The logo of the Ulster Women's Branch of the Irish Hockey Association. The Ulster Shield is the premier knock-out competition for ladies' hockey teams in the Ulster province of Ireland. It is one of the oldest ladies' hockey competitions in the world, with the first competition being held in 1896. Ireland was the first country to form a national association when the Irish Ladies Hockey Union was formed in 1894.[citation needed ]
From 1903 until the mid-1980s the winners qualified to represent Ulster in the Irish Senior Cup.
The most successful club is Pegasus with 28 wins from 34 final appearances.
Performance Table Club Winners Runners-up Total finals Last title Pegasus 30 7 37 2022-23 Knock 13 9 22 1947-48 Ards 11 5 16 2014-15 Victorians 10 10 20 1969-70 Instonians 10 3 13 1964-65 Randalstown 9 5 14 2015-16 Holywood 8 0 8 1908-09 Portadown 6 12 18 1991-92 Queen's University 5 14 19 2017-18 St Dominic's Past Pupils 3 1 4 1956-57 Ballymoney 2 4 6 2012-13 Ulster College of Physical Education/Ulster Elks 2 4 6 2009-10 Cliftonville 2 3 5 1910-11 Victoria College, Belfast 2 0 2 1898-99 Owls 1 3 4 1948-49 Lurgan 1 2 3 2016-17 Victoria High School, Derry 1 2 3 1901-02 Bangor 1 1 2 1903-04 City of Derry 1 0 1 1896-97 Collegians/Belfast Harlequins 0 7 7 N/A Mid Antrim 0 4 4 N/A Roebank (Limavady) 0 3 3 N/A Strand House School, Derry 0 3 3 N/A Armagh 0 2 2 N/A Belvoir 0 2 2 N/A Nomads 0 2 2 N/A The Route, Coleraine 0 2 2 N/A Downshire 0 1 1 N/A Dungannon 0 1 1 N/A Lisfannon (Buncrana) 0 1 1 N/A North Down 0 1 1 N/A Stranmillis Training College 0 1 1 N/A
FINALS (Records are incomplete )
1890s Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1896-97 City of Derry (Holywood or Strand House School, Derry) 1897-98 Victoria College, Belfast 4 3 The Route, Coleraine [ 1] 1898-99 Victoria College, Belfast 3 1 Strand House School, Derry [ 2]
1900s Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1899-1900 Holywood 3 0 Victoria High School, Derry [ 3] 1900-01 Holywood 4 0 The Route, Coleraine [ 4] 1901-02 Victoria High School, Derry 2 1 Belvoir Replay - Game 1: 1-1[ 5] [ 6] 1902-03 Holywood 1 0 Belvoir [ 7] 1903-04 Bangor 4 0 Victoria High School, Derry 1904-05 Holywood 2 1 Downshire 1905-06 Holywood 5 0 Bangor 1906-07 Holywood 3 0 Strand House School, Derry 1907-08 Holywood 2 1 Lisfannon (Buncrana) 1908-09 Holywood 2 1 Cliftonville [ 8]
1910s Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1909-10 Cliftonville 4 0 Strand House School, Derry 1910-11 Cliftonville 2 0 Roebank (Limavady) Replay - Game 1: 0-0 1911-12 Knock 3 1 Roebank (Limavady) 1912-13 Knock 1 0 Roebank (Limavady) 1913-14 Knock 1914-15 Knock 3 0 Cliftonville 1915-16 Not played due to World War I 1916-17 Not played due to World War I 1917-18 Not played due to World War I 1918-19 Knock
1920s Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1919-20 Knock 2 0 Queen's University 1920-21 Knock 3 0 Cliftonville 1921-22 Knock 7 1 Dungannon [ 9] 1922-23 Knock 2 1 Queen's University after extra time[ 10] 1923-24 Knock 7 1 Victorians [ 11] 1924-25 Knock 5 1 Queen's University [ 12] 1925-26 Queen's University 2 1 Nomads [ 13] 1926-27 Queen's University 2 1 Knock Replay - Game 1: 2-2[ 14] [ 15] 1927-28 Knock 3 1 Nomads [ 16] 1928-29 Queen's University w o Knock after 1–1 draw - Knock unable to field team for replay[ 17] [ 18]
1930s Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1929-30 Ards 2 0 Queen's University [ 19] 1930-31 Instonians 3 1 Queen's University [ 20] 1931-32 Ards 2 1 Queen's University [ 21] 1932-33 Queen's University 2 1 Ards [ 22] 1933-34 Ards 5 4 Queen's University after extra time[ 23] 1934-35 Instonians 2 1 Ards [ 24] 1935-36 Ards 7 1 Knock [ 25] 1936-37 Ards 5 1 Queen's University [ 26] 1937-38 Instonians 3 1 Ards [ 27] [ 28] 1938-39 Ards 2 0 Instonians [ 29]
