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Cookstown Hockey Club

Hockey club in Northern Ireland

Summary

Hockey club in Northern Ireland

In 1983 the club won the Ulster Senior League Section 1 for the first time in their history. They made it a double by also winning the Anderson Cup.

The Irish Senior Cup came to Cookstown for the first time in 1986–87. As underdogs they beat Banbridge 4–0 at Blaris, in the last Final to be played on a real grass pitch.

In 1988, as a result of their Irish Senior Cup success, Cookstown were again in European competition and finished 7th in the Premier section of the tournament held in the Netherlands.

The only major trophy that had eluded Cookstown, the Kirk Cup, was finally won in 1988-89 when Mossley were beaten by one goal to nil at Blaris.

The 2nd team also joined the trophy winning when they won two Irish Junior Cups in 1983 and 1985.

1990 onwards

The successes of the 1980s were hard to follow and a long barren spell ensued before a return to success with the capture of the Kirk Cup in 2002-03 and 2006–07.

The club attained their best league position since the eighties, when they finished second in 2006–07. A winner-takes-all game against the eventual winners Annadale in the last fixture of the season was lost. A victory would have won the league for Cookstown.

In the 2007–08 season, Cookstown captured the Premier League for the second time in their history.

The premier league title was retained in the 2008–09 season and the Kirk Cup was also secured. The Premier League and Kirk Cup double was repeated in 2009–10.

The league title was lost in 2010–11. However, a 24-year wait came to an end when Cookstown once again won the Irish Senior Cup in 2011 by defeating Monkstown by four goals to three in the final.

Honours

  • Irish Senior Cup (2 wins)
    • 1986–87, 2010-11
  • Irish Junior Cup (2 wins)
    • 1982–83, 1984–85
  • Ulster Senior League (7 wins)
    • 1982–83, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009-10 2011–12, 2016–17, 2023-24
  • Kirk Cup (6 wins)
    • 1988–89,
  • Anderson Cup (5 wins)
    • 1982–83, 1992–93, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17

Notable players

Men's internationals

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  • David Ames
  • Martin Sloan
  • Ian Sloan ;
  • David Ames
  • Ian Sloan

Facilities

  • Sand Dressed Pitch
  • Water Based Pitch
  • Clubhouse

Sources

References

  1. (12 April 1980)
  2. (23 April 1980)
  3. (27 December 1988)
  4. (16 April 1983)
  5. (26 December 2006). "Cookstown triumph in Kirk final". BBC Sport.
  6. (August 2017). "Belfast Newsletter – Match report for final fixture against Annadale".
  7. (August 2017). "Belfast Newsletter – Match preview for final fixture of 2006-07 season".
  8. (13 April 2008). "Cookstown clinch league title after 25 year wait". Belfast Newsletter.
  9. "Cookstown warning to hockey rivals". Belfast Telegraph.
  10. (27 December 2008). "Red Army provide that little bit extra in hockey final". Belfast Telegraph.
  11. "American Chronicle (from Belfast Telegraph) report on Cookstown 2009-10 league win".
  12. (2010-04-26). "Cookstown beat Banbridge in Kirk Cup final". BBC Sport.
  13. (19 April 2011). "Sloan seals glory for Cookstown". The Irish Times.
  14. (18 April 2011). "Sloan double swings it". Irish Independent.
  15. (26 December 2012). "Comfortable win in the end for Cookstown". Belfast Newsletter.
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