Ulster Towns Cup

The Ulster Towns Cup is a rugby union competition organized by the Ulster branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union.

It is confined to teams outside of Belfast. Since the resumption of play after World War II, where a town is represented by a senior club, their second team is the one that competes.

The Final is traditionally played on Easter Monday at Ravenhill.

FINALS

("Records are incomplete")

1880s

* 1883 City of Derry

* 1884 Dungannon

* 1885 Bessbrook

* 1886 Bessbrook & Dungannon (shared)

* 1887 Bessbrook

* 1888 Bessbrook

* 1889 City of Derry

1890s

* 1890 Armagh

* 1891 City of Derry

* 1892 City of Derry

* 1893 City of Derry

* 1894 Dungannon

* 1895 Dungannon

* 1896 Dungannon

* 1897 City of Derry

* 1898 City of Derry 3-0 Dungannon [Belfast Newsletter 18/04/1898 Page 3]

* 1899

1900s

* 1900 Competition abandoned over a ground dispute between City of Derry & Dungannon [Belfast Newsletter 04/04/1980 Page 15]

* 1901 Competition abandoned over a ground dispute between City of Derry & Dungannon

* 1902 Dungannon 18-0 City of Derry [Belfast Newsletter 18/03/1902 Page 5]

* 1903

* 1904 Bangor 11-3 City of Derry

* 1905 Dungannon 24-0 City of Derry

* 1906 Bangor 12-10 City of Derry

* 1907 Dungannon 15-3 Bangor

(1907 - Bangor successfully protested the result of the original final, as Dungannon fielded an ineligible player and a replay was ordered. The original game finished as a 19-3 victory for Dungannon)

* 1908 City of Derry 8-3 Bangor

* 1909 Bangor 16-8 Armagh

1910s

* 1910 Armagh 13-0 Carrickfergus

* 1911 Carrickfergus 11-3 Armagh

* 1912 Dungannon 9-3 Armagh

* 1913 Carrickfergus 8-3 Larne

* 1914 Larne 9-3 Carrickfergus

* 1915-1919 Not played

1920s

* 1920 Bangor 5-3 Armagh

* 1921 Larne 7-0 Donaghadee [Belfast Newsletter 04/04/1921 Page 2]

* 1922 Lurgan 6-0 Larne [Belfast Newsletter 01/05/1922 Page 6]

* 1923 Bangor 19-8 Dungannon [Belfast Newsletter 09/04/1923 Page 3]

* 1924 Donaghadee 4-3 Dungannon [Belfast Newsletter 22/04/1924 Page 9]

* 1925 Lurgan 11-4 Larne [Belfast Newsletter 14/04/1925 Page 9]

* 1926 Lurgan 17-8 Donaghadee [Belfast Newsletter 06/04/1926 Page 5]

* 1927 Coleraine 11-3 Lurgan [Belfast Newsletter 19/04/1927 Page 4]

* 1928 Ballymena 3-0 Lurgan [Belfast Newsletter 10/04/1928 Page 4]

* 1929 Armagh 8-6 Bangor [Belfast Newsletter 02/04/1929 Page 2]

1930s

* 1930 Bangor 9-7 Dungannon [Belfast Newsletter 22/04/1930 Page 4]

* 1931 Coleraine 14-9 Larne [Northern Whig 07/04/1931 Page 3]

* 1932 Ballymena 16-3 Coleraine [Belfast Newsletter 29/03/1932 Page 3]

* 1933 Banbridge 3-0 Portadown [Belfast Newsletter 18/04/1933 Page 4]

* 1934 Enniskillen 16-6 Dungannon [Belfast Newsletter 03/04/1934 Page 4]

* 1935 City of Derry 9-6 Ballymena [Belfast Newsletter 23/04/1935 Page 4]

* 1936 City of Derry 10-3 Dromore [Belfast Newsletter 14/04/1936 Page 4]

* 1937 Enniskillen 5-3 Dromore (Replay - Game 1: 0-0 after extra time) [Belfast Newsletter 30/03/1937 Page 3 & 12/04/1937 Page 3]

* 1938 Coleraine 12-3 Limavady [Northern Whig 19/04/1938 Page 10]

* 1939 Dromore 17-3 Donaghadee [Belfast Newsletter 11/04/1939 Page 3]

1940s

* 1940-1945 Not played

* 1946 Bangor 11-6 City of Derry (after extra time)

* 1947 Armagh 9-8 Bangor

* 1948 Dungannon 8-0 Ballymena [Northern Whig 30/03/1948 Page 3]

* 1949 Dungannon 8-3 Ballymena [Northern Whig 19/04/1949 Page 4]

1950s

* 1950 Dungannon 5-3 Lurgan [Northern Whig 11/04/1950 Page 2]

* 1951 Armagh 3-0 Ballymena [Northern Whig 27/03/1951 Page 4]

