Burney Cup

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The Burney Cup (Ulster Schoolboys Senior Hockey Cup) is an annual competition involving the strongest schools affiliated to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Hockey Union. The competition is held in the Spring Term of each school year and progress through to the final is via an open draw.

The trophy was presented by Andrew George Burney of East Antrim Hockey Club. The first final took place on 22 April 1920 at the Ormeau Road grounds of North of Ireland Rugby & Cricket Club. The final was marked by A C Douglas of RBAI scoring all six goals in his team's victory.

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[edit] Finals

(records incomplete)

[edit] 1920s

  • 1923 Banbridge Technical School
  • 1926 Ballycastle High School 2-1 Shaftesbury House (after extra time)
  • 1927 Shaftesbury House 2-0 Ballycastle High School

[edit] 1930s

(These schools would later be renamed Ballyclare High School and Wallace High School respectively)

(Newry Intermediate School would later be renamed Newry Grammar School and then Newry High School)

[edit] 1940s

  • 1941
  • 1942
  • 1943

[edit] 1950s

  • 1951 Bushmills Grammar School 3-0 Cookstown High School
  • 1955 Cookstown High School 1-0 Bushmills Grammar School

[edit] 1960s

  • 1962 Ballycastle High School 0-0 Bushmills Grammar School (Shared)
  • 1968

[edit] 1970s

[edit] 1980s

[edit] 1990s

[edit] 2000s

[edit] Source

[1] - Ulster Branch of Irish Hockey Union

Information gathered from Belfast Telegraph, Belfast Newsletter and The Northern Whig