Richardson Cup

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The Richardson Cup is a hockey competition for the boys' under-15 teams from schools affiliated to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association. The trophy is currently held by Friends School Lisburn after a comprehensive 5-0 win over Regent in 2017. This particular Friends team has now won 3 cups in a row: the Ferris Cup, the Bannister Bowl and the Richardson Cup.

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Trophy

The Richardson Cup was presented by Mr R Richardson. The trophy has been dominated recently by Banbridge Academy as they had a winning streak of eleven straight wins following their win in 2009-10. [1] This streak finally came to an end in the 2010-11 season with defeat in the quarter-final to Campbell College.

Format

The trophy is competed for through an open draw competition. In 2016-17 seventeen schools entered a team. To qualify to play on a team, boys must be 15 years of age and under on 30 June immediately preceding the season of play.

Finals

1940s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1946-47 Omagh Academy 60 Ballycastle High School [2]
1947-48Bushmills Grammar School10Omagh Academy [3]
1948-49 Banbridge Academy

1950s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1949-50 Friends School Lisburn 61 Banbridge Academy [4] [5]
1950-51 Newry Grammar School Ballycastle High School
1951-52Banbridge Academy
1952-53 Cookstown High School 43Newry Grammar School
1953-54Banbridge Academy10Royal & Prior School, Raphoe [6]
1954-55Friends School Lisburn
1955-56 Wallace High School Friends School Lisburn
1956-57Wallace High School
1957-58Bushmills Grammar SchoolWallace High SchoolReplay - Game 1: 0-0 [7]
1958-59Friends School Lisburn

1960s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1959-60 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 50 Banbridge Academy [8]
1960-61 Ashfield Secondary School &
Wallace High School 		00TROPHY SHARED [9]
1961-62Wallace High School20 Friends School Lisburn [10]
1962-63Ashfield Secondary School
1963-64 Friends School Lisburn 21Ashfield Secondary School [11]
1964-65 Cookstown High School &
Wallace High School		00TROPHY SHARED [12]
1965-66Cookstown High School40 Methodist College Belfast [13]
1966-67Friends School Lisburn &
Royal and Prior, Raphoe		00TROPHY SHARED [14]
1967-68Cookstown High School31 Kilkeel High School
1968-69Cookstown High School10Methodist College Belfast [15]

1970s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1969-70 Cookstown High SchoolNewry High SchoolTROPHY SHARED
1970-71Cookstown High School30 Newry High School
1971-72 Kilkeel High School
1972-73Newry High School Friends School Lisburn
1973-74Friends School LisburnNewry High School
1974-75Newry High School10Friends School Lisburn [16]
1975-76Cookstown High School10Newtownbreda Secondary School
1976-77Friends School Lisburn20Cookstown High School
1977-78Newry High School &
Royal & Prior School, Raphoe		TROPHY SHARED
1978-79 Bangor Grammar School

1980s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1979-80 Newry High School
1980-81Newry High School &
Wallace High School 		TROPHY SHARED
1981-82Newry High School
1982-83 Banbridge Academy
1983-84 Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1984-85Royal & Prior, Raphoe40
1985-86 Cookstown High School
1986-87 Bangor Grammar School Annadale Grammar School
1987-88Royal Belfast Academical Institution00 Portadown College RBAI won 4-2 on penalties [17]
1988-89Portadown College

1990s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1989-90 Bangor Grammar School &
Sullivan Upper School 		TROPHY SHARED
1990-91 Banbridge Academy
1991-92 Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1992-93 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 10 Methodist College Belfast
1993-94 Friends School Lisburn 10 Kilkeel High School [18]
1994-95 Cookstown High School 21Royal Belfast Academical Institution [19]
1995-96Royal Belfast Academical Institution30Cookstown High School [20]
1996-97 Regent House, Newtownards 52Royal Belfast Academical Institution [21]
1997-98Sullivan Upper School
1998-99Cookstown High School

2000s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1999-00 Banbridge Academy
2000-01Banbridge Academy
2001-02Banbridge Academy
2002-03Banbridge Academy
2003-04Banbridge Academy31 Royal Belfast Academical Institution
2004-05Banbridge Academy Friends School Lisburn
2005-06Banbridge Academy20Cookstown High School
2006-07Banbridge Academy10 Wallace High School
2007-08Banbridge Academy30Wallace High School [22]
2008-09Banbridge Academy32Cookstown High School [23]

2010s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2009-10 Banbridge Academy 50 Sullivan Upper School [1]
2010-11 Campbell College &
Cookstown High School 		22TROPHY SHARED
2011-12Banbridge Academy21 Friends School Lisburn
2012-13Sullivan Upper School31 Wallace High School, Lisburn [24]
2013-14 Wallace High School align="center"align="center" [25]
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2015-16align="center"align="center"
2016-17 Friends' School 50 Regent House School [26]
2017-18 Banbridge Academy 42 Cookstown High School [27]

Sources

  1. 1 2 "U15s secure 11th Richardson Cup in a row". Banbridge Leader. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Richardson Cup". Belfast Newsletter. 4 April 1947. p. 6.
  3. ↑ Northern Whig & Belfast Post. 12 April 1948. p. 3.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 28 March 1950. p. 7.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Northern Whig & Belfast Post. 28 March 1950. p. 2.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 14 April 1954. p. 7.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ Northern Whig & Belfast Post. 27 March 1958. p. 7.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 28 March 1960. p. 8.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 23 March 1961. p. 9.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 29 March 1962. p. 9.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 4 May 1964. p. 12.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 8 April 1965. p. 14.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 28 March 1966. p. 13.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ Ireland's Saturday Night. 22 April 1967. p. 12.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ Mid Ulster Mail. 5 April 1969. p. 16.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ "Dull affair". Belfast Newsletter. 20 March 1975. p. 16.
  17. ↑ "Hat-trick for school". Belfast Newsletter. 24 March 1988. p. 30.
  18. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 23 March 1994. p. 31.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 29 March 1995. p. 34.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 20 March 1996. p. 34.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 19 March 1997. p. 33.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ↑ "Academy Take Ninth Richardson Cup". Ballymena Times. 17 March 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  23. ↑ "That's ten years of Richardson glory". Banbridge Leader. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  24. ↑ "Sullivan Upper still in hunt for triple Cup success". Belfast Newsletter. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  25. ↑ Wallace High School
  26. ↑ Ulster Hockey
  27. ↑ Ulster Hockey

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