Richardson Cup
The Richardson Cup is a hockey competition for the boy's 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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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] |
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