Ulster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup (field hockey)
The Ulster Senior Schoolgirls' Cup is an annual competition competed for by schools affiliated to the Ulster Hockey Association, a branch of the Irish Hockey Association. The competition has been in existence since 1907 and is currently sponsored by the Belfast Telegraph.
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1907 |
| No. of teams | 36 |
| Most recent champion(s) | The Royal School, Armagh |
| Most titles | Methodist College Belfast 18 outright and 3 shared |
| Official website | Belfast Telegraph Senior Schools Cup |
| Notes | |
| Winners qualify for the Kate Russell All-Ireland Cup Finals | |
Since 1980, the winners have qualified to represent Ulster in the Kate Russell All-Ireland Schools Hockey Cup.
The most successful school is Methodist College Belfast with 21 wins (18 outright wins and 3 shared wins). The current holder is The Royal School, Armagh.
Trophy
The trophy is a small silver cup mounted on a plinth on a wooden shield.
Format
The competition is run through an open draw format. The first round is held in November, progressing through to a showpiece final held in early March. The final attracts a crowd of roughly 1000 people, which is large for an attendance at a hockey match in Ulster.
Current season
The Royal School, Armagh, captained by Anna McKew, defeated Strathearn 2–0 in the final played at Stormont. The victory meant The Royal School completed a league and cup double.
Performance table
| School | Outright Titles | Shared Titles | Runners-Up | Total Finals | Last Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist College Belfast | 20 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 2022 |
| Victoria College, Belfast | 14 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 1973 |
| Belfast Royal Academy | 12 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 2020 |
| St Dominic's High School | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 1981 |
| Ballymena Academy | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 2001 |
| The Royal School, Armagh | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2023 |
| Lurgan College | 5 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2014 |
| Strathearn School | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1992 |
| Regent House, Newtownards | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1998 |
| Friends School Lisburn | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1999 |
| Portadown College | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1996 |
| Londonderry High School | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1954 |
| Foyle and Londonderry College | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2009 |
| Princess Gardens, Finaghy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1971 |
| Sullivan Upper School | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2015 |
| Banbridge Academy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2018-19 |
| Dalriada School | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1993 |
| Omagh Academy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2005 |
| Rainey Endowed School, Magherafelt | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2018 |
| Ballyclare High School | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2012 |
| Enniskillen Collegiate | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1997 |
| Larne Grammar School | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2000 |
| Royal School Dungannon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1995 |
| Down High School | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1939 |
| Wallace High School | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | NA |
| Glenlola Collegiate School | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1980 |
| Ashleigh House School, Belfast | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA |
| Belmont Ladies' College | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA |
| Bloomfield Collegiate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA |
| Coleraine High School | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA |
| Knock Ladies Collegiate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA |
| Limavady Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA |
| Oriel Collegiate School, Larne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA |
FINALS
1900s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | Victoria College, Belfast | 2 | 1 | Knock Ladies Collegiate | |
| 1908 | Methodist College | 1 | 0 | Belmont Ladies' College | |
