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.[citation needed ]
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.
Performance by club [ edit ] Performance Table Club Winners Runners-up Total finals Last title Pegasus 30 7 37 2022-23 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 5 14 19 2017-18 St Dominic's Past Pupils 3 1 4 1956-57 Ballymoney 2 4 6 2012-13 Ulster College of Physical Education/Ulster Elks 2 4 6 2009-10 Cliftonville 2 3 5 1910-11 Victoria College, Belfast 2 0 2 1898-99 Owls 1 3 4 1948-49 Lurgan 1 2 3 2016-17 Victoria High School, Derry 1 2 3 1901-02 Bangor 1 1 2 1903-04 City of Derry 1 0 1 1896-97 Collegians/Belfast Harlequins 0 7 7 N/A Mid Antrim 0 4 4 N/A Roebank (Limavady) 0 3 3 N/A Strand House School, Derry 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
(Records are incomplete )
Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1896-97 City of Derry (Holywood or Strand House School, Derry) 1897-98 Victoria College, Belfast 4 3 The Route, Coleraine [1] 1898-99 Victoria College, Belfast 3 1 Strand House School, Derry [2]
Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1899-1900 Holywood 3 0 Victoria High School, Derry [3] 1900-01 Holywood 4 0 The Route, Coleraine [4] 1901-02 Victoria High School, Derry 2 1 Belvoir Replay - Game 1: 1-1[5] [6] 1902-03 Holywood 1 0 Belvoir [7] 1903-04 Bangor 4 0 Victoria High School, Derry 1904-05 Holywood 2 1 Downshire 1905-06 Holywood 5 0 Bangor 1906-07 Holywood 3 0 Strand House School, Derry 1907-08 Holywood 2 1 Lisfannon (Buncrana) 1908-09 Holywood 2 1 Cliftonville [8]
Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1909-10 Cliftonville 4 0 Strand House School, Derry 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
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 [9] 1922-23 Knock 2 1 Queen's University after extra time[10] 1923-24 Knock 7 1 Victorians [11] 1924-25 Knock 5 1 Queen's University [12] 1925-26 Queen's University 2 1 Nomads [13] 1926-27 Queen's University 2 1 Knock Replay - Game 1: 2-2[14] [15] 1927-28 Knock 3 1 Nomads [16] 1928-29 Queen's University w o Knock after 1–1 draw - Knock unable to field team for replay[17] [18]
Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1929-30 Ards 2 0 Queen's University [19] 1930-31 Instonians 3 1 Queen's University [20] 1931-32 Ards 2 1 Queen's University [21] 1932-33 Queen's University 2 1 Ards [22] 1933-34 Ards 5 4 Queen's University after extra time[23] 1934-35 Instonians 2 1 Ards [24] 1935-36 Ards 7 1 Knock [25] 1936-37 Ards 5 1 Queen's University [26] 1937-38 Instonians 3 1 Ards [27] [28] 1938-39 Ards 2 0 Instonians [29]
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 [30] 1944-45 Victorians Collegians 1945-46 Victorians 4 2 Knock 1946-47 Victorians 5 3 Owls after extra time[31] 1947-48 Knock 2 1 Owls Replay - Game 1: 1-1[32] [33] 1948-49 Owls 4 2 Victorians [34]
Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1949-50 Victorians 3 2 Queen's University Replay - Game 1: 1-1[35] [36] 1950-51 Victorians Owls Replay - Game 1: 1-1[37] 1951-52 St Dominic's Past Pupils Victorians 1952-53 Instonians 6 1 Victorians [38] 1953-54 St Dominic's Past Pupils 5 4 Victorians [39] [40] 1954-55 Instonians 1 0 Queens University [41] 1955-56 Instonians 3 2 Victorians 1956-57 St Dominic's Past Pupils 4 1 Knock 1957-58 Instonians 3 2 St Dominic's Past Pupils [42] 1958-59 Ards 3 2 Instonians [43]
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[58] 1971-72 Portadown 2 1 Pegasus 1972-73 Pegasus 3 1 Portadown [59] 1973-74 Pegasus 4 0 Mid Antrim [60] 1974-75 Pegasus 4 2 Ulster College of Physical Education 1975-76 Pegasus 1 0 Portadown [61] 1976-77 Portadown 1 0 Pegasus 1977-78 Pegasus 2 1 Portadown 1978-79 Pegasus 1 0 Portadown
Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1979-80 Portadown 4 0 Knock [62] 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
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
Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1999-2000 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 [63] 2007-08 Pegasus 3 0 Ballymoney [64] 2008-09 Pegasus 2 0 Ulster Elks [65]
Year Winner Runner-up Notes 2009-10 Ulster Elks 2 1 Lurgan golden goal in extra time[66] 2010-11 Ballymoney 2 0 Ulster Elks Played at Lisnagarvey[67] [68] 2011-12 Pegasus 1 0 Armagh [69] 2012-13 Ballymoney 1 0 Pegasus [70] 2013-14 Ards 3 1 Pegasus [71] 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] 2016-17 Lurgan 3 1 Queen's University [74] 2017-18 Queen's University 2 1 Lurgan [75] 2018-19 Pegasus 2 2 Belfast Harlequins [76]
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