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.
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. The current holder is Belfast Royal Academy.

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

defeated Friends School Lisburn by four goals to two in the final played at Lisnagarvey Hockey Club.

Performance table

SchoolOutright TitlesShared TitlesRunners-UpTotal FinalsLast Title
Methodist College Belfast19312342016
Victoria College, Belfast1428241973
Belfast Royal Academy1238232020
St Dominic's High School767201981
Ballymena Academy639182001
The Royal School, Armagh60172010
Lurgan College507122014
Strathearn School525121992
Regent House, Newtownards41271998
Friends School Lisburn316101999
Portadown College30251996
Londonderry High School20351954
Foyle and Londonderry College20242009
Princess Gardens, Finaghy20131971
Sullivan Upper School11242015
Banbridge Academy20242018-19
Dalriada School10561993
Omagh Academy10342005
Rainey Endowed School, Magherafelt10232018
Ballyclare High School10232012
Enniskillen Collegiate10121997
Larne Grammar School10012000
Royal School Dungannon10011995
Down High School10011939
Wallace High School0022NA
Glenlola Collegiate School01011980
Ashleigh House School, Belfast0011NA
Belmont Ladies' College0011NA
Bloomfield Collegiate0011NA
Coleraine High School0011NA
Knock Ladies Collegiate0011NA
Limavady Grammar School0011NA
Oriel Collegiate School, Larne0011NA

FINALS

1900s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1907Victoria College, Belfast21Knock Ladies Collegiate
1908Methodist College10Belmont Ladies' College
1909Methodist College

1910s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1910Victoria College, Belfast31Methodist CollegeReplay - Game 1: 0-0
1911Victoria College, Belfast30Oriel Collegiate School, Larne
1912Methodist College20Victoria College, Belfast
1913Methodist College21Victoria College, Belfast
1914Methodist College20Victoria College, Belfast
1915Victoria College, Belfast20Methodist CollegeReplay
1916Methodist College31Victoria College, Belfast
1917Methodist College50Ashleigh House School, Belfast
1918Methodist College10Belfast Royal Academy2nd replay - Game 1: 0-0; Game 2: 1-1
1919Methodist College20Belfast Royal Academyreplay - Game 1: 0-0

1920s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1920Methodist College20Belfast Royal Academy
1921Belfast Royal Academy21Methodist College
1922Methodist College21Belfast Royal Academy
1923Methodist College20Ballymena Academy
1924Victoria College, Belfast43Methodist CollegeReplay - Game 1: 2-2
1925Victoria College, Belfast10Methodist College
1926Victoria College, Belfast30Methodist College
1927Victoria College, Belfast21St. Dominic's High SchoolAfter extra time in replay - Game 1:1-1
1928Victoria College, Belfast30Friends School Lisburn
1929Belfast Royal Academy10St. Dominic's High School

1930s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1930Methodist College20St. Dominic's High School
1931Methodist College31Belfast Royal Academy
1932Methodist College &
St. Dominic's High School		00TROPHY SHARED2nd replay, Game 1: 0-0; Game 2: 1-1
1933Methodist College30Lurgan College
1934Belfast Royal Academy10Methodist College
1935St. Dominic's High School20Methodist College
1936Methodist College40Lurgan College
1937St. Dominic's High School30Methodist College
1938Methodist College21Londonderry High School
1939Down High School10Victoria College, Belfast

1940s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1940
1941Belfast Royal Academy80Regent House, Newtownards
1942Victoria College, Belfast31Belfast Royal Academy
1943Belfast Royal Academy30Londonderry High School
1944Belfast Royal Academy10Lurgan College
1945Belfast Royal Academy30Victoria College, Belfast
1946Victoria College, Belfast10St. Dominic's High School
1947St. Dominic's High School &
Victoria College, Belfast		11TROPHY SHAREDthree attempts at a replay were postponed
by bad weather
1948Victoria College, Belfast42Dalriada Schoolafter extra time
1949Methodist College &
St. Dominic's High School		22TROPHY SHAREDreplay - Game 1: 1-1

