Richardson Cup

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.[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 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 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][5]
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 [6]
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[7]
1958-59 Friends School Lisburn

1960s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1959-60 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 5 0 Banbridge Academy [8]
1960-61 Ashfield Secondary School &
Wallace High School		 0 0 TROPHY SHARED [9]
1961-62 Wallace High School 2 0 Friends School Lisburn [10]
1962-63 Ashfield Secondary School
1963-64 Friends School Lisburn 2 1 Ashfield Secondary School [11]
1964-65 Cookstown High School &
Wallace High School		 0 0 TROPHY SHARED [12]
1965-66 Cookstown High School 4 0 Methodist College Belfast [13]
1966-67 Friends School Lisburn &
Royal and Prior, Raphoe		 0 0 TROPHY SHARED [14]
1967-68 Cookstown High School 3 1 Kilkeel High School
1968-69 Cookstown High School 1 0 Methodist College Belfast [15]

1970s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1969-70 Cookstown High SchoolNewry High School TROPHY SHARED
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 [16]
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[17]
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 1 0 Methodist College Belfast
1993-94 Friends School Lisburn 1 0 Kilkeel High School [18]
1994-95 Cookstown High School 2 1 Royal Belfast Academical Institution [19]
1995-96 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 3 0 Cookstown High School [20]
1996-97 Regent House, Newtownards 5 2 Royal Belfast Academical Institution [21]
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 [22]
2008-09 Banbridge Academy 3 2 Cookstown High School [23]

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
2011-12 Banbridge Academy 2 1 Friends School Lisburn
2012-13 Sullivan Upper School 3 1 Wallace High School, Lisburn [24]
2013-14 Wallace High School align="center" align="center" [25]
2014-15 align="center" align="center"
2015-16 align="center" align="center"
2016-17 Friends' School 5 0 Regent House School [26]
2017-18 Banbridge Academy 4 2 Cookstown High School [27]

Sources

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  11. ^ Belfast Newsletter. 4 May 1964. p. 12. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ Belfast Newsletter. 8 April 1965. p. 14. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ Belfast Newsletter. 28 March 1966. p. 13. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  19. ^ Belfast Newsletter. 29 March 1995. p. 34. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  21. ^ Belfast Newsletter. 19 March 1997. p. 33. {{cite news}}: 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.
  25. ^ Wallace High School
  26. ^ Ulster Hockey
  27. ^ Ulster Hockey