The Women's Irish Junior Cup is a knockout trophy played for by women's field hockey clubs in Ireland, under the auspices of the Irish Hockey Association. Entry is open to sides that do not qualify for the Women's Irish Senior Cup and to the second teams of clubs that play in the Irish Senior Cup. The trophy was first played for in 1909.
Trophy The winners are presented with the White Cup. The trophy was presented to the Irish Ladies Hockey Union in 1909 by Mrs .... White LLD.
Historical format
From its start in 1909 until 2000, the tournament was played in regional tournaments. The winners of the provincial Junior Cups in Leinster and Munster, Ulster and a club from Connacht would proceed through to semi-final matches. The finals were played in one weekend until 2000.
When the Northern Ireland Ladies Hockey Union finally amalgamated with the Ulster Women's Hockey Union, the Ulster representatives were decided by the McConnell Shield competition.
Current format
In 2000 the format of the competition was changed to an open draw format.
Finals
(records are incomplete)
1910s Year Winner Runner-up Notes1909Phoenix1910 Waringstown42 Monkstown1911 Orwell 1912 Ballinasloe 1913 1914 Celbridge College 1915 Alexandra II 1916 Not Played due to World War I1917 Not Played due to World War I1918 Not Played due to World War I1919 Not Played due to World War I
1920s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1920Alexandra II1921 Alexandra II 1922 Royal College of Surgeons Ireland 1923 Maids of the Mountain II 1924 Monkstown II 1925 Glenlola (Bangor)20 Trefoil(Dublin)Belfast Newsletter 09/04/1925 Page 111926 North West31 Optimists(Dublin)Belfast Newsletter 22/03/1926 Page 51927 Cancelled by ILHU - lack of funds 1928 Instonians60 Cork LadiesBelfast Newsletter 09/04/1928 Page 31929 Holywood70 Ursuline ConventBelfast Newsletter 08/04/1929 Page 3
1930s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1930Derry62Optimists(Dublin)Belfast Newsletter 31/03/1930 Page 21931 North West & Old Ursulines II22 TROPHY SHAREDafter extra timeNorthern Whig 30/03/1931 Page 31932 Optimists II51 NewryBelfast Newsletter 21/03/1932 Page 31933 Old Ursulines II 1934 North West41 BectiveBelfast Newsletter 09/04/1934 Page 31935 South Antrim21 Ursuline ConventBelfast Newsletter 08/04/1935 Page 31936 Ewarts(Belfast)21 Newcomes IIBelfast Newsletter 20/04/1936 Page 31937 Muckross II20 Stranmillis Training CollegeBelfast Newsletter 12/04/1937 Page 31938 Newcomes II10 Cork WanderersBelfast Newsletter 28/03/1938 Page 21939 Muckross III CarlowBelfast Newsletter 05/04/1939 Page 2
1940s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1940Catholic Institute1941 Not Played1942 Not Played1943 Not Played1944 Not Played1945 Not Played1946 Loreto II Naas 1947 Maids II 1948 Loreto II 1949 Waterford41 Sandown, BelfastNorthern Whig 11/04/1949 Page 2
1950s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1950Catholic Institute, Limerick10Sandown, BelfastNorthern Whig 17/04/1950 Page 51951 Ormiston, Belfast43 Waterford3 periods of extra timeNorthern Whig 16/04/1951 Pages 2 & 51952 Waterford 1953 Waterford & Ormiston, Belfast22 TROPHY SHAREDIreland's Saturday Night 11/04/1953 Page 71954 Waterford41 Sandown, BelfastIreland's Saturday Night 10/04/1954 Page 7;Northern Whig 14/04/1954 Page 51955 Loreto III & Sandown, Belfast11 TROPHY SHAREDIreland's Saturday Night 16/04/1955 Page 61956 Pembroke Wanderers A51 OrmistonIreland's Saturday Night 14/04/1956 Page 61957 Muckross III10 WaterfordIreland's Saturday Night 13/04/1957 Page 81958 Muckross III21 WaterfordIreland's Saturday Night 12/04/1958 Page 81959 Pembroke Wanderers III21 Instonians BIreland's Saturday Night 04/04/1959 Page 9
