Sigerson Cup

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

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[edit] History

The Sigerson Cup, named after a former UCD University Professor, Dr. George Sigerson, is the trophy presented for the Higher Education Gaelic football championship. Dr. Sigerson donated the salary from his post at UCD so that a trophy could be purchased for the competition. The cup was first presented in 1911, with the inaugural winners being UCD.

In the early days of the tournament, only UCD, UCC and UCG took part. The competition has been run off every year since, with the exceptions of 1920, 1942 and 1967.

Dr. Sigerson was born in Strabane, Co. Tyrone, in 1839, and was a leading light in the Celtic Renaissance in Ireland. Dr. Sigerson's old Alma Mater, UCD dominated the competition from the off, and they lead the way with 32 titles, there greatest era being in the 1970s when they won the title six times in seven years. These Sigerson Cup wins proved to be the launch pad for success further afield, as UCD went on to add two All-Ireland club championship wins to their haul.

UCG are second in the pecking order in terms of championships won, currently having 21 victories to their credit. UCG actually outdid UCD in that they hold the record for the longest winning sequence. After their victory in 1936, the Galway University went on to claim the next five titles as well, and their six in a row is a record that will do well to be equalled.

As the years passed, the domination of the original big three was challenged by a number of new participants. Queen's University, Belfast, entered the competition for the first time in 1923, but did not enter thereafter until 1933. They have participated in the competition every year since, however, and won their first title in 1958. Queen's have eight titles to their name, winning their eighth tile in 2007 defeating UUJ 0-15 to 0-14 in the final.

As society in general changed with time, and more and more people began to enter third-level education, the number of Colleges and Universities grew rapidly. The impact of these changes on the Sigerson Cup has been immeasurable. Trinity College Dublin first entered in 1963, followed by NUIM in 1972, University of Ulster (Coleraine) in 1976, and Jordanstown in 1985. The next colleges to enter were Thormond, NIHE Limerick and St. Mary's, Belfast, all in 1988. Further expansion, and the admittance of Regional Technical Colleges to the competition, saw DCU enter in 1990, the RTCs from Athlone in 1991, Sligo in 1992, Cork in 1995 and Tralee in 1996.

Tralee's entry to the competition proved especially fruitful when they won successive titles in 1998 and '99. The stranglehold of the larger Universities, UCD, UCG and UCC, has now been broken. The colleges in the North have gained a new confidence in the competition, and with a whole raft of new participants joining in recent years, the trophy is now harder won than ever.

[edit] 2007

Queen's University Belfast won the 2007 Sigerson Cup defeating UUJ in the final 0-15 to 0-14 at the Malone Playing Fields "The Dub". The Quarter finalists were UCD,[1] Sligo IT,[2], and Jordanstown beat the 2006 Sigerson Cup champions DCU to gain a place in the last eight. Other teams include NUI Galway,[3], Cork IT,[4], Maynooth,[5], and Queen's.

[edit] Last 16

  Quarterfinals
February 21
Semifinals
March 2
Final
March 3
                           
   UCD 2-05  
 Queen's 1-12  
     Queen's 1-11  
     Cork IT 0-07  
 Maynooth 0-10
   Cork IT 2-15  
       Queen's 0-15 (AET)
     UUJ 0-14 (AET)
   Garda College/UCC 0-09  
 Sligo IT 1-10  
     Sligo IT 1-11
     UUJ 0-18 AET  
 NUI Galway 0-09
   UUJ 2-11  

Sigerson Cup Results

[edit] Winners

Team County Wins Last win
University College Dublin (UCD) Dublin 32 1996
National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG, formerly UCG) Galway 22 2003
University College Cork (UCC) Cork 19 1995
Queens University Belfast (QUB) Antrim 8 2007
University of Ulster, Jordanstown (UUJ) Antrim 5 2008
Institute of Technology, Sligo Sligo 3 2005
Institute of Technology, Tralee Kerry 3 1999
Dublin City University (DCU) Dublin 1 2006
St. Mary's University College (Belfast) Antrim 1 1989
National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM) Kildare 1 1976

