Burney Cup

Last updated
Burney Cup
Sport Field hockey
Founded1920
No. of teams19 (season 2013-14)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Royal Belfast Academical Institution
Most titles Friends' School Lisburn
16 outright and 4 shared
Official website Ulster Hockey Burney Cup
Notes
Winners qualify for the All Ireland John Waring Schoolboys Championship

The Burney Cup (Ulster Schoolboys' Senior Hockey Cup) is an annual competition involving the strongest schools affiliated to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association. The competition is held in the spring term of each school year and progress through to the final is via an open draw.

Contents

The most successful school is Friends' School Lisburn with 20 wins (16 outright wins and 4 shared wins).

The current holder is Royal Belfast Academical Institution.

Eligibility

To play in the competition, boys must be 19 years of age and under on 1 April immediately preceding the draw. The draw for the Cup takes places in early January. A fresh draw to determine pairings is held prior to each subsequent round.

History

The trophy was presented by Andrew George Burney of East Antrim Hockey Club.

The first final took place on 22 April 1920 at the Ormeau Road grounds of North of Ireland Rugby & Cricket Club. The final was marked by future Irish rugby union and cricket international A.C. Douglas of Royal Belfast Academical Institution scoring all six goals in his team's victory. [1]

Performance table

(one finalist missing)

Performance Table
SchoolWinsSharedBeaten FinalistsTotal FinalsLast Title
Wallace High School 1906252023
Friends School Lisburn 1659302018
Banbridge Academy 14016302022
Cookstown High School 1416212009
Royal Belfast Academical Institution 1435222024
Ballycastle High School914141964
Newry High School 609151984
Methodist College Belfast 20461999
Campbell College 20461986
Belfast Royal Academy 20131922
Ballyclare High School 20021935
Banbridge Technical School20021924
Bushmills Grammar School11571962
Bangor Grammar School 10891983
Sullivan Upper School 21472017
Shaftesbury House10121927
Kilkeel High School 0022NA
Cavan Royal School0022NA
Royal & Prior School, Raphoe0022NA
Omagh Academy 0011NA
Strabane Grammar School 0011NA

Finals

(records incomplete)

1920s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1920 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 61 Belfast Royal Academy [1]
1921Belfast Royal Academy
1922Belfast Royal Academy10Cavan Royal School [2]
1923Banbridge Technical School32Cavan Royal School [3]
1924Banbridge Technical School31 Methodist College [4]
1925Ballycastle High School20 Friends School Lisburn [5]
1926Ballycastle High School21Shaftesbury Houseafter extra time [6]
1927Shaftesbury House20Ballycastle High School [7]
1928Ballycastle High School30Friends School LisburnReplay - Game 1: 1-1 [8] [9]
1929 Banbridge Academy Ballycastle High SchoolReplay - Game 1: 2-2 [10]

1930s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1930Ballycastle High School21 Banbridge Academy [11]
1931 Ballyclare Intermediate School a10 Lisburn Intermediate School b [12]
1932Banbridge Academy43Ballycastle High Schoolafter extra time [13] [14]
1933Ballycastle High School20Banbridge Academy [15]
1934Ballycastle High School43 Newry Intermediate School cafter extra time [16]
1935Ballyclare Intermediate Schoola21Banbridge Academy [17]
1936Newry Intermediate SchoolcLisburn Intermediate SchoolbReplay - Game 1: 1-1 [18]
1937Ballycastle High School20Newry Intermediate Schoolc [19]
1938Ballycastle High School10Banbridge Academy [20]
1939Banbridge Academy10 Friends School Lisburn Replay - Game 1: 2-2 [21] [22]

1940s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1940 Friends School Lisburn 32 Banbridge Academy AET in replay, Game 1: 1-1 2 x ET [23] [24]
1941
1942
1943
1944Friends School Lisburn40Bushmills Grammar School [25]
1945Banbridge Academy52Friends School LisburnReplay - Game 1: 1-1
1946Friends School Lisburn40 Omagh Academy
1947Friends School Lisburn10 Newry Intermediate School cAfter extra time in replay, Game 1: 1-1 [26]
1948Newry Intermediate Schoolc10Friends School Lisburn [27]
1949Friends School Lisburn10 Methodist College [28]

1950s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1950 Newry Grammar School 21Bushmills Grammar School [29]
1951Bushmills Grammar School30 Cookstown High School [30]
1952 Friends School Lisburn 21Bushmills Grammar School
1953Friends School Lisburn40Cookstown High School [31]
1954Friends School Lisburn32 Banbridge Academy [32]
1955Cookstown High School10Bushmills Grammar School [33]
1956Banbridge Academy10Newry Grammar School [34]
1957 Campbell College 30Friends School Lisburn
1958Friends School Lisburn21Banbridge Academy
1959Friends School Lisburn31 Wallace High School