* 1952 Lurgan 11-3 Armagh

* 1953 Ballymena 13-3 Donaghadee

* 1954 Coleraine 5-0 Lurgan [Belfast Newsletter 20/04/1954 Page 6; Northern Whig 20/04/1954 Page 5]

* 1955 Lurgan 3-0 Strabane

* 1956 Bangor 11-6 Lurgan

* 1957 Portadown 12-0 Banbridge

* 1958 Lurgan 11-3 Donaghadee

* 1959 Portadown 11-0 Lurgan

1960s

* 1960 Dungannon II 9-6 Ballymena II [Belfast Newsletter 19/04/1960 Page 2]

* 1961 Dungannon II 14-3 City of Derry [Belfast Newsletter 04/04/1961 Page 7]

* 1962 Ards 8-3 Dungannon II [Belfast Newsletter 24/04/1962 Page 2]

* 1963 Ballymena II 9-6 Coleraine [Belfast Newsletter 16/04/1963 Page 8]

* 1964 Ballynahinch 11-0 Bangor (Replay after 6-6 draw) [Belfast Newsletter 31/03/1964 Page 3 &]

* 1965 Dungannon II 3-0 Armagh [Belfast Newsletter 20/04/1965 Page 11]

* 1966 Dungannon II 5-3 Armagh [Belfast Newsletter 12/04/1966 Page 10]

* 1967 Coleraine 14-0 Dungannon II [Belfast Newsletter 28/03/1967 Page 8]

* 1968 Bangor 26-11 Dungannon II

* 1969 Bangor 14-12 Ards

1970s

* 1970 Ballymena II 11-3 Dungannon II

* 1971 Armagh 6-3 Ballymena II [Belfast Newsletter 13/04/1971 Page 8]

* 1972 Bangor II 3-0 Ards

* 1973 Ballymena II 58-7 Ballyclare

* 1974 Ballymena II 23-6 Magherafelt

* 1975 Bangor II 3-0 Dungannon II [Belfast Newsletter 01/04/1975 Page 10]

* 1976 Ballyclare 19-6 Magherafelt [Belfast Newsletter 20/04/1976 Page 9]

* 1977 Ballymena II 21-4 Lisburn [Belfast Newsletter 12/04/1977 Page 10]

* 1978 Ballyclare 18-6 Armagh

* 1979 Ballymena II 6-3 Ballyclare [Belfast Newsletter 17/04/1979 Page 9]

1980s

* 1980 Ballyclare 15-3 City of Derry (Replay - Game 1: 3-3) [Belfast Newsletter 08/04/1980 Page 9 & 21/04/1980 Page 11]

* 1981 Armagh 15-6 Ballynahinch [Belfast Newsletter 21/04/1981 Page 9]

* 1982 Carrickfergus 3-0 Larne

* 1983 Magherafelt 9-0 Coleraine

* 1984 Coleraine 9-4 Carrickfergus

* 1985 Lisburn 12-6 Magherafelt

* 1986 Ballyclare 18-4 Magherafelt

* 1987 Ballynahinch 9-4 Enniskillen

* 1988 Ballynahinch 9-4 Banbridge

* 1989 Banbridge 9-3 Antrim

1990s

* 1990 Ballynahinch 18-11 Ballymena II

* 1991 Ballymena II 13-7 Omagh

* 1992 Carrickfergus 9-3 Ballyclare

* 1993 Banbridge 23-8 Ballyclare

* 1994 Ballymena II 24-10 Magherafelt [Belfast Newsletter 05/04/1994 Page 28]

* 1995 Ballynahinch 15-13 Banbridge

* 1996 Dungannon II 37-8 Coleraine [Belfast Newsletter 09/04/1996 Page 32]

* 1997 Coleraine 19-17 Holywood [Belfast Newsletter 01/04/1997 Page 29]

* 1998 Coleraine 18-8 Dromore

* 1999 Dungannon II 30-10 Coleraine

2000s

* 2000 Ballymena II 42-11 Limavady

* 2001 Magherafelt 57-31 Omagh

* 2002 Omagh 32-26 Ballynahinch II

* 2003 Ards 27-20 Coleraine

* 2004 Ballyclare 30-26 Coleraine

* 2005 Ballymena II 23-18 Magherafelt

* 2006 Coleraine 26-22 Clogher Valley

* 2007 Clogher Valley 13-9 Enniskillen [cite web|url=http://www.newsletter.co.uk/template/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=3426&articleid=2691891|title=Belfast Newsletter 2007 Final Report|accessdate=2007-06-02]

* 2008 Armagh 49-6 Portadown [cite web|url=http://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/ARMAGH-WIN-TOWNS-CUP.3908603.jp|title=Belfast Newsletter 2008 Final Report|accessdate=2008-03-25]

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