Men's Irish Junior Cup (field hockey)

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The Men's Irish Junior Cup is a knockout trophy played for field hockey clubs in Ireland. Entry is open to sides that do not qualify for the Irish Senior Cup and to the second teams of clubs that play in the Irish Senior Cup. The trophy was first played for in 1895, a year after the Senior version of the trophy.

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Historical format

From its start in 1895 until the 1980s, the tournament was played in regional tournaments. The winners of the regional tournaments in Leinster, Munster, Ulster and at times Connacht would proceed through to semi-final matches. The finals were played in one weekend until 1935. The final was then moved to a separate weekend. The change was prompted by the circumstances of the 1934 finals. Castlecomer played the semi-final against Cork Harlequins (with extra time) on the Friday afternoon and a semi-final replay (with more extra time) on the Saturday morning. After winning the marathon semi-final, the exhaustion of the Castlecomer team forced them to scratch from the Final that was due to be played on the Saturday afternoon. [1]

Current format

In the 1980s the format of the competition was changed when the last eight teams from the regions entered an open draw. After a few years of operating this system the competition was changed to a completely open draw.

The introduction of the Irish Trophy in 2008-09 meant that entry to the Irish Junior Cup was restricted to club's second teams. A small number of third eleven teams also qualify.

Both teams are allowed a squad of 18 as long as you have two fully kitted goalkeepers and there is no extra time, a drawn match will be finalised with penalty strokes.

The Irish Junior Cup Trophy is the only trophy in Ireland where the Captain's name is engraved as well as the team's name and year.

Finals

(Records are incomplete)

1890s

1900s

Notes
  1. After replay. First game finished 2–2 after extra time.

1910s

YearWinnerRunner-UpNotes
1910Three Rock Rovers 2XI
1911Dublin University 2XI East Antrim
1912Three Rock Rovers 2XI
1913Dublin University 2XI
1914Ballinasloe
1915Not Played
1916Not Played
1917Not Played
1918Not Played
1919Not Played

1920s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1920Three Rock Rovers II
1921Dublin University II
1922Waterford21Dublin University II [5]
1923College of Science21Ards [6]
1924Maryborough32 East Antrim II after extra time [7]
1925 Railway Union II 20Ennis [8]
1926Pembroke Wanderers II10Athloneafter four periods of extra time [9]
1927Killyleagh20Maryborough [10]
1928Ards31Portrane [11]
1929 Banbridge II 10Naas [12]

1930s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1930Naas60 Cork Harlequins [13]
1931Old Grammarians (Cork)21Kingstown GS II [14]
1932 Portrush 32Portraneafter 2 periods of extra time [15]
1933Portrane40Castlecomer [16]
1934PortraneWOCastlecomerwalkover [1]
1935 Newry 20Corinthians II [17]
1936Newry20Athlunkard, Limerick [18]
1937 Parkview 30Portrane [19]
1938Pembroke Wanderers II
1939Maryborough21Down County Mental Hospitalafter 2 periods of extra time [20]

1940s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1940Maryborough Railway Union II
1941Maryborough20Dublin University II
1942Pembroke Wanderers II40 Mossley
1943 Portrush 30Graiguenamanagh
1944Mossley30Graiguenamanagh [21]
1945 Down 21Graiguenamanagh
1946Portrush21Monkstown II
1947 Antrim II 21Roscrea
1948Antrim II32Pembroke Wanderers II [22]
1949 Banbridge II 10Pembroke Wanderers II [23]

1950s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1950Glenanne II21 RUC [24]
1951Monkstown II
1952RUC21Monkstown II
1953 Banbridge II 10Carlow [25]
1954Dublin YMCA II21 Lisnagarvey II After extra time [26]
1955Lisnagarvey II40University College, Dublin [27]
1956Lisnagarvey II10North Kildare [28]
1957 Railway Union II Carlow
1958Lisnagarvey II10Dublin YMCA II [29]
1959Lisnagarvey II30Dublin University II [30]

