Fitzgibbon Cup

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The Fitzgibbon Cup the championship for top division of university hurling in Ireland. It is administrated by the Higher Education committee which is part of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The HE committee also oversees the Ryan Cup (Division 2 hurling championship), Fergal Meagher Cup (effectively Division 3) and the Sigerson Cup (which is the Gaelic football championship).

The cup is named after Dr. Edwin Fitzgibbon, a Capuchin friar and, from 1911 to 1936, a professor of philosophy at University College Cork. In 1912 Dr. Fitzgibbon donated most of his annual salary to purchase the trophy.

For the first 30 years, the cup was dominated by UCC and UCD, with UCG winning occasionally. Queens University Belfast first took part in 1946, and won their only title in 1953.

The popularity of the championship grew, and, in the 60s and 70s three more colleges entered: Trinity College Dublin, UU Coleraine and NUI Maynooth. In the late 80s, all teams in Division One of the Higher Education League were admitted. Since the event went open, in the 1990s, several newer third level institutions from Limerick and Waterford entered and quickly dominated the competition. Waterford IT won the title four times in six years, but UCC are the leaders in the roll of honour, with 39 titles, the last in 1998.

[edit] Roll of Honour

Team County Wins Last win
University College Cork (UCC) Cork 39 1998
University College Dublin (UCD) Dublin 30 2001
National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG, formerly UCG) Galway 9 1980
Waterford Institute of Technology Waterford 8 2008
University of Limerick (UL) Limerick 3 2003
National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM, formerly St. Patrick's) Kildare 2 1974
Limerick Institute of Technology Limerick 2 2007
Queens University Belfast (QUB) Antrim 1 1953

[edit] Year by year

First win in bold type.

Year Winners Runners-Up
1912 University College Dublin (UCD) University College Cork (UCC)
1913 University College Cork (UCC)
1914 University College Cork (UCC)
1915 University College Dublin (UCD)
1916 University College Dublin (UCD)
1917 University College Dublin (UCD)
1918 Not Played
1919 University College, Galway
1920 University College Cork (UCC)
1921 Not Played
1922 University College Cork (UCC)
1923 U.C. Dublin U.C. Cork
1925 University College Cork (UCC)
1926 University College, Galway
1927 University College Dublin (UCD)
1928 University College Cork (UCC)
1929 University College Cork (UCC)
1930 University College Cork (UCC)
1931 University College Cork (UCC)
1932 University College Dublin (UCD)
1933 University College Cork (UCC)
1934 University College Dublin (UCD)
1935 University College Dublin (UCD)
1936 University College Dublin (UCD)
1937 University College Cork (UCC)
1938 University College Dublin (UCD)
1939 University College Cork (UCC)
1940 University College Cork (UCC)
1941 University College Dublin (UCD)
1942 University College, Galway
1943 Not Played
1944 University College Dublin (UCD)
1945 University College, Galway
1946 University College, Galway
1947 University College Cork (UCC)
1948 University College Dublin (UCD)
1949 University College, Galway
1950 University College Dublin (UCD) University College, Galway
1951 University College Dublin (UCD) University College Cork (UCC)
1952 University College Dublin (UCD)
1953 Q.U. Belfast University College Dublin (UCD)
1954 Competition declared
null and void
1955 University College Cork (UCC)
1956 University College Cork (UCC)
1957 University College Cork (UCC)
1958 University College Dublin (UCD) University College, Galway
1959 University College Cork (UCC) University College Dublin (UCD)
1960 University College Dublin (UCD) University College Cork (UCC)
1961 University College Dublin (UCD) University College, Galway
1962 University College Cork (UCC) University College, Galway
1963 University College Cork (UCC) University College Dublin (UCD)
1964 University College Dublin (UCD) University College Cork (UCC)
1965 University College Dublin (UCD) University College, Galway
1966 University College Cork (UCC) University College Dublin (UCD)
1967 University College Cork (UCC) University College, Galway
1968 University College Dublin (UCD) University College Cork (UCC)
1969 University College Dublin (UCD) University College Cork (UCC)
1970 University College, Galway University College Dublin (UCD)
1971 University College Cork (UCC) University College, Galway
1972 University College Cork (UCC) University College, Galway
1973 National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM, formerly St. Patrick's) University College, Galway
1974 National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM, formerly St. Patrick's) University College Dublin (UCD)
1975 University College Dublin (UCD) National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM, formerly St. Patrick's)
1976 University College Cork (UCC) National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM, formerly St. Patrick's)
1977 University College, Galway National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM, formerly St. Patrick's)
1978 University College Dublin (UCD) University College Cork (UCC)
1979 University College Dublin (UCD) National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM, formerly St. Patrick's)
1980 University College, Galway University College Cork (UCC)
1981 University College Cork (UCC) University College Dublin (UCD)
1982 University College Cork (UCC) University College, Galway
1983 University College Cork (UCC) University College, Galway
1984 University College Cork (UCC) University College Dublin (UCD)
1985 University College Cork (UCC) University College, Galway
1986 University College Cork (UCC) Q.U. Belfast
1987 University College Cork (UCC) University College Dublin (UCD)
1988 University College Cork (UCC) University College, Galway
1989 U. of Limerick University College Dublin (UCD)
1990 University College Cork (UCC) Waterford R.T.C.
1991 University College Cork (UCC) University College Dublin (UCD)
1992 Waterford R.T.C. U. of Limerick
1993 University College Dublin (UCD) University College Cork (UCC)
1994 U. of Limerick Waterford R.T.C.
1995 Waterford R.T.C. University College Dublin (UCD)
1996 University College Cork (UCC) U. of Limerick
1997 University College Cork (UCC) Garda College
1998 University College Cork (UCC) Waterford R.T.C.
1999 Waterford R.T.C. University College Cork (UCC)
2000 Waterford Institute of Technology University College Dublin (UCD)
2001 University College Dublin (UCD) University College Cork (UCC)
2002 U. of Limerick Waterford Institute of Technology
2003 Waterford Institute of Technology Cork I.T.
2004 Waterford Institute of Technology University College Cork (UCC)
2005 Limerick I.T. U. of Limerick
2006 Waterford Institute of Technology University College Dublin (UCD)
2007 Limerick I.T. NUIG
2008 Waterford Institute of Technology Limerick I.T.

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