Organising body | Mid-Ulster Football Association |
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Founded | 1887 |
Region | Northern Ireland |
Current champions | Portadown (19th title) |
Most successful club(s) | Glenavon (22 titles) |
The Mid-Ulster Cup is a senior football competition in Northern Ireland run by the Mid-Ulster Football Association (founded 2 April 1887 [1] ). The competition has historically featured teams based in County Armagh, east County Tyrone, and west County Down, though teams from outside the Mid-Ulster FA's jurisdiction have also competed on occasion, with Bangor (affiliated to the County Antrim & District F.A.) winning the cup in 1995/96.
First held in 1887–88, the inaugural edition was won by Milford. For 30 seasons, from 1947–48 to 1977–78, while remaining a senior competition, senior clubs declined to take part, instead fielding their reserve teams. Senior clubs returned, however, for the 1978–79 season, when the Bob Radcliffe Cup was introduced as an intermediate competition. [2]
The competition is currently sponsored by EuroElectrix, and has been sponsored in the past by Golden Cow Dairies, Dukes Transport, Tennent's Lager, Bass, Ted Clarke, McEwan's Lager, Silverwood Hotel, Rushmere Shopping Centre and Belfast Telegraph.
Season | Winner | Score | Runner-Up | Venue | Notes |
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1887–88 | Milford | 3–1 | Loughgall (1887) | Milford | [4] |
1888–89 | Milford | 4–0 | Loughgall (1887) | Caledon | [5] [6] |
1889–90 | East Lancashire Regiment | 2–0 | Milford | Brownlow | [7] |
1890–91 | Donacloney | 3–2 | Milford | Banford | [8] |
1891–92 | Banford | Details of final unknown. | |||
1892–93 | Donacloney | 13–0 | Portadown | ||
1893–94 | 15th King's Hussars | 2–1 | Royal Irish Rifles | Donacloney | Replay after original match finished in a 3–3 draw. [9] |
1894–95 | Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry | 5–0 | Glenavon | Gilford | [10] |
1895–96 | Donacloney | 3–2 | Cookstown | Lurgan | [11] |
1896–97 | Milltown Wanderers | 2–0 | Portadown | Mourneview Park | Replay after original match, which ended in a 1-0 victory to Milltown, was ordered to be replayed after a Portadown protest. [12] |
1897–98 | Glenavon | 5–3 | Portadown | Gilford | [13] |
1898–99 | Portadown | 5–3 | Lurgan Star | Gilford | Replay after original match finished in a 5–5 draw. [14] |
1899–1900 | Portadown | 3–2 | Cookstown | Mourneview Park | Replay after original match finished 1-0 to Portadown but Cookstown protested an ineligible player was used. [15] |
1900–01 | Donacloney | w/o | Glenavon | ||
1901–02 | Glenavon | — | Cookstown | — | Cup was played on league basis. [16] |
1902–03 | Portadown | 2–1 | Glenavon | Drumcairn, Armagh | |
1903–04 | Portadown | 2–1 | Monaghan | Monaghan | |
1904–05 | Glenavon | 3–1 | Portadown | ||
1905–06 | Portadown | 3–0 | Glenavon | ||
1906–07 | Glenavon | 3–0 | Portadown | Celtic Park | Replay after original fixture ended 2-2. |
1907–08 | Portadown | 2–1 | Glenavon | Grosvenor Park | |
1908–09 | Glenavon | 2–1 | Portadown | ||
1909–10 | Portadown | 3–2 | Lurgan Celtic (1903) | ||
1910–11 | Glenavon | w/o | Portadown Celtic | Original game ended 2-1 to Portadown Celtic, but they played ineligible player and were ordered to replay the match which they refused to do. | |
1911–12 | Lurgan Celtic (1903) | 1–0 | Portadown | Windsor Park | Replay after original fixture ended 1-1. |
1912–13 | Lurgan Celtic (1903) | 2–0 | Bessbrook | Grosvenor Park | |
1913–14 | Lurgan Rangers | 2–1 | Glenavon Reserves | ||