| 1909 | Methodist College |
1910s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Victoria College, Belfast | 3 | 1 | Methodist College | Replay - Game 1: 0-0 |
| 1911 | Victoria College, Belfast | 3 | 0 | Oriel Collegiate School, Larne | |
| 1912 | Methodist College | 2 | 0 | Victoria College, Belfast | |
| 1913 | Methodist College | 2 | 1 | Victoria College, Belfast | [1] |
| 1914 | Methodist College | 2 | 0 | Victoria College, Belfast | |
| 1915 | Victoria College, Belfast | 2 | 0 | Methodist College | Replay[2] |
| 1916 | Methodist College | 3 | 1 | Victoria College, Belfast | [3] |
| 1917 | Methodist College | 5 | 0 | Ashleigh House School, Belfast | |
| 1918 | Methodist College | 1 | 0 | Belfast Royal Academy | 2nd replay - Game 1: 0-0; Game 2: 1-1 |
| 1919 | Methodist College | 2 | 0 | Belfast Royal Academy | replay - Game 1: 0-0 |
1920s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Methodist College | 2 | 0 | Belfast Royal Academy | |
| 1921 | Belfast Royal Academy | 2 | 1 | Methodist College | [4] |
| 1922 | Methodist College | 2 | 1 | Belfast Royal Academy | [5] |
| 1923 | Methodist College | 2 | 0 | Ballymena Academy | [6] |
| 1924 | Victoria College, Belfast | 4 | 3 | Methodist College | Replay - Game 1: 2-2[7][8] |
| 1925 | Victoria College, Belfast | 1 | 0 | Methodist College | [9] |
| 1926 | Victoria College, Belfast | 3 | 0 | Methodist College | [10] |
| 1927 | Victoria College, Belfast | 2 | 1 | St. Dominic's High School | After extra time in replay - Game 1:1-1[11][12] |
| 1928 | Victoria College, Belfast | 3 | 0 | Friends School Lisburn | [13] |
| 1929 | Belfast Royal Academy | 1 | 0 | St. Dominic's High School | [14] |
1930s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Methodist College | 2 | 0 | St. Dominic's High School | [15] |
| 1931 | Methodist College | 3 | 1 | Belfast Royal Academy | [16] |
| 1932 | Methodist College & St. Dominic's High School |
0 | 0 | TROPHY SHARED | 2nd replay, Game 1: 0-0; Game 2: 1-1[17][18][19] |
| 1933 | Methodist College | 3 | 0 | Lurgan College | [20] |
| 1934 | Belfast Royal Academy | 1 | 0 | Methodist College | [21][22] |
| 1935 | St. Dominic's High School | 2 | 0 | Methodist College | [23] |
| 1936 | Methodist College | 4 | 0 | Lurgan College | [24] |
| 1937 | St. Dominic's High School | 3 | 0 | Methodist College | [25] |
| 1938 | Methodist College | 2 | 1 | Londonderry High School | [26][27] |
| 1939 | Down High School | 1 | 0 | Victoria College, Belfast | [28] |
1940s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | |||||
| 1941 | Belfast Royal Academy | 8 | 0 | Regent House, Newtownards | |
| 1942 | Victoria College, Belfast | 3 | 1 | Belfast Royal Academy | |
| 1943 | Belfast Royal Academy | 3 | 0 | Londonderry High School | |
| 1944 | Belfast Royal Academy | 1 | 0 | Lurgan College | [29] |
| 1945 | Belfast Royal Academy | 3 | 0 | Victoria College, Belfast | |
| 1946 | Victoria College, Belfast | 1 | 0 | St. Dominic's High School | |
| 1947 | St. Dominic's High School & Victoria College, Belfast |
1 | 1 | TROPHY SHARED | three attempts at a replay were postponed by bad weather |
| 1948 | Victoria College, Belfast | 4 | 2 | Dalriada School | after extra time |
| 1949 | Methodist College & St. Dominic's High School |
2 | 2 | TROPHY SHARED | replay - Game 1: 1-1[30] |
1950s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | St. Dominic's High School | 3 | 0 | Belfast Royal Academy | [31][32] |
| 1951 | Victoria College, Belfast | 2 | 1 | St. Dominic's High School | Replay - Game 1:[33][34] |
| 1952 | Belfast Royal Academy | 3 | 2 | Londonderry High School | |
| 1953 | Londonderry High School | 3 | 2 | St. Dominic's High School | |
| 1954 | Londonderry High School | 2 | 1 | Ballymena Academy | [35] |
| 1955 | Lurgan College | 2 | 0 | Ballymena Academy | |
| 1956 | St. Dominic's High School | 3 | 2 | Dalriada School | |
| 1957 | Belfast Royal Academy | 2 | 1 | Lurgan College | [36] |
| 1958 | Belfast Royal Academy | 2 | 1 | Friends School Lisburn | [37][38] |
| 1959 | St. Dominic's High School | 1 | 0 | Friends School Lisburn | Replay |
1960s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | St. Dominic's High School & Belfast Royal Academy |
0 | 0 | TROPHY SHARED | |
| 1961 | St. Dominic's High School & Belfast Royal Academy |
1 | 1 | TROPHY SHARED | [39] |
| 1962 | St. Dominic's High School & Strathearn School,Belfast |
0 | 0 | TROPHY SHARED | [40] |
| 1963 | Portadown College | 3 | 1 | Strathearn School, Belfast | [41] |
| 1964 | Portadown College | 3 | 0 | Friends School Lisburn | [42] |
| 1965 | |||||
| 1966 | Friends School Lisburn | 3 | 1 | Methodist College | [43] |
