Ulster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup (field hockey)

The Ulster Senior Schoolgirls' Cup is an annual competition competed for by schools affiliated to the Ulster Hockey Association, a branch of the Irish Hockey Association. The competition has been in existence since 1907 and is currently sponsored by the Belfast Telegraph.

Since 1980, the winners have qualified to represent Ulster in the Kate Russell All-Ireland Schools Hockey Cup.

The most successful school is Methodist College Belfast with 21 wins (18 outright wins and 3 shared wins). The current holder is The Royal School, Armagh.

Trophy

The trophy is a small silver cup mounted on a plinth on a wooden shield.

Format

The competition is run through an open draw format. The first round is held in November, progressing through to a showpiece final held in early March. The final attracts a crowd of roughly 1000 people, which is large for an attendance at a hockey match in Ulster.

Performance table

+ School Outright Titles Shared Titles Runners-Up Total Finals Last TitleMethodist College Belfast20 312352022Victoria College, Belfast14 2 8241973Belfast Royal Academy12 3 8232020The Royal School, Armagh 9 0 3 122026St Dominic's High School 7 6 7201981Ballymena Academy 6 3 9182001Lurgan College 5 0 7 12 2014Strathearn School 5 2 5 12 1992Regent House, Newtownards 4 1 2 71998Portadown College 4 0 2 62025Friends School Lisburn 3 1 6 101999Londonderry High School 2 0 3 51954Foyle and Londonderry College 2 0 2 42009Princess Gardens, Finaghy 2 0 1 31971Banbridge Academy 2 0 2 42018-19Sullivan Upper School 1 1 2 42015Dalriada School 1 0 5 61993Omagh Academy 1 0 3 42005Rainey Endowed School, Magherafelt 1 0 2 32018Ballyclare High School 1 0 2 32012Enniskillen Collegiate 1 0 1 21997Larne Grammar School 1 0 0 12000Royal School Dungannon 1 0 0 11995Down High School 1 0 0 11939Glenlola Collegiate School 0 1 0 11980Wallace High School 0 0 2 2NAAshleigh House School, Belfast 0 0 1 1NABelmont Ladies' College 0 0 1 1NABloomfield Collegiate 0 0 1 1NAColeraine High School 0 0 1 1NAKnock Ladies Collegiate 0 0 1 1NALimavady Grammar School 0 0 1 1NAOriel Collegiate School, Larne 0 0 1 1NA

Finals

1900s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes1907 Victoria College, Belfast21 Knock Ladies Collegiate1908 Methodist College10 Belmont Ladies' College1909 Methodist College

1910s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes1910 Victoria College, Belfast31 Methodist CollegeReplay - Game 1: 0-01911 Victoria College, Belfast30 Oriel Collegiate School, Larne1912 Methodist College20 Victoria College, Belfast1913 Methodist College21 Victoria College, Belfast 1914 Methodist College20 Victoria College, Belfast1915 Victoria College, Belfast20 Methodist College Replay1916 Methodist College31 Victoria College, Belfast 1917 Methodist College50 Ashleigh House School, Belfast1918 Methodist College10 Belfast Royal Academy 2nd replay - Game 1: 0-0; Game 2: 1-11919 Methodist College20 Belfast Royal Academy replay - Game 1: 0-0

1920s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes1920 Methodist College20 Belfast Royal Academy1921 Belfast Royal Academy21 Methodist College1922 Methodist College21 Belfast Royal Academy1923 Methodist College20 Ballymena Academy1924 Victoria College, Belfast43 Methodist College Replay - Game 1: 2-21925 Victoria College, Belfast10 Methodist College1926 Victoria College, Belfast30 Methodist College1927 Victoria College, Belfast21 St. Dominic's High School After extra time in replay - Game 1:1-11928 Victoria College, Belfast30 Friends School Lisburn1929 Belfast Royal Academy10 St. Dominic's High School

1930s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes1930 Methodist College20 St. Dominic's High School1931 Methodist College31 Belfast Royal Academy1932 Methodist College &St. Dominic's High School00TROPHY SHARED 2nd replay, Game 1: 0-0; Game 2: 1-11933 Methodist College30 Lurgan College1934 Belfast Royal Academy10 Methodist College1935 St. Dominic's High School20 Methodist College1936 Methodist College40 Lurgan College1937 St. Dominic's High School30 Methodist College1938 Methodist College21 Londonderry High School1939 Down High School10 Victoria College, Belfast

1940s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes1940 1941 Belfast Royal Academy80 Regent House, Newtownards1942 Victoria College, Belfast31 Belfast Royal Academy1943 Belfast Royal Academy30 Londonderry High School1944 Belfast Royal Academy10 Lurgan College1945 Belfast Royal Academy30 Victoria College, Belfast1946 Victoria College, Belfast10 St. Dominic's High School1947 St. Dominic's High School &Victoria College, Belfast11TROPHY SHARED three attempts at a replay were postponedby bad weather1948 Victoria College, Belfast42 Dalriada School after extra time1949 Methodist College &St. Dominic's High School22TROPHY SHARED replay - Game 1: 1-1

