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The Trench Cup is the second tier Gaelic football competition for third level education colleges and universities in Ireland and England. The current champions are Mary Immaculate College Limerick, after emerging victorious in Carlow against holders St. Patrick's, Drumcondra on a scoreline of 1-12 to 0-9. The competition first game into existence in the 1974/75 season, with Dundalk RTC emerging as the inaugural winners. Sligo RTC have won the Trench Cup the most times, a total of five which were won in 1981, 1985, 1986, 1990 and 1991.
[edit] Top Winners
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Team |
Winner |
Winning Years |
| 1 |
Sligo RTC |
5 |
1981, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991 |
| 2 |
NCPE/Thomond |
4 |
1976, 1977, 1982, 1988 |
| 3 |
DIT |
3 |
1987, 1995, 1997 |
| 4 |
Galway RTC |
2 |
1989, 1996 |
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Garda College |
2 |
1993, 1994 |
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IT Tallaght |
2 |
2001, 2003 |
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Polytechnic |
2 |
1980, 1983 |
|
Coláiste Phádraig |
2 |
2002, 2007 |
| 9 |
Athlone RTC |
2 |
1992 |
|
Cork RTC |
2 |
1979 |
|
Dundalk RTC |
2 |
1974 |
|
Letterkenny IT |
2 |
2005 |
|
Limerick IT |
2 |
1999 |
|
NIHE Limerick |
2 |
1984 |
|
St Joseph’s |
2 |
1978 |
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St Mary’s London |
2 |
2004 |
|
Trinity College |
2 |
2006 |
|
UU Coleraine |
2 |
1998 |
| 19 |
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick |
1 |
2008 |
[edit] Roll of Honour
| Year |
Winners |
Score |
Finalists |
Score |
| 2008 |
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick |
1-12 |
St Pats, Drumcondra |
0-09 |
| 2007 |
St Pats, Drumcondra |
0-13 |
John Moores University |
0-12 |
| 2006 |
Trinity College[1] |
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| 2005 |
Letterkenny IT |
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| 2004 |
St Mary’s Strawberry Hill |
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| 2003 |
IT Tallaght |
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| 2002 |
Coláiste Phádraig |
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| 2001 |
IT Tallaght |
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| 2000 |
Cadets |
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| 1999 |
Limerick IT |
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| 1998 |
UU Coleraine |
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| 1997 |
DIT |
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| 1996 |
Galway RTC |
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| 1995 |
DIT |
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| 1994 |
Garda College |
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| 1993 |
Garda College |
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| 1992 |
Athlone RTC |
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| 1991 |
Sligo RTC |
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| 1990 |
Sligo RTC |
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| 1989 |
Galway RTC |
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| 1988 |
Thomond |
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| 1987 |
DIT |
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| 1986 |
Sligo RTC |
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| 1985 |
Sligo RTC |
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| 1984 |
NIHE Limerick |
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| 1983 |
Poly |
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| 1982 |
Thomond |
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| 1981 |
Sligo RTC |
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| 1980 |
Poly |
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| 1979 |
Cork RTC |
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| 1978 |
St Joseph's |
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| 1977 |
Thomond |
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| 1976 |
NCPE |
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| 1974/1975 |
Dundalk RTC |
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