Other teams competing in 2006 with no titles so far:

[edit] Winning Captains

Year Player College County
2007 Daniel McCartan Queens University Belfast (QUB) Down
2006 Bryan Cullen Dublin City University (DCU) Dublin
2005 Christy Toye Sligo IT Donegal
2004 Michael Moyles Sligo IT Mayo
2003 Lorcan Colleran Galway NUI Galway
2002 Aidan Higgins Sligo IT Mayo
2001 Jimmy McGuinness University of Ulster, Jordanstown (UUJ) Donegal
2000 Diarmaid Marsden Queens University Belfast (QUB) Armagh
1999 Jimmy McGuinness Institute of Technology, Tralee Donegal
1998 Michael Cloherty Institute of Technology, Tralee Galway
1997 Éamon Ferris Institute of Technology, Tralee Kerry
1996 Fachtna Collins UCD Cork
1995 Paul O'Keeffe University College Cork (UCC) Kerry
1994 Niall Savage UCC Kerry
1993 Paul Brewster Queens Fermanagh
1992 Seán Óg de Paor University College, Galway Galway
1991 Noel Donnelly University of Ulster, Jordanstown (UUJ) Tyrone
1990 Fergal Logan Queens Tyrone
1989 John Reihill Queens Fermanagh
1988 John Keane University College Cork (UCC) Kerry
1987 D.J. Kane University of Ulster, Jordanstown (UUJ) Down
1986 Colin Harney University of Ulster, Jordanstown (UUJ) Armagh
1985 Bill Sexton UCD Kildare
1984 Tomás Tierney University College, Galway Galway
1983 Richie Lee University College, Galway Galway
1982 Séamus Boyd Queens Antrim
1981 Gay McManus University College, Galway Galway
1980 Pádraig Monaghan UCG Mayo
1979 Tony McManus UCD Roscommon
1978 Gerry McEntee UCD GAA

[edit] Roll of Honour

Bold text indicates first win.

