North West Senior Cup
Organising bodyNorth West of Ireland Football Association
Founded1886
RegionNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland
Current championsBallinamallard United
(2nd title)
Most successful club(s)Coleraine
(21 titles (1 shared))

The North West Senior Cup or North West Cup is a senior football competition in Northern Ireland run by the North West of Ireland Football Association. Senior and intermediate teams from the North West FA's jurisdiction (which covers County Londonderry and parts of County Tyrone), are entitled to enter. It originated as the County Londonderry F.A. Cup in 1886–87[1] but became the North West Cup in 1892.

List of finals

Season Winner Score Runner-Up Notes
1886–87 Limavady 5–0 St Columb's Court
1887–88 Limavady 6–0 Kilrea
1888–89 Limavady 3–2 Rock
1889–90 Limavady 4–2 St Columb's Court
1890–91 St Columb's Court 4–3 Limavady Replay. The first game ended 2-2.
1891–92 St Columb's Court 4–1 Limavady
1892–93 Limavady 3–0 St Columb's Court
1893–94 St Columb's Hall Celtic 3–1 Limavady
1894–95 St Columb's Hall Celtic 5–2 Strabane
1895–96 St Columb's Hall Celtic 5–2 Bright Stars
1896–97 St Columb's Hall Celtic 4–1 North End
1897–98 St Columb's Hall Celtic 2–0 St Columb's Court
1898–99 Derry Celtic 3–0 St Columb's Court
1899–1900 Derry Hibernians 1–0 Derry Celtic 3rd Replay. Game 1: 0-0; Game 2: 1-1; Game 3: 1-1
1900–01 Derry Celtic 4–0 Derry Hibernians
1901–02 Derry Celtic 6–1 St Columb's Court
1902–03 Derry Celtic 3–0 Derry Hibernians
1903–04 Derry Hibernians 4–3 North End
1904–05 Derry Hibernians 2–0 Inniskilling Fusiliers
1905–06 Celtic Wanderers 4–1 Casuals
1906–07 Celtic Wanderers 2–1 Casuals
1907–08 Celtic Wanderers and Bright Stars (shared)
1908–09 Celtic Wanderers 3–2 Hampshire Regiment
1909–31 not played [2]
1931–32 Derry City 2–1 Coleraine
1932–33 Derry City 4–0 Coleraine
1933–34 Derry City 5–1 Coleraine
1934–35 Derry City 1–0 Coleraine
1935–36 Derry City 7–1 Ebrington
1936–37 Derry City 6–2 Coleraine
1937–38 no award Derry City and Derry City Reserves qualified for the final which was unplayed due to scheduling issues.[3]
1938–39 Derry City 8–1 Coleraine
1939–40 no award Derry City and Coleraine Crusaders qualified for the final which was unplayed due to scheduling issues.[4]
1940–45 not played
1945–46 Derry City 12–2 Coleraine Reserves Two-legged final. 1st leg: 9-0; 2nd leg: 3-2.[5][6]
1946–51 not played
1951–52 Derry City Reserves 3–1 Foyle Stars Replay. The first game ended 1-1.[7][8]
1952–53 Coleraine Reserves 5–1 Derry City
1953–54 Derry City 1–0 Coleraine
1954–55 Coleraine 3–1 Derry City Replay. The first game ended 3-3.
1955–56 Coleraine 2–1 Derry City
1956–57 no award Derry City and Coleraine qualified for the final which was unplayed due to fixture congestion of both teams.[9]
1957–58 Coleraine and Derry City (shared) Two finals were played which both ended in draws: 0-0 on 24 April and 1-1 on 1 May. Due to fixture congestion the North West FA decided to make Coleraine and Derry City joint holders for the year.[10]
1958–59 Coleraine 2–1 Derry City
1959–60 Derry City 1–0 Coleraine
1960–61 Coleraine 9–0 Derry City
1961–62 Derry City 3–1 Coleraine
1962–63 Derry City 3–0 Coleraine
1963–64 Derry City 2–0 Coleraine
1964–65 Coleraine 2–1 Derry City
1965–66 Derry City 2–1 Coleraine
1966–67 Coleraine 3–2 Derry City [11]
1967–68 Coleraine 2–1 Derry City Replay. The first game ended 1-1.
1968–69 Derry City 5–1 Coleraine
1969–70 Coleraine 4–0 Derry City Two-legged final. 1st leg: 3-0; 2nd leg: 1-0.[12][13]
1970–71 Derry City 3–2 Coleraine
1971–80 not played
1980–81 Tobermore United 1–0 Omagh Town [14]
1981–82 Coleraine 6–2 Moyola Park
1982–83 Coleraine 7–1 Roe Valley
1983–87 not played
1987–88 Coleraine 3–1 Oxford United Stars
1988–89 Coleraine 2–1 Tobermore United
1989–90 Tobermore United 2–0 Coleraine
1990–91 Omagh Town 3–1 Coleraine
1991–92 Coleraine 2–0 Park
1992–93 Omagh Town 2–0 Coleraine
1993–94 Limavady United 2–1 Coleraine
1994–95 Coleraine 3–0 Limavady United
1995–96 Omagh Town 5–1 Coleraine
1996–97 Omagh Town 2–0 Coleraine
1997–98 Institute 2–0 Limavady United
1998–99 Limavady United 3–1 Oxford United Stars
1999–2000 Omagh Town 5–2 Limavady United
2000–01 Omagh Town 3–1 Limavady United
2001–02 Coleraine 2–0 Omagh Town
2002–03 Institute 5–0 Omgh Town
2003–04 Coleraine 1–0 Limavady United
2004–05 Limavady United 2–0 Institute
2005–06 Coleraine 3–2 Institute
2006–07 Tobermore United 2–1 Coleraine
2007–08 Coleraine 5–2 Tobermore United
2008–09 Institute 3–0 Limavady United
2009–10 Coleraine 3–3 Limavady United After extra time. Coleraine won 5–3 on penalties.[15]
2010–11 Institute 3–0 Coleraine [16]
2011–12 Institute 4–2 Coleraine [17]
2012–13 Coleraine 3–0 Institute [18]
2013–14 Newbuildings United 2–2 Institute After extra time. Newbuildings won 5–3 on penalties.[19]
2014–15 Institute 3–1 Moyola Park [20]
2015–16 Limavady United 2–0 Coleraine [21]
2016–17 Institute 1–1 Coleraine After extra time. Institute won 4–2 on penalties.[22]
2017–18 Institute 3–1 Coleraine [23]
2018–19 Limavady United 0–0 Institute After extra time. Limavady won 3–1 on penalties.[24]
2019–20 Ballinamallard United 1–1 Dergview After extra time. Ballinamallard won 5–4 on penalties.[25]
2020–21 Dergview 3–2 Limavady United [26]
2021–22 Dergview 3–1 Ballinamallard United [27]
2022–23 Ballinamallard United 4–1 Coleraine [28]

