The Women's Irish Junior Cup is a knockout trophy played for by women's field hockey clubs in Ireland, under the auspices of the Irish Hockey Association . Entry is open to sides that do not qualify for the Women's Irish Senior Cup and to the second teams of clubs that play in the Irish Senior Cup.
The trophy was first played for in 1909.
The logo of the Irish Hockey Association.
From its start in 1909 until 2000, the tournament was played in regional tournaments. The winners of the provincial Junior Cups in Leinster and Munster , Ulster and a club from Connacht would proceed through to semi-final matches. The finals were played in one weekend until 2000.
When the Northern Ireland Ladies Hockey Union finally amalgamated with the Ulster Women's Hockey Union, the Ulster representatives were decided by the McConnell Shield competition.
In 2000 the format of the competition was changed to an open draw format.
(records are incomplete)
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1909
Phoenix
1910
Waringstown
4
2
Monkstown
1911
Orwell
1912
Ballinasloe
1913
1914
Celbridge College
1915
Alexandra II
1916
Not Played due to World War I
1917
Not Played due to World War I
1918
Not Played due to World War I
1919
Not Played due to World War I
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1930
Derry
6
2
Optimists(Dublin)
[ 5]
1931
North West & Old Ursulines II
2
2
TROPHY SHARED
after extra time[ 6]
1932
Optimists II
5
1
Newry
[ 7]
1933
Old Ursulines II
1934
North West
4
1
Bective
[ 8]
1935
South Antrim
2
1
Ursuline Convent
[ 9]
1936
Ewarts(Belfast)
2
1
Newcomes II
[ 10]
1937
Muckross II
2
0
Stranmillis Training College
[ 11]
1938
Newcomes II
1
0
Cork Wanderers
[ 12]
1939
Muckross III
Carlow
[ 13]
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1940
Catholic Institute
1941
Not Played
1942
Not Played
1943
Not Played
1944
Not Played
1945
Not Played
1946
Loreto II
Naas
1947
Maids II
1948
Loreto II
1949
Waterford
4
1
Sandown, Belfast
[ 14]
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1950
Catholic Institute, Limerick
1
0
Sandown, Belfast
[ 15]
1951
Ormiston, Belfast
4
3
Waterford
3 periods of extra time[ 16]
1952
Waterford
1953
Waterford & Ormiston, Belfast
2
2
TROPHY SHARED
[ 17]
1954
Waterford
4
1
Sandown, Belfast
[ 18]
1955
Loreto III & Sandown, Belfast
1
1
TROPHY SHARED
[ 19]
1956
Pembroke Wanderers A
5
1
Ormiston
[ 20]
1957
Muckross III
1
0
Waterford
[ 21]
1958
Muckross III
2
1
Waterford
[ 22]
1959
Pembroke Wanderers III
2
1
Instonians B
[ 23]
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1960
Lurgan
4
1
Muckross III
[ 24]
1961
Pembroke Wanderers III
7
0
Waterford
[ 25]
1962
Pembroke Wanderers III
2
0
Pegasus I
[ 26]
1963
Ards A
2
1
Maids II
after extra time[ 27]
1964
St Raphael's
Sion Hill Training College, Dublin
1965
St Raphael's
7
1
Instonians A
[ 28]
1966
Portadown I
6
0
Railway Union II
[ 29]
1967
Railway Union II
1
0
Instonians A
[ 30]
1968
Old Ursulines II
1
0
Queen's University A
after extra time[ 31]
1969
Pegasus II
2
0
Maids II
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1980
Old Ursulines II
1981
Our Lady's
1982
Portadown IIA
2
1
Waterford
1983
Londonderry Ladies
1
1
Greenhills
Londonderry Ladies won 7-4 on pens [ 38]
1984
Glennane
1985
Old Ursulines II
1986
Pembroke Wanderers II
1987
Pembroke Wanderers II
1988
Portadown II
1989
Portadown II
