TWO of the competition’s most successful sides meet in the Best Badges Suffolk Veterans’ Cup on Sunday.

Woodbridge Town, who have won the competition three times, entertain Bury Town, one of three sides to have lifted the trophy twice, in the third round.

Inaugural winners Kirkley & Pakefield (2008-09 & 2009-10) and Leiston (2011-12 & 2012-13) both won the cup twice in its first five seasons.

Bury Town (2014-15 & 2015-16) then enjoyed back-to-back wins, both versus Woodbridge, who turned the tables on Bury Town to win the 2016-17 final.

The Woodpeckers tasted success the following season and again last season, albeit losing three consecutive finals inbetween to Whitton United, who then defeated Lowestoft Town to make it four titles in a row.

Woodbridge Town (black & white striped shirts) are pictured above in action versus AFC Sudbury (yellow shirts) in last season’s quarter-final tie at Notcutts Park. Woodbridge won 3-2.

Ipswich Wanderers, one of last season’s losing semi-finalists, make the short trip to Ransomes Sports, whose Reserves were due to face Lowestoft Town, also losing semi-finalists a year ago, but Ransomes Sports Reserves have withdrawn from the competition.

There are also matches in the Mixed Plate competitions, starting with an all-Haverhill clash in the Under-16 competition on Friday evening.

There are fixtures in the U13, U14, U15 and U16 competitions scheduled for Sunday morning.

Weekend Fixtures

Kick-offs 10.30am unless stated:

Friday

Suffolk Mixed Under-16 Plate First Round: Haverhill Rovers Blue v Haverhill Rovers White (7pm).

Saturday

McDonald’s Suffolk Primary Cup Third Round: East Bergholt Utd ‘A’ v Occold (1.30pm), Unity v Boxford Rovers (1.30pm).

Sunday

Best Badges Suffolk Veterans’ Cup Third Round: Coplestonians v AFC Hoxne (1.30pm), Ipswich Vale Exiles v Hadleigh Utd (1.30pm), Lowestoft Town v Ransomes Sports Res – Home Win Walkover, Moulton v Old Newton Utd (1.30pm), Ransomes Sports v Ipswich Wanderers (1.30pm), Sole Bay Utd v BOCA Norman Warriors (1.30pm), Whitton Colts v Bury Town Res (1.30pm), Woodbridge Town v Bury Town (1.30pm).

Suffolk Mixed Under-13 Plate Second Round: Bungay Town Blackdogs v Framlingham Town, Bury Town Community Colts ISYFL v Kirkley & Pakefield Youth Royals, Cornard Dynamos Youth Red v Beccles Town Youth Bees, Haughley Utd Youth v Moreton Hall Youth Blue (11.45am), Haverhill Rovers Yellow v AFC Sudbury ISYFL, Kirkley & Pakefield Youth Cavaliers v Red Lodge Blues, Needham Market Phoenix Black v Needham Market Phoenix Red, Stowupland Falcons Blues v Haverhill Rovers Black.

Suffolk Mixed Under-14 Plate First Round: Haverhill Rovers Black v Wickham Market Youth Warriors, Maritime v Uplands Utd, Needham Market Phoenix v Kesgrave Kestrels, Waveney Tigers v Beccles Town Youth Wasps.

Suffolk Mixed Under-15 Plate First Round: Brandon Town Community v Beccles Town Youth Wasps, Bury Town Community Rams ISYFL v Beecles Town Youth Bees, Needham Market Phoenix v Bures Utd.

Suffolk Mixed Under-16 Plate Second Round: Haverhill Rovers Green v Waveney Tigers.