# Women's Irish Junior Cup (field hockey)

The Women's Irish Junior Cup is a knockout trophy played for by women's field hockey clubs in Ireland, under the auspices of the Irish Hockey Association. Entry is open to sides that do not qualify for the Women's Irish Senior Cup and to the second teams of clubs that play in the Irish Senior Cup. The trophy was first played for in 1909.

## Trophy

The winners are presented with the White Cup. The trophy was presented to the Irish Ladies Hockey Union in 1909 by Mrs .... White LLD.

## Historical format

From its start in 1909 until 2000, the tournament was played in regional tournaments. The winners of the provincial Junior Cups in Leinster and Munster, Ulster and a club from Connacht would proceed through to semi-final matches. The finals were played in one weekend until 2000.
When the Northern Ireland Ladies Hockey Union finally amalgamated with the Ulster Women's Hockey Union, the Ulster representatives were decided by the McConnell Shield competition.

## Current format

In 2000 the format of the competition was changed to an open draw format.

## Finals

(records are incomplete)

### 1910s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up |
| 1909 | Phoenix | | | |
| 1910 | Waringstown | 4 | 2 | Monkstown |
| 1911 | Orwell | | | |
| 1912 | Ballinasloe | | | |
| 1913 | | | | |
| 1914 | Celbridge College | | | |
| 1915 | Alexandra II | | | |
| 1916 | Not Played due to World War I |
| 1917 | Not Played due to World War I |
| 1918 | Not Played due to World War I |
| 1919 | Not Played due to World War I |

### 1920s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up |
| 1920 | Alexandra II | | | |
| 1921 | Alexandra II | | | |
| 1922 | Royal College of Surgeons Ireland | | | |
| 1923 | Maids of the Mountain II | | | |
| 1924 | Monkstown II | | | |
| 1925 | Glenlola (Bangor) | 2 | 0 | Trefoil(Dublin) |
| 1926 | North West | 3 | 1 | Optimists(Dublin) |
| 1927 | Cancelled by ILHU - lack of funds | | | |
| 1928 | Instonians | 6 | 0 | Cork Ladies |
| 1929 | Holywood | 7 | 0 | Ursuline Convent |

### 1930s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up | Notes |
| 1930 | Derry | 6 | 2 | Optimists(Dublin) | |
| 1931 | North West & Old Ursulines II | 2 | 2 | TROPHY SHARED | after extra time |
| 1932 | Optimists II | 5 | 1 | Newry | |
| 1933 | Old Ursulines II | | | | |
| 1934 | North West | 4 | 1 | Bective | |
| 1935 | South Antrim | 2 | 1 | Ursuline Convent | |
| 1936 | Ewarts(Belfast) | 2 | 1 | Newcomes II | |
| 1937 | Muckross II | 2 | 0 | Stranmillis Training College | |
| 1938 | Newcomes II | 1 | 0 | Cork Wanderers | |
| 1939 | Muckross III | | | Carlow | |

### 1940s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up |
| 1940 | Catholic Institute | | | |
| 1941 | Not Played |
| 1942 | Not Played |
| 1943 | Not Played |
| 1944 | Not Played |
| 1945 | Not Played |
| 1946 | Loreto II | | | Naas |
| 1947 | Maids II | | | |
| 1948 | Loreto II | | | |
| 1949 | Waterford | 4 | 1 | Sandown, Belfast |

### 1950s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up | Notes |
| 1950 | Catholic Institute, Limerick | 1 | 0 | Sandown, Belfast | |
| 1951 | Ormiston, Belfast | 4 | 3 | Waterford | 3 periods of extra time |
| 1952 | Waterford | | | | |
| 1953 | Waterford & Ormiston, Belfast | 2 | 2 | TROPHY SHARED | |
| 1954 | Waterford | 4 | 1 | Sandown, Belfast | |
| 1955 | Loreto III & Sandown, Belfast | 1 | 1 | TROPHY SHARED | |
| 1956 | Pembroke Wanderers A | 5 | 1 | Ormiston | |
| 1957 | Muckross III | 1 | 0 | Waterford | |
| 1958 | Muckross III | 2 | 1 | Waterford | |
| 1959 | Pembroke Wanderers III | 2 | 1 | Instonians B | |