1960s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1960Lurgan41Muckross IIIBelfast Newsletter 04/04/1960 Page 7; Ireland's Saturday Night 02/04/1960 Page 101961 Pembroke Wanderers III70 WaterfordIreland's Saturday Night 08/04/1961 Page 101962 Pembroke Wanderers III20 Pegasus IBelfast Newsletter 02/04/1962 Page 8; Ireland's Saturday Night 31/03/1962 Page 101963 Ards A21 Maids IIafter extra timeIreland's Saturday Night 06/04/1963 Page 121964 St Raphael's Sion Hill Training College, Dublin1965 St Raphael's71 Instonians ABelfast Newsletter 12/04/1965 Page 12; Ireland's Saturday Night 10/04/1965 Page 41966 Portadown I60 Railway Union IIBelfast Newsletter 30/03/1966 Page 14; Ireland's Saturday Night 02/04/1966 Page 41967 Railway Union II10 Instonians AIreland's Saturday Night 18/03/1967 Page 31968 Old Ursulines II10 Queen's University Aafter extra timeIreland's Saturday Night 06/04/1968 Page 121969 Pegasus II20 Maids II
1970s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1970Ling II1971 Queen's University II21 Muckross IIReplay - Game 1: 1-1Belfast Newsletter 26/04/1971 Page 10; Ireland's Saturday Night 01/05/1971 Page 31972 Belvedere21 Queen's University AIreland's Saturday Night 18/03/1972 Page 21973 Pegasus II10 Muckross IIIreland's Saturday Night 07/04/1973 Page 21974 Pegasus II10 Railway Union IIIreland's Saturday Night 30/03/1974 Page 21975 Maids II (Old Ursuline's (Cork) or Athlone)1976 Carrick10 Railway Union IIIreland's Saturday Night 20/03/1976 Page 121977 Railway Union II 1978 Portadown IIA30 Railway Union IIReplay - Game 1: 1-1Belfast Newsletter 03/04/1978 Page 10 & 10/04/1978 Page 121979 Hermes II
1980s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1980Old Ursulines II1981 Our Lady's 1982 Portadown IIA21 Waterford1983 Londonderry Ladies11 Greenhills Londonderry Ladies won 7-4 on pens Ireland's Saturday Night 26/03/1983 Page 21984 Glennane 1985 Old Ursulines II 1986 Pembroke Wanderers II 1987 Pembroke Wanderers II 1988 Portadown II 1989 Portadown II
1990s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1990Cork Harlequins II1991 Kilkenny II 1992 Cork Harlequins II 1993 Pegasus II 1994 Pembroke Wanderers II 1995 Pegasus II Enniscorthy 1996 Pegasus II20 EnniscorthyBelfast Newsletter 01/04/1996 Page 301997 Pegasus II21 KilkennyBelfast Newsletter 07/04/1997 Page 271998 Pegasus II Old Alexandra II1999 Our Lady's Cork Church of Ireland II
2000s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes2000Pegasus IIKilkenny2001 Enniscorthy Three Rock Rovers II2002 Hermes II20 Pegasus II2003 Pegasus II30 Three Rock Rovers II2004 Pegasus II Hermes II2005 Loreto II10 Old Alexandra II2006 Hermes II21 Lurgan 2007 Old Alexandra II20 Bray2008 Glennane51 Railway Union II2009 Hermes II11 Railway Union IIafter extra time, 3-1 on penalties
2010s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes2010Randalstown II31Old Alexandra II2011Railway UnionLisnagarvey 2012Loreto20Pembroke Wanderers 2013Pembroke WanderersLisnagarvey 2014UCD31Pembroke Wanderers 2015Pembroke Wanderers31Bandon 2016 Queens University32 Loreto 2017Railway Union20Pembroke Wanderers 2018 Railway Union 2 0 UCD 2019 UCD Railway Union
2020s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes 2020Pembroke WanderersOld Alexandra II 2021not played 2022 CorinthiansPembroke Wanderers 2023 Corinthians UCD 2024 Railway UnionLoreto 2025Pembroke Wanderers Catholic Institute 2026 Old Alexandra Railway Union
Sources
External links
Irish Hockey Association Irish Junior Cup Section