The FA Sunday Cup is a knock-out competition for English Sunday league football teams.
Prior to 1960 The Football Association did not permit clubs or players under its jurisdiction to take part in competitive football played on Sunday. A change of policy by the governing body in 1960 allowed Sunday leagues to become affiliated to County Associations and, four years later, The FA started the Sunday Cup to allow Sunday players to compete in a national knock-out tournament.
In the Cup's first season (1964–65), teams representing Sunday players in various counties entered with London winning the two-legged final against Staffordshire. In the first final featuring club sides, Ubique United beat Aldridge Fabrications 1–0 in 1966. Since then, the competition has been won by 31 different sides.
The 2011-2012 final is to be played between Hetton Lyons from Durham Sunday League and Canada from the Liverpool & District Sunday League at Stadium of Light, the home of Sunderland A.F.C..
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