Ulster Hockey Union

Ulster Hockey Union

Formation	1896
Headquarters	Stirling House 478 Castlereagh Road Belfast BT5 6BQ [1]
Region served	Ulster
Key people	Marc Scott - Chief Executive
Parent organization	Hockey Ireland
Website	https://ulsterhockey.com/
Formerly called	Ulster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association Ulster Women's Hockey Union

The Ulster Hockey Union is the governing body for field hockey in Ulster. It is affiliated to Hockey Ireland. It organises a number of leagues and cup competitions for clubs and schools in the province. These include the Ulster Senior League, the Kirk Cup and the Ulster Shield. Over 70 clubs are affiliated to the union.

Foundation

The modern Ulster Hockey Union was founded in May 2009 following the merger of the Ulster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association and the Ulster Women's Hockey Union. The UBIHA was originally formed in December 1896.[2] Founding members of the original association included the North Down, Cliftonville and Antrim hockey clubs.[3][4][5] At a special general meeting on 15 October 1897 at the Royal Avenue Hotel, Belfast, members of the association agreed to form the Ulster Senior League.[6] The 1897–98 season also the introduction of the association's senior men's cup competition, the Kirk Cup.[7]

Competitions

Men's

• Ulster Senior League
• Kirk Cup
• Anderson Cup[8]

Women's

• Ulster Shield[9]

Schoolboys

• Burney Cup
• McCullough Cup
• Richardson Cup[10]

Schoolgirls

• Ulster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup[11]

Representative players

The Ulster Hockey Union also organises representative teams. They mainly play against teams representing the other provinces of Ireland. A number of Ireland, England and Great Britain internationals have also played for Ulster at interprovincial level.

Men

 Ireland

• Harry Cahill
• Mark Gleghorne
• David Judge ^(Note 1)
• Iain Lewers
• Eugene Magee
• Stephen Martin
• Martin Sloan

 Great Britain

• Harry Cahill
• Mark Gleghorne
• David Judge ^(Note 1)
• Iain Lewers
• Stephen Martin
• Martin Sloan

 England

• Mark Gleghorne
• Iain Lewers

Notes

• ^1 David Judge represented Ulster at schoolboy level.

Women

 Ireland

• Margaret Gleghorne
• Violet McBride
• Jackie McWilliams
• Maeve Kyle

 Great Britain

• Margaret Gleghorne
• Violet McBride
• Jackie McWilliams

Personnel

• Stephen Martin worked for the union as a sports development manager from 1985 until 1991.[12]
• Shirley McCay has worked as a coach for the union since 2013.[13][14][15][16]
• Angela Platt served as the executive manager of the union from 2009 until 2017.[17]

References

1. "About Us". ulsterhockey.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
2. "About UHU". ulsterhockey.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
3. "North Down HC". twitter.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
4. "CI Men's Hockey". twitter.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
5. "Antrim Hockey Club - History". antrimhockey.hitssports.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
6. "unnamed article". Belfast Newsletter. 16 October 1897. p. 3.
7. "unnamed article". Belfast Newsletter. 25 April 1898. p. 3.
8. "Men's Results". ulsterhockey.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
9. "Ladies' Results". ulsterhockey.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
10. "Boys Secondary School". ulsterhockey.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
11. "Girls Secondary Schools". ulsterhockey.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
12. "Stephen Martin". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
13. "Shirley McCay – Women's World Cup squad". www.hookhockey.com. 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
14. "Female Sport's Forum Player Profile – Shirley McCay". www.nisf.net. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
15. "World Cup silver medallist Shirley McCay lauds concussion awareness". www.newsletter.co.uk. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
16. "Drumquin woman to coach elite hockey players". ulsterherald.com. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
17. "Angela Platt". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.