1914–15 | Lurgan Celtic (1903) | 3–1 | Portadown | Grosvenor Park | |
1915–24 | not played | ||||
1924–25 | Glenavon | 2–1 | Lurgan B-Specials | Mourneview Park | |
1925–26 | Glenavon | 3–1 | Portadown | ||
1926–27 | not awarded | Banbridge United defeated Newry Town 3–2 in the final at Shamrock Park, however the cup was withheld as Banbridge fielded ineligible players. | |||
1927–30 | not played | ||||
1930–31 | Glenavon | 2–1 | Gilford Crusaders | Shamrock Park | |
1931–32 | Portadown | 2–1 | Gilford Crusaders | Mourneview Park | |
1932–33 | Glenavon | 2–1 | Sunnyside | ||
1933–34 | Portadown | 6–1 | Glenavon | 2nd replay after two previous matches finished 0-0. | |
1934–35 | Gilford Crusaders | 7–2 | Portadown | Mourneview Park | |
1935–36 | Sunnyside | 3–1 | Portadown | Shamrock Park | |
1936–37 | Newry Town | 2–1 | Glenavon | Shamrock Park | |
1937–38 | Glenavon | 2–1 | Newry Town | Shamrock Park | |
1938–39 | Newry Town | 3–1 | Portadown Reserves | The Marshes, Newry | Final was played in September of the 1939–40 season. |
1939–46 | not played | ||||
1946–47 | Portadown Reserves | 3–2 | Sunnyside | Mourneview Park | |
1947–48 | Glenavon Reserves | 2–1 | Newry Town | Shamrock Park | |
1948–49 | Banbridge Town | 3–2 | Gilford Crusaders | Shamrock Park | |
1949–50 | Banbridge Town and Dromore Athletic (shared) | Trophy was shared after final finished in a 2–2 draw. | |||
1950–51 | Seapatrick | 4–1 | Warrenpoint United | Banbridge | |
1951–52 | Seapatrick | 4–3 | Bessbrook | Shamrock Park | |
1952–53 | Tandragee Rovers | 3–2 | Portadown Reserves | Mourneview Park | |
1953–54 | Tandragee Rovers | 2–1 | Seapatrick | Shamrock Park | [17] |
1954–55 | Seapatrick | 1–0 | Holm Factory | ||
1955–56 | Tandragee Rovers | 4–0 | Bessbrook | Newry Showgrounds | |
1956–57 | Newry Town | 2–1 | Tandragee Rovers | Banbridge | |
1957–58 | Glenavon Reserves | 2–1 | Newry Town | Mourneview Park | After replay |
1958–59 | Banbridge Town | 3–1 | Tandragee Rovers | Shamrock Park | |
1959–60 | Tandragee Rovers | 4–0 | Woodvale Recreation | ||
1960–61 | Portadown Reserves | Banbridge Town | Shamrock Park | ||
1961–62 | Tandragee Rovers | 2–0 | Glenavon Reserves | Shamrock Park | [18] |
1962–63 | Portadown Reserves | 2–1 | Glenavon Reserves | Shamrock Park | [19] |
1963–64 | Newry Town | 2–0 | Portadown Reserves | Mourneview Park | |
1964–65 | Portadown Reserves | 3–2 | Banbridge Town | Mourneview Park | After extra time (2-2 full time). |
1965–66 | Glenavon Reserves | 3–2 | Tandragee Rovers | Mourneview Park | [20] |
1966–67 | Newry Town | 4–3 | Tandragee Rovers | Shamrock Park | |
1967–68 | Blane's | 1–0 | Tandragee Rovers | ||
1968–69 | Newry Town | 3–1 | Damolly Textiles | After extra time (1-1 full time). | |
1969–70 | Portadown Reserves | 2–1 | Tandragee Rovers | ||
1970–71 | Dungannon Swifts | 3–1 | Lurgan Celtic | Banbridge | Replay after original match finished 2–2. [21] |
1971–72 | Glenavon Reserves | 5–2 | Hanover | Mourneview Park | [22] |
1972–73 | New Century | 3–2 | Newry Town | ||
1973–74 | Banbridge Town | 2–1 | Newry Town | ||
1974–75 | Newry Town | 5–2 | New Century | Banbridge | |
1975–76 | Dungannon Swifts | 2–0 | Milford Everton | ||
1976–77 | Glenavon Reserves | 4–3 | Banbridge Town | Newry Showgrounds | After extra time. |
1977–78 | Newry Town | 3–1 | Banbridge Town | Shamrock Park | |
1978–79 | Newry Town | 2–1 | Portadown | Shamrock Park | |
1979–80 | Banbridge Town | 1–0 | Newry Town | Shamrock Park | |
1980–81 | Portadown | 1–0 | Glenavon | Shamrock Park | |
1981–82 | Portadown | 1–1 | Glenavon | Mourneview Park | Portadown won 4–3 on penalties. |
