Richardson Cup

The Richardson Cup is a hockey competition for the boy's under-15 teams from schools affiliated to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association. The trophy is currently held jointly by Campbell College and Cookstown High School.

Contents

Trophy

The Richardson Cup was presented by Mr R Richardson. The trophy has been dominated recently by Banbridge Academy as they had a winning streak of eleven straight wins following their win in 2009-10.[1] This streak finally came to an end in the 2010-11 season with defeat in the quarter-final to Campbell College.

Format

The trophy is competed for through an open draw competition. In 2010-11 seventeen schools entered a team. To qualify to play on a team, boys must be 15 years of age and under on 30 June immediately preceding the season of play.

Finals

1940s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1946-47 Omagh Academy 6 0 Ballycastle High School [2]
1947-48 Bushmills Grammar School 1 0 Omagh Academy [3]
1948-49 Banbridge Academy

1950s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1949-50 Friends School Lisburn 6 1 Banbridge Academy [4]
1950-51 Newry Grammar School Ballycastle High School
1951-52 Banbridge Academy
1952-53 Cookstown High School 4 3 Newry Grammar School
1953-54 Banbridge Academy 1 0 Royal & Prior School, Raphoe [5]
1954-55 Friends School Lisburn
1955-56 Wallace High School Friends School Lisburn
1956-57 Wallace High School
1957-58 Bushmills Grammar School Wallace High School Replay - Game 1: 0-0[6]
1958-59 Friends School Lisburn

1960s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1959-60 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 5 0 Banbridge Academy [7]
1960-61 Ashfield Secondary School &
Wallace High School		 0 0 TROPHY SHARED [8]
1961-62 Wallace High School 2 0 Friends School Lisburn [9]
1962-63 Ashfield Secondary School
1963-64 Friends School Lisburn 2 1 Ashfield Secondary School [10]
1964-65 Cookstown High School &
Wallace High School		 0 0 TROPHY SHARED [11]
1965-66 Cookstown High School 4 0 Methodist College Belfast [12]
1966-67 Friends School Lisburn &
Royal and Prior, Raphoe		 0 0 TROPHY SHARED [13]
1967-68 Cookstown High School 3 1 Kilkeel High School
1968-69 Cookstown High School 1 0 Methodist College Belfast [14]

1970s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1969-70 Cookstown High School
1970-71 Cookstown High School 3 0 Newry High School
1971-72 Kilkeel High School
1972-73 Newry High School Friends School Lisburn
1973-74 Friends School Lisburn Newry High School
1974-75 Newry High School 1 0 Friends School Lisburn [15]
1975-76 Cookstown High School 1 0 Newtownbreda Secondary School
1976-77 Friends School Lisburn 2 0 Cookstown High School
1977-78 Newry High School &
Royal & Prior School, Raphoe		 TROPHY SHARED
1978-79 Bangor Grammar School

1980s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1979-80 Newry High School
1980-81 Newry High School &
Wallace High School		 TROPHY SHARED
1981-82 Newry High School
1982-83 Banbridge Academy
1983-84 Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1984-85 Royal & Prior, Raphoe 4 0
1985-86 Cookstown High School
1986-87 Bangor Grammar School Annadale Grammar School
1987-88 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 0 0 Portadown College RBAI won 4-2 on penalties[16]
1988-89 Portadown College

1990s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1989-90 Bangor Grammar School &
Sullivan Upper School		 TROPHY SHARED
1990-91 Banbridge Academy
1991-92 Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1992-93 Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1993-94 Friends School Lisburn 1 0 Kilkeel High School [17]
1994-95 Cookstown High School 2 1 Royal Belfast Academical Institution [18]
1995-96 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 3 0 Cookstown High School [19]
1996-97 Regent House, Newtownards 5 2 Royal Belfast Academical Institution [20]
1997-98 Sullivan Upper School
1998-99 Cookstown High School

2000s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1999-00 Banbridge Academy
2000-01 Banbridge Academy
2001-02 Banbridge Academy
2002-03 Banbridge Academy
2003-04 Banbridge Academy 3 1 Royal Belfast Academical Institution
2004-05 Banbridge Academy Friends School Lisburn
2005-06 Banbridge Academy 2 0 Cookstown High School
2006-07 Banbridge Academy 1 0 Wallace High School
2007-08 Banbridge Academy 3 0 Wallace High School
2008-09 Banbridge Academy 3 2 Cookstown High School [21]

2010s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
2009-10 Banbridge Academy 5 0 Sullivan Upper School [1]
2010-11 Campbell College &
Cookstown High School		 2 2 TROPHY SHARED

Sources

  1. ^ a b "U15s secure 11th Richardson Cup in a row". Banbridge Leader. 2010-03-23. http://www.banbridgeleader.co.uk/sport/U15s-secure-11th-Richardson-Cup.6171233.jp. Retrieved 2010-04-01. 
  2. ^ "Richardson Cup". Belfast Newsletter: p. 6. 04 April 1947. 
  3. ^ Northern Whig 12/04/1948 Page 3
  4. ^ Belfast Newsletter 28/03/1950 Page 7 & Northern Whig 28/03/1950 Page 2
  5. ^ Belfast Newsletter 14/04/1954 Page 7
  6. ^ Northern Whig 27/03/1958 Page 7
  7. ^ Belfast Newsletter 28/03/1960 Page 8
  8. ^ Belfast Newsletter 23/03/1961 Page 9
  9. ^ Belfast Newsletter 29/03/1962 Page 9
  10. ^ Belfast Newsletter 04/05/1964 Page 12
  11. ^ Belfast Newsletter 08/04/1965 Page 14
  12. ^ Belfast Newsletter 28/03/1966 Page 13
  13. ^ Ireland's Saturday Night 22/04/1967 Page 12
  14. ^ Mid Ulster Mail 05/04/1969 Page 16
  15. ^ "Dull affair". Belfast Newsletter: p. 16. 20 March 1975. 
  16. ^ "Hat-trick for school". Belfast Newsletter: p. 30. 24 March 1988. 
  17. ^ Belfast Newsletter 23/03/1994 Page 31
  18. ^ Belfast Newsletter 29/03/1995 Page 34
  19. ^ Belfast Newsletter 20/03/1996 Page 34
  20. ^ Belfast Newsletter 19/03/1997 Page 33
  21. ^ "That's ten years of Richardson glory". Banbridge Leader. 2009-03-16. http://www.banbridgeleader.co.uk/sport/That39s-ten-years-of-Richardson.5076788.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-11. 

External links

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