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The Mid-Ulster Cup is a senior football competition in Northern Ireland run by the Mid-Ulster Football Association.
First held in 1887, the inaugural edition was won by Milford. For 30 seasons, from 1947/48 to 1977/78, while remaining a senior competition, senior clubs declined to take part, instead fielding their reserve teams. Senior clubs returned, however, for the 1978/79 season, when the Bob Radcliffe Cup introduced as an intermediate competition.[1]
The competition has been sponsored at various times by Golden Cow Dairies, Dukes Transport, Tennent's Lager, Bass, Ted Clarke, McEwan's Lager, Silverwood Hotel and currently Rushmere Shopping Centre.
Contents
Winners and finals
Winners 1888-1978
Incomplete list of winners[2]
Season Winner 1887/88 Milford 1888/89 Milford 1889/90 1st Lancashire Regiment 1890/91 Donacloney 1891/92 Banford 1892/93 Donacloney 1893/94 Royal Irish Rifles 1894/95 Cornwall Regiment 1895/96 Donacloney 1896/97 Milltown 1897/98 Glenavon 1898/99 Portadown 1899/00 Portadown 1900/01 Donacloney 1901/02 Glenavon 1902/03 Portadown 1903/04 not known 1904/05 Glenavon 1905/06 Portadown 1906/07 Glenavon 1907/08 Portadown 1908/09 Glenavon 1909/10 Portadown 1910/11 Glenavon 1911/12 not known 1912/13 Lurgan Celtic 1913/14 Lurgan Rangers 1914/15 not known 1915/16 not known 1916/17 not known 1917/18 not known 1918/19 not known 1919/20 not known 1920/21 not known 1921/22 not known 1922/23 not known 1923/24 not known 1924/25 Glenavon 1925/26 Glenavon 1926/27 not known 1927/28 not known 1928/29 not known 1929/30 not known 1930/31 Glenavon 1931/32 Portadown 1932/33 Glenavon 1933/34 Portadown 1934/35 Gilford Crusaders 1935/36 Sunnyside 1936/37 Newry Town 1937/38 Glenavon 1938/39 Hanover United FC 1939/40 to 1946/47
Not Held 1947/48 Glenavon Reserves 1948/49 Banbridge Town 1949/50 Banbridge Town 1950/51 Seapatrick 1951/52 Seapatrick 1952/53 Tandragee Rovers 1953/54 Tandragee Rovers 1954/55 Seapatrick 1955/56 Tandragee Rovers 1956/57 Newry Town 1957/58 Glenavon Reserves 1958/59 Banbridge Town 1959/60 Tandragee Rovers 1960/61 Portadown Reserves 1961/62 Tandragee Rovers 1962/63 Portadown Reserves 1963/64 Newry Town 1964/65 Portadown Reserves 1965/66 Glenavon Reserves 1966/67 Newry Town 1967/68 Blane's 1968/69 Newry Town 1969/70 Portadown Reserves 1970/71 Dungannon Swifts 1971/72 Glenavon Reserves 1972/73 New Century 1973/74 Banbridge Town 1974/75 Newry Town 1975/76 Dungannon Swifts 1976/77 Glenavon Reserves 1977/78 Newry Town Finals since 1979
Season Winner Score Runner-Up Notes 1978/79 Newry Town 2-1 Portadown 1979/80 Banbridge Town Newry Town 1980/81 Portadown Glenavon 1981/82 Portadown Glenavon 1982/83 Portadown Glenavon 1983/84 Glenavon 2-0 Newry Town 1984/85 Newry Town 4-1 Portadown 1985/86 Glenavon 1-0 Oxford United 1986/87 Newry Town Glenavon 1987/88 Dungannon Swifts Glenavon 1988/89 Glenavon 1-0 Newry Town 1989/90 Newry Town 4-0 Banbridge Town 1990/91 Glenavon 3-1 Portadown 1991/92 Glenavon2-1 Portadown After extra-time. Trophy withheld as Glenavon fielded ineligible player.
1992/93 Portadown 2-1 Newry Town 1993/94 Portadown 3-0 Dungannon Swifts 1994/95 Portadown 4-1 Newry Town 1995/96 Bangor 3-1 Dungannon Swifts 1996/97 Dungannon Swifts 2-1 Distillery 1997/98 Portadown 0-0 Dungannon Swifts (6-5 pens) 1998/99 Glenavon 3-1 Ards 1999/00 Newry Town 1-0 Banbridge Town 2000/01 Armagh City 3-1 Newry Town 2001/02 Portadown 5-1 Lurgan Celtic 2nd replay (held over to following season). Game 1: 2-2; Game 2: 1-1 (abandoned - waterlogged pitch).
2002/03 Portadown 3-1 Dungannon Swifts Portadown withdrew from future editions of competition.[3] 2003/04 Loughgall 2-2 Newry Town (3-1 pens) 2004/05 Glenavon 1-0 Loughgall [4] 2005/06 Dungannon Swifts 3-1 Glenavon 2006/07 Newry City 2-1 Annagh United [5] 2007/08 Loughgall 2-0 Banbridge Town After extra-time[6] 2008/09 Dungannon Swifts 2-1 Loughgall [7] 2009/10 Glenavon 3-2 Loughgall [8] 2010/11 Glenavon 2-0 Dungannon Swifts [9] Performance by club
Club Total
winsLast win Glenavon 24 2010/11 Portadown 21 2002/03 Newry City 13 2006/07 Dungannon Swifts 6 2008/09 Banbridge Town 5 1979/80 Tandragee Rovers 5 1961/62 Donacloney 4 1900/01 Seapatrick 3 1954/55 Loughgall 2 2007/08 Milford 2 1888/89 Armagh City 1 2000/01 Bangor 1 1995/96 Banford 1 1891/92 Cornwall Regiment 1 1894/95 Gilford Crusaders 1 1934/35 1st Lancashire Regiment 1 1889/90 Lurgan Celtic 1 1912/13 Lurgan Rangers 1 1913/14 Milltown 1 1896/97 Royal Irish Rifles 1 1893/94 Sunnyside 1 1935/36 Blane's 1 1967/68 New Century 1 1972/73 See also
References
- ^ Mid-Ulster Cup 1887-1987 Centenary Souvenir Programme
- ^ Belfast Telegraph Soccer Yearbook 2006-07 (Malcolm Brodie MBE) Page 72
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | Irish | Ports retain Mid Ulster Cup
- ^ Mid-Ulster Cup Final
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | Irish | Newry win Mid-Ulster Cup decider
- ^ Loughgall Football Club
- ^ Swifts lift Mid-Ulster Cup
- ^ Mid-Ulster Cup Final: Glenavon 3-2 Loughgall
- ^ Belfast Telegraph, 12 April 2011
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