Ulster Shield
The logo of the Ulster Women's Branch of the Irish Hockey Association.
The Ulster Shield is the premier knock-out competition for ladies' hockey teams in the Ulster province of Ireland. It is one of the oldest ladies' hockey competitions in the world, with the first competition being held in 1896. Ireland was the first country to form a national association when the Irish Ladies' Hockey Union was formed in 1894.
From 1903 until the mid-1980s the winners qualified to represent Ulster in the Irish Senior Cup.
The most successful club is Pegasus with 28 wins from 34 final appearances. The current holder is Ards.[1]
Current season - 2013-14
After a fifty-year gap, Ards Hockey Club won the Ulster Shield for the tenth time. The club's first win since it last won in 1963, was secured with the defeat of Pegasus by three goals to one on 26 December 2013.[1]
Performance by Club
Performance Table
Club |
Winners |
Runners-up |
Total finals |
Last title |
Pegasus | 28 | 7 | 35 | 2011-12 |
Knock | 13 | 9 | 22 | 1947-48 |
Ards | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2014-15 |
Victorians | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1969-70 |
Instonians | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1964-65 |
Randalstown | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2015-16 |
Holywood | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1908-09 |
Portadown | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1991-92 |
Queen's University | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1932-33 |
St Dominics Past Pupils | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1956-57 |
Ballymoney | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2012-13 |
Cliftonville | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1910-11 |
Victoria College, Belfast | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1898-99 |
Owls | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1948-49 |
Ulster College of Physical Education | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1970-71 |
University of Ulster Elks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2009-10 |
Victoria High School, Londonderry | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1901-02 |
Bangor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1903-04 |
City of Derry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1896-97 |
Collegians/Belfast Harlequins | 0 | 5 | 5 | N/A |
Mid Antrim | 0 | 4 | 4 | N/A |
Roebank (Limavady) | 0 | 3 | 3 | N/A |
Strand House School, Londonderry | 0 | 3 | 3 | N/A |
Armagh | 0 | 2 | 2 | N/A |
Belvoir | 0 | 2 | 2 | N/A |
Nomads | 0 | 2 | 2 | N/A |
The Route, Coleraine | 0 | 2 | 2 | N/A |
Downshire | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A |
Dungannon | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A |
Lisfannon (Buncrana) | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A |
North Down | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A |
Stranmillis Training College | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A |
Lurgan | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A |
FINALS
(Records are incomplete)
1890s
Year |
Winner |
|
|
Runner-up |
Notes |
