The logo of the Irish Hockey Association.
The Women's Irish Senior Cup is the premier knockout trophy played for by the top women's field hockey clubs in Ireland . The competition is held under the auspices of the Irish Hockey Association , a body that was formed with the merger of the men's and women's Unions in 2000. The Irish Ladies Hockey Union was the first women's hockey organisation in the world.[citation needed ]
Historical format
From its start in 1903, the tournament was played through regional tournaments. The winners of the regional tournaments in Leinster , Munster and Ulster would proceed through to an open draw. Occasionally representatives from the South East Branch and the Connacht Branch also took part. In 1990, it was decided to change the format to an open draw with the top four sides from each of the provinces competing.
Current format
In 1995 the decision was made to open the competition to all Senior Clubs in Ireland with seeding for the elite clubs introduced in 2000, exempting them from playing in the first two rounds, and going a long way to avoid mismatches.
The Final is played in Dublin and is normally broadcast by the Irish national television broadcaster RTÉ .
Finals
(Records are incomplete )
1900s
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1903
Merton
4
0
Holywood
[1]
1904
Merton
1905
Killiney
4
2
Holywood
1906
Alexandra
4
3
Cork Ladies
1907
Alexandra
1908
Excelsior
1909
Killiney
1910s
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1910
Cork Ladies
1911
Cork Ladies
1912
Killiney
6
3
Knock
[2]
1913
Killiney
w
o
Knock
1914
Knock
1915
Killiney
4
2
Knock
1916
Not Played
1917
Not Played
1918
Not Played
1919
Not Played
1920s
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1920
Maids of the Mountain
3
2
Knock
1921
Knock
7
0
Waterford
[3]
1922
Alexandra
5
0
Waterford
[4]
1923
Maids of the Mountain
1924
Alexandra
Knock
Replay - Game 1: 2-2 after extra time[5]
1925
Knock
2
1
Alexandra
[6]
1926
Queen's University
2
1
Maids of the Mountain
after extra time[7]
1927
Queen's University
2
0
Cork Ladies
[8]
1928
Knock
9
1
Maids of the Mountain
[9]
1929
Queen's University
6
4
Maids of the Mountain
after extra time[10]
1930s
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1930
Maids of the Mountain
1931
Pembroke Wanderers
1932
Ards
4
2
Cork Ladies
[11]
1933
Cork Ladies
Dublin University
1934
Cork Ladies
Alexandra
1935
Maids
5
1
Instonians
[12]
1936
Muckross
4
2
Ards
[13]
1937
Pembroke Wanderers
3
0
Ards
Replay - Game 1: 1-1[14] [15]
1938
Muckross
1
0
Cork Ladies
[16]
1939
Muckross
4
1
Ards
[17]
1940s
1950s
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1950
Pembroke Wanderers
4
1
Ashton
[20]
1951
UCD
2
1
Victorians
after extra time[21]
1952
Pembroke Wanderers
1953
Loreto
2
1
Ashton
[22]
1954
Muckross
7
1
St Dominic's Past Pupils
[23]
1955
Instonians
3
1
Loreto
[24]
1956
Loreto
4
1
University College Cork
[25]
1957
St Dominic's Past Pupils
2
1
Loreto
[26]
1958
Loreto
8
0
Old Ursulines
[27]
1959
Muckross
4
1
Ards
[28]
1960s
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1960
Loreto
3
0
Instonians
[29] [30]
1961
Muckross
3
2
Old Ursulines
[31] [32]
1962
Victorians
6
0
Old Ursulines
[33] [34]
1963
Muckross
2
0
Victorians
[35] [36]
1964
Ards
3
0
Old Ursulines
[37]
1965
Pembroke Wanderers
5
3
Instonians
[38] [39]
1966
Muckross
Old Ursulines
1967
Pembroke Wanderers
1
0
Old Ursulines
[40]
1968
Muckross
4
2
Pegasus
after extra time[41]
1969
Muckross
3
2
Pegasus
[42]
1970s
1980s
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1980
Portadown
1
0
Belvedere
[54] [55]
1981
Pegasus
2
1
Genesis
after extra time[56]
1982
Muckross
Ashton
Replay - Game 1: 0-0
1983
Portadown
3
2
Muckross
after extra time in replay - Game 1: 1-1[57] [58]
1984
Pegasus
3
1
Catholic Institute
[59]
1985
Portadown
1
0
Pegasus
1986
Portadown
1
0
Old Alexandra
Replay - Game 1: 1-1
1987
Pegasus
Portadown
1988
Old Alexandra
Pembroke Wanderers
1989
Pegasus
2
0
Muckross
Replay - Game 1: 0-0
1990s
2000s
2010s
Notes:
a Alexandra College/Old College would later be named Old Alexandra
2020s
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
2019-20
UCD
3
1
Pegasus
[90]
2020-21
not played
2021-22
Catholic Institute
1
0
Pembroke
[91]
2022-23
Monkstown
3
1
Catholic Institute
[92]
2023-24
Railway Union
1
0
Catholic Institute
[93]
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