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years Runners-up Years
Coleraine 21 (1 shared) 27 1954–55, 1955–56, 1957–58 (shared), 1958–59, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1953–54, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2022–23
Derry City 17 (1 shared) 9 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1945–46, 1953–54, 1957–58 (shared), 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71 1952–53, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70
Derry Celtic‡ 9 1 1893–94, 1894–95, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1897–98, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1902–03 1899–1900
Institute 8 5 1997–98, 2002–03, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18 2004–05, 2005–06, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19
Omagh Town 6 2 1990–91, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2000–01 1980–81, 2001–02
Limavady United 5 8 1993–94, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2015–16, 2018–19 1994–95, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2020–21
Limavady 5 3 1886–87, 1887–88, 1888–89, 1889–90, 1892–93 1890–91, 1891–92, 1893–94
Celtic Wanderers 4 (1 shared) 0 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08 (shared), 1908–09 —
Derry Hibernians 3 2 1899–1900, 1903–04, 1904–05 1900–01, 1902–03
Tobermore United 3 2 1980–81, 1989–90, 2006–07 1988–89, 2007–08
St Columb's Court 2 6 1890–91, 1891–92 1886–87, 1889–90, 1892–93, 1897–98, 1898–99, 1901–02
Dergview 2 1 2020–21, 2021–22 2019–20
Ballinamallard United 2 1 2019–20, 2022–23 2021–22
Coleraine Reserves 1 1 1952–53 1945–46
Bright Stars 1 (shared) 1 1907–08 1895–96
Derry City Reserves 1 0 1951–52 —
Newbuildings United 1 0 2013–14 —
North End 0 2 — 1896–97, 1903–04
Casuals 0 2 — 1905–06, 1906–07
Oxford United Stars 0 2 — 1987–88, 1998–99
Moyola Park 0 2 — 1981–82, 2014–15
Kilrea 0 1 — 1887–88
Rock 0 1 — 1888–89
Strabane 0 1 — 1894–95
Inniskilling Fusiliers 0 1 — 1904–05
Hampshire Regiment 0 1 — 1908–09
Ebrington 0 1 — 1935–36
Foyle Stars 0 1 — 1951–52
Roe Valley 0 1 — 1982–83
Park 0 1 — 1991–92

