - 1 Steyning Town
at Arundel
1985-86 Steyning Town
4 - 4 Arundel
at Wick
Steyning Town
3 - 1 Arundel
at Wick
1986-87 Arundel
1 - 0 Whitehawk
at Shoreham
1987-88 Wick
2 - 1 Hailsham Town
at Horsham YMCA
1988-89 Pagham
3 - 0 Littlehampton Town
at Arundel
1989-90 Langney Sports
3 - 0 Selsey
at Horsham YMCA
1990-91 Littlehampton Town
3 - 0 Burgess Hill Town
at Worthing
1991-92 Peacehaven & Telscombe
3 - 0 Littlehampton Town
at Burgess Hill
1992-93 Peacehaven & Telscombe
2 - 0 Newhaven
at Burgess Hill
Competition became "The John O'Hara League Challenge Cup"
1993-94 Whitehawk
4 - 0 Wick
at Burgess Hill
1994-95 Hailsham Town
2 - 1 Wick
at Lancing
1995-96 Shoreham
3 - 2 Hailsham Town
at Burgess Hill
1996-97 Wick
0 - 0 Burgess Hill Town
at Southwick
Wick
3 - 2 Burgess Hill Town
at Worthing
1997-98 Burgess Hill Town
3 - 2 Portfield
at Lancing
1998-99 Burgess Hill Town
2 - 1 Saltdean United
at Peacehaven
1999-00 Saltdean United
3 - 2 Burgess Hill Town
at Three Bridges
2000-01 Sidley United
3 - 2 Sidlesham
at Burgess Hill
2001-02 Horsham YMCA
2 - 0 Ringmer
at Burgess Hill
2002-03 Selsey
2 - 0 Sidlesham
at Pagham
2003-04 Arundel
2 - 1 Rye & Iden United
at Eastbourne Town
2004-05 Rye & Iden United
3 - 4 Whitehawk
at Eastbourne Town
*Rye & Iden Utd awarded Trophy (Whitehawk had an ineligible player)
2005-06 Shoreham
2 - 1 Whitehawk
at Three Bridges
2006-07 Crowborough Athletic
2 - 1 Sidley United
at Ringmer
2007-08 Shoreham (10)
0 - 0 Ringmer (9)
at Three Bridges
2008-09 Whitehawk
2 - 1 Horsham YMCA
at Shoreham
2009-10 Peacehaven & Telscombe
5 - 0 Crawley Down
at Shoreham