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.
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 Club Winners Runners-up Total finals Last titlePegasus30 7372022-23Knock13 9221947-48Ards 11 5162014-15Victorians1010201969-70Instonians10 3131964-65Randalstown 9 5142015-16Holywood 8 0 81908-09Portadown 612181991-92Queen's University 514192017-18St Dominic's Past Pupils 3 1 41956-57Ballymoney 2 4 62012-13Ulster College of Physical Education/Ulster Elks 2 4 62009-10Cliftonville 2 3 51910-11Victoria College, Belfast 2 0 21898-99Owls 1 3 41948-49Lurgan 1 2 32016-17Victoria High School, Derry 1 2 31901-02Bangor 1 1 21903-04City of Derry 1 0 11896-97Collegians/Belfast Harlequins 0 7 7N/AMid Antrim 0 4 4N/ARoebank (Limavady) 0 3 3N/AStrand House School, Derry 0 3 3N/AArmagh 0 2 2N/ABelvoir 0 2 2N/ANomads 0 2 2N/AThe Route, Coleraine 0 2 2N/ADownshire 0 1 1N/ADungannon 0 1 1N/ALisfannon (Buncrana) 0 1 1N/ANorth Down 0 1 1N/AStranmillis Training College 0 1 1N/A
FINALS
(Records are incomplete)
1890s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1896-97City of Derry(Holywood orStrand House School, Derry)1897-98 Victoria College, Belfast43 The Route, Coleraine1898-99 Victoria College, Belfast31 Strand House School, Derry
1900s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1899-1900Holywood30Victoria High School, Derry1900-01 Holywood40 The Route, Coleraine1901-02 Victoria High School, Derry21 BelvoirReplay - Game 1: 1-11902-03 Holywood10 Belvoir1903-04 Bangor40 Victoria High School, Derry1904-05 Holywood21 Downshire1905-06 Holywood50 Bangor1906-07 Holywood30 Strand House School, Derry1907-08 Holywood21 Lisfannon (Buncrana)1908-09 Holywood21 Cliftonville
1910s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1909-10Cliftonville40Strand House School, Derry1910-11 Cliftonville20 Roebank (Limavady)Replay - Game 1: 0-01911-12 Knock31 Roebank (Limavady)1912-13 Knock10 Roebank (Limavady)1913-14 Knock1914-15 Knock30 Cliftonville1915-16 Not played due to World War I1916-17 Not played due to World War I1917-18 Not played due to World War I1918-19 Knock
1920s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1919-20Knock20Queen's University1920-21 Knock30 Cliftonville1921-22 Knock71 Dungannon1922-23 Knock21 Queen's Universityafter extra time1923-24 Knock71 Victorians1924-25 Knock51 Queen's University1925-26 Queen's University21 Nomads1926-27 Queen's University21 KnockReplay - Game 1: 2-21927-28 Knock31 Nomads1928-29 Queen's Universitywo Knockafter 1–1 draw - Knock unableto field team for replay
1930s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1929-30Ards20Queen's University1930-31 Instonians31 Queen's University1931-32 Ards21 Queen's University1932-33 Queen's University21 Ards1933-34 Ards54 Queen's Universityafter extra time1934-35 Instonians21 Ards1935-36 Ards71 Knock1936-37 Ards51 Queen's University1937-38 Instonians31 Ards1938-39 Ards20 Instonians
1940s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1939-40 Not Played due to World War II1940-411941-421942-43Victorians42Ards1943-44 Ards21 Victorians1944-45 Victorians Collegians1945-46 Victorians42 Knock1946-47 Victorians53 Owlsafter extra time1947-48 Knock21 OwlsReplay - Game 1: 1-11948-49 Owls42 Victorians
1950s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1949-50Victorians32Queen's UniversityReplay - Game 1: 1-11950-51 Victorians OwlsReplay - Game 1: 1-11951-52 St Dominic's Past Pupils Victorians1952-53 Instonians61 Victorians1953-54 St Dominic's Past Pupils54 Victorians1954-55 Instonians10 Queens University1955-56 Instonians32 Victorians1956-57 St Dominic's Past Pupils41 Knock1957-58 Instonians32 St Dominic's Past Pupils1958-59 Ards32 Instonians
1960s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1959-60Instonians31Knockafter extra time1960-61 Instonians32 Victorians1961-62 Victorians53 Instonians1962-63 Victorians31 Queen's University1963-64 Ards70 Stranmillis Training College1964-65 Instonians41 Ards1965-66 Victorians21 Queen's UniversityReplay - Game 1: 2-21966-67 Pegasus21 Victorians1967-68 Pegasus10 Mid AntrimReplay - Game 1: 0-01968-69 Pegasus31 Mid Antrim
1970s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1969-70Victorians51Ulster College of Physical Education1970-71 Ulster College of Physical Education21 Mid AntrimReplay - Game 1: 2-21971-72 Portadown21 Pegasus1972-73 Pegasus31 Portadown 1973-74 Pegasus40 Mid Antrim1974-75 Pegasus42 Ulster College of Physical Education1975-76 Pegasus10 Portadown1976-77 Portadown10 Pegasus1977-78 Pegasus21 Portadown1978-79 Pegasus10 Portadown
1980s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1979-80Portadown40Knock1980-81 Pegasus21 Portadown1981-82 Pegasus10 Knock1982-83 Portadown20 Randalstown1983-84 Pegasus20 Portadown1984-85 Portadown21 Pegasusafter extra time in Replay - Game 1: 0-01985-86 Randalstown10 Portadownafter extra time1986-87 Pegasus52 Portadown1987-88 Pegasus30 Portadown1988-89 Pegasus10 Randalstown
1990s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1989-90Randalstown21Portadown1990-91 Randalstown30 Portadown1991-92 Portadown10 Randalstown1992-93 Randalstown41 Collegians1993-94 Randalstown20 Pegasus1994-95 Randalstown60 Collegians1995-96 Pegasus30 Knock1996-97 Pegasus20 North Down1997-98 Pegasus40 RandalstownReplay - Game 1: 1-11998-99 Pegasus50 Collegians
2000s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1999-2000Pegasus41Victorians2000-01 Pegasus50 Portadown2001-02 Pegasus40 Ballymoney2002-03 Pegasus30 Randalstown2003-04 Randalstown Belfast Harlequins2004-05 Pegasus Ballymoney2005-06 Pegasus20 Ballymoney2006-07 Randalstown10 Armagh2007-08 Pegasus30 Ballymoney2008-09 Pegasus20 Ulster Elks
2010s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes2009-10Ulster Elks21Lurgangolden goal in extra time 2010-11Ballymoney20Ulster ElksPlayed at Lisnagarvey 2011-12Pegasus10Armagh 2012-13Ballymoney10Pegasus 2013-14Ards31Pegasus 2014-15Ards33PegasusArds won 2–1 on penaltiesBelfast Newsletter 2015-16Randalstown22Queen's UniversityRandalstown won 4–2 in penalty shoot-outBelfast Newsletter 2016-17Lurgan31Queen's UniversityUlster Hockey 2017-18Queen's University21LurganBBC 2018-19Pegasus22Belfast HarlequinsBelfast Telegraph
2020s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes 2019-20Pegasus31Belfast HarlequinsBelfast Telegraph2020-21Not played due to Covid-19 2021-22Pegasus32BanbridgePlayed at StormontFront Row Union 2022-23Pegasus42Belfast Harlequins 2023-24Pegasus21Ulster ElksBelfast Telegraph 2024-25Ulster Elks21Queen's UniversityFront Row Union
Sources
External links Ulster Womens Hockey Union