Steel & Sons Cup

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Steel & Sons Cup
Organising body County Antrim & District F.A.
Founded1895
Region Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland (since 1921)
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland (1895–1921)
Current champions Comber Rec (2023–24) (2nd title)
Most successful club(s) Glentoran II (13 titles)

The Steel & Sons Cup (also referred to as the Steel Cup) is an intermediate football competition in Northern Ireland run by the North East Ulster Football Association (also known as the County Antrim & District Football Association).

Contents

The competition culminates in the final which has traditionally been played on 25 December (except when this date falls on a Sunday). The 2006 final, however, broke with tradition when it was staged on the Saturday before 25 December as this was a closed date for all other football fixtures in Northern Ireland. [1] The final returned to its original Christmas Day slot in 2007-08. The 2012–13 tournament was declared null after Glentoran II were stripped of their title having fielded an ineligible player in an earlier round. [2] This is the first time in the tournament's history that no winner was declared.

The current holder is Comber Rec F.C..

The trophy

The "Steel Cup" trophy was donated to the County Antrim FA in 1895 by Mr David Steel. Steel was principal of Steel & Sons Ltd, wholesale jewellers, silversmiths, cutlers, watch-makers and opticians, with premises on Royal Avenue, Belfast. [3]

Since 1973 a second trophy has been awarded after the final - the Player of the Match Award. Initially sponsored by the Sunday News, the first winner was Tommy Craig of Glentoran II. Since the 1993 final the award has been sponsored by the Belfast News Letter . [4]

Venue of final

The home for the final was rotated round the major Irish League venues in Belfast until the late 1950s when Solitude became the regular venue. Since the 1972-73 season Seaview, home of Crusaders, has hosted all the final ties, with the exception of the final and replay in 1975-76 and the replay of the 1984-85 final, which were played at Solitude.

Past finals

Key:

Scores level after 90 minutes. A replay was required.
(aet)Scores level after extra time. A replay was required.
(aet)Scores level after 90 minutes. Winner was decided in extra time with no penalty shootout required.
pens.Scores level after extra time. A penalty shootout was required to determine the winner.


