# Richardson Cup

The Richardson Cup is a hockey competition for the boys' under-15 teams from schools affiliated to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association. The trophy is currently held by Friends School Lisburn after a comprehensive 5-0 win over Regent in 2017. This particular Friends team has now won 3 cups in a row: the Ferris Cup, the Bannister Bowl and the Richardson Cup.

## Trophy

The Richardson Cup was presented by Mr R Richardson. The trophy has been dominated recently by Banbridge Academy as they had a winning streak of eleven straight wins following their win in 2009-10. This streak finally came to an end in the 2010-11 season with defeat in the quarter-final to Campbell College.

## Format

The trophy is competed for through an open draw competition. In 2016-17 seventeen schools entered a team. To qualify to play on a team, boys must be 15 years of age and under on 30 June immediately preceding the season of play.

## Finals
### 1940s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up |
| 1946-47 | Omagh Academy | 6 | 0 | Ballycastle High School |
| 1947-48 | Bushmills Grammar School | 1 | 0 | Omagh Academy |
| 1948-49 | Banbridge Academy | | | |

### 1950s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up | Notes |
| 1949-50 | Friends School Lisburn | 6 | 1 | Banbridge Academy | |
| 1950-51 | Newry Grammar School | | | Ballycastle High School | |
| 1951-52 | Banbridge Academy | | | | |
| 1952-53 | Cookstown High School | 4 | 3 | Newry Grammar School | |
| 1953-54 | Banbridge Academy | 1 | 0 | Royal & Prior School, Raphoe | |
| 1954-55 | Friends School Lisburn | | | | |
| 1955-56 | Wallace High School | | | Friends School Lisburn | |
| 1956-57 | Wallace High School | | | | |
| 1957-58 | Bushmills Grammar School | | | Wallace High School | Replay - Game 1: 0-0 |
| 1958-59 | Friends School Lisburn | | | | |

### 1960s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up |
| 1959-60 | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | 5 | 0 | Banbridge Academy |
| 1960-61 | Ashfield Secondary School & Wallace High School | 0 | 0 | TROPHY SHARED |
| 1961-62 | Wallace High School | 2 | 0 | Friends School Lisburn |
| 1962-63 | Ashfield Secondary School | | | |
| 1963-64 | Friends School Lisburn | 2 | 1 | Ashfield Secondary School |
| 1964-65 | Cookstown High School & Wallace High School | 0 | 0 | TROPHY SHARED |
| 1965-66 | Cookstown High School | 4 | 0 | Methodist College Belfast |
| 1966-67 | Friends School Lisburn & Royal and Prior, Raphoe | 0 | 0 | TROPHY SHARED |
| 1967-68 | Cookstown High School | 3 | 1 | Kilkeel High School |
| 1968-69 | Cookstown High School | 1 | 0 | Methodist College Belfast |

### 1970s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up |
| 1969-70 | Cookstown High SchoolNewry High School | | | TROPHY SHARED |
| 1970-71 | Cookstown High School | 3 | 0 | Newry High School |
| 1971-72 | Kilkeel High School | | | |
| 1972-73 | Newry High School | | | Friends School Lisburn |
| 1973-74 | Friends School Lisburn | | | Newry High School |
| 1974-75 | Newry High School | 1 | 0 | Friends School Lisburn |
| 1975-76 | Cookstown High School | 1 | 0 | Newtownbreda Secondary School |
| 1976-77 | Friends School Lisburn | 2 | 0 | Cookstown High School |
| 1977-78 | Newry High School & Royal & Prior School, Raphoe | | | TROPHY SHARED |
| 1978-79 | Bangor Grammar School | | | |

### 1980s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up | Notes |
| 1979-80 | Newry High School | | | | |
| 1980-81 | Newry High School & Wallace High School | | | TROPHY SHARED | |
| 1981-82 | Newry High School | | | | |
| 1982-83 | Banbridge Academy | | | | |
| 1983-84 | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | | | | |
| 1984-85 | Royal & Prior, Raphoe | 4 | 0 | | |
| 1985-86 | Cookstown High School | | | | |
| 1986-87 | Bangor Grammar School | | | Annadale Grammar School | |
| 1987-88 | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | 0 | 0 | Portadown College | RBAI won 4-2 on penalties |
| 1988-89 | Portadown College | | | | |

### 1990s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up |
| 1989-90 | Bangor Grammar School & Sullivan Upper School | | | TROPHY SHARED |
| 1990-91 | Banbridge Academy | | | |
| 1991-92 | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | | | |
| 1992-93 | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | 1 | 0 | Methodist College Belfast |
| 1993-94 | Friends School Lisburn | 1 | 0 | Kilkeel High School |
| 1994-95 | Cookstown High School | 2 | 1 | Royal Belfast Academical Institution |
| 1995-96 | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | 3 | 0 | Cookstown High School |
| 1996-97 | Regent House, Newtownards | 5 | 2 | Royal Belfast Academical Institution |
| 1997-98 | Sullivan Upper School | | | |
| 1998-99 | Cookstown High School | | | |

### 2000s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up |
| 1999-00 | Banbridge Academy | | | |
| 2000-01 | Banbridge Academy | | | |
| 2001-02 | Banbridge Academy | | | |
| 2002-03 | Banbridge Academy | | | |
| 2003-04 | Banbridge Academy | 3 | 1 | Royal Belfast Academical Institution |
| 2004-05 | Banbridge Academy | | | Friends School Lisburn |
| 2005-06 | Banbridge Academy | 2 | 0 | Cookstown High School |
| 2006-07 | Banbridge Academy | 1 | 0 | Wallace High School |
| 2007-08 | Banbridge Academy | 3 | 0 | Wallace High School |
| 2008-09 | Banbridge Academy | 3 | 2 | Cookstown High School |

### 2010s

| Year | Winner | | | Runner-up |
| 2009-10 | Banbridge Academy | 5 | 0 | Sullivan Upper School |
| 2010-11 | Campbell College & Cookstown High School | 2 | 2 | TROPHY SHARED |
| 2011-12 | Banbridge Academy | 2 | 1 | Friends School Lisburn |
| 2012-13 | Sullivan Upper School | 3 | 1 | Wallace High School, Lisburn |
| 2013-14 | Wallace High School | align="center" | align="center" | |
| 2014-15 | | align="center" | align="center" | |
| 2015-16 | | align="center" | align="center" | |
| 2016-17 | Friends' School | 5 | 0 | Regent House School |
| 2017-18 | Banbridge Academy | 4 | 2 | Cookstown High School |

## Sources

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* ↑ Wallace High School
* ↑ Ulster Hockey
* ↑ Ulster Hockey