Ulster Shield

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The logo of the Ulster Women's Branch of the Irish Hockey Association.

The Ulster Shield is the premier knock-out competition for ladies' hockey teams in the Ulster province of Ireland. It is one of the oldest ladies' hockey competitions in the world, with the first competition being held in 1896. Ireland was the first country to form a national association when the Irish Ladies Hockey Union was formed in 1894.[ citation needed ]

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From 1903 until the mid-1980s the winners qualified to represent Ulster in the Irish Senior Cup.

The most successful club is Pegasus with 28 wins from 34 final appearances.

Performance by club

Performance Table
ClubWinnersRunners-upTotal finalsLast title
Pegasus 307372022-23
Knock139221947-48
Ards115162014-15
Victorians1010201969-70
Instonians 103131964-65
Randalstown95142015-16
Holywood8081908-09
Portadown612181991-92
Queen's University514192017-18
St Dominic's Past Pupils3141956-57
Ballymoney2462012-13
Ulster College of Physical Education/Ulster Elks2462009-10
Cliftonville2351910-11
Victoria College, Belfast2021898-99
Owls1341948-49
Lurgan1232016-17
Victoria High School, Derry1231901-02
Bangor1121903-04
City of Derry1011896-97
Collegians/Belfast Harlequins 077N/A
Mid Antrim044N/A
Roebank (Limavady)033N/A
Strand House School, Derry033N/A
Armagh022N/A
Belvoir022N/A
Nomads022N/A
The Route, Coleraine022N/A
Downshire011N/A
Dungannon011N/A
Lisfannon (Buncrana)011N/A
North Down011N/A
Stranmillis Training College011N/A

FINALS

(Records are incomplete)

1890s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1896-97City of Derry(Holywood or
Strand House School, Derry)
1897-98Victoria College, Belfast43The Route, Coleraine [1]
1898-99Victoria College, Belfast31Strand House School, Derry [2]

1900s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1899-1900Holywood30Victoria High School, Derry [3]
1900-01Holywood40The Route, Coleraine [4]
1901-02Victoria High School, Derry21BelvoirReplay - Game 1: 1-1 [5] [6]
1902-03Holywood10Belvoir [7]
1903-04Bangor40Victoria High School, Derry
1904-05Holywood21Downshire
1905-06Holywood50Bangor
1906-07Holywood30Strand House School, Derry
1907-08Holywood21Lisfannon (Buncrana)
1908-09Holywood21Cliftonville [8]

1910s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1909-10Cliftonville40Strand House School, Derry
1910-11Cliftonville20Roebank (Limavady)Replay - Game 1: 0-0
1911-12Knock31Roebank (Limavady)
1912-13Knock10Roebank (Limavady)
1913-14Knock
1914-15Knock30Cliftonville
1915-16Not played due to World War I
1916-17Not played due to World War I
1917-18Not played due to World War I
1918-19Knock

1920s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1919-20Knock20Queen's University
1920-21Knock30Cliftonville
1921-22Knock71Dungannon [9]
1922-23Knock21Queen's Universityafter extra time [10]
1923-24Knock71Victorians [11]
1924-25Knock51Queen's University [12]
1925-26Queen's University21Nomads [13]
1926-27Queen's University21KnockReplay - Game 1: 2-2 [14] [15]
1927-28Knock31Nomads [16]
1928-29Queen's UniversitywoKnockafter 1–1 draw - Knock unable
to field team for replay [17] [18]

1930s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1929-30Ards20Queen's University [19]
1930-31 Instonians 31Queen's University [20]
1931-32Ards21Queen's University [21]
1932-33Queen's University21Ards [22]
1933-34Ards54Queen's Universityafter extra time [23]
1934-35 Instonians 21Ards [24]
1935-36Ards71Knock [25]
1936-37Ards51Queen's University [26]
1937-38 Instonians 31Ards [27] [28]
1938-39Ards20 Instonians [29]

1940s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1939-40Not Played due to World War II
1940-41
1941-42
1942-43Victorians42Ards
1943-44Ards21Victorians [30]
1944-45Victorians Collegians
1945-46Victorians42Knock
1946-47Victorians53Owlsafter extra time [31]
1947-48Knock21OwlsReplay - Game 1: 1-1 [32] [33]
1948-49Owls42Victorians [34]