1896-97 |
City of Derry |
|
|
(Holywood or Strand House School, Londonderry) |
|
1897-98 |
Victoria College, Belfast |
4 |
3 |
The Route, Coleraine |
[2] |
1898-99 |
Victoria College, Belfast |
3 |
1 |
Strand House School, Londonderry |
[3] |
1900s
Year |
Winner |
|
|
Runner-up |
Notes |
1899-00 |
Holywood |
3 |
0 |
Victoria High School, Londonderry |
[4] |
1900-01 |
Holywood |
4 |
0 |
The Route, Coleraine |
[5] |
1901-02 |
Victoria High School, Londonderry |
2 |
1 |
Belvoir |
Replay - Game 1: 1-1[6][7] |
1902-03 |
Holywood |
1 |
0 |
Belvoir |
[8] |
1903-04 |
Bangor |
4 |
0 |
Victoria High School, Londonderry |
|
1904-05 |
Holywood |
2 |
1 |
Downshire |
|
1905-06 |
Holywood |
5 |
0 |
Bangor |
|
1906-07 |
Holywood |
3 |
0 |
Strand House School, Londonderry |
|
1907-08 |
Holywood |
2 |
1 |
Lisfannon (Buncrana) |
|
1908-09 |
Holywood |
2 |
1 |
Cliftonville |
[9] |
1910s
Year |
Winner |
|
|
Runner-up |
Notes |
1909-10 |
Cliftonville |
4 |
0 |
Strand House School, Londonderry |
|
1910-11 |
Cliftonville |
2 |
0 |
Roebank (Limavady) |
Replay - Game 1: 0-0 |
1911-12 |
Knock |
3 |
1 |
Roebank (Limavady) |
|
1912-13 |
Knock |
1 |
0 |
Roebank (Limavady) |
|
1913-14 |
Knock |
|
|
|
|
1914-15 |
Knock |
3 |
0 |
Cliftonville |
|
1915-16 |
Not played due to World War I |
1916-17 |
Not played due to World War I |
1917-18 |
Not played due to World War I |
1918-19 |
Knock |
|
|
|
|
1920s
Year |
Winner |
|
|
Runner-up |
Notes |
1919-20 |
Knock |
2 |
0 |
Queen's University |
|
1920-21 |
Knock |
3 |
0 |
Cliftonville |
|
1921-22 |
Knock |
7 |
1 |
Dungannon |
[10] |
1922-23 |
Knock |
2 |
1 |
Queen's University |
after extra time[11] |
1923-24 |
Knock |
7 |
1 |
Victorians |
[12] |
1924-25 |
Knock |
5 |
1 |
Queen's University |
[13] |
1925-26 |
Queen's University |
2 |
1 |
Nomads |
[14] |
1926-27 |
Queen's University |
2 |
1 |
Knock |
Replay - Game 1: 2-2[15][16] |
1927-28 |
Knock |
3 |
1 |
Nomads |
[17] |
1928-29 |
Queen's University |
w |
o |
Knock |
after 1-1 draw - Knock unable to field team for replay[18][19] |
1930s
Year |
Winner |
|
|
Runner-up |
Notes |
1929-30 |
Ards |
2 |
0 |
Queen's University |
[20] |
1930-31 |
Instonians |
3 |
1 |
Queen's University |
[21] |
1931-32 |
Ards |
2 |
1 |
Queen's University |
[22] |
1932-33 |
Queen's University |
2 |
1 |
Ards |
[23] |
1933-34 |
Ards |
5 |
4 |
Queen's University |
after extra time[24] |
1934-35 |
Instonians |
2 |
1 |
Ards |
[25] |
1935-36 |
Ards |
7 |
1 |
Knock |
[26] |
1936-37 |
Ards |
5 |
1 |
Queen's University |
[27] |
1937-38 |
Instonians |
3 |
1 |
Ards |
[28][29] |
1938-39 |
Ards |
2 |
0 |
Instonians |
[30] |
1940s
Year |
Winner |
|
|
Runner-up |
Notes |
1939-40 |
Not Played due to World War II |
1940-41 |
|
|
|
|
|
1941-42 |
|
|
|
|
|
1942-43 |
Victorians |
4 |
2 |
Ards |
|
1943-44 |
Ards |
2 |
1 |
Victorians |
[31] |
1944-45 |
Victorians |
|
|
Collegians |
|
1945-46 |
Victorians |
4 |
2 |
Knock |
|
1946-47 |
Victorians |
5 |
3 |
Owls |
after extra time[32] |
1947-48 |
Knock |
2 |
1 |
Owls |
Replay - Game 1: 1-1[33][34] |
1948-49 |
Owls |
4 |
2 |
Victorians |
[35] |
1950s
Year |
Winner |
|
|
Runner-up |
Notes |
1949-50 |
Victorians |
3 |
2 |
Queen's University |
Replay - Game 1: 1-1[36][37] |
1950-51 |
Victorians |
|
