MacRory Cup
| MacRory Cup | |
|---|---|
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Region | Ulster (GAA) |
| Trophy | MacRory Cup |
| Title holders | St. Patrick's College, Cavan (12th title) |
| First winner | St. Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh |
| Most titles | St Colman's College, Newry (19 titles) |
| Sponsors | Danske Bank |
| TV partner(s) | BBC |
The MacRory Cup is an inter-college (school) Gaelic football tournament in Ulster. It is staged every year with the stipulation that players must be under eighteen-and-a-half at the start of the tournament (that is, be under eighteen at the start of the school year). The holders advance to the All-Ireland colleges "A" senior football championship, where they compete for the Hogan Cup.
The tournament has a long, and prestigious history, from when it started in 1925. Many of the biggest names in Ulster Football graduated from playing for their school in the MacRory Cup, such as Stephen O'Neill for CBS Omagh and Oisin McConville for St Patrick's Grammar School Armagh. Dermot McNicholl played in 5 MacRory Cup finals in the early 1980s with St. Patrick's College, Maghera
The competition begins with a round-robin tournament consisting of two groups of six teams, and the top four from each group go through to the knockout stages.
The final is held every year on St. Patrick's Day, and along with the Ulster Schools Cup Rugby final, is televised live on BBC Northern Ireland. The venue for the last number of years has been Athletic Grounds in Armagh.
Martin Clarke of Australian Rules side Collingwood produced a number of memorable displays captaining his school St Louis, Kilkeel in both 2005 and 2006.[1]
The current holders are St. Patrick's College, Cavan victors in the 2015 final.
Roll of honour
| Rank | Team | Titles | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Colman's College, Newry | 19 | 1949, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2010, 2011 |
| 2 | St. Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh | 14 | 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1953, 2000 |
| St. Patrick's College, Maghera | 14 | 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2013, 2014 | |
| 4 | St. Patrick's College, Cavan | 12 | 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1943, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1961, 1962, 1972, 2015 |
| 5 | St. Macartan's, Monaghan | 9 | 1925, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1940, 1942, 1952, 1956 |
| 6 | St. Michael's College, Enniskillen | 6 | 1973, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2012 |
| 7 | Abbey CBS, Newry | 5 | 1954, 1959, 1964, 1987, 2006 |
| 8 | St. Patrick's Academy, Dungannon | 5 | 1991, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2009 |
| 9 | Omagh CBS | 4 | 1974, 2001, 2005, 2007 |
| 10 | St. Malachy's, Belfast | 2 | 1925, 1970 |
| St. Mary's Dundalk | 2 | 1938, 1941 | |
| St. Columb's, Derry | 2 | 1965, 1966 | |
| St Marys CBGS Belfast | 2 | 1971, 1986 |
Finals
- Teams in bold went on to win the Hogan Cup in the same year
Longest streaks
| Team | Streak | Years |
|---|---|---|
| St. Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh | 7 | 1923–1929 |
| St. Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh | 4 | 1944–1947 |
| St. Patrick's College, Maghera | 4 | 1982–1985 |
See also
References
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- Ulster Colleges GAA Organisers of MacRory Cup
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