1950s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1949-50Victorians32Queen's UniversityReplay - Game 1: 1-1 [35] [36]
1950-51VictoriansOwlsReplay - Game 1: 1-1 [37]
1951-52St Dominic's Past PupilsVictorians
1952-53 Instonians 61Victorians [38]
1953-54St Dominic's Past Pupils54Victorians [39] [40]
1954-55 Instonians 10Queens University [41]
1955-56 Instonians 32Victorians
1956-57St Dominic's Past Pupils41Knock
1957-58 Instonians 32St Dominic's Past Pupils [42]
1958-59Ards32 Instonians [43]

1960s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1959-60 Instonians 31Knockafter extra time [44] [45]
1960-61 Instonians 32Victorians [46]
1961-62Victorians53 Instonians [47] [48]
1962-63Victorians31Queen's University [49] [50]
1963-64Ards70Stranmillis Training College [51] [52]
1964-65 Instonians 41Ards [53] [54]
1965-66Victorians21Queen's UniversityReplay - Game 1: 2-2 [55] [56]
1966-67 Pegasus 21Victorians [57]
1967-68 Pegasus 10Mid AntrimReplay - Game 1: 0-0
1968-69 Pegasus 31Mid Antrim

1970s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1969-70Victorians51Ulster College of Physical Education
1970-71Ulster College of Physical Education21Mid AntrimReplay - Game 1: 2-2 [58]
1971-72Portadown21 Pegasus
1972-73 Pegasus 31Portadown [59]
1973-74 Pegasus 40Mid Antrim [60]
1974-75 Pegasus 42Ulster College of Physical Education
1975-76 Pegasus 10Portadown [61]
1976-77Portadown10 Pegasus
1977-78 Pegasus 21Portadown
1978-79 Pegasus 10Portadown

1980s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1979-80Portadown40Knock [62]
1980-81 Pegasus 21Portadown
1981-82Pegasus10Knock
1982-83Portadown20Randalstown
1983-84Pegasus20Portadown
1984-85Portadown21Pegasusafter extra time in Replay - Game 1: 0-0
1985-86Randalstown10Portadownafter extra time
1986-87Pegasus52Portadown
1987-88Pegasus30Portadown
1988-89Pegasus10Randalstown

1990s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1989-90Randalstown21Portadown
1990-91Randalstown30Portadown
1991-92Portadown10Randalstown
1992-93Randalstown41 Collegians
1993-94Randalstown20 Pegasus
1994-95Randalstown60 Collegians
1995-96Pegasus30Knock
1996-97Pegasus20North Down
1997-98Pegasus40RandalstownReplay - Game 1: 1-1
1998-99Pegasus50 Collegians

2000s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1999-2000 Pegasus 41Victorians
2000-01Pegasus50Portadown
2001-02Pegasus40Ballymoney
2002-03Pegasus30Randalstown
2003-04Randalstown Belfast Harlequins
2004-05PegasusBallymoney
2005-06Pegasus20Ballymoney
2006-07Randalstown10Armagh [63]
2007-08Pegasus30Ballymoney [64]
2008-09Pegasus20 Ulster Elks [65]

2010s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2009-10 Ulster Elks 21Lurgangolden goal in extra time [66]
2010-11Ballymoney20 Ulster Elks Played at Lisnagarvey [67] [68]
2011-12 Pegasus 10Armagh [69]
2012-13Ballymoney10Pegasus [70]
2013-14Ards31Pegasus [71]
2014-15Ards33PegasusArds won 2–1 on penalties [72]
2015-16Randalstown22Queen's UniversityRandalstown won 4–2 in penalty shoot-out [73]
2016-17Lurgan31Queen's University [74]
2017-18Queen's University21Lurgan [75]
2018-19Pegasus22 Belfast Harlequins [76]

2020s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2019-20Pegasus31 Belfast Harlequins [77]
2020-21Not played due to Covid-19
2021-22 Pegasus 32BanbridgePlayed at Stormont [78]
2022-23 Pegasus 42 Belfast Harlequins [79]

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