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 by Cookstown High School.

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
1946-47Omagh Academy60Ballycastle High School[2]
1947-48Bushmills Grammar School10Omagh Academy[3]
1948-49Banbridge Academy

1950s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1949-50Friends School Lisburn61Banbridge Academy[4][5]
1950-51Newry Grammar SchoolBallycastle High School
1951-52Banbridge Academy
1952-53Cookstown High School43Newry Grammar School
1953-54Banbridge Academy10Royal & Prior School, Raphoe[6]
1954-55Friends School Lisburn
1955-56Wallace High SchoolFriends School Lisburn
1956-57Wallace High School
1957-58Bushmills Grammar SchoolWallace High SchoolReplay - Game 1: 0-0[7]
1958-59Friends School Lisburn

1960s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1959-60Royal Belfast Academical Institution50Banbridge Academy[8]
1960-61Ashfield Secondary School &
Wallace High School		00TROPHY SHARED[9]
1961-62Wallace High School20Friends School Lisburn[10]
1962-63Ashfield Secondary School
1963-64Friends School Lisburn21Ashfield Secondary School[11]
1964-65Cookstown High School &
Wallace High School		00TROPHY SHARED[12]
1965-66Cookstown High School40Methodist College Belfast[13]
1966-67Friends School Lisburn &
Royal and Prior, Raphoe		00TROPHY SHARED[14]
1967-68Cookstown High School31Kilkeel High School
1968-69Cookstown High School10Methodist College Belfast[15]

1970s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1969-70Cookstown High School
1970-71Cookstown High School30Newry High School
1971-72Kilkeel High School
1972-73Newry High SchoolFriends School Lisburn
1973-74Friends School LisburnNewry High School
1974-75Newry High School10Friends School Lisburn[16]
1975-76Cookstown High School10Newtownbreda Secondary School
1976-77Friends School Lisburn20Cookstown High School
1977-78Newry High School &
Royal & Prior School, Raphoe		TROPHY SHARED
1978-79Bangor Grammar School

1980s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1979-80Newry High School
1980-81Newry High School &
Wallace High School 		TROPHY SHARED
1981-82Newry High School
1982-83Banbridge Academy
1983-84Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1984-85Royal & Prior, Raphoe40
1985-86Cookstown High School
1986-87Bangor Grammar SchoolAnnadale Grammar School
1987-88Royal Belfast Academical Institution00Portadown CollegeRBAI won 4-2 on penalties[17]
1988-89Portadown College

1990s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1989-90Bangor Grammar School &
Sullivan Upper School		TROPHY SHARED
1990-91Banbridge Academy
1991-92Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1992-93Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1993-94Friends School Lisburn10Kilkeel High School[18]
1994-95Cookstown High School21Royal Belfast Academical Institution[19]
1995-96Royal Belfast Academical Institution30Cookstown High School[20]
1996-97Regent House, Newtownards52Royal Belfast Academical Institution[21]
1997-98Sullivan Upper School
1998-99Cookstown High School

2000s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1999-00Banbridge Academy
2000-01Banbridge Academy
2001-02Banbridge Academy
2002-03Banbridge Academy
2003-04Banbridge Academy31Royal Belfast Academical Institution
2004-05Banbridge AcademyFriends School Lisburn
2005-06Banbridge Academy20Cookstown High School
2006-07Banbridge Academy10Wallace High School
2007-08Banbridge Academy30Wallace High School[22]
2008-09Banbridge Academy32Cookstown High School[23]

2010s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
2009-10Banbridge Academy50Sullivan Upper School[1]
2010-11Campbell College &
Cookstown High School		22TROPHY SHARED
2011-12Banbridge Academy21Friends School Lisburn
2012-13Sullivan Upper School31Wallace High School, Lisburn[24]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "U15s secure 11th Richardson Cup in a row". Banbridge Leader. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Richardson Cup". Belfast Newsletter. 4 April 1947. p. 6.
  3. ↑ Northern Whig & Belfast Post. 12 April 1948. p. 3. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 28 March 1950. p. 7. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Northern Whig & Belfast Post. 28 March 1950. p. 2. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 14 April 1954. p. 7. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ Northern Whig & Belfast Post. 27 March 1958. p. 7. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 28 March 1960. p. 8. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 23 March 1961. p. 9. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 29 March 1962. p. 9. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 4 May 1964. p. 12. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 8 April 1965. p. 14. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 28 March 1966. p. 13. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ Ireland's Saturday Night. 22 April 1967. p. 12. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ Mid Ulster Mail. 5 April 1969. p. 16. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ "Dull affair". Belfast Newsletter. 20 March 1975. p. 16.
  17. ↑ "Hat-trick for school". Belfast Newsletter. 24 March 1988. p. 30.
  18. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 23 March 1994. p. 31. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 29 March 1995. p. 34. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 20 March 1996. p. 34. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ↑ Belfast Newsletter. 19 March 1997. p. 33. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ↑ "Academy Take Ninth Richardson Cup". Ballymena Times. 17 March 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  23. ↑ "That's ten years of Richardson glory". Banbridge Leader. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  24. ↑ "Sullivan Upper still in hunt for triple Cup success". Belfast Newsletter. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.

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