The club featured in the competition regularly early in the 1950's when several clubs, including some from outside of the county, participated, whereas nowadays it is played as a one-off invitation match.

Our record reads as follows -

1951/52

15/3/1952 - R2 - Redditch (A) Drew 2-2 scorers: Page, Dunn

5/4/1952 - R2 replay - Redditch (H) Won 2-0 AET (FT 0-0) scorers: Page, Dunn (pen)

14/4/1952 - S/F - Merthyr Tydfil (H) Lost 1-5 scorer: Rowley

1952/53

15/9/1952 - R1 - Redditch (A) Lost 0-3

1953/54

1/10/1953 - R1 - Kidderminster (A) Lost 0-5

1954/55

Semi Final
28/4/1955 - semi-final - Hereford United (A) Stourbridge won 3-1
Goalscorers Page (1), Hulston (2)

Hereford reported to have played their full Southern League team.

The Stourbridge line-up was:
Charles Marson, Johnny Harris, John Nuell, Frank Dunn, Ted Rowberry, Jack Hughes, Ron Page, Cyril Twigg, John Hulston, Stan Dunn, Derek Stevens

The final was initially arranged for Edgar Street, but Kidderminster Harriers refused, then Brierley Hill Alliance was lined up as a venue, but HFA refused to allow this. Consequently the match was not played and the competition declared void that season!

Attached photo shows the Merthyr skipper with the trophy after the Welsh side defeated Hereford in last season's Invitation match. Photo from BULLS NEWS site

More information on the cup's history can be found via this news item -
http://bullsnews.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/wigan-in-hfa-cup-in-1972.html

Some seemingly unlikely sides have provided the opposition for the old Hereford United club over the years!