|
Owls |
Replay - Game 1: 1-1[38] |
1951-52 |
St Dominics Past Pupils |
|
|
Victorians |
|
1952-53 |
Instonians |
6 |
1 |
Victorians |
[39] |
1953-54 |
St Dominics Past Pupils |
5 |
4 |
Victorians |
[40][41] |
1954-55 |
Instonians |
1 |
0 |
Queens University |
[42] |
1955-56 |
Instonians |
3 |
2 |
Victorians |
|
1956-57 |
St Dominics Past Pupils |
4 |
1 |
Knock |
|
1957-58 |
Instonians |
3 |
2 |
St Dominics Past Pupils |
[43] |
1958-59 |
Ards |
3 |
2 |
Instonians |
[44] |
1960s
1970s
Year |
Winner |
|
|
Runner-up |
Notes |
1969-70 |
Victorians |
5 |
1 |
Ulster College of Physical Education |
|
1970-71 |
Ulster College of Physical Education |
2 |
1 |
Mid Antrim |
Replay - Game 1: 2-2[59] |
1971-72 |
Portadown |
2 |
1 |
Pegasus |
|
1972-73 |
Pegasus |
3 |
1 |
Portadown |
[60] |
1973-74 |
Pegasus |
4 |
0 |
Mid Antrim |
[61] |
1974-75 |
Pegasus |
4 |
2 |
Ulster College of Physical Education |
|
1975-76 |
Pegasus |
1 |
0 |
Portadown |
[62] |
1976-77 |
Portadown |
1 |
0 |
Pegasus |
|
1977-78 |
Pegasus |
2 |
1 |
Portadown |
|
1978-79 |
Pegasus |
1 |
0 |
Portadown |
|
1980s
Year |
Winner |
|
|
Runner-up |
Notes |
1979-80 |
Portadown |
4 |
0 |
Knock |
[63] |
1980-81 |
Pegasus |
2 |
1 |
Portadown |
|
1981-82 |
Pegasus |
1 |
0 |
Knock |
|
1982-83 |
Portadown |
2 |
0 |
Randalstown |
|
1983-84 |
Pegasus |
2 |
0 |
Portadown |
|
1984-85 |
Portadown |
2 |
1 |
Pegasus |
after extra time in Replay - Game 1: 0-0 |
1985-86 |
Randalstown |
1 |
0 |
Portadown |
after extra time |
1986-87 |
Pegasus |
5 |
2 |
Portadown |
|
1987-88 |
Pegasus |
3 |
0 |
Portadown |
|
1988-89 |
Pegasus |
1 |
0 |
Randalstown |
|
1990s
Year |
Winner |
|
|
Runner-up |
Notes |
1989-90 |
Randalstown |
2 |
1 |
Portadown |
|
1990-91 |
Randalstown |
3 |
0 |
Portadown |
|
1991-92 |
Portadown |
1 |
0 |
Randalstown |
|
1992-93 |
Randalstown |
4 |
1 |
Collegians |
|
1993-94 |
Randalstown |
2 |
0 |
Pegasus |
|
1994-95 |
Randalstown |
6 |
0 |
Collegians |
|
1995-96 |
Pegasus |
3 |
0 |
Knock |
|
1996-97 |
Pegasus |
2 |
0 |
North Down |
|
1997-98 |
Pegasus |
4 |
0 |
Randalstown |
Replay - Game 1: 1-1 |
1998-99 |
Pegasus |
5 |
0 |
Collegians |
|
2000s
Year |
Winner |
|
|
Runner-up |
Notes |
1999-00 |
Pegasus |
4 |
1 |
Victorians |
|
2000-01 |
Pegasus |
5 |
0 |
Portadown |
|
2001-02 |
Pegasus |
4 |
0 |
Ballymoney |
|
2002-03 |
Pegasus |
3 |
0 |
Randalstown |
|
2003-04 |
Randalstown |
|
|
Belfast Harlequins |
|
2004-05 |
Pegasus |
|
|
Ballymoney |
|
2005-06 |
Pegasus |
2 |
0 |
Ballymoney |
|
2006-07 |
Randalstown |
1 |
0 |
Armagh |
[64] |
2007-08 |
Pegasus |
3 |
0 |
Ballymoney |
[65] |
2008-09 |
Pegasus |
2 |
0 |
University of Ulster Elks |
[66] |
2010s
Year |
Winner |
|
|
Runner-up |
Notes |
2009-10 | University of Ulster Elks | 2 | 1 | Lurgan | golden goal in extra time[67] |
2010-11 | Ballymoney | 2 | 0 | University of Ulster Elks | Played at Lisnagarvey[68][69] |
2011-12 | Pegasus | 1 | 0 | Armagh | [70] |
2012-13 | Ballymoney | 1 | 0 | Pegasus | [71] |
2013-14 | Ards | 3 | 1 | Pegasus | [1] |
2014-15 | Ards | 3 | 3 | Pegasus | Ards won 2-1 on penalties[72] |
2015-16 | Randalstown | 2 | 2 | Queen's University | Randalstown won 4-2 in penalty shoot-out [73] |
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