1982–83 | Portadown | 2–1 | Glenavon | Mourneview Park | |
1983–84 | Glenavon | 2–0 | Newry Town | Stangmore Park | |
1984–85 | Newry Town | 4–1 | Portadown | Newry Showgrounds | |
1985–86 | Glenavon | 1–0 | Oxford United | Mourneview Park | |
1986–87 | Newry Town | 4–1 | Glenavon | Newry Showgrounds | |
1987–88 | Dungannon Swifts | 2–1 | Glenavon | Shamrock Park | First final played under floodlights. |
1988–89 | Glenavon | 1–0 | Newry Town | Shamrock Park | |
1989–90 | Newry Town | 4–0 | Banbridge Town | Shamrock Park | |
1990–91 | Glenavon | 3–1 | Portadown | Mourneview Park | |
1991–92 | not awarded | Glenavon defeated Portadown 2–1 after extra time in the final at Mourneview Park, however the trophy was withheld as Glenavon fielded an ineligible player. | |||
1992–93 | Portadown | 2–1 | Newry Town | Stangmore Park | |
1993–94 | Portadown | 3–0 | Dungannon Swifts | Shamrock Park | |
1994–95 | Portadown | 4–1 | Newry Town | Stangmore Park | |
1995–96 | Bangor | 3–1 | Dungannon Swifts | Shamrock Park | |
1996–97 | Dungannon Swifts | 2–1 | Distillery | Lakeview Park | |
1997–98 | Portadown | 0–0 | Dungannon Swifts | Mourneview Park | Portadown won 6–5 on penalties. |
1998–99 | Glenavon | 3–1 | Ards | Mourneview Park | |
1999–2000 | Newry Town | 1–0 | Banbridge Town | Lakeview Park | |
2000–01 | Armagh City | 3–1 | Newry Town | Newry Showgrounds | |
2001–02 | Portadown | 5–1 | Lurgan Celtic | Stangmore Park | 2nd replay (held over to following season). Game 1: 2-2; Game 2: 1-1 (abandoned due to waterlogged pitch). |
2002–03 | Portadown | 3–1 | Dungannon Swifts | Stangmore Park | [23] |
2003–04 | Loughgall | 2–2 | Newry Town | Lakeview Park | Loughgall won 3–1 on penalties. |
2004–05 | Glenavon | 1–0 | Loughgall | Lakeview Park | [24] |
2005–06 | Dungannon Swifts | 3–1 | Glenavon | Mourneview Park | |
2006–07 | Newry City | 2–1 | Annagh United | Holm Park | [25] |
2007–08 | Loughgall | 2–0 | Banbridge Town | Holm Park | After extra time. [26] |
2008–09 | Dungannon Swifts | 2–1 | Loughgall | Stangmore Park | [27] |
2009–10 | Glenavon | 3–2 | Loughgall | Mourneview Park | [28] |
2010–11 | Glenavon | 2–0 | Dungannon Swifts | Stangmore Park | [29] |
2011–12 | Newry City | 1–0 | Glenavon | Mourneview Park | [30] |
2012–13 | Dungannon Swifts | 2–1 | Banbridge Town | Stangmore Park | After extra time. [31] |
2013–14 | Dungannon Swifts | 3–1 | Annagh United | Holm Park | After extra time. [32] |
2014–15 | Dungannon Swifts | 3–2 | Armagh City | Stangmore Park | After extra time. |
2015–16 | Dungannon Swifts | 2–1 | Armagh City | Holm Park | [33] |
2016–17 | Warrenpoint Town | 3–2 | Armagh City | Stangmore Park | After extra time. |
2017–18 | Glenavon | 3–1 | Newry City AFC | Newry Showgrounds | [34] |
2018–19 | Glenavon | 4–3 | Warrenpoint Town | Stangmore Park | [35] |
2019–20 | Loughgall | 3–2 | Glenavon | Lakeview Park | [36] |
2020–21 | Glenavon | 1–0 | Loughgall | Mourneview Park | [37] |
2021–22 | Warrenpoint Town | 4–2 | Annagh United | Holm Park | [38] |
2022–23 | Newry City AFC | 2–0 | Dungannon Swifts | Stangmore Park | |
2023–24 | Portadown | 5–2 | Dungannon Swifts | Shamrock Park | [39] |
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years | Runners-up Years |
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Glenavon | 22 | 15 | 1897–98, 1901–02, 1904–05, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1937–38, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21 | 1894–95, 1900–01, 1902–03, 1905–06, 1907–08, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1987–88, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2019–20 |