1960s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1960 Lisnagarvey II 20Dublin University IIReplay - Game 1: 3-3 [31]
1961Pembroke Wanderers II20Catholic Institute II [32]
1962Lisnagarvey II41Waterford Y.M.C.A. [33]
1963Lisnagarvey II20Éire Air CorpAfter extra time in replay - Game 1: 1-1 [34]
1964 Cliftonville II 32Three Rock Rovers II [35]
1965 Avoca II 60Deighton Wanderers
1966 Mossley II 41Catholic Institute II [36]
1967Lisnagarvey II10 Railway Union II [37]
1968 Cork Church of Ireland II Monkstown II
1969Monkstown IIBelvedere II

1970s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1970 Lisnagarvey II 10Pembroke Wanderers IIReplay - Game 1: 0-0 [38]
1971Lorraine20 Cork Church of Ireland II [39]
1972Lisnagarvey II30Deighton Wanderers [40]
1973Lisnagarvey II40Waterford II [41]
1974Lisnagarvey II40St Brendan's [42]
1975 Railway Union II 31Lisnagarvey IIafter extra time [43]
1976 Antrim II 21Limerick PYMA II [44]
1977Lisnagarvey II31Three Rock Rovers II [45]
1978 Instonians II 21 Cork Church of Ireland II
1979Three Rock Rovers II32 Cork Harlequins II [46]

1980s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1980 Instonians II 10 Cookstown II [47]
1981Belfast YMCA II20Instonians IIafter extra time [48]
1982 Newry 43Monkstown II
1983Cookstown II31Three Rock Rovers III [49]
1984 Cork Church of Ireland II
1985Cookstown II21 Glennane
1986 Mossley II 20 Banbridge II
1987 Lisnagarvey II
1988Aer Lingus20 Cork Harlequins II
1989Banbridge II30Lisnagarvey III

1990s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1990 Lisnagarvey II 10Holywood '87 IIReplay - Game 1: 2-2
1991Holywood '87 II10 Cork Harlequins II
1992Holywood '87 II10Banbridge II
1993 Cork Church of Ireland II 21Lisnagarvey II
1994 Banbridge II 40Pembroke Wanderers II
1995 Glennane II 42Banbridge II
1996Pembroke Wanderers II10Banbridge II [50]
1997 Avoca II 20 Cork Harlequins II
1998Three Rock Rovers II40 Annadale II
1999 Cork Harlequins II 54Lisnagarvey II

2000s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2000 Annadale II 30 Three Rock Rovers II
2001 Pembroke Wanderers II 21 Lisnagarvey II
2002Annadale II21Pembroke Wanderers II
2003 Lisnagarvey II 50Kilkenny (Kilkenny)
2004Annadale II43Lisnagarvey II
2005 Banbridge II 21 Cork Harlequins II
2006Annadale II21 Glenanne II
2007Pembroke Wanderers II [51] 31 Cork Harlequins II Captain - Douglas Good
2008Pembroke Wanderers II32Annadale IICaptain - Douglas Good
2009 Cork Church of Ireland II 51Pembroke Wanderers II [52]

2010s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2010 Monkstown II31YMCA IICaptain - Donal O Mearain
2011 Lisnagarvey II 31 Banbridge II [53]
2012 Corinthians II 31Cookstown IICaptain Adrian Missen [54] [55]
2013 Monkstown II21 Banbridge II Captain - Daniel Poff
2014 Pembroke Wanderers II Monkstown IICaptain - Craig Wilson
2015 Monkstown II62 Three Rock Rovers II Captain - Robert Mason
2016 Cork Church of Ireland II 20 Monkstown II [56]
2017Cork Church of Ireland II31 Three Rock Rovers II
2018 Glenanne II 32 Pembroke Wanderers II [57]
2019 Three Rock Rovers II 41 Instonians II Captain - Luke McSharry [58]

2020s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2020 Corinthians II 10 Lisnagarvey II Captain -Gareth Davis
2021
2022Cookstown
2023 Lisnagarvey II Banbridge II
2024 Corinthians II Lisnagarvey II Captain - Ciarán O'Shea
2025 Three Rock Rovers II 30 Portrane II Captain -Mikey Maguire

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