Leinster Senior League (Men's hockey)

The Leinster Senior League is a league competition for the first teams of men's hockey clubs affiliated to Leinster Hockey, a regional branch of the Irish Hockey Association.

Trophies

The Division One teams compete for the Moore Challenge Cup. The cup was presented in 1901. [citeweb|url=http://ccgi.leinsterhockey.org/Handbook/Handbook11.doc|title=Moore Challenge Cup Page 21|accessdate=2008-01-26]

The Division Two teams compete for the James McMahon Memorial Cup.

Format

The two Divisions are constituted on merit, with the best teams in Division One.

Ten teams compete in the Division One and Two. Each team plays the other teams in the Division twice on a home and away basis. The winner is the team with the most points at the end of the season. If two or more teams are tied on the same points total, then one or more test matches take place. The winner of the test matches are declared league winners.

There is promotion and relegation between the two Divisions. The bottom team in Division One is automatically relegated and replaced by the top team from Division Two. The second bottom team in Division One plays off with the runner up in Division Two for the right to play in the top division in the following season.

Teams

In 2007-08, 20 clubs compete in the top two Divisions of the Leinster Senior League. [citeweb|url=http://ccgi.leinsterhockey.org/Interactive/LeagueResults.php|title=Leinster Senior League Tables 2007-08|accessdate=2008-01-26]

Division One winners

"list is incomplete"

1900s

* 1900-01
* 1901-02
* 1902-03
* 1903-04
* 1904-05
* 1905-06
* 1906-07
* 1907-08 Monkstown
* 1908-09 Monkstown

1910s

* 1909-10
* 1910-11 Dublin University
* 1911-12
* 1912-13
* 1913-14
* 1914-15
* 1915-16
* 1916-17
* 1917-18
* 1918-19

1920s

* 1919-20
* 1920-21
* 1921-22 Dublin University
* 1922-23 Railway Union
* 1923-24 Railway Union
* 1924-25 Railway Union
* 1925-26 Railway Union
* 1926-27 Railway Union
* 1927-28 Railway Union
* 1928-29 Railway Union

1930s

* 1929-30 Railway Union
* 1930-31 Railway Union
* 1931-32 Railway Union
* 1932-33 Railway Union
* 1933-34 Dublin University
* 1934-35 Pembroke Wanderers
* 1935-36 Pembroke Wanderers
* 1936-37
* 1937-38
* 1938-39

1940s

* 1939-40 Dublin University
* 1940-41
* 1941-42 Pembroke Wanderers
* 1942-43
* 1943-44
* 1944-45
* 1945-46 Dublin University
* 1946-47 Pembroke Wanderers
* 1947-48 Railway Union
* 1948-49

1950s

* 1949-50
* 1950-51 Pembroke Wanderers
* 1951-52
* 1952-53 Three Rock Rovers
* 1953-54
* 1954-55
* 1955-56
* 1956-57 Railway Union
* 1957-58
* 1958-59

1960s

* 1959-60
* 1960-61
* 1961-62
* 1962-63
* 1963-64 Pembroke Wanderers
* 1964-65 Pembroke Wanderers
* 1965-66
* 1966-67
* 1967-68
* 1968-69

1970s

* 1969-70
* 1970-71 Railway Union
* 1971-72 Three Rock Rovers
* 1972-73
* 1973-74 Three Rock Rovers
* 1974-75
* 1975-76 Monkstown
* 1976-77
* 1977-78
* 1978-79 Dublin Y.M.C.A.

1980s

* 1979-80 Railway Union
* 1980-81
* 1981-82 Monkstown
* 1982-83 Avoca
* 1983-84 Avoca
* 1984-85 Avoca
* 1985-86 Avoca
* 1986-87 Avoca
* 1987-88 Three Rock Rovers
* 1988-89 Avoca

1990s

* 1989-90
* 1990-91 Avoca
* 1991-92 Avoca
* 1992-93 Avoca
* 1993-94 Pembroke Wanderers
* 1994-95 Pembroke Wanderers
* 1995-96
* 1996-97 Pembroke Wanderers
* 1997-98 Pembroke Wanderers
* 1998-99 Pembroke Wanderers

2000s

* 1999-00 Glenanne
* 2000-01 Pembroke Wanderers
* 2001-02 Glenanne
* 2002-03 Three Rock Rovers
* 2003-04 Pembroke Wanderers
* 2004-05 Pembroke Wanderers
* 2005-06 Glenanne
* 2006-07 Glenanne [citeweb|url=http://www.sdublincoco.ie/index.aspx?pageid=939&pid=13105|title=South Dublin County Council reception for league winners|accessdate=2008-01-26]

Sources

External links

[http://ccgi.leinsterhockey.org Leinster Hockey]