Portsmouth Senior Cup nostalgia – Moneyfields and Baffins Milton Rovers both aiming for third final success
So far honours are even, with Moneys having triumphed in 2013 and Baffins claiming their first PSC silverware 12 months later.
In the first game, George Gregory and Stuart Green struck as Moneyfields defeated a Baffins Milton side who were in their last season of Portsmouth Saturday League football.
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Hide AdBy the time they met in the 2013/14 final, again at Fratton Park, Baffins had already been crowned Hampshire Premier League champions at the first attempt.
Moneys’ hopes of retaining the trophy were blown away as goals from Sam Willett, Jason Parish, Blu Boam and Chaz Gardner gave Baffins a 4-2 victory. Jake Raine and Warren Hunt replied.
Baffins had beaten two other Wessex League clubs on their way to the final - Shane Cornish netting in the victory at Petersfield and the same player scoring a brace in a 5-1 romp at US Portsmouth.
Both Moneys and Baffins will be aiming to win the PSC for the third time tonight.
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Hide AdBaffins claimed a second win in 2015/16 when they beat a young Hawks side 3-1 in the final held at AFC Portchester.
Jamie Musselwhite, Chaz Gardner and an own goal were on target, while Ashton Leigh - currently at Bognor Regis - was also in the Baffins XI.
Moneyfields’ second win came in 2018/19 when Joe Briggs netted a hat-trick as three divisions lower Paulsgrove were thumped 7-1 at Fratton Park.
Moneys had been due to face Hawks in the showpiece occasion, but the Hawks withdrew due to a lack of players after new boss Paul Doswell had released most of the squad.
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Hide AdGrove, who had lost 7-0 to Hawks in their semi-final, were reinstated - only to concede seven again.
Lloyd Rowatt (2), Sam Pearce and an own goal made up Moneys’ haul that night, with Josh Benfield replying.
Gosport Borough have won most Portsmouth Senior Cups since the tournament was first held in 1987/88.
Borough have lifted the silverware six times, including four in a row between 2003/04 and 2006/07 inclusive.
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Hide AdHayling, Horndean and Hawks have both won the trophy three times.
Hayling won it in 2000, 2002 and 2010 while the Deans lifted the cup in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Hawks’ first victory was in 2014/15 when they defeated Wessex League Premier Division champions Petersfield 4-2 at Westleigh Park.
JJ Hooper and Jake Gale put the hosts in command before Andrew Todd and Mike McEnenery levelled.
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Hide AdLiam Kimber restored Hawks’ lead 13 minutes from time and Gale added a late fourth.
The same two clubs met in the 2016/17 final at Fratton Park with Hawks romping to a 5-0 victory with strikers Alfie Rutherford (3) and Jason Prior (2) sharing the goals.
The following year Hawks won the PSC for the third time, beating AFC Portchester 3-0 with second half goals from James Hayter (2) and Rutherford.