Anderson Cup (Ulster hockey)

The Anderson Cup is a hockey tournament for clubs that are members of the Premier League of the Ulster Senior League. The current holder is Kilkeel.

Trophy

The trophy was donated to the Ulster Hockey Union of the Irish Hockey Association by Mr T N Anderson as a memorial for his brother Captain J G Anderson MC. Captain Anderson was a prominent member of the Banbridge Hockey Club and Irish International player who was killed whilst serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps in World War I. One of the conditions requested by the donor was that the Final should be played at the ground of Banbridge Hockey Club. The Ulster Hockey Union agreed to this condition except for when Banbridge was one of the Finalists.

Current format

From 2015-16, the competition reverted from nine-a-side back to eleven-a-side. Played in the second half of the season, all Ulster Premier League teams take part.^[1]

Historical formats

Until the reorganisation of Senior hockey after the 2000-01 season, all the senior league clubs participated in the Anderson Cup. The trophy was competed for through an open draw.

Between 2001-02 and 2008-09 the eight teams competing in the Premier League of the Ulster Senior League were drawn into two groups of four. The winners and runners-up of these two groups then proceeded to the semi-finals.

The competition became a nine-a-side tournament until reverting to eleven-a-side in 2015-16.

The gate receipts at the Final of the competition were donated to hospital charities, and the competition was often referred to as the Anderson Charity Cup. At the 1926 Final record gate receipts of £50 was reported.^[2]

Following the reorganisation of the league structure following the 2008-09 season until 2014-15, the ten clubs of the Premier League of the Ulster Senior League and the ten Section One teams competed for the trophy. The competition reverted to an open draw format.

Finals

1920s

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Score	Runner-up	Notes
1919-20		Banbridge
1920-21		Banbridge
1921-22		Antrim	3	1	Queen's University	Replay - Game 1: 0-0[3]
1922-23		Lisnagarvey			Antrim
1923-24	Bladon Drive	Banbridge	2	1	Antrim	[4]
1924-25	Banbridge	Lisnagarvey	1	0	Cliftonville	[5]
1925-26	Banbridge	Antrim	2	1	South Antrim	[6]
1926-27	Bladon Drive	Banbridge	2	1	Lisnagarvey	2nd Replay - Game 1: 2-2 ;Game 2:[7]
1927-28	Lisburn	Banbridge	2	0	North Down	Replay - Game 1: 0-0[8]
1928-29		Antrim	1	0	Cliftonville	[9]

1930s

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Score	Runner-up	Notes
1929-30	Banbridge	Cliftonville	4	1	Antrim	[10]
1930-31		Banbridge	2	0	Antrim	Replay - Game 1: 2-2[11]
1931-32	Banbridge	Cliftonville	2	0	Holywood	[12]
1932-33	Bladon Drive	Banbridge	1	0	Cliftonville	[13]
1933-34	Bladon Drive	Lisnagarvey	2	1	Banbridge	[14]
1934-35	Banbridge	Lisnagarvey	2	1	Antrim	[15]
1935-36	Banbridge	Queen's University	2	1	North Down	[16]
1936-37	Banbridge	Cliftonville	2	0	East Antrim	[17]
1937-38	Banbridge	Lisnagarvey	3	1	East Antrim	[18]
1938-39	Banbridge	Antrim	1	0	North Down	Replay - Game 1: 2-2[19]

1940s

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Score	Runner-up	Notes
1939-40		Not Played
1940-41		Not Played
1941-42	Banbridge	Queen's University	2	1	Plebs	[20]
1942-43	Banbridge	Lisnagarvey	3	2	Queen's University	[21]
1943-44	Cliftonville	Banbridge	1	0	Lisnagarvey	[22]
1944-45		Banbridge
1945-46		Lisnagarvey	3	0	Banbridge	[23]
1946-47	Banbridge	Lisnagarvey			Portrush	Replay - Game 1: 2-2[24]
1947-48	Banbridge	Antrim	3	1	North Down	[25]
1948-49	Banbridge	Antrim	3	1	North Down	[26]

