[2] None of the affiliated clubs that compete above the fifth tier in the English football league system enter their first teams in the Senior Challenge Cup.
[citation needed] The natural predecessor to the current competition was the Gloucestershire FA Northern Senior Professional Cup, which for its early existence was an annual game held between Gloucester City and Cheltenham Town.
[citation needed] Note: 9 tournaments are missing The 1950 final between Gloucester City and Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road had ended in a 1-1 draw.
A replay was held and, a crowd of 4,115 flocked to Gloucester City's Longlevens ground to witness the match.
When the winning goal was scored by Gloucester's Doug Hunt in the 159th minute, the crowd spilled onto the pitch in jubilation, and the match was immediately ended by the referee.