1960s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1960 Friends School Lisburn 20Bushmills Grammar School [35]
1961 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 21 Banbridge Academy [36]
1962Ballycastle High School & Bushmills Grammar School00TROPHY SHARED [37]
1963Friends School Lisburn &
Royal Belfast Academical Institution		00TROPHY SHAREDAfter extra time [38]
1964Ballycastle High School30 Strabane Grammar School [39]
1965 Methodist College 10Ballycastle High School [40]
1966Friends School Lisburn20Methodist College [41]
1967Royal Belfast Academical Institution21 Newry High School [42]
1968Friends School Lisburn &
Royal Belfast Academical Institution		00TROPHY SHARED [43]
1969 Cookstown High School 21Royal Belfast Academical Institution [44]

1970s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1970 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 10 Bangor Grammar School
1971 Friends School Lisburn &
Royal Belfast Academical Institution		00TROPHY SHAREDafter extra time [45]
1972 Cookstown High School 21 Kilkeel High School
1973Cookstown High School20 Wallace High School [46]
1974Cookstown High School10 Newry High School [47]
1975Friends School Lisburn20Royal Belfast Academical Institution [48] [49]
1976Friends School Lisburn &
Cookstown High School		11TROPHY SHAREDAfter extra time [50]
1977Friends School Lisburn20Newry High School
1978Friends School Lisburn10Kilkeel High School
1979Newry High School10Wallace High School

1980s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1980 Cookstown High School 40 Bangor Grammar School [51]
1981 Newry High School 21Cookstown High School
1982 Banbridge Academy 10Bangor Grammar School
1983Bangor Grammar School30 Wallace High School
1984Newry High School10Royal & Prior School, Raphoe
1985Cookstown High School32Wallace High School
1986 Campbell College 21 Friends School Lisburn [52]
1987 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 40Bangor Grammar School [53]
1988Royal Belfast Academical Institution30Bangor Grammar School
1989Wallace High School31Newry High School

1990s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1990 Cookstown High School 31 Methodist College
1991Cookstown High School43 Bangor Grammar School after extra time
1992 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 41Cookstown High School
1993 Sullivan Upper 22 Banbridge Academy Sullivan won 5-4 on penalties
1994Royal Belfast Academical Institution32Banbridge Academy [54]
1995Royal Belfast Academical Institution21 Friends School Lisburn [55]
1996Cookstown High School10Royal Belfast Academical Institution [56]
1997Cookstown High School10Bangor Grammar School [57]
1998Royal Belfast Academical Institution30Bangor Grammar School
1999Methodist College30 Campbell College

2000s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2000 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 40 Newry High School
2001 Wallace High School 32Royal Belfast Academical Institution
2002 Cookstown High School 10Royal Belfast Academical Institution
2003Royal Belfast Academical Institution52 Banbridge Academy
2004Royal Belfast Academical Institution11Banbridge AcademyRBAI won on penalties
2005Banbridge Academy10 Campbell College
2006Banbridge Academy42 Sullivan Upper School [58]
2007Banbridge Academy32Cookstown High School [59]
2008Cookstown High School63Royal and Prior School, Raphoe after extra time [60] [61]
2009Cookstown High School43Banbridge Academy [62] [63]

2010s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2009-10 Banbridge Academy 30 Campbell College [64]
2010-11Banbridge Academy54 Cookstown High School [65] [66]
2011-12Banbridge Academy32 Friends School Lisburn [67]
2012-13Banbridge Academy31 Sullivan Upper School [68] [69]
2013-14 Wallace High School 33Banbridge AcademyWallace HS won 4-1 on penalty strokes [70]
2014-15 Wallace High School 32Banbridge Academy [71]
2015-16Banbridge Academy11Sullivan Upper SchoolBanbridge won 4-1 on p/strokes
2016-17Sullivan Upper School32Wallace High School [72]
2017-18 Friends' School, Lisburn 21Sullivan Upper School [73]
2018-19 Wallace High School 33 Sullivan Upper School Wallace won on penalties [74]

2020s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2019-20 Friends' School and Sullivan Upper School sharedTROPHY SHARED [75]
2021-22Banbridge Academy41Friends School Lisburn
2022-23Wallace High School10Campbell College [76]
2023-24RBAI21Banbridge Academy [77]

Footnote

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