### 1960s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up | Notes |
| 1960 | Lurgan | 4 | 1 | Muckross III | |
| 1961 | Pembroke Wanderers III | 7 | 0 | Waterford | |
| 1962 | Pembroke Wanderers III | 2 | 0 | Pegasus I | |
| 1963 | Ards A | 2 | 1 | Maids II | after extra time |
| 1964 | St Raphael's | | | Sion Hill Training College, Dublin | |
| 1965 | St Raphael's | 7 | 1 | Instonians A | |
| 1966 | Portadown I | 6 | 0 | Railway Union II | |
| 1967 | Railway Union II | 1 | 0 | Instonians A | |
| 1968 | Old Ursulines II | 1 | 0 | Queen's University A | after extra time |
| 1969 | Pegasus II | 2 | 0 | Maids II | |

### 1970s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up | Notes |
| 1970 | Ling II | | | | |
| 1971 | Queen's University II | 2 | 1 | Muckross II | Replay - Game 1: 1-1 |
| 1972 | Belvedere | 2 | 1 | Queen's University A | |
| 1973 | Pegasus II | 1 | 0 | Muckross II | |
| 1974 | Pegasus II | 1 | 0 | Railway Union II | |
| 1975 | Maids II | | | (Old Ursuline's (Cork) or Athlone) | |
| 1976 | Carrick | 1 | 0 | Railway Union II | |
| 1977 | Railway Union II | | | | |
| 1978 | Portadown IIA | 3 | 0 | Railway Union II | Replay - Game 1: 1-1 |
| 1979 | Hermes II | | | | |

### 1980s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up | Notes |
| 1980 | Old Ursulines II | | | | |
| 1981 | Our Lady's | | | | |
| 1982 | Portadown IIA | 2 | 1 | Waterford | |
| 1983 | Londonderry Ladies | 1 | 1 | Greenhills | Londonderry Ladies won 7-4 on pens |
| 1984 | Glennane | | | | |
| 1985 | Old Ursulines II | | | | |
| 1986 | Pembroke Wanderers II | | | | |
| 1987 | Pembroke Wanderers II | | | | |
| 1988 | Portadown II | | | | |
| 1989 | Portadown II | | | | |

### 1990s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up |
| 1990 | Cork Harlequins II | | | |
| 1991 | Kilkenny II | | | |
| 1992 | Cork Harlequins II | | | |
| 1993 | Pegasus II | | | |
| 1994 | Pembroke Wanderers II | | | |
| 1995 | Pegasus II | | | Enniscorthy |
| 1996 | Pegasus II | 2 | 0 | Enniscorthy |
| 1997 | Pegasus II | 2 | 1 | Kilkenny |
| 1998 | Pegasus II | | | Old Alexandra II |
| 1999 | Our Lady's | | | Cork Church of Ireland II |

### 2000s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up | Notes |
| 2000 | Pegasus II | | | Kilkenny | |
| 2001 | Enniscorthy | | | Three Rock Rovers II | |
| 2002 | Hermes II | 2 | 0 | Pegasus II | |
| 2003 | Pegasus II | 3 | 0 | Three Rock Rovers II | |
| 2004 | Pegasus II | | | Hermes II | |
| 2005 | Loreto II | 1 | 0 | Old Alexandra II | |
| 2006 | Hermes II | 2 | 1 | Lurgan | |
| 2007 | Old Alexandra II | 2 | 0 | Bray | |
| 2008 | Glennane | 5 | 1 | Railway Union II | |
| 2009 | Hermes II | 1 | 1 | Railway Union II | after extra time, 3-1 on penalties |

### 2010s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Randalstown II | 3 | 1 | Old Alexandra II |
| 2011 | Railway Union | | | Lisnagarvey |
| 2012 | Loreto | 2 | 0 | Pembroke Wanderers |
| 2013 | Pembroke Wanderers | | | Lisnagarvey |
| 2014 | UCD | 3 | 1 | Pembroke Wanderers |
| 2015 | Pembroke Wanderers | 3 | 1 | Bandon |
| 2016 | Queens University | 3 | 2 | Loreto |
| 2017 | Railway Union | 2 | 0 | Pembroke Wanderers |
| 2018 | Railway Union | 2 | 0 | UCD |
| 2019 | | | | |

### 2020s

| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Notes |
| 2020 | | | |

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