| 1967 | Strathearn School, Belfast | Bloomfield Collegiate | |||
| 1968 | Strathearn School, Belfast & Belfast Royal Academy |
0 | 0 | TROPHY SHARED | |
| 1969 | Princess Gardens, Finaghy | 1 | 0 | Belfast Royal Academy |
1970s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Strathearn School, Belfast | 5 | 1 | Portadown College | |
| 1971 | Princess Gardens, Finaghy | 3 | 0 | Strathearn School | |
| 1972 | Victoria College, Belfast | 3 | 2 | Strathearn School | |
| 1973 | Ballymena Academy & Victoria College, Belfast |
0 | 0 | TROPHY SHARED | |
| 1974 | Belfast Royal Academy | 1 | 0 | Ballymena Academy | |
| 1975 | St. Dominic's High School | 2 | 0 | Victoria College, Belfast | [44] |
| 1976 | Ballymena Academy & Methodist College |
0 | 0 | TROPHY SHARED | [45] |
| 1977 | Regent House, Newtownards | 1 | 0 | Rainey Endowed School | |
| 1978 | Ballymena Academy | 1 | 0 | Coleraine High School | |
| 1979 | Friends School Lisburn & Regent House, Newtownards |
1 | 1 | TROPHY SHARED |
1980s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Glenlola Collegiate, Bangor & Sullivan Upper School |
0 | 0 | TROPHY SHARED | Glenlola proceeded to the All-Ireland competition after a playoff that was drawn and a penalty stroke tiebreaker that took 20 attempts each to separate the teams. |
| 1981 | St. Dominic's High School | 2 | 1 | Strathearn School, Belfast | |
| 1982 | Foyle & Londonderry College | 2 | 0 | St. Dominic's High School | |
| 1983 | Strathearn School | 4 | 0 | Limavady Grammar School | |
| 1984 | Strathearn School | 2 | 0 | Dalriada School | |
| 1985 | Regent House, Newtownards | 2 | 0 | Ballymena Academy | |
| 1986 | Friends School Lisburn | 3 | 1 | Ballymena Academy | |
| 1987 | Regent House, Newtownards | 2 | 0 | Princess Gardens, Finaghy | |
| 1988 | Methodist College | 2 | 0 | Friends School Lisburn | |
| 1989 | Ballymena Academy | 1 | 0 | Strathearn School |
1990s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ballymena Academy | 3 | 0 | Portadown College | |
| 1991 | Ballymena Academy | 1 | 1 | Methodist College | Ballymena Academy won 2–1 on pens |
| 1992 | Strathearn School, Belfast | 1 | 0 | Dalriada School | |
| 1993 | Dalriada School | 0 | 0 | Methodist College | Dalriada School won 4–2 on pens |
| 1994 | Ballymena Academy | 0 | 0 | Regent House | Ballymena Academy won 1–0 on pens[46] |
| 1995 | Royal School Dungannon | 0 | 0 | Ballymena Academy | Royal School Dungannon won 3–1 on pens[47] |
| 1996 | Portadown College | 1 | 0 | Foyle & Londonderry College | [48] |
| 1997 | Enniskillen Collegiate | 2 | 1 | Foyle & Londonderry College | |
| 1998 | Regent House, Newtownards | 0 | 0 | Enniskillen Collegiate | Regent House won 3–2 on pens |
| 1999 | Friends School Lisburn | 1 | 0 | Omagh Academy |
2000s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | Larne Grammar School | 2 | 1 | Ballymena Academy | |
| 2000-01 | Ballymena Academy | 2 | 1 | Dalriada School | |
| 2001-02 | Royal School, Armagh | Lurgan College | |||
| 2002-03 | Lurgan College | 9 | 4 | Ballymena Academy | |
| 2003-04 | Royal School, Armagh | 3 | 2 | Lurgan College | |
| 2004-05 | Omagh Academy | 1 | 0 | Royal School, Armagh | |
| 2005-06 | Royal School, Armagh | 3 | 0 | Omagh Academy | |
| 2006-07 | Royal School, Armagh | 1 | 0 | Ballyclare High School | [49] |
| 2007-08 | Royal School, Armagh | 3 | 1 | Sullivan Upper School | [50] |
| 2008-09 | Foyle and Londonderry College | 1 | 0 | Ballymena Academy | [51] |
2010s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Royal School, Armagh | 2 | 0 | Omagh Academy | [52] |
| 2010-11 | Lurgan College | 0 | 0 | Wallace High School | Lurgan College won 4–3 on penalties[53] |
| 2011-12 | Ballyclare High School | 2 | 1 | Lurgan College | golden goal in extra time[54] |
| 2012-13 | Lurgan College | 1 | 0 | Victoria College, Belfast | [55] |
| 2013-14 | Lurgan College | 1 | 0 | Rainey Endowed School | after extra time[56] |
| 2014-15 | Sullivan Upper | 2 | 1 | Banbridge Academy | [57][58] |
| 2015-16 | Methodist College Belfast | 1 | 0 | Sullivan Upper | [59] |
| 2016-17 | Banbridge Academy | 4 | 0 | Wallace High School | [60] |
| 2017-18 | Rainey Endowed School | 1 | 1 | Banbridge Academy | Rainey won 3–1 on penalties |
| 2018-19 | Banbridge Academy | 2 | 1 | Ballyclare High School | [61] |
2020s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Belfast Royal Academy | 4 | 2 | Friends School Lisburn | [62] |
| 2021-22 | Methodist College Belfast | 1 | 0 | The Royal School, Armagh | [63] |
| 2022-23 | The Royal School, Armagh | 2 | 0 | Strathearn School | [64] |
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