1950s

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Score	Runner-up	Notes
1949-50	Bladon Drive	Portrush	2	1	Banbridge	after extra time[27]
1950-51	Bladon Drive	Antrim	1	0	Banbridge	2nd Replay - Game 1: 0-0; Game 2:[28]
1951-52	Bladon Drive	Lisnagarvey	2	1	Banbridge	[29]
1952-53	Banbridge	Antrim	2	1	Lisnagarvey	[30]
1953-54	Cliftonville & Paisley Park	Lisnagarvey	5	2	Banbridge	Replay - Game 1: 0-0[31]
1954-55		Lisnagarvey	2	1	Antrim	[32]
1955-56	Cliftonville	Lisnagarvey	4	2	Banbridge	after extra time[33]
1956-57	Blaris	Queen's University	3	2	Banbridge	[34]
1957-58	Banbridge	Lisnagarvey	1	0	Belfast YMCA	2nd Replay - Game 1: 0-0; Game 2:1-1[35]
1958-59	Banbridge	Parkview	1	0	Antrim	[36]

1960s

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Score	Runner-up	Notes
1959-60	Cliftonville	Lisnagarvey	2	1	Banbridge	Replay - Game 1: 1-1[37]
1960-61	Blaris	Lisnagarvey	4	1	Belfast YMCA	Replay - Game 1: 1-1[38]
1961-62	Blaris	Cliftonville	1	0	Banbridge	Replay - Game 1: 0-0[39]
1962-63	Blaris	Portrush	2	0	Queen's University	[40]
1963-64	Banbridge Blaris	Lisnagarvey	4	2	Belfast YMCA	Replay - Game 1: 0-0[41]
1964-65	Portadown	Portrush	4	1	Lisnagarvey	[42]
1965-66	Portadown	Cliftonville	1	0	Portrush	[43]
1966-67		Mossley
1967-68
1968-69

1970s

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Score	Runner-up	Notes
1969-70		Banbridge
1970-71
1971-72
1972-73		Banbridge
1973-74		Banbridge
1974-75	Blaris	Banbridge	3	0	Belfast YMCA	[44]
1975-76	Banbridge	Lisnagarvey	4	0	Instonians	[45]
1976-77		Annadale	2	1	Lisnagarvey	[46]
1977-78		Instonians	3	2	Lisnagarvey	after extra time[47]
1978-79	Banbridge	Belfast YMCA	2	1	Mossley	[48]

1980s

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Score	Runner-up	Notes
1979-80	Banbridge	Lisnagarvey	1	0	Antrim	[49]
1980-81	Banbridge	Lisnagarvey	3	1	Mossley	[50]
1981-82		Banbridge	1	0	Instonians
1982-83		Cookstown	2	1	Banbridge
1983-84		Banbridge	1	0	Cookstown
1984-85		Belfast YMCA	1	0	N.I.C.S.
1985-86		Banbridge	1	0	Antrim	after extra time
1986-87		Lisnagarvey	4	2	Banbridge
1987-88		Holywood '87	4	1	Banbridge
1988-89		Mossley	2	0	Bangor

1990s

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Score	Runner-up	Notes
1989-90		Holywood '87	2	0	Banbridge
1990-91		Banbridge	3	1	Mossley
1991-92		Banbridge	6	1	Mossley
1992-93		Cookstown	2	0	Banbridge
1993-94	Blaris	Lisnagarvey	4	0	Banbridge	[51]
1994-95	Blaris	Instonians	3	2	Banbridge	after extra time[52]
1995-96	Blaris	Lisnagarvey	1	0	Annadale	[53]
1996-97	Blaris	Lisnagarvey	2	1	Banbridge	[54]
1997-98		Banbridge
1998-99

2000s

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Score	Runner-up	Notes
1999-00
2000-01		Annadale	3	2	Mossley	[55]
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04		Annadale
2004-05		Annadale
2005-06	Banbridge	Banbridge	2	1	Lisnagarvey	[56][57]
2006-07	Banbridge	Annadale	2	1	Instonians	[58]
2007-08	Banbridge	Lisnagarvey	2	1	Banbridge	after extra time[59][60]
2008-09	Banbridge	Banbridge	1	1	Instonians	after extra time, 4-2 on penalties[61]

2010s

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Score	Runner-up	Notes
2009-10	Banbridge	Banbridge	3	2	Lisnagarvey	[62]
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13		Cookstown			Kilkeel	[63]
2013-14	Banbridge	Cookstown			Lisnagarvey	Played on a group basis[64]
2014-15	Banbridge	Banbridge			Lisnagarvey	[65]
2015-16	Banbridge	Kilkeel	4	3	Belfast Harlequins	[66]

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External links

• Ulster Branch of Irish Hockey Association