Connacht Senior Cup (Association football)
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Connacht Senior Cup is a recently revived knockout competition that features junior teams and League of Ireland
representatives from the province of Connacht
. Originally however it was set up as the main knockout competition related to the Connacht Senior League
that ran between 1981 and 2000, consisting of Champions from the 4 junior leagues (Galway & District League
, Sligo-Leitrim league, Mayo League and Roscommon & district league)as well as the intermediate sides who took part in the senior league. Junior sides did well and took part in the first ten finals, winning four, after that there were two more junior winners but all-senior finals became more common. The competition ended when the Senior league ended in 2000, however in 2007 a second Connacht Senior Cup was developed. This featured the top 2 teams from all the junior leagues and sides sent by Connachts league of Ireland representatives.
The following table shows Connacht Senior Cup finals during the era of the Connacht Senior League. Junior sides are marked by a (J)
The following table shows the results of the revived Connacht Senior Cup
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
representatives from the province of Connacht
Connacht
Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...
. Originally however it was set up as the main knockout competition related to the Connacht Senior League
Connacht Senior League (association football)
Connacht Senior League is a now defunct, amateur football league that ran in the Irish province of Connacht between 1981 and the summer of 2000, being scrapped when the leading clubs opted to join an under 21 league set up that year by the FAI. Teams from this league also competed in Ireland's top...
that ran between 1981 and 2000, consisting of Champions from the 4 junior leagues (Galway & District League
Galway & District League
Galway & District League is an amateur football league in the Irish province of Connacht, drawing clubs from County Galway .The district league comprises 42 member clubs, with 71 teams, spread across seven divisions....
, Sligo-Leitrim league, Mayo League and Roscommon & district league)as well as the intermediate sides who took part in the senior league. Junior sides did well and took part in the first ten finals, winning four, after that there were two more junior winners but all-senior finals became more common. The competition ended when the Senior league ended in 2000, however in 2007 a second Connacht Senior Cup was developed. This featured the top 2 teams from all the junior leagues and sides sent by Connachts league of Ireland representatives.
The following table shows Connacht Senior Cup finals during the era of the Connacht Senior League. Junior sides are marked by a (J)
| Season | Winner | ---- | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | Sligo Rovers | v | Galway Hibs Galway Hibernians F.C. Galway Hibernians F.C. is a football club from Galway, Ireland, founded in 1942.Their most senior team currently competes in the Galway & District League Premier League... (J) |
3-2 |
| 1982-83 | Mervue United | v | Collegians (J) | 1-0 |
| 1983-84 | Mervue United | v | Collegians (J) | 2-1 |
| 1984-85 | Galway United Galway United Galway United F.C. was founded as Galway Rovers in 1937. They are a football club currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier of the Irish football.... |
v | Castlebar Celtic Castlebar Celtic Castlebar Celtic is an amateur Irish football club based in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Republic Of Ireland. The club was founded in 1924 and currently competes in the Newstalk A Championship, the third tier of football in Ireland. Their second team competes in the Mayo Super League while the Under 20s... (J) |
1-0 |
| 1985-86 | Dynamo Blues Dynamo Blues F.C. Dynamo Blues F.C. is a football club founded in 1978, from Tuam, Co. Galway, Ireland.Their most senior team currently competes in the Galway & District League Premier League. A second team competes in the Reserve League.... (J) |
v | UCG | 2-1 |
| 1986-87 | Galway Hibs Galway Hibernians F.C. Galway Hibernians F.C. is a football club from Galway, Ireland, founded in 1942.Their most senior team currently competes in the Galway & District League Premier League... (J) |
v | Mervue United | 3-1 |
| 1987-88 | Calry Bohs (J) | v | Mervue United | 1-1 Calry won replay 3-0 |
| 1988-89 | Calry Bohs (J) | v | Mervue United | 1-1 Calry won replay 5-0 |
| 1989-90 | Salthill Devon | v | Calry Bohs (J) | 1-1 replay 3-3, Salthill won on pens |
| 1990-91 | Salthill Devon | v | Westport United Westport United Westport United Football Club is an amateur football club in Westport, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1911, it is the oldest football club in County Mayo and its players wear red and black stripes. Home games are played at Westport Sports Park. The club has two men's teams, one... |
1-0 |
| 1991-92 | Salthill Devon | v | UCG UCG UCG may refer to:* University of Montenegro * Underground coal gasification, a gasification process carried on in non-mined coal seams using injection and production wells drilled from the surface... |
1-0 |
| 1992-93 | Mervue United | v | Ballina Town | 2-1 |
| 1993-94 | West United West United F.C. West United F.C. is a football club from Galway, Ireland.Their most senior team currently competes in the Galway & District League First Division. A second team competes in the Galway & District League Second Division... (J) |
v | Straide & Foxford United (J) | 2-1 |
| 1994-95 | Mervue United | v | Galway Hibs Galway Hibernians F.C. Galway Hibernians F.C. is a football club from Galway, Ireland, founded in 1942.Their most senior team currently competes in the Galway & District League Premier League... |
2-0 |
| 1995-96 | Galway United Galway United Galway United F.C. was founded as Galway Rovers in 1937. They are a football club currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier of the Irish football.... |
v | UCG UCG UCG may refer to:* University of Montenegro * Underground coal gasification, a gasification process carried on in non-mined coal seams using injection and production wells drilled from the surface... |
2-1 |
| 1996-97 | Renmore (J) | v | Salthill Devon | 1-0 |
| 1997-98 | Mervue United | v | Straide & Foxford United | 1-0 |
| 1998-99 | NUIG (previously UCG) | v | Mervue United | 7-1 |
| 1999-00 | Mervue United | v | Saint Peters of Athlone | 4-2 |
The following table shows the results of the revived Connacht Senior Cup
| Season | Winner | ---- | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | Galway United Galway United Galway United F.C. was founded as Galway Rovers in 1937. They are a football club currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier of the Irish football.... |
v | Mervue United | 2-0 |
| 2008-09 | Westport United Westport United Westport United Football Club is an amateur football club in Westport, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1911, it is the oldest football club in County Mayo and its players wear red and black stripes. Home games are played at Westport Sports Park. The club has two men's teams, one... |
v | Athenry Athenry F.C. Athenry F.C. is an Irish association football club from Athenry, which was founded in 1971. The club's most senior team competes in the Galway & District League Premier League... |
2-1 |
| 2009-10 | Salthill Devon | v | Ballina Town | 7-0 |
Sources
- The Connacht Sentinel at the Irish Newspaper Archives'
- The City Tribune at the Irish Newspaper Archives'
- The Connacht Tribune at the Irish Newspaper Archives'
- The Connacht Telegraph at the Irish Newspaper Archives'
- Connacht Senior League website http://www.connacht-sl.netne.net