Mid-Ulster Cup
The Mid-Ulster Cup is a senior football competition in Northern Ireland run by the Mid-Ulster Football Association (founded 2 April 1887[1]).
First held in 1887/88, the inaugural edition was won by Milford. For 30 seasons, from 1947/48 to 1977/78, while remaining a senior competition, senior clubs declined to take part, instead fielding their reserve teams. Senior clubs returned, however, for the 1978/79 season, when the Bob Radcliffe Cup was introduced as an intermediate competition.[2]
The competition has been sponsored at various times by Golden Cow Dairies, Dukes Transport, Tennent's Lager, Bass, Ted Clarke, McEwan's Lager, Silverwood Hotel, Rushmere Shopping Centre and Belfast Telegraph.
Winners and finals
Winners 1888-1978
Incomplete list of winners[3]
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1887/88 | Milford |
| 1888/89 | Milford |
| 1889/90 | East Lancashire Regiment |
| 1890/91 | Donacloney |
| 1891/92 | Banford |
| 1892/93 | Donacloney |
| 1893/94 | Royal Irish Rifles |
| 1894/95 | Duke of Cornwall's Regiment |
| 1895/96 | Donacloney |
| 1896/97 | Milltown |
| 1897/98 | Glenavon |
| 1898/99 | Portadown |
| 1899/00 | Portadown |
| 1900/01 | Donacloney |
| 1901/02 | Glenavon |
| 1902/03 | Portadown |
| 1903/04 | Portadown |
| 1904/05 | Glenavon |
| 1905/06 | Portadown |
| 1906/07 | Glenavon |
| 1907/08 | Portadown |
| 1908/09 | Glenavon |
| 1909/10 | Portadown |
| 1910/11 | Glenavon |
| 1911/12 | Lurgan Celtic |
| 1912/13 | Lurgan Celtic [I] |
| 1913/14 | Lurgan Rangers |
| 1914/15 | Lurgan Celtic |
| 1915/16 | not known |
| 1916/17 | not known |
| 1917/18 | not known |
| 1918/19 | not known |
| 1919/20 | not known |
| 1920/21 | not known |
| 1921/22 | not known |
| 1922/23 | not known |
| 1923/24 | not known |
| 1924/25 | Glenavon |
| 1925/26 | Glenavon |
| 1926/27 | Banbridge United |
| 1927/28 | not known |
| 1928/29 | not known |
| 1929/30 | not known |
| 1930/31 | Glenavon |
| 1931/32 | Portadown |
| 1932/33 | Glenavon |
| 1933/34 | Portadown |
| 1934/35 | Gilford Crusaders |
| 1935/36 | Sunnyside |
| 1936/37 | Newry Town |
| 1937/38 | Glenavon |
| 1938/39 | Hanover United FC |
| 1939/40 to
1946/47 |
Not Held |
| 1947/48 | Glenavon Reserves |
| 1948/49 | Banbridge Town |
| 1949/50 | Banbridge Town Dromore Atheltic (Shared) |
| 1950/51 | Seapatrick |
| 1951/52 | Seapatrick |
| 1952/53 | Tandragee Rovers |
| 1953/54 | Tandragee Rovers |
| 1954/55 | Seapatrick |
| 1955/56 | Tandragee Rovers |
| 1956/57 | Newry Town |
| 1957/58 | Glenavon Reserves |
| 1958/59 | Banbridge Town |
| 1959/60 | Tandragee Rovers |
| 1960/61 | Portadown Reserves |
| 1961/62 | Tandragee Rovers |
| 1962/63 | Portadown Reserves |
| 1963/64 | Newry Town |
| 1964/65 | Portadown Reserves |
| 1965/66 | Glenavon Reserves |
| 1966/67 | Newry Town |
| 1967/68 | Blane's |
| 1968/69 | Newry Town |
| 1969/70 | Portadown Reserves |
| 1970/71 | Dungannon Swifts |
| 1971/72 | Glenavon Reserves |
| 1972/73 | New Century |
| 1973/74 | Banbridge Town |
| 1974/75 | Newry Town |
| 1975/76 | Dungannon Swifts |
| 1976/77 | Glenavon Reserves |
| 1977/78 | Newry Town |
Finals since 1979
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-Up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978/79 | Newry Town | 2-1 | Portadown | |
| 1979/80 | Banbridge Town | Newry Town | ||
| 1980/81 | Portadown | Glenavon | ||
| 1981/82 | Portadown | Glenavon | ||
| 1982/83 | Portadown | Glenavon | ||
| 1983/84 | Glenavon | 2-0 | Newry Town | |
| 1984/85 | Newry Town | 4-1 | Portadown | |
| 1985/86 | Glenavon | 1-0 | Oxford United | |
| 1986/87 | Newry Town | Glenavon | ||
| 1987/88 | Dungannon Swifts | Glenavon | ||
| 1988/89 | Glenavon | 1-0 | Newry Town | |
| 1989/90 | Newry Town | 4-0 | Banbridge Town | |
| 1990/91 | Glenavon | 3-1 | Portadown | |
| 1991/92 | 2-1 | Portadown | After extra-time.