SeasonWinner
ScoreRunner-upVenueNotes
1895–96 Linfield Swifts 4 – 2 Cliftonville Olympic Grosvenor Park [5] [6] : 129 
1896–97Wesley2 – 1 Glentoran II Solitude [7]
1897–98 Dunmurry 2 – 0 Ligoniel Grosvenor Park [8]
1898–99 Linfield Swifts 1 – 0 Belfast Celtic II Grosvenor Park [9]
1899–1900 Cliftonville Olympic 3 – 0 Belfast Celtic II Grosvenor Park [10]
1900–01 Distillery West End 5 – 0 Larne Solitude [11]
1901–02 Cliftonville Olympic 5 – 3 Distillery II Grosvenor Park [12]
1902–03Highfield2 – 0Mountpottinger YMCA Solitude [13]
1903–04Mountpottinger YMCA4 – 2 Linfield Swifts Grosvenor Park [14]
1904–05 Glentoran II 1 – 1Woodvale Grosvenor Park [15]
Replay1 – 1 Grosvenor Park [16]
2nd replay1 – 2 Grosvenor Park Annulled after protest [17]
3rd replayA – A Grosvenor Park Abandoned due to snow [18] [6] : 41 
4th replay1 – 0 Solitude [19]
1905–06Mountpottinger YMCA6 – 0Parkside Rovers Grosvenor Park [20]
1906–07 Cliftonville Olympic 4 – 0Parkside Rovers Grosvenor Park [21]
1907–08 Cliftonville Olympic 2 – 0 Barn Grosvenor Park Game 1 annulled after protest. [22] [6] : 45 
Replay3 – 0 Grosvenor Park [23]
1908–09 Glentoran II 3 – 2 Larne Grosvenor Park [24]
1909–10 Larne 2 – 0Oldpark Corinthians Windsor Park
1910–11 Glentoran II 1 – 1King's Own Scottish Borderers Grosvenor Park
Replay2 – 1 Solitude
1911–12Black Diamonds3 – 1OllardaleBalmoral Showgrounds [6] : 47 
1912–13 Belfast Celtic II 3 – 1 Glentoran II Grosvenor Park
1913–14 Cliftonville Olympic 4 – 1 Barn Grosvenor Park
1914–15 Glentoran II 1 – 1 Belfast Celtic II Windsor Park
Replay1 – 0 Solitude
1915–16 Linfield Swifts 0 – 0 Glentoran II Solitude
Replay1 – 1 Celtic Park
2nd replay2 – 0 Celtic Park
1916–17 Belfast Celtic II 2 – 0 Distillery II The Oval
1917–18 Belfast Celtic II 1 – 0 Glentoran Windsor Park
1918–19 Glentoran II 1 – 1 Distillery II Solitude
Replay2 – 0 Celtic Park
1919–20 Dunmurry 0 – 0 Brantwood Grosvenor Park [25]
Replay1 – 0 Grosvenor Park
1920–21 Brantwood 1 – 0 Bangor The Oval [26]
1921–22 Cliftonville Olympic 1 – 1 Dundela Windsor Park [27]
Replay1 – 1 Windsor Park [28]
2nd replay2 – 1 Windsor Park [29]
1922–23 Crusaders 2 – 2 Bangor Solitude [30]
Replay0 – 0 Solitude [31]
2nd replay3 – 1 (aet; 20 mins) Solitude [32]
1923–24 Bangor 1 – 1Woodburn The Oval [33]
Replay2 – 0 The Oval [34]
1924–25Ormiston0 – 0 Ballyclare Comrades Windsor Park [35]
Replay0 – 0 Windsor Park [36]
2nd replay1 – 0 Windsor Park [37]
1925–26St. Mary's4 – 0Summerfield Solitude [38]
1926–27 Crusaders 5 – 3 (aet) Dunmurry Rec. Celtic Park [39]
1927–28 Willowfield 0 – 0Ormiston The Oval [40]
Replay2 – 1 The Oval [41]
1928–29 Crusaders 4 – 0Broadway United Windsor Park [42]
1929–30Broadway United2 – 2Linfield Rangers Solitude [43]
Replay5 – 0 Solitude [44]
1930–31 Crusaders 3 – 3Charleville The Oval [45]
Replay3 – 1 The Oval [46]
1931–32 Brantwood 3 – 0 Dunmurry Rec. Celtic Park [47]
1932–33 Glentoran II 2 – 2 Belfast Celtic II Grosvenor Park [48]
Replay3 – 1 Grosvenor Park [49]
1933–34 Crusaders 3 – 1 Belfast Celtic II Solitude [50]
1934–35 Belfast Celtic II 3 – 2 Crusaders Windsor Park [51]
1935–36 Belfast Celtic II 1 – 1 Glentoran II Solitude [52]
Replay2 – 1 Solitude [53]
1936–37 Crusaders 3 – 1 Glentoran II Celtic Park [54]
1937–38 Glentoran II 2 – 1Summerfield Grosvenor Park [55]
1938–39 Sirocco Works 2 – 1 Crusaders The Oval [56]
1939–40 Linfield Swifts 2 – 0 Crusaders Grosvenor Park [57]
1940–41 Bangor Reserves 2 – 1 Distillery II Solitude [58]
1941–42 Larne Olympic 2 – 1 Belfast Celtic II Windsor Park [59]
1942–43 Larne Olympic 4 – 1Victoria Works United Celtic Park [60]
1943–44 Ballyclare Comrades 4 – 2 Glentoran II Solitude [61]
1944–45 Bangor Reserves 3 – 0 Larne Olympic Windsor Park [62]
1945–46 Dundela 0 – 0 Bangor Reserves Celtic Park [63]
Replay3 – 1 Celtic Park [64]
1946–47 Linfield Swifts 4 – 1 Crusaders Solitude [65]
1947–48 Crusaders 2 – 2 Larne Celtic Park [66]
Replay3 – 2 Celtic Park [67]
1948–49 Linfield Swifts 6 – 2 Brantwood Solitude [68]
1949–50Albert Foundry3 – 2 Crusaders Reserves Grosvenor Park [69]
1950–51 Brantwood 2 – 1 Ballymoney United The Oval [70]
1951–52 Brantwood 2 – 0Feltville United Windsor Park [71]
1952–53 Brantwood 2 – 1 Larne The Oval [72]
1953–54 Crusaders Reserves 4 – 3 Linfield Swifts Solitude [73]