‡ Including 5 as St Columb's Hall Celtic.

See also

Sources

  • Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2007/2008 (Ed. Malcolm Brodie)
  • Ulster Football & Cycle Annual 1909/10
  • George Glass, The Men from Scroggy.

References

  1. ↑ Belfast News-Letter, 29 November 1886
  2. ↑ "The North West Senior Cup". Londonderry Sentinel. 18 February 1932. p. 6.
  3. ↑ "North West Senior Cup". Belfast News Letter. 28 April 1938. p. 12.
  4. ↑ "Football. North West Council. Annual Report". Londonderry Sentinel. 1 June 1940. p. 2.
  5. ↑ "North West Senior Cup". Belfast News Letter. 24 April 1946. p. 2.
  6. ↑ "North West Senior Cup". Belfast News Letter. 2 May 1946. p. 2.
  7. ↑ "Derry Reserves Take North West Senior Cup". Derry Journal. 9 May 1952. p. 8.
  8. ↑ "N.W. Senior Cup Finalists Gave Poor Display". Belfast News Letter. 28 April 1952. p. 6.
  9. ↑ "County Antrim F.A. Shows A Profit". Ireland's Saturday Night. 15 June 1957. p. 4.
  10. ↑ "Scramble continues to complete N-W football fixtures; Joint cup holders". Londonderry Sentinel. 8 May 1958. p. 4.
  11. ↑ "Soccer scores; North West Cup Final". Belfast Telegraph. 3 May 1967. p. 19.
  12. ↑ "Coleraine set to take Cup". Belfast Telegraph. 29 May 1970. p. 24.
  13. ↑ "A fourth Cup for Coleraine". Belfast News Letter. 30 May 1970. p. 1.
  14. ↑ "Tobermore win North West Cup". Mid-Ulster Mail. 26 March 1981. p. 43. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  15. ↑ Coleraine snatch North West Cup
  16. ↑ McIntyre's brace secures the NW Cup
  17. ↑ North West Senior Cup Winners 2011/12 Archived 2 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ↑ http://www.colerainefc.com/beta/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1836:coleraine-3-0-institute&catid=2:latest-news&Itemid=38
  19. ↑ Penalty shoot-out joy for United
  20. ↑ Institute secure first trophy of the season
  21. ↑ "Coleraine 0-2 Limavady United". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  22. ↑ "Institute make Coleraine pay the penalty to lift North West Senior Cup". Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  23. ↑ Coleraine FC
  24. ↑ Derry Journal
  25. ↑ "Mallards claim North West Cup after penalty shoot out win".
  26. ↑ Ulster Herald
  27. ↑ We Are Tyrone
  28. ↑ Coleraine Chronicle
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