Trophy withheld as Glenavon fielded ineligible player. | |
| 1992/93 | Portadown | 2-1 | Newry Town | |
| 1993/94 | Portadown | 3-0 | Dungannon Swifts | |
| 1994/95 | Portadown | 4-1 | Newry Town | |
| 1995/96 | Bangor | 3-1 | Dungannon Swifts | |
| 1996/97 | Dungannon Swifts | 2-1 | Distillery | |
| 1997/98 | Portadown | 0-0 | Dungannon Swifts | (6-5 pens) |
| 1998/99 | Glenavon | 3-1 | Ards | |
| 1999/00 | Newry Town | 1-0 | Banbridge Town | |
| 2000/01 | Armagh City | 3-1 | Newry Town | |
| 2001/02 | Portadown | 5-1 | Lurgan Celtic | 2nd replay (held over to following season).
Game 1: 2-2; Game 2: 1-1 (abandoned - waterlogged pitch). |
| 2002/03 | Portadown | 3-1 | Dungannon Swifts | Portadown withdrew from future editions of competition.[4] |
| 2003/04 | Loughgall | 2-2 | Newry Town | (3-1 pens) |
| 2004/05 | Glenavon | 1-0 | Loughgall | [5] |
| 2005/06 | Dungannon Swifts | 3-1 | Glenavon | |
| 2006/07 | Newry City | 2-1 | Annagh United | [6] |
| 2007/08 | Loughgall | 2-0 | Banbridge Town | After extra-time[7] |
| 2008/09 | Dungannon Swifts | 2-1 | Loughgall | [8] |
| 2009/10 | Glenavon | 3-2 | Loughgall | [9] |
| 2010/11 | Glenavon | 2-0 | Dungannon Swifts | [10] |
| 2011/12 | Newry City | 1-0 | Glenavon | [11] |
| 2012/13 | Dungannon Swifts | 2-1 | Banbridge Town | After extra-time.[12] |
| 2013/14 | Dungannon Swifts | 3-1 | Annagh United | After extra-time.[13] |
| 2014/15 | Dungannon Swifts | 3-2 | Armagh City | After extra-time |
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Performance by club
| Club | Total wins |
Last win |
|---|---|---|
| Glenavon | 24 | 2010/11 |
| Portadown | 21 | 2002/03 |
| Newry City | 14 | 2011/12 |
| Dungannon Swifts | 9 | 2014/15 |
| Banbridge Town | 5 | 1979/80 |
| Tandragee Rovers | 5 | 1961/62 |
| Donacloney | 4 | 1900/01 |
| Seapatrick | 3 | 1954/55 |
| Loughgall | 2 | 2007/08 |
| Milford | 2 | 1888/89 |
| Armagh City | 1 | 2000/01 |
| Bangor | 1 | 1995/96 |
| Banford | 1 | 1891/92 |
| Cornwall Regiment | 1 | 1894/95 |
| Gilford Crusaders | 1 | 1934/35 |
| 1st Lancashire Regiment | 1 | 1889/90 |
| Lurgan Celtic [I] | 1 | 1912/13 |
| Lurgan Rangers | 1 | 1913/14 |
| Milltown | 1 | 1896/97 |
| Royal Irish Rifles | 1 | 1893/94 |
| Sunnyside | 1 | 1935/36 |
| Blane's | 1 | 1967/68 |
| New Century | 1 | 1972/73 |
See also
References
- ↑ Belfast News-Letter, 9 April 1887
- ↑ Mid-Ulster Cup 1887-1987 Centenary Souvenir Programme
- ↑ Belfast Telegraph Soccer Yearbook 2006-07 (Malcolm Brodie MBE) Page 72
- ↑ BBC SPORT | Football | Irish | Ports retain Mid Ulster Cup
- ↑ Mid-Ulster Cup Final
- ↑ BBC SPORT | Football | Irish | Newry win Mid-Ulster Cup decider
- ↑ Loughgall Football Club
- ↑ Swifts lift Mid-Ulster Cup
- ↑ Mid-Ulster Cup Final: Glenavon 3-2 Loughgall
- ↑ Belfast Telegraph, 12 April 2011
- ↑ Newry City beat Glenavon in Mid-Ulster Cup final, BBC, 7 March 2012
- ↑ Dungannon Swifts Claim Mid Ulster Cup, Belfast Newsletter, 4 May 2013
- ↑ Portadown Times
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