1954–55 East Belfast 5 – 0 Dundela Grosvenor Park [74]
1955–56 Brantwood 2 – 0 Carrick Rangers Windsor Park [75]
1956–57 Larne 2 – 2 Linfield Swifts Grosvenor Park [76]
Replay3 – 1 Grosvenor Park [77]
1957–58 Glentoran II 3 – 0 Larne Solitude
1958–59 Larne 2 – 1 Crusaders Reserves Grosvenor Park
1959–60 Larne 1 – 0 Ards II Solitude [78]
1960–61 Ballyclare Comrades 4 – 3 Dundela The Oval [79]
1961–62 Carrick Rangers 2 – 2 Ballymena Utd Reserves Solitude
Replay1 – 0 Grosvenor Park [80]
1962–63 Chimney Corner 2 – 1 Dundela Solitude [81]
1963–64 Dundela 1 – 1 Larne Solitude [82]
Replay4 – 1 Solitude [83]
1964–65 Larne 2 – 0 Brantwood Grosvenor Park [84]
1965–66 Glentoran II 1 – 0 Larne Solitude
1966–67 Glentoran II 4 – 0 Ards II Solitude [85]
1967–68 Carrick Rangers 3 – 1 Dundela Solitude [86]
1968–69 Larne 3 – 1 Glentoran II Grosvenor Park [87]
1969–70 Larne 3 – 1 Ballyclare Comrades Solitude [88]
1970–71 Larne 1 – 1 Dundonald Solitude [89]
Replay3 – 1 Solitude [90]
1971–72 Larne 1 – 0 Dundela Solitude [91]
1972–73 Linfield Swifts 2 – 1 Dundela Seaview [92]
1973–74 Chimney Corner 2 – 0 Glentoran II Seaview [93]
1974–75 Ballyclare Comrades 1 – 0 Glentoran II Seaview [94]
1975–76 Chimney Corner 1 – 1 Ballyclare Comrades Seaview
Replay5 – 2 Solitude [95]
1976–77 Brantwood 2 – 0 Ards II Seaview [96]
1977–78Downpatrick Rec.1 – 1 Ballyclare Comrades Seaview
Replay3 – 1 Seaview [97]
1978–79Cromac Albion2 – 2 Ballyclare Comrades Seaview
Replay4 – 1 Seaview [98]
1979–80 Short Bros 2 – 0 Barn United Seaview [99]
1980–81 Dundela 3 – 1 Killyleagh YC Seaview [100]
1981–82 Ballyclare Comrades 2 – 2 Killyleagh YC Seaview
Replay3 – 2 Seaview [101]
1982–83 Dundela 2 – 0 RUC Seaview [102]
1983–84 Linfield Swifts 2 – 1 Ballymena United Reserves Seaview [103]
1984–85 Ballyclare Comrades 1 – 1 Distillery II Seaview
Replay1 – 0 Solitude [104]
1985–86 Brantwood 1 – 1 Ballymoney United Seaview
Replay5 – 1 Seaview [105]
1986–87 Ballyclare Comrades 3 – 0 Killyleagh YC Seaview [106]
1987–88 Dundela 1 – 1 Linfield Swifts Seaview
Replay1 – 0 Seaview [107]
1988–89 Dundela 2 – 1 Glentoran II Seaview [108]
1989–90 Glentoran II 4 – 1 East Belfast Seaview [109]
1990–91 Dundela 2 – 0 RUC Seaview [110]
1991–92 Comber Rec 4 – 1 Brantwood Seaview [111]
1992–93 East Belfast 1 – 0 Linfield Swifts Seaview [112]
1993–94 RUC 5 – 1 Dundela Seaview [113]
1994–95 Bangor Reserves 1 – 0 Linfield Swifts Seaview [113]
1995–96 Ballymena United Reserves 1 – 1 Dromara Village Seaview
Replay2 – 1 Seaview [114]
1996–97 Chimney Corner 2 – 1 Comber Rec Seaview [115]
1997–98 Linfield Swifts 1 – 0 (aet) Dundela Seaview Match decided by golden goal [116]
1998–99 Dunmurry Rec 2 – 0 RUC Seaview [117]
1999–2000 Dundela 3 – 2 Comber Rec Seaview [118]
2000–01 Glentoran II 2 – 1 (aet) Cliftonville Olympic Seaview Match decided by golden goal [119]
2001–02 Glentoran II 2 – 2 (aet)
(4 – 2 pens.)		 Dundela Seaview [120]
2002–03 Killyleagh YC 1 – 0 Chimney Corner Seaview [121]
2003–04 Donegal Celtic 3 – 0 Killyleagh YC Seaview [122]
2004–05 Bangor 2 – 0 Glentoran II Seaview Original game abandoned due to snow [123] [124]
2005–06 Crusaders 4 – 1 Dundela Seaview [125]
2006–07 Brantwood 4 – 3 (aet) Harland & Wolff Welders Seaview [126]
2007–08 Dundela 2 – 0 Ballyclare Comrades Seaview [127]
2008–09 Ards 2 – 1 Carrick Rangers Seaview [128]
2009–10 Kilmore Rec 2 – 0 Downpatrick Seaview First final played on an artificial pitch [129]
2010–11 Harland & Wolff Welders 3 – 1 Knockbreda Seaview [130]
2011–12 Bangor 2 – 1 Larne Seaview [131]
2012–13Cup withheld. Glentoran II beat Ards 2-1 in the final, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in an earlier round. [132] [133]
2013–14 Dundela 4 – 1 Immaculata Seaview [134]
2014–15 Carrick Rangers 4 – 1 Harland & Wolff Welders Seaview [135]
2015–16 Harland & Wolff Welders 1 – 1 (aet)
(4 – 1 pens.)		 Albert Foundry Seaview [136]
2016–17 Linfield Swifts 3 – 1 Dundela Seaview
2017–18 Newington 1 – 0 Linfield Swifts Seaview [137]
2018–19 East Belfast 3 – 0 Sirocco Works Seaview [138]
2019–20 Linfield Swifts 3 – 1 Newington Seaview [139]
2021–22 Newington 1 – 0 Linfield Swifts Seaview [140]
2022–23 Bangor 2 – 1 Dunmurry Rec. Seaview [141]
2023–24 Comber Rec 3 – 2 (aet) Crumlin Star Seaview [142]

