Kirk Cup

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The Kirk Cup is the oldest hockey tournament in Ulster. It has become a tradition since the mid 1970's for the final to be played on Boxing Day, a date previously reserved for the Anderson Cup Final. The final attracts the largest crowd of the Ulster hockey season. The cup is named after its donor, Mr. John Kirk, J.P, who was a member of the Antrim club.

In the early years of the competition it was also known as the Ulster Senior Challenge Cup.

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[edit] Current format

Following the reorganisation of the Ulster Senior Hockey Leagues after the 2000-01 season, the format of the competition was altered slightly. The eight teams in the Ulster Premier Hockey League are drawn into four groups. The top eight teams from Section One are drawn into these groups to create four groups of four teams each. The eight Section One teams are selected on the final league standings from the previous season.

Each club plays the other teams in their Group once. The winners of each Group proceed to semi-final matches, with the ties decided via an open draw.

[edit] Finals

(records incomplete)

[edit] 1890s

  • 1897-98 North Staffs
  • 1898-99 Antrim

[edit] 1900s

  • 1899-00 North Down beat Cliftonville
  • 1900-01 Antrim
  • 1901-02 North Down
  • 1902-03 Strabane
  • 1903-04 Cliftonville 1-0 Banbridge
  • 1904-05 Antrim 2-1 Banbridge (after extra time)
  • 1905-06 Banbridge 1-0 Malone
  • 1906-07 Antrim 3-1 Downpatrick
  • 1907-08 Malone & North Down (shared)
  • 1908-09 Banbridge 5-2 Malone

[edit] 1910s

  • 1909-10 Banbridge 3-0 Malone
  • 1910-11 Banbridge 3-2 Queen's University
  • 1911-12 Cliftonville 2-1 North Down
  • 1912-13 Banbridge 3-1 Queen's University
  • 1913-14 Banbridge 2-0 Queen's University
  • 1914-15 until 1918-19 Not played due to World War I

[edit] 1920s

[edit] 1930s

  • 1929-30 Cliftonville 3-0 Derry YMCA
  • 1930-31 Cliftonville 4-1 Derry YMCA
  • 1931-32 South Antrim 2-0 East Antrim
  • 1932-33 East Antrim 2-0 Banbridge
  • 1933-34 Lisnagarvey 5-4 Cliftonville
  • 1934-35 Banbridge 1-0 North Down
  • 1935-36 North Down 2-0 Wanderers (after extra time)
  • 1936-37 North Down 3-1 Lisnagarvey
  • 1937-38 Banbridge 3-1 North Down
  • 1938-39 Lisnagarvey 2-1 Antrim

[edit] 1940s

[edit] 1950s

  • 1949-50 Banbridge 2-0 Antrim
  • 1950-51 Banbridge beat Parkview
  • 1951-52
  • 1952-53 Lisnagarvey
  • 1953-54 Lisnagarvey 2-1 Mossley (After extra time)[3]
  • 1954-55
  • 1955-56 Parkview & Lisnagarvey (shared)
  • 1956-57 Banbridge
  • 1957-58 Belfast YMCA
  • 1958-59 Belfast YMCA beat Antrim

[edit] 1960s

  • 1959-60 Belfast YMCA
  • 1960-61 Lisnagarvey
  • 1961-62 Lisnagarvey 2-0 Banbridge[4]
  • 1962-63 Competition abandoned due to severe winter weather
  • 1963-64 Lisnagarvey
  • 1964-65 Portrush beat Banbridge
  • 1965-66 Antrim
  • 1966-67 Parkview
  • 1967-68 Cliftonville
  • 1968-69 Cliftonville

[edit] 1970s

[edit] 1980s

  • 1979-80 Lisnagarvey beat Instonians (Replay - Game 1: 1-1)
  • 1980-81 Instonians 3-1 Banbridge
  • 1981-82 Lisnagarvey 1-1 Banbridge (Replay - Lisnagarvey won 4-2 on penalty strokes - Game 1: 2-2)
  • 1982-83 Banbridge 2-1 Belfast YMCA
  • 1983-84 Mossley 2-0 Lisnagarvey
  • 1984-85 Belfast YMCA 3-0 Lisnagarvey
  • 1985-86 Banbridge 2-1 RUC
  • 1986-87 Banbridge 2-0 Cookstown (Replay - Game 1: 1-1)
  • 1987-88 Banbridge 2-1 Mossley (Replay - Game 1: 1-1)
  • 1988-89 Cookstown 1-0 Mossley

[edit] 1990s

[edit] 2000s

  • 1999-00 Annadale 1-1 Lisnagarvey (after extra time - Annadale won 3-1 on penalty strokes)
  • 2000-01 Lisnagarvey 2-1 Annadale
  • 2001-02 Lisnagarvey 2-1 Instonians
  • 2002-03 Cookstown 2-1 Instonians
  • 2003-04 Annadale 2-1 Banbridge (Annadale won on "Golden Goal" scored in 7th minute of extra time)
  • 2004-05 Instonians 2-2 Lisnagarvey (Instonians won 5-4 on penalty strokes)
  • 2005-06 Banbridge 2-1 Annadale
  • 2006-07 Cookstown 2-1 Lisnagarvey

[edit] Source

  1. ^ Belfast Newsletter 24/04/1922 Page 3
  2. ^ Belfast Newsletter 23/04/1923 Page 2
  3. ^ Ireland's Saturday Night 08/05/1954 Page 6
  4. ^ Ireland's Saturday Night 12/05/1962 Page 9

Ulster Branch of Irish Hockey Association

Information gathered from Belfast Newsletter, Northern Whig, Ulster Star.

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