Women's Irish Junior Cup (field hockey)

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The Women's Irish Junior Cup is a knockout trophy played for by women's field hockey clubs in Ireland, under the auspices of the Irish Hockey Association. Entry is open to sides that do not qualify for the Women's Irish Senior Cup and to the second teams of clubs that play in the Irish Senior Cup. The trophy was first played for in 1909.

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Trophy

The winners are presented with the White Cup. The trophy was presented to the Irish Ladies Hockey Union in 1909 by Mrs .... White LLD.[ citation needed ]

Historical format

From its start in 1909 until 2000, the tournament was played in regional tournaments. The winners of the provincial Junior Cups in Leinster and Munster, Ulster and a club from Connacht would proceed through to semi-final matches. The finals were played in one weekend until 2000.

When the Northern Ireland Ladies Hockey Union finally amalgamated with the Ulster Women's Hockey Union, the Ulster representatives were decided by the McConnell Shield competition.

Current format

In 2000 the format of the competition was changed to an open draw format.

Finals

(records are incomplete)

1910s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1909Phoenix
1910Waringstown42Monkstown
1911Orwell
1912Ballinasloe
1913
1914Celbridge College
1915 Alexandra II
1916Not Played due to World War I
1917Not Played due to World War I
1918Not Played due to World War I
1919Not Played due to World War I

1920s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1920 Alexandra II
1921 Alexandra II
1922Royal College of Surgeons Ireland
1923 Maids of the Mountain II
1924Monkstown II
1925Glenlola (Bangor)20Trefoil(Dublin) [1]
1926North West31Optimists(Dublin) [2]
1927Cancelled by ILHU - lack of funds[ citation needed ]
1928Instonians60Cork Ladies [3]
1929Holywood70Ursuline Convent [4]

1930s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1930Derry62Optimists(Dublin) [5]
1931North West & Old Ursulines II22TROPHY SHAREDafter extra time [6]
1932Optimists II51Newry [7]
1933Old Ursulines II
1934North West41Bective [8]
1935South Antrim21Ursuline Convent [9]
1936Ewarts(Belfast)21Newcomes II [10]
1937Muckross II20Stranmillis Training College [11]
1938Newcomes II10Cork Wanderers [12]
1939Muckross IIICarlow [13]

1940s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1940Catholic Institute
1941Not Played
1942Not Played
1943Not Played
1944Not Played
1945Not Played
1946 Loreto II Naas
1947Maids II
1948 Loreto II
1949Waterford41Sandown, Belfast [14]

1950s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1950Catholic Institute, Limerick10Sandown, Belfast [15]
1951Ormiston, Belfast43Waterford3 periods of extra time [16]
1952Waterford
1953Waterford & Ormiston, Belfast22TROPHY SHARED [17]
1954Waterford41Sandown, Belfast [18]
1955 Loreto III & Sandown, Belfast11TROPHY SHARED [19]
1956Pembroke Wanderers A51Ormiston [20]
1957Muckross III10Waterford [21]
1958Muckross III21Waterford [22]
1959Pembroke Wanderers III21 Instonians B [23]

1960s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1960Lurgan41Muckross III [24]
1961Pembroke Wanderers III70Waterford [25]
1962Pembroke Wanderers III20 Pegasus I [26]
1963Ards A21Maids IIafter extra time [27]
1964St Raphael'sSion Hill Training College, Dublin
1965St Raphael's71Instonians A [28]
1966Portadown I60 Railway Union II [29]
1967 Railway Union II 10Instonians A [30]
1968Old Ursulines II10Queen's University Aafter extra time [31]
1969 Pegasus II 20Maids II

1970s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1970Ling II
1971Queen's University II21Muckross IIReplay - Game 1: 1-1 [32]
1972Belvedere21Queen's University A [33]
1973 Pegasus II 10Muckross II [34]
1974 Pegasus II 10 Railway Union II [35]
1975Maids II(Old Ursuline's (Cork) or Athlone)
1976Carrick10 Railway Union II [36]
1977 Railway Union II
1978Portadown IIA30 Railway Union II Replay - Game 1: 1-1 [37]
1979 Hermes II

1980s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1980Old Ursulines II
1981Our Lady's
1982Portadown IIA21Waterford
1983Londonderry Ladies11GreenhillsLondonderry Ladies won 7-4 on pens [38]
1984 Glennane
1985Old Ursulines II
1986Pembroke Wanderers II
1987Pembroke Wanderers II
1988Portadown II
1989Portadown II

1990s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1990 Cork Harlequins II
1991Kilkenny II
1992 Cork Harlequins II
1993 Pegasus II
1994Pembroke Wanderers II
1995 Pegasus II Enniscorthy
1996 Pegasus II 20Enniscorthy [39]
1997 Pegasus II 21Kilkenny [40]
1998 Pegasus II Old Alexandra II
1999Our Lady's Cork Church of Ireland II

