British University Ladies' Gaelic Football Championship
The British University Ladies' Gaelic Football Championship is the ladies' Gaelic football Championship for university sides in Britain.
Organisation
[edit]It is run by the British Universities GAA on behalf of Ladies' Gaelic Football Association Normally played across venues in Birmingham and Manchester. The last few years have seen Division 1 played in Pairc na hEireann, Glasgow and Manchester.
Between 2001 and 2009, the Ladies Division 1 Championship winners would enter the Ladies HEC Lynch Cup - the Division 3 championship for universities in Ireland - at the semi-final stage. During these years, St Mary's University, Twickenham made the Lynch Cup final twice in 2002 and 2005 losing to Mary Immaculate College, Limerick and Trinity College, Dublin[1] while Liverpool Hope University made the Lynch Cup final 3 years in a row, 2006-2008, losing to Dublin City University, Dundalk Institute of Technology and University College Cork.[1]
In 2024, Britain representatives University of Liverpool played in the Ladies HEC Moynihan Cup.
Currently Coventry University are champions for 2024, having beaten University of Liverpool in the final.
In 2025, Britain representatives Coventry University, will enter the AIG Ladies HEC Donaghy Cup at the semi-final stage.
Championship Winners
[edit]Roll of Honour
- 11 - St Mary's University, Twickenham
- 5 - Liverpool Hope University
- 3 - Robert Gordon University
- 2 - Coventry University
- 2 - Queen Margaret University
- 2 - University of Liverpool
- 1 - Liverpool John Moores University
| Year | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | Northumbria University | |||
| 2010/11 | Northumbria University | 3-06 | University of Liverpool | 0-04 |
| 2011/12 | University of Liverpool | 3-12 | Manchester Metropolitan University | 1-08 |
| 2012/13 | Glasgow Caldedonian University | 6-09 | University of Dundee | 0-04 |
| 2013/14 | University of Dundee | 1-04 | University of Glasgow | 2-00 |
| 2014/15 | Coventry University | 3-07 | University of Birmingham | 1-06 |
| 2015/16[5] | Glasgow Caledonian University | 4-05 | Northumbria University | 1-02 |
| 2016/17 | University of Glasgow | 6-09 | University of Birmingham | 3-08 |
| 2017/18 | Coventry University | 4-10 | University of Glasgow | 0-10 |
| 2018/19 | University of Manchester | Glasgow Caledonian University | ||
| 2019/20 | Not played | |||
| 2020/21 | Not played | |||
| 2021/22 | Glasgow Caledonian University | 3-05 | University of Manchester | 1-01 |
| 2022/23 | Glasgow Caledonian University | 7-12 | University of Manchester | 5-04 |
| 2023/24 | Glasgow Caledonian University | 2-14 | University of Glasgow | 3-01 |
| 2024/25 | University of Glasgow | 0-08 | University of Dundee | 1-04 ( AET & 25m Kicks) |
| Year | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | Manchester Metropolitan University | 1-03 | University of Central Lancashire | 0-02 |
| 2011/12 | ||||
| 2012/13 | University of Glasgow | 1-03 | University of Birmingham | 1-02 |
| 2013/14 | University of Birmingham | 0-07 | Manchester Metropolitan University | 1-02 (AET) |
| 2014/15 | Teesside University | Heriot-Watt University | ||
| 2015/16 | University of Glasgow | |||
| 2016/17 | University of Manchester | 4-09 | University of Stirling | 0-06 |
| 2017/18 | University of Manchester | 4-07 | University of Stirling | 1-01 |
| 2018/19 | University of Stirling | |||
| 2019/20 | Not played | |||
| 2020/21 | Not played | |||
| 2021/22 | Not played | |||
| 2022/23 | Not played | |||
| 2023/24 | Not played | |||
| 2024/25 | University of Edinburgh | 1-04 | University of Nottingham & Nottingham Trent University | 1.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "LGFA Lynch Cup Roll of Honour". LGFA.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Darby, Paul; Hassan, David (18 October 2013). Emigrant Players: Sport and the Irish Diaspora. Routledge. ISBN 9781317968450.
- ^ "Results | GaelicSportsCast". www.gaelicsportscast.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Success for St Mary's at British Gaelic Football Championships". St Mary's University. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Ladies Gaelic Strike Silver! @ GCU Students' Association". www.gcustudents.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2018.