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Burney Cup

Irish school hockey competition

Summary

Irish school hockey competition

The Burney Cup (Ulster Schoolboys' Senior Hockey Cup) is an annual competition involving the strongest schools affiliated to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association. The competition is held in the spring term of each school year and progress through to the final is via an open draw.

The most successful school is Friends' School Lisburn with 20 wins (16 outright wins and 4 shared wins).

The current holder is Royal Belfast Academical Institution.

Eligibility

To play in the competition, boys must be 19 years of age and under on 1 April immediately preceding the draw. The draw for the Cup takes places in early January. A fresh draw to determine pairings is held prior to each subsequent round.

History

The trophy was presented by Andrew George Burney of East Antrim Hockey Club.

The first final took place on 22 April 1920 at the Ormeau Road grounds of North of Ireland Rugby & Cricket Club. The final was marked by future Irish rugby union and cricket international A.C. Douglas of Royal Belfast Academical Institution scoring all six goals in his team's victory.

Performance table

(one finalist missing)

SchoolWinsSharedBeaten FinalistsTotal FinalsLast Title
Wallace High School1906252023
Friends School Lisburn1659302018
Banbridge Academy14016302022
Cookstown High School1416212009
Royal Belfast Academical Institution1435222024
Ballycastle High School914141964
Newry High School609151984
Methodist College Belfast20461999
Campbell College20461986
Belfast Royal Academy20131922
Ballyclare High School20021935
Banbridge Technical School20021924
Bushmills Grammar School11571962
Bangor Grammar School10891983
Sullivan Upper School21472017
Shaftesbury House10121927
Kilkeel High School0022NA
Cavan Royal School0022NA
Royal & Prior School, Raphoe0022NA
Omagh Academy0011NA
Strabane Grammar School0011NA

Finals

(records incomplete)

1920s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1920Royal Belfast Academical Institution61
1921Belfast Royal Academy
1922Belfast Royal Academy10
1923Banbridge Technical School32
1924Banbridge Technical School31
1925Ballycastle High School20
1926Ballycastle High School21
1927Shaftesbury House20
1928Ballycastle High School30
1929Banbridge Academy

1930s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1930Ballycastle High School21
1931Ballyclare Intermediate Schoola10
1932Banbridge Academy43
1933Ballycastle High School20
1934Ballycastle High School43
1935Ballyclare Intermediate Schoola21
1936Newry Intermediate Schoolc
1937Ballycastle High School20
1938Ballycastle High School10
1939Banbridge Academy10

1940s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1940Friends School Lisburn32
1941
1942
1943
1944Friends School Lisburn40
1945Banbridge Academy52
1946Friends School Lisburn40
1947Friends School Lisburn10
1948Newry Intermediate Schoolc10
1949Friends School Lisburn10

1950s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1950Newry Grammar School21
1951Bushmills Grammar School30
1952Friends School Lisburn21
1953Friends School Lisburn40
1954Friends School Lisburn32
1955Cookstown High School10
1956Banbridge Academy10
1957Campbell College30
1958Friends School Lisburn21
1959Friends School Lisburn31

1960s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1960Friends School Lisburn20
1961Royal Belfast Academical Institution21
1962Ballycastle High School & Bushmills Grammar School00
1963Friends School Lisburn & Royal Belfast Academical Institution00
1964Ballycastle High School30
1965Methodist College10
1966Friends School Lisburn20
1967Royal Belfast Academical Institution21
1968Friends School Lisburn & Royal Belfast Academical Institution00
1969Cookstown High School21

1970s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1970Royal Belfast Academical Institution10
1971Friends School Lisburn &Royal Belfast Academical Institution00
1972Cookstown High School21
1973Cookstown High School20
1974Cookstown High School10
1975Friends School Lisburn20
1976Friends School Lisburn &Cookstown High School11
1977Friends School Lisburn20
1978Friends School Lisburn10
1979Newry High School10

1980s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1980Cookstown High School40
1981Newry High School21
1982Banbridge Academy10
1983Bangor Grammar School30
1984Newry High School10
1985Cookstown High School32
1986Campbell College21
1987Royal Belfast Academical Institution40
1988Royal Belfast Academical Institution30
1989Wallace High School31

1990s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1990Cookstown High School31
1991Cookstown High School43
1992Royal Belfast Academical Institution41
1993Sullivan Upper22
1994Royal Belfast Academical Institution32
1995Royal Belfast Academical Institution21
1996Cookstown High School10
1997Cookstown High School10
1998Royal Belfast Academical Institution30
1999Methodist College30

2000s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2000Royal Belfast Academical Institution40
2001Wallace High School32
2002Cookstown High School10
2003Royal Belfast Academical Institution52
2004Royal Belfast Academical Institution11
2005Banbridge Academy10
2006Banbridge Academy42
2007Banbridge Academy32
2008Cookstown High School63
2009Cookstown High School43

2010s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2009-10Banbridge Academy30
2010-11Banbridge Academy54
2011-12Banbridge Academy32
2012-13Banbridge Academy31
2013-14Wallace High School33
2014-15Wallace High School32
2015-16Banbridge Academy11
2016-17Sullivan Upper School32
2017-18Friends' School, Lisburn21
2018-19Wallace High School33

2020s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2019-20Friends' School and Sullivan Upper School shared
2021-22Banbridge Academy41
2022-23Wallace High School10
2023-24RBAI21
2024-25RBAI41

Footnote

  • a Ballyclare Intermediate School would later be renamed as Ballyclare High School.
  • b Lisburn Intermediate School would later be renamed as Wallace High School.
  • c Newry Intermediate School would later be renamed as Newry Grammar School(1948) and then Newry High School(1966).

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