Year Winners Score Finalists Score
1911 University College Dublin (UCD)
1912 University College, Galway)
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 Cork (UCC)
1920 University College Dublin (UCD)
1921 University College, Galway
1922 University College Cork (UCC)
1923 University College Dublin (UCD)
1925 University College Cork (UCC)
1926 University College Dublin (UCD)
1927 University College Cork (UCC)
1928 University College Dublin (UCD)
1929 University College Dublin (UCD)
1930 University College Dublin (UCD)
1931 University College Dublin (UCD)
1932 University College Dublin (UCD)
1933 University College, Galway University College Dublin (UCD)
1934 University College, Galway University College Cork (UCC)
1935 University College Dublin (UCD) Queens University Belfast (QUB)
1936 University College, Galway University College Dublin (UCD)
1937 University College, Galway University College Dublin (UCD)
1938 University College, Galway University College Cork (UCC)
1939 University College, Galway Queens University Belfast (QUB)
1940 University College, Galway University College Dublin (UCD)
1941 University College, Galway University College Dublin (UCD)
1942 Not Played
1943 University College Cork (UCC) University College Dublin (UCD)
1944 University College Dublin (UCD) University College Cork (UCC)
1945 University College Dublin (UCD) Queens University Belfast (QUB)
1946 University College Cork (UCC) University College Dublin (UCD)
1947 University College Dublin (UCD) University College Cork (UCC)
1948 University College, Galway University College Dublin (UCD)
1949 University College Dublin (UCD) University College Cork (UCC)
1950 University College, Galway University College Cork (UCC)
1951 University College Cork (UCC) University College, Galway
1952 University College Cork (UCC) University College Dublin (UCD)
1953 University College Dublin (UCD) University College, Galway
1954 University College, Galway University College Dublin (UCD)
1955 University College Dublin (UCD) University College Cork (UCC)
1956 University College Dublin (UCD) University College Cork (UCC)
1957 University College Dublin (UCD) University College Cork (UCC)
1958 Queens University Belfast (QUB) University College Dublin (UCD)
1959 University College Dublin (UCD) University College Cork (UCC)
1960 University College, Galway Queens University Belfast (QUB)
1961 University College Dublin (UCD) University College, Galway
1962 University College, Galway 1-09 University College Cork (UCC) 1-03
1963 University College, Galway 2-10 University College Cork (UCC) 0-05
1964 Queens University Belfast (QUB) 3-05 University College Dublin (UCD) 0-08
1965 University College Cork (UCC) 3-09 University College, Galway 0-02
1966 University College Cork (UCC) 0-09 University College, Galway 1-05
1967 No Competition
1968 University College Dublin (UCD) 1-10 University College, Galway 0-04
1969 University College Cork (UCC) 5-12 University College, Galway 0-03
1970 University College Cork (UCC) 1-11 Queens University Belfast (QUB) 1-05
1971 Queens University Belfast (QUB) 0-07 University College, Galway 0-06
1972 University College Cork (UCC) 5-07 University College, Galway 3-08
1973 University College Dublin (UCD) 1-09 St. Patrick's, Maynooth 1-05
1974 University College Dublin (UCD) 0-14 University College, Galway 1-05
1975 University College Dublin (UCD) 0-18 Queens University Belfast (QUB) 0-10
1976 St. Patrick's, Maynooth 2-05 University College Dublin (UCD) 0-09
1977 University College Dublin (UCD) 1-11 University College, Galway 0-06
1978 University College Dublin (UCD) 1-13 University College, Galway 0-07
1979 University College Dublin (UCD) 1-15 University College, Galway 0-02
1980 University College, Galway 1-08 University College Dublin (UCD) 0-07
1981 University College, Galway 1-12 Trinity College Dublin 0-06
1982 Queens University Belfast (QUB) 0-12 University College, Galway 0-07
1983 University College, Galway 2-08 Queens University Belfast (QUB) 2-05
1984 University College, Galway 1-11 University College Cork (UCC) 2-06
1985 University College Dublin (UCD) 0-10 Queens University Belfast (QUB) 0-05
1986 University of Ulster, Jordanstown (UUJ) 1-09 University College Cork (UCC) 1-5
1987 University of Ulster, Jordanstown (UUJ) 0-06 University College Cork (UCC) 0-04
1988 University College Cork (UCC) 0-08 University College, Galway 0-05
1989 St. Mary's University College (Belfast) 3-13 University of Ulster, Jordanstown (UUJ) 1-05
1990 Queens University Belfast (QUB) 3-08 St. Mary's University College (Belfast) 1-09
1991 University of Ulster, Jordanstown (UUJ) 0-07 University College Cork (UCC) 0-06
1992 University College, Galway 2-08 Queens University Belfast (QUB) 0-11
1993 Queens University Belfast (QUB) 1-12 St. Mary's University College (Belfast) 0-04
1994 University College Cork (UCC) 1-09 Queens University Belfast (QUB) 2-05
1995 University College Cork (UCC) 0-12 University College, Galway 1-07
1996 University College Dublin (UCD) 2-11 Garda College 3-05
1997 Tralee R.T.C. 1-13 U. of Limerick 1-06
1998 Institute of Technology, Tralee 0-10 University of Ulster, Jordanstown (UUJ) 0-08
1999 Institute of Technology, Tralee 1-08 Garda College 0-07
2000 Queens University Belfast (QUB) 1-08 University College Dublin (UCD) 0-08
2001 University of Ulster, Jordanstown (UUJ) 1-14 University College Dublin (UCD) 1-09
2002 Institute of Technology, Sligo 0-06 University College Cork (UCC) 0-05
2003 National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG, formerly UCG) 1-08 University College Dublin (UCD) 0-09
2004 Institute of Technology, Sligo 1-10 Queens University Belfast (QUB) 1-07
2005 Institute of Technology, Sligo 0-10 Queens University Belfast (QUB) 0-07
2006 Dublin City U. 0-11 Queens University Belfast (QUB) 1-04
2007 Queens University Belfast (QUB) 0-15 University of Ulster, Jordanstown (UUJ) 0-14
2008 University of Ulster, Jordanstown (UUJ) 1-16 Garda College 1-14

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