Portadown | 19 | 14 | 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1905–06, 1907–08, 1909–10, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2023–24 | 1892–93, 1896–97, 1897–98, 1904–05, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1911–12, 1914–15, 1925–26, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1990–91 |
Newry City AFC‡ | 16 | 13 | 1936–37, 1938–39, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2022–23 | 1937–38, 1947–48, 1957–58, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2017–18 |
Dungannon Swifts | 10 | 7 | 1970–71, 1975–76, 1987–88, 1996–97, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 | 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2010–11, 2022–23, 2023–24 |
Tandragee Rovers | 5 | 6 | 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1961–62 | 1956–57, 1958–59, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70 |
Glenavon Reserves | 5 | 3 | 1947–48, 1957–58, 1965–66, 1971–72, 1976–77 | 1913–14, 1961–62, 1962–63 |
Portadown Reserves | 5 | 3 | 1946–47, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1969–70 | 1938–39, 1952–53, 1963–64 |
Banbridge Town | 5 (1 shared) | 8 | 1948–49, 1949–50 (shared), 1958–59, 1973–74, 1979–80 | 1960–61, 1964–65, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1989–90, 1999–2000, 2007–08, 2012–13 |
Donacloney | 4 | 0 | 1890–91, 1892–93, 1895–96, 1900–01 | — |
Loughgall | 3 | 4 | 2003–04, 2007–08, 2019–20 | 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2020–21 |
Lurgan Celtic (1903) | 3 | 1 | 1911–12, 1912–13, 1914–15 | 1909–10 |
Seapatrick | 3 | 1 | 1950–51, 1951–52, 1954–55 | 1953–54 |
Milford | 2 | 2 | 1887–88, 1888–89 | 1889–90, 1890–91 |
Warrenpoint Town | 2 | 1 | 2016–17, 2021–22 | 2018–19 |
Armagh City | 1 | 4 | 2000–01 | 1975–76, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 |
Gilford Crusaders | 1 | 3 | 1934–35 | 1930–31, 1931–32, 1948–49 |
Sunnyside | 1 | 2 | 1935–36 | 1932–33, 1946–47 |
New Century | 1 | 1 | 1972–73 | 1974–75 |
East Lancashire Regiment | 1 | 0 | 1889–90 | — |
Banford | 1 | 0 | 1891–92 | — |
15th King's Hussars | 1 | 0 | 1893–94 | — |
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry | 1 | 0 | 1894–95 | — |
Milltown Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1896–97 | — |
Lurgan Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1913–14 | — |
Blane's | 1 | 0 | 1967–68 | — |
Bangor | 1 | 0 | 1995–96 | — |
Dromore Athletic | 1 (shared) | 0 | 1949–50 | — |
Cookstown | 0 | 3 | — | 1895–96, 1899–1900, 1901–02 |
Bessbrook | 0 | 3 | — | 1912–13, 1951–52, 1955–56 |
Annagh United | 0 | 3 | — | 2006–07, 2013–14, 2021–22 |
Loughgall (1887) | 0 | 2 | — | 1887–88, 1888–89 |
Lurgan Celtic | 0 | 2 | — | 1970–71, 2001–02 |
Royal Irish Rifles | 0 | 1 | — | 1893–94 |
Lurgan Star | 0 | 1 | — | 1898–99 |
Monaghan | 0 | 1 | — | 1903–04 |
Portadown Celtic | 0 | 1 | — | 1910–11 |
Lurgan B-Specials | 0 | 1 | — | 1924–25 |
Warrenpoint United | 0 | 1 | — | 1950–51 |
Holm Factory | 0 | 1 | — | 1954–55 |
Woodvale Recreation | 0 | 1 | — | 1959–60 |
Damolly Textiles | 0 | 1 | — | 1968–69 |
Hanover | 0 | 1 | — | 1971–72 |
Oxford United | 0 | 1 | — | 1985–86 |
Distillery | 0 | 1 | — | 1996–97 |
Ards | 0 | 1 | — | 1998–99 |
‡ Although Newry City A.F.C. were formed in 2013, they are widely recognised as being the spiritual successor to Newry City F.C. and their 2022–23 Mid-Ulster Cup win has been recognised as the club's 16th title, despite it being the first time they have won the competition since their formation. [40]
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