1950s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes1950 St. Dominic's High School30 Belfast Royal Academy1951 Victoria College, Belfast21 St. Dominic's High School Replay - Game 1:1952 Belfast Royal Academy32 Londonderry High School1953 Londonderry High School32 St. Dominic's High School1954 Londonderry High School21 Ballymena Academy1955 Lurgan College20 Ballymena Academy1956 St. Dominic's High School32 Dalriada School1957 Belfast Royal Academy21 Lurgan College1958 Belfast Royal Academy21 Friends School Lisburn1959 St. Dominic's High School10 Friends School Lisburn Replay

1960s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes1960 St. Dominic's High School &Belfast Royal Academy00TROPHY SHARED1961 St. Dominic's High School &Belfast Royal Academy11TROPHY SHARED1962 St. Dominic's High School &Strathearn School, Belfast00TROPHY SHARED1963 Portadown College31 Strathearn School, Belfast1964 Portadown College30 Friends School Lisburn19651966 Friends School Lisburn31 Methodist College1967 Strathearn School, Belfast Bloomfield Collegiate1968 Strathearn School, Belfast &Belfast Royal Academy00TROPHY SHARED1969 Princess Gardens, Finaghy10 Belfast Royal Academy

1970s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes1970 Strathearn School, Belfast51 Portadown College1971 Princess Gardens, Finaghy30 Strathearn School1972 Victoria College, Belfast32 Strathearn School1973 Ballymena Academy &Victoria College, Belfast00TROPHY SHARED1974 Belfast Royal Academy10 Ballymena Academy1975 St. Dominic's High School20 Victoria College, Belfast 1976 Ballymena Academy &Methodist College00TROPHY SHARED1977 Regent House, Newtownards10 Rainey Endowed School1978 Ballymena Academy10 Coleraine High School1979 Friends School Lisburn &Regent House, Newtownards11TROPHY SHARED

1980s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes1980 Glenlola Collegiate, Bangor &Sullivan Upper School00TROPHY SHAREDGlenlola proceeded to the All-Irelandcompetition after a playoff that was drawn and a penalty stroke tiebreakerthat took 20 attempts each toseparate the teams.1981 St. Dominic's High School21 Strathearn School, Belfast1982 Foyle & Londonderry College20 St. Dominic's High School1983 Strathearn School40 Limavady Grammar School1984 Strathearn School20 Dalriada School1985 Regent House, Newtownards20 Ballymena Academy1986 Friends School Lisburn31 Ballymena Academy1987 Regent House, Newtownards20 Princess Gardens, Finaghy1988 Methodist College20 Friends School Lisburn1989 Ballymena Academy10 Strathearn School

1990s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes1990 Ballymena Academy30 Portadown College1991 Ballymena Academy11 Methodist CollegeBallymena Academy won 2–1 on pens1992 Strathearn School, Belfast10 Dalriada School1993 Dalriada School00 Methodist CollegeDalriada School won 4–2 on pens1994 Ballymena Academy00 Regent HouseBallymena Academy won 1–0 on pens1995 Royal School Dungannon00 Ballymena AcademyRoyal School Dungannon won 3–1 on pens1996 Portadown College10 Foyle & Londonderry College1997 Enniskillen Collegiate21 Foyle & Londonderry College1998 Regent House, Newtownards00 Enniskillen CollegiateRegent House won 3–2 on pens1999 Friends School Lisburn10 Omagh Academy

2000s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes1999-2000 Larne Grammar School21 Ballymena Academy2000-01 Ballymena Academy21 Dalriada School2001-02 Royal School, Armagh Lurgan College2002-03 Lurgan College94 Ballymena Academy2003-04 Royal School, Armagh32 Lurgan College2004-05 Omagh Academy10 Royal School, Armagh2005-06 Royal School, Armagh30 Omagh Academy2006-07 Royal School, Armagh10 Ballyclare High School2007-08 Royal School, Armagh31 Sullivan Upper School2008-09 Foyle and Londonderry College10 Ballymena Academy

2010s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes2009-10 Royal School, Armagh20 Omagh Academy2010-11 Lurgan College00 Wallace High School Lurgan College won 4–3 on penalties2011-12 Ballyclare High School21 Lurgan College golden goal in extra time2012-13 Lurgan College10 Victoria College, Belfast 2013-14 Lurgan College10 Rainey Endowed School after extra time2014-15 Sullivan Upper21 Banbridge Academy2015-16 Methodist College Belfast10 Sullivan Upper 2016-17 Banbridge Academy40 Wallace High SchoolUlster Hockey2017-18 Rainey Endowed School11 Banbridge AcademyRainey won 3–1 on penalties2018-19 Banbridge Academy21 Ballyclare High School

2020s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes2019-20 Belfast Royal Academy42 Friends School Lisburn2021-22 Methodist College Belfast10 The Royal School, Armagh2022-23 The Royal School, Armagh20 Strathearn SchoolUlster Hockey2023-24 The Royal School, Armagh10 Portadown CollegeUlster Hockey2024-25 Portadown College11 The Royal School, Armagh Portadown College won 2-0 on penalties Ulster Hockey2025-26 The Royal School, Armagh20 Portadown Collegehttps://ulsterhockey.com/slider/royal-school-armagh-crowned-belfast-telegraph-girsl-senior-cup-champions/ Ulster Hockey]

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