The Richardson Cup is a hockey competition for the boys' under-15 teams from schools affiliated to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association. The trophy is currently held by Friends School Lisburn after a comprehensive 5-0 win over Regent in 2017. This particular Friends team has now won 3 cups in a row: the Ferris Cup, the Bannister Bowl and the Richardson Cup. 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. 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 2016-17 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 Notes1946-47Omagh Academy60Ballycastle High School1947-48Bushmills Grammar School10Omagh Academy1948-49Banbridge Academy
1950s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1949-50Friends School Lisburn61Banbridge Academy1950-51Newry Grammar SchoolBallycastle High School1951-52Banbridge Academy1952-53Cookstown High School43Newry Grammar School1953-54Banbridge Academy10Royal & Prior School, Raphoe1954-55Friends School Lisburn1955-56Wallace High SchoolFriends School Lisburn1956-57Wallace High School1957-58Bushmills Grammar SchoolWallace High SchoolReplay - Game 1: 0-01958-59Friends School Lisburn
1960s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1959-60Royal Belfast Academical Institution50Banbridge Academy1960-61Ashfield Secondary School &Wallace High School00TROPHY SHARED1961-62Wallace High School20Friends School Lisburn1962-63Ashfield Secondary School1963-64Friends School Lisburn21Ashfield Secondary School1964-65Cookstown High School &Wallace High School00TROPHY SHARED1965-66Cookstown High School40Methodist College Belfast1966-67Friends School Lisburn &Royal and Prior, Raphoe00TROPHY SHARED1967-68Cookstown High School31Kilkeel High School1968-69Cookstown High School10Methodist College Belfast
1970s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1969-70Cookstown High School & Newry High School TROPHY SHARED1970-71Cookstown High School30Newry High School1971-72Kilkeel High School1972-73Newry High SchoolFriends School Lisburn1973-74Friends School LisburnNewry High School1974-75Newry High School10Friends School Lisburn1975-76Cookstown High School10Newtownbreda Secondary School1976-77Friends School Lisburn20Cookstown High School1977-78Newry High School &Royal & Prior School, RaphoeTROPHY SHARED1978-79Bangor Grammar School
1980s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1979-80Newry High School1980-81Newry High School &Wallace High School TROPHY SHARED1981-82Newry High School1982-83Banbridge Academy1983-84Royal Belfast Academical Institution1984-85Royal & Prior, Raphoe401985-86Cookstown High School1986-87Bangor Grammar SchoolAnnadale Grammar School1987-88Royal Belfast Academical Institution00Portadown CollegeRBAI won 4-2 on penalties1988-89Portadown College
1990s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1989-90Bangor Grammar School &Sullivan Upper SchoolTROPHY SHARED1990-91Banbridge Academy1991-92Royal Belfast Academical Institution1992-93Royal Belfast Academical Institution10Methodist College Belfast1993-94Friends School Lisburn10Kilkeel High School1994-95Cookstown High School21Royal Belfast Academical Institution1995-96Royal Belfast Academical Institution30Cookstown High School1996-97Regent House, Newtownards52Royal Belfast Academical Institution1997-98Sullivan Upper School1998-99Cookstown High School
2000s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes1999-00Banbridge Academy2000-01Banbridge Academy2001-02Banbridge Academy2002-03Banbridge Academy2003-04Banbridge Academy31Royal Belfast Academical Institution2004-05Banbridge AcademyFriends School Lisburn2005-06Banbridge Academy20Cookstown High School2006-07Banbridge Academy10Wallace High School2007-08Banbridge Academy30Wallace High School2008-09Banbridge Academy32Cookstown High School
2010s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes2009-10Banbridge Academy50Sullivan Upper School2010-11Campbell College &Cookstown High School22TROPHY SHARED2011-12Banbridge Academy21Friends School Lisburn2012-13Sullivan Upper School31Wallace High School, Lisburn2013-14Wallace High School Wallace High School2014-15 2015-16 2016-17Friends' School50Regent House SchoolUlster Hockey2017-18Banbridge Academy42Cookstown High SchoolUlster Hockey2018-19Sch1 Sch22019-20Sch1 Sch22020-21Sch1 Sch22021-22Banbridge Academy 5 0RBAI2022-23RBAI6 3Bangor Grammar School2023-24Cookstown High School 2 1RBAI2024-25Cookstown High School 2 0RBAI2025-26Sch1 Sch2
Sources
External links Ulster Branch of Irish Hockey Association