1940s Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1939-40 Not Played due to World War II 1940-41 1941-42 1942-43 Victorians 4 2 Ards 1943-44 Ards 2 1 Victorians [ 30] 1944-45 Victorians Collegians 1945-46 Victorians 4 2 Knock 1946-47 Victorians 5 3 Owls after extra time[ 31] 1947-48 Knock 2 1 Owls Replay - Game 1: 1-1[ 32] [ 33] 1948-49 Owls 4 2 Victorians [ 34]
1950s Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1949-50 Victorians 3 2 Queen's University Replay - Game 1: 1-1[ 35] [ 36] 1950-51 Victorians Owls Replay - Game 1: 1-1[ 37] 1951-52 St Dominic's Past Pupils Victorians 1952-53 Instonians 6 1 Victorians [ 38] 1953-54 St Dominic's Past Pupils 5 4 Victorians [ 39] [ 40] 1954-55 Instonians 1 0 Queens University [ 41] 1955-56 Instonians 3 2 Victorians 1956-57 St Dominic's Past Pupils 4 1 Knock 1957-58 Instonians 3 2 St Dominic's Past Pupils [ 42] 1958-59 Ards 3 2 Instonians [ 43]
1960s Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1959-60 Instonians 3 1 Knock after extra time[ 44] [ 45] 1960-61 Instonians 3 2 Victorians [ 46] 1961-62 Victorians 5 3 Instonians [ 47] [ 48] 1962-63 Victorians 3 1 Queen's University [ 49] [ 50] 1963-64 Ards 7 0 Stranmillis Training College [ 51] [ 52] 1964-65 Instonians 4 1 Ards [ 53] [ 54] 1965-66 Victorians 2 1 Queen's University Replay - Game 1: 2-2[ 55] [ 56] 1966-67 Pegasus 2 1 Victorians [ 57] 1967-68 Pegasus 1 0 Mid Antrim Replay - Game 1: 0-0 1968-69 Pegasus 3 1 Mid Antrim
1970s Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1969-70 Victorians 5 1 Ulster College of Physical Education 1970-71 Ulster College of Physical Education 2 1 Mid Antrim Replay - Game 1: 2-2[ 58] 1971-72 Portadown 2 1 Pegasus 1972-73 Pegasus 3 1 Portadown [ 59] 1973-74 Pegasus 4 0 Mid Antrim [ 60] 1974-75 Pegasus 4 2 Ulster College of Physical Education 1975-76 Pegasus 1 0 Portadown [ 61] 1976-77 Portadown 1 0 Pegasus 1977-78 Pegasus 2 1 Portadown 1978-79 Pegasus 1 0 Portadown
1980s Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1979-80 Portadown 4 0 Knock [ 62] 1980-81 Pegasus 2 1 Portadown 1981-82 Pegasus 1 0 Knock 1982-83 Portadown 2 0 Randalstown 1983-84 Pegasus 2 0 Portadown 1984-85 Portadown 2 1 Pegasus after extra time in Replay - Game 1: 0-0 1985-86 Randalstown 1 0 Portadown after extra time 1986-87 Pegasus 5 2 Portadown 1987-88 Pegasus 3 0 Portadown 1988-89 Pegasus 1 0 Randalstown
1990s Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1989-90 Randalstown 2 1 Portadown 1990-91 Randalstown 3 0 Portadown 1991-92 Portadown 1 0 Randalstown 1992-93 Randalstown 4 1 Collegians 1993-94 Randalstown 2 0 Pegasus 1994-95 Randalstown 6 0 Collegians 1995-96 Pegasus 3 0 Knock 1996-97 Pegasus 2 0 North Down 1997-98 Pegasus 4 0 Randalstown Replay - Game 1: 1-1 1998-99 Pegasus 5 0 Collegians
2000s Year Winner Runner-up Notes 1999-2000 Pegasus 4 1 Victorians 2000-01 Pegasus 5 0 Portadown 2001-02 Pegasus 4 0 Ballymoney 2002-03 Pegasus 3 0 Randalstown 2003-04 Randalstown Belfast Harlequins 2004-05 Pegasus Ballymoney 2005-06 Pegasus 2 0 Ballymoney 2006-07 Randalstown 1 0 Armagh [ 63] 2007-08 Pegasus 3 0 Ballymoney [ 64] 2008-09 Pegasus 2 0 Ulster Elks [ 65]
2010s Year Winner Runner-up Notes 2009-10 Ulster Elks 2 1 Lurgan golden goal in extra time[ 66] 2010-11 Ballymoney 2 0 Ulster Elks Played at Lisnagarvey[ 67] [ 68] 2011-12 Pegasus 1 0 Armagh [ 69] 2012-13 Ballymoney 1 0 Pegasus [ 70] 2013-14 Ards 3 1 Pegasus [ 71] 2014-15 Ards 3 3 Pegasus Ards won 2–1 on penalties[ 72] 2015-16 Randalstown 2 2 Queen's University Randalstown won 4–2 in penalty shoot-out[ 73] 2016-17 Lurgan 3 1 Queen's University [ 74] 2017-18 Queen's University 2 1 Lurgan [ 75] 2018-19 Pegasus 2 2 Belfast Harlequins [ 76]
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