1950s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1950St. Dominic's High School30Belfast Royal Academy
1951Victoria College, Belfast21St. Dominic's High SchoolReplay - Game 1:
1952Belfast Royal Academy32Londonderry High School
1953Londonderry High School32St. Dominic's High School
1954Londonderry High School21Ballymena Academy
1955Lurgan College20Ballymena Academy
1956St. Dominic's High School32Dalriada School
1957Belfast Royal Academy21Lurgan College
1958Belfast Royal Academy21Friends School Lisburn
1959St. Dominic's High School10Friends School LisburnReplay

1960s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1960St. Dominic's High School &
Belfast Royal Academy		00TROPHY SHARED
1961St. Dominic's High School &
Belfast Royal Academy		11TROPHY SHARED
1962St. Dominic's High School &
Strathearn School,Belfast		00TROPHY SHARED
1963Portadown College31Strathearn School, Belfast
1964Portadown College30Friends School Lisburn
1965
1966Friends School Lisburn31Methodist College
1967Strathearn School, BelfastBloomfield Collegiate
1968Strathearn School, Belfast &
Belfast Royal Academy		00TROPHY SHARED
1969Princess Gardens, Finaghy10Belfast Royal Academy

1970s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1970Strathearn School, Belfast51Portadown College
1971Princess Gardens, Finaghy30Strathearn School
1972Victoria College, Belfast32Strathearn School
1973Ballymena Academy &
Victoria College, Belfast		00TROPHY SHARED
1974Belfast Royal Academy10Ballymena Academy
1975St. Dominic's High School20Victoria College, Belfast
1976Ballymena Academy &
Methodist College		00TROPHY SHARED
1977Regent House, Newtownards10Rainey Endowed School
1978Ballymena Academy10Coleraine High School
1979Friends School Lisburn &
Regent House, Newtownards		11TROPHY SHARED

1980s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1980Glenlola Collegiate, Bangor &
Sullivan Upper School		00TROPHY SHAREDGlenlola 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.
1981St. Dominic's High School21Strathearn School, Belfast
1982Foyle & Londonderry College20St. Dominic's High School
1983Strathearn School40Limavady Grammar School
1984Strathearn School20Dalriada School
1985Regent House, Newtownards20Ballymena Academy
1986Friends School Lisburn31Ballymena Academy
1987Regent House, Newtownards20Princess Gardens, Finaghy
1988Methodist College20Friends School Lisburn
1989Ballymena Academy10Strathearn School

1990s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1990Ballymena Academy30Portadown College
1991Ballymena Academy11Methodist CollegeBallymena Academy won 2-1 on pens
1992Strathearn School, Belfast10Dalriada School
1993Dalriada School00Methodist CollegeDalriada School won 4-2 on pens
1994Ballymena Academy00Regent HouseBallymena Academy won 1-0 on pens
1995Royal School Dungannon00Ballymena AcademyRoyal School Dungannon won 3-1 on pens
1996Portadown College10Foyle & Londonderry College
1997Enniskillen Collegiate21Foyle & Londonderry College
1998Regent House, Newtownards00Enniskillen CollegiateRegent House won 3-2 on pens
1999Friends School Lisburn10Omagh Academy

2000s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1999-2000Larne Grammar School21Ballymena Academy
2000-01Ballymena Academy21Dalriada School
2001-02Royal School, ArmaghLurgan College
2002-03Lurgan College94Ballymena Academy
2003-04Royal School, Armagh32Lurgan College
2004-05Omagh Academy10Royal School, Armagh
2005-06Royal School, Armagh30Omagh Academy
2006-07Royal School, Armagh10Ballyclare High School
2007-08Royal School, Armagh31Sullivan Upper School
2008-09Foyle and Londonderry College10Ballymena Academy

2010s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2009-10Royal School, Armagh20Omagh Academy
2010-11Lurgan College00Wallace High SchoolLurgan College won 4-3 on penalties
2011-12Ballyclare High School21Lurgan Collegegolden goal in extra time
2012-13Lurgan College10Victoria College, Belfast
2013-14Lurgan College10Rainey Endowed Schoolafter extra time
2014-15Sullivan Upper21Banbridge Academy
2015-16Methodist College Belfast10Sullivan Upper
2016-17Banbridge Academy40Wallace High School
2017-18Rainey Endowed School11Banbridge AcademyRainey won 3-1 on penalties
2018-19Banbridge Academy21Ballyclare High School

2020s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2019-20Belfast Royal Academy42Friends School Lisburn