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
2020
^ Belfast Newsletter 09/04/1925 Page 11
^ Belfast Newsletter 22/03/1926 Page 5
^ Belfast Newsletter 09/04/1928 Page 3
^ Belfast Newsletter 08/04/1929 Page 3
^ Belfast Newsletter 31/03/1930 Page 2
^ Northern Whig 30/03/1931 Page 3
^ Belfast Newsletter 21/03/1932 Page 3
^ Belfast Newsletter 09/04/1934 Page 3
^ Belfast Newsletter 08/04/1935 Page 3
^ Belfast Newsletter 20/04/1936 Page 3
^ Belfast Newsletter 12/04/1937 Page 3
^ Belfast Newsletter 28/03/1938 Page 2
^ Belfast Newsletter 05/04/1939 Page 2
^ Northern Whig 11/04/1949 Page 2
^ Northern Whig 17/04/1950 Page 5
^ Northern Whig 16/04/1951 Pages 2 & 5
^ Ireland's Saturday Night 11/04/1953 Page 7
^ Ireland's Saturday Night 10/04/1954 Page 7;Northern Whig 14/04/1954 Page 5
^ Ireland's Saturday Night 16/04/1955 Page 6
^ Ireland's Saturday Night 14/04/1956 Page 6
^ Ireland's Saturday Night 13/04/1957 Page 8
^ Ireland's Saturday Night 12/04/1958 Page 8
^ Ireland's Saturday Night 04/04/1959 Page 9
^ Belfast Newsletter 04/04/1960 Page 7; Ireland's Saturday Night 02/04/1960 Page 10
^ Ireland's Saturday Night 08/04/1961 Page 10
^ Belfast Newsletter 02/04/1962 Page 8; Ireland's Saturday Night 31/03/1962 Page 10
^ Ireland's Saturday Night 06/04/1963 Page 12
^ Belfast Newsletter 12/04/1965 Page 12; Ireland's Saturday Night 10/04/1965 Page 4
^ Belfast Newsletter 30/03/1966 Page 14; Ireland's Saturday Night 02/04/1966 Page 4
^ Ireland's Saturday Night 18/03/1967 Page 3
^ Ireland's Saturday Night 06/04/1968 Page 12
^ Belfast Newsletter 26/04/1971 Page 10; Ireland's Saturday Night 01/05/1971 Page 3
^ Ireland's Saturday Night 18/03/1972 Page 2
^ Ireland's Saturday Night 07/04/1973 Page 2
^ Ireland's Saturday Night 30/03/1974 Page 2
^ Ireland's Saturday Night 20/03/1976 Page 12
^ Belfast Newsletter 03/04/1978 Page 10 & 10/04/1978 Page 12
^ Ireland's Saturday Night 26/03/1983 Page 2
^ Belfast Newsletter 01/04/1996 Page 30
^ Belfast Newsletter 07/04/1997 Page 27
^ "IHA 2007 Final Result" . Retrieved 2007-04-01 .
^ "Glenanne Hockey Club – Club History" . www.glenannehockeyclub.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018 .
^ "McDonnell Secures Title" . www.irishtimes.com. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010 .
^ "Cup Final woe for Pembroke" . www.pembrokewanderers.ie. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2018 .
^ "Ladies 2nds end 15 year Irish Junior Cup wait (and years of hurt!)" . www.pembrokewanderers.ie. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2018 .
^ "UCD defeat Pembroke Wanderers to win Irish Junior Cup" . www.irishtimes.com. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2017 .
^ "Ladies 2nds complete amazing double with IJC win" . www.pembrokewanderers.ie. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2018 .
^ "Morrow's late double ends Queen's 45-year wait" . www.hookhockey.com. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2018 .{{cite web }}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
^ "C of I and Bandon retain national titles; Railway land IJC" . www.hookhockey.com. 26 March 2017. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018 .{{cite news }}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
^ "Railway Union Win Irish Junior Cup For Second Consecutive Year" . www.hockey.ie. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018 .