Performance by club

ClubWinnersWinning Years
Glentoran II 131904–05, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1914–15, 1918–19, 1932–33, 1937–38, 1957–58, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1989–90, 2000–01, 2001–02
Linfield Swifts 111895–96, 1898–99, 1915–16, 1939–40, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1972–73, 1983–84, 1997–98, 2016–17, 2019–20
Dundela 101945–46, 1963–64, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1999–2000, 2007–08, 2013–14
Larne 91909–10, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72
Brantwood 91920–21, 1931–32, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1976–77, 1985–86, 2006–07
Crusaders 81922–23, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1947–48, 2005–06
Ballyclare Comrades 61943–44, 1960–61, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1986–87
Cliftonville Olympic 61899–1900, 1901–02, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1913–14, 1921–22
Belfast Celtic II 51912–13, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1934–35, 1935–36
Chimney Corner 41962–63, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1996–97
Bangor 41923–24, 2004–05, 2011–12, 2022–23
Carrick Rangers 31961–62, 1967–68, 2014–15
Dunmurry Rec. 31897–98, 1919–20, 1998–99
Bangor Reserves 31940–41, 1944–45, 1994–95
East Belfast 31954–55, 1992–93, 2018–19
Comber Rec 21991–92, 2023–24
Harland & Wolff Welders 22010–11, 2015–16
Larne Olympic 21941–42, 1942–43
Mountpottinger YMCA21903–04, 1905–06
Newington 22017–18, 2021–22
Distillery II 11900–01
Ballymena United Reserves 11995–96
Albert Foundry (1923)11949–50
Ards 12008–09
Black Diamonds11911–12
Broadway United11929–30
Cromac Albion11978–79
Donegal Celtic 12003–04
Downpatrick Rec.11977–78
Highfield11902–03
Killyleagh Youth 12002–03
Kilmore Rec 12009–10
Ormiston11924–25
RUC 11993–94
St Mary's11925–26
Shorts 11979–80
Sirocco Works 11938–39
Wesley11896–97
Willowfield 11927–28

See also

Sources

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  2. ↑ Belfast Telegraph, 16 March 2013
  3. ↑ Steel & Sons Cup Final Brochure 1970
  4. ↑ Steel & Sons Cup Final Programme 1993
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