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.
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 by club
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
1898-99
Victoria College, Belfast
3
1
Strand House School, Derry
1900s
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1899-1900
Holywood
3
0
Victoria High School, Derry
1900-01
Holywood
4
0
The Route, Coleraine
1901-02
Victoria High School, Derry
2
1
Belvoir
Replay - Game 1: 1-1
1902-03
Holywood
1
0
Belvoir
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
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
1922-23
Knock
2
1
Queen's University
after extra time
1923-24
Knock
7
1
Victorians
1924-25
Knock
5
1
Queen's University
1925-26
Queen's University
2
1
Nomads
1926-27
Queen's University
2
1
Knock
Replay - Game 1: 2-2
1927-28
Knock
3
1
Nomads
1928-29
Queen's University
w
o
Knock
after 1–1 draw - Knock unable to field team for replay
1930s
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1929-30
Ards
2
0
Queen's University
1930-31
Instonians
3
1
Queen's University
1931-32
Ards
2
1
Queen's University
1932-33
Queen's University
2
1
Ards
1933-34
Ards
5
4
Queen's University
after extra time
1934-35
Instonians
2
1
Ards
1935-36
Ards
7
1
Knock
1936-37
Ards
5
1
Queen's University
1937-38
Instonians
3
1
Ards
1938-39
Ards
2
0
Instonians
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
1944-45
Victorians
Collegians
1945-46
Victorians
4
2
Knock
1946-47
Victorians
5
3
Owls
after extra time
1947-48
Knock
2
1
Owls
Replay - Game 1: 1-1
1948-49
Owls
4
2
Victorians
1950s
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1949-50
Victorians
3
2
Queen's University
Replay - Game 1: 1-1
1950-51
Victorians
Owls
Replay - Game 1: 1-1
1951-52
St Dominic's Past Pupils
Victorians
1952-53
Instonians
6
1
Victorians
1953-54
St Dominic's Past Pupils
5
4
Victorians
1954-55
Instonians
1
0
Queens University
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
1958-59
Ards
3
2
Instonians
1960s
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
1959-60
Instonians
3
1
Knock
after extra time
1960-61
Instonians
3
2
Victorians
1961-62
Victorians
5
3
Instonians
1962-63
Victorians
3
1
Queen's University
1963-64
Ards
7
0
Stranmillis Training College
1964-65
Instonians
4
1
Ards
1965-66
Victorians
2
1
Queen's University
Replay - Game 1: 2-2
1966-67
Pegasus
2
1
Victorians
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
1971-72
Portadown
2
1
Pegasus
1972-73
Pegasus
3
1
Portadown
1973-74
Pegasus
4
0
Mid Antrim
1974-75
Pegasus
4
2
Ulster College of Physical Education
1975-76
Pegasus
1
0
Portadown
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
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
2007-08
Pegasus
3
0
Ballymoney
2008-09
Pegasus
2
0
Ulster Elks
2010s
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Notes
2009-10
Ulster Elks
2
1
Lurgan
golden goal in extra time
2010-11
Ballymoney
2
0
Ulster Elks
Played at Lisnagarvey
2011-12
Pegasus
1
0
Armagh
2012-13
Ballymoney
1
0
Pegasus
2013-14
Ards
3
1
Pegasus
2014-15
Ards
3
3
Pegasus
Ards won 2–1 on penalties
2015-16
Randalstown
2
2
Queen's University
Randalstown won 4–2 in penalty shoot-out
2016-17
Lurgan
3
1
Queen's University
2017-18
Queen's University
2
1
Lurgan
2018-19
Pegasus
2
2
Belfast Harlequins
2020s
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