2000s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2000 Pegasus II Kilkenny
2001Enniscorthy Three Rock Rovers II
2002 Hermes II 20Pegasus II
2003Pegasus II30 Three Rock Rovers II
2004Pegasus II Hermes II
2005 Loreto II 10 Old Alexandra II
2006 Hermes II 21Lurgan
2007 Old Alexandra II 20Bray [41]
2008 Glennane 51 Railway Union II [42]
2009 Hermes II 11 Railway Union II after extra time, 3-1 on penalties

2010s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2010Randalstown II31 Old Alexandra II [43]
2011 Railway Union Lisnagarvey
2012 Loreto 20 Pembroke Wanderers [44]
2013 Pembroke Wanderers Lisnagarvey [45]
2014 UCD 31 Pembroke Wanderers [46]
2015 Pembroke Wanderers 31Bandon [47]
2016 Queens University 32 Loreto [48]
2017 Railway Union 20 Pembroke Wanderers [49]
2018 Railway Union 20 UCD [50]
2019

2020s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2020

Sources

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  2. Belfast Newsletter 22/03/1926 Page 5
  3. Belfast Newsletter 09/04/1928 Page 3
  4. Belfast Newsletter 08/04/1929 Page 3
  5. Belfast Newsletter 31/03/1930 Page 2
  6. Northern Whig 30/03/1931 Page 3
  7. Belfast Newsletter 21/03/1932 Page 3
  8. Belfast Newsletter 09/04/1934 Page 3
  9. Belfast Newsletter 08/04/1935 Page 3
  10. Belfast Newsletter 20/04/1936 Page 3
  11. Belfast Newsletter 12/04/1937 Page 3
  12. Belfast Newsletter 28/03/1938 Page 2
  13. Belfast Newsletter 05/04/1939 Page 2
  14. Northern Whig 11/04/1949 Page 2
  15. Northern Whig 17/04/1950 Page 5
  16. Northern Whig 16/04/1951 Pages 2 & 5
  17. Ireland's Saturday Night 11/04/1953 Page 7
  18. Ireland's Saturday Night 10/04/1954 Page 7;Northern Whig 14/04/1954 Page 5
  19. Ireland's Saturday Night 16/04/1955 Page 6
  20. Ireland's Saturday Night 14/04/1956 Page 6
  21. Ireland's Saturday Night 13/04/1957 Page 8
  22. Ireland's Saturday Night 12/04/1958 Page 8
  23. Ireland's Saturday Night 04/04/1959 Page 9
  24. Belfast Newsletter 04/04/1960 Page 7; Ireland's Saturday Night 02/04/1960 Page 10
  25. Ireland's Saturday Night 08/04/1961 Page 10
  26. Belfast Newsletter 02/04/1962 Page 8; Ireland's Saturday Night 31/03/1962 Page 10
  27. Ireland's Saturday Night 06/04/1963 Page 12
  28. Belfast Newsletter 12/04/1965 Page 12; Ireland's Saturday Night 10/04/1965 Page 4
  29. Belfast Newsletter 30/03/1966 Page 14; Ireland's Saturday Night 02/04/1966 Page 4
  30. Ireland's Saturday Night 18/03/1967 Page 3
  31. Ireland's Saturday Night 06/04/1968 Page 12
  32. Belfast Newsletter 26/04/1971 Page 10; Ireland's Saturday Night 01/05/1971 Page 3
  33. Ireland's Saturday Night 18/03/1972 Page 2
  34. Ireland's Saturday Night 07/04/1973 Page 2
  35. Ireland's Saturday Night 30/03/1974 Page 2
  36. Ireland's Saturday Night 20/03/1976 Page 12
  37. Belfast Newsletter 03/04/1978 Page 10 & 10/04/1978 Page 12
  38. Ireland's Saturday Night 26/03/1983 Page 2
  39. Belfast Newsletter 01/04/1996 Page 30
  40. Belfast Newsletter 07/04/1997 Page 27
  41. "IHA 2007 Final Result" . Retrieved 2007-04-01.
  42. "Glenanne Hockey Club – Club History". www.glenannehockeyclub.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  43. "McDonnell Secures Title". www.irishtimes.com. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  44. "Cup Final woe for Pembroke". www.pembrokewanderers.ie. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  45. "Ladies 2nds end 15 year Irish Junior Cup wait (and years of hurt!)". www.pembrokewanderers.ie. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  46. "UCD defeat Pembroke Wanderers to win Irish Junior Cup". www.irishtimes.com. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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  48. "Morrow's late double ends Queen's 45-year wait". www.hookhockey.com. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  49. "C of I and Bandon retain national titles; Railway land IJC". www.hookhockey.com. 26 March 2017. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  50. "Railway Union Win Irish Junior Cup For Second Consecutive Year". www.hockey.ie. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

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