Sigerson_Cup

Sigerson Cup

Sigerson Cup

Gaelic football trophy in Ireland

The Sigerson Cup /ˈsɪɡərsən/ is the trophy for the premier Gaelic football championship among Higher Education institutions (Universities, Colleges and Institutes of Technology) in Ireland. It traditionally begins in mid January and ends in late February. The Sigerson Cup competition is administered by Comhairle Ard Oideachais Cumann Lúthchleas Gael (CLG), the GAA's Higher Education Council.

Quick Facts Irish, Code ...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sigerson Cup.

The Trench Cup is the second tier football competition, Corn na Mac Léinn the third tier and Corn Comhairle Ardoideachais the fourth tier. The Fitzgibbon Cup is the hurling equivalent of the Sigerson Cup.

History

There was no intervarsity Gaelic sports competition[2] until George Sigerson, Professor of Zoology at University College Dublin, physician, and literary figure[3][2] offered up a trophy in 1911.[2] The cup was in the shape of a mether, an ancient Irish drinking vessel, and had four handles representing each of the four Irish provinces. Sigerson presented the trophy at the first tournament dinner, at the old Gresham Hotel, Dublin, in May 1911.[4] W. J. O'Riordan received the cup on behalf of UCC, the first winning team.[5] In 2009 Sigerson was named in the Sunday Tribune's list of the 125 Most Influential People In GAA History.[2] The trophy itself was the longest-serving trophy in national circulation in Gaelic games, until it was replaced by an identical model in 2001.[2]

From its inception Sigerson's alma mater, UCD have dominated the competition winning 33 titles, their greatest era being in the 1970s when they won the title six times in seven years. These Sigerson Cup wins proved to be the launch pad for success further afield, as UCD went on to add two All-Ireland Club Championship wins to their haul.[citation needed]

UCD Sigerson champions, 1968

In the early days of the tournament, only UCD, UCC and UCG took part. The competition has been run off every year since, with the exceptions of 1920, 1942 and 1967. UCC are second in the pecking order in terms of championships won, currently having 23 victories to their credit. UCG (now NUI Galway) holds the record for the longest winning sequence. After their victory in 1936, the Galway University club went on to claim the next five titles and their six in a row is still an unequalled record.[citation needed]

As the years passed, the domination of the original big three was challenged by a number of new participants. Queen's University Belfast entered the competition for the first time in 1923, but did not enter thereafter until 1933. They have participated in the competition every year since and won their first title in 1958. Queen's have eight titles to their name, winning their eighth in 2007 by defeating UUJ 0-15 to 0-14 in the final.[citation needed]

As society in general changed with time, and more and more people began to enter third-level education, the number of colleges and universities grew rapidly. The impact of these changes on the Sigerson Cup has been immeasurable. Trinity College Dublin first entered in 1963, followed by NUIM in 1972, the New University of Ulster (later University of Ulster, Coleraine) in 1976, and University of Ulster, Jordanstown in 1985. The next colleges to enter were Thomond, NIHE Limerick and St Mary's, Belfast, all in 1988. Further expansion and the admission of Regional Technical Colleges to the competition saw Dublin City University enter in 1990 and the RTCs from Athlone in 1991, Sligo in 1992, Cork in 1995, Tralee in 1996 and Dublin IT in 1998. All of these third-level institutions have claimed Sigerson Cup titles since the mid-nineties, most recently Dublin IT in 2013.[citation needed]

Tralee's entry to the competition proved especially fruitful when they won successive titles in 1997, 1998 and 1999. The stranglehold of the larger Universities, UCD, UCG and UCC, has now been broken. The colleges in the north have gained a new confidence in the competition, and with a whole raft of new participants joining in recent years, the trophy is now harder won than ever. Since the 2000/01 season IT Sligo and DCU have both won the Sigerson Cup three times. The Silver Jubilee Tournament was played in 1935/36, won by University College Dublin; the Golden Jubilee Tournament in 1961/62, won by University College Dublin; the Diamond Jubilee tournament in 1971/72, won by University College Cork; the 75th tournament in 1986/87, won by University of Ulster Jordanstown; and the Centennial tournament in 2011/12, won by Dublin City University.[citation needed]

The GAA Higher Education Cups are currently sponsored by the Electric Ireland[6] who follow on from The Irish Daily Mail, Ulster Bank, Datapac, Bus Éireann and Independent.ie as investors in Ireland's premier Higher Education GAA sports competitions.[citation needed]

Mick Raftery (UCG & Mayo/Galway) holds the record as an eight-time Sigerson Cup winner, 1933–41.[citation needed]

Current competition format

The 2018-19 competition begins with a double-elimination stage where every team is guaranteed at least two games. All matches finish on the day. If the score is level at the end of normal time, two ten minute periods of extra time are played each way. If the score is still level at the end of extra time, the winning team is determined by a free-taking competition.

Double-elimination stage

  • In round 1 all sixteen teams compete in eight matches.
  • In round 2, the eight beaten teams from round 1 playoff in four matches. The four losing teams in round 2 are eliminated.
  • In round 3, four of the eight winning teams from round 1 play the four winning teams from round 2. The other four winning teams from round 1 are given byes to the quarter-finals. The four losing teams in round 3 are eliminated.

Knockout stage

Traditionally the semi-finals and final took place at a single host venue over a weekend known as 'The Sigerson Weekend'. This arrangement was abandoned in 2018-19 with the semi-finals and final being organised as separate events.

  • In the quarter-finals, the four remaining winning teams from round 1 who were given a bye in round 3 play the four winning teams from round 3. The four losing teams are eliminated.
  • In the semi-finals, the four winning teams from the quarter-finals playoff in two matches. The two losing teams are eliminated.
  • In the final, the two winning teams from the semi-finals meet.

Roll of honour

Wins listed by College

More information Team, County ...

Finalists who have not won the Sigerson Cup:

Winners listed by year

  • 1910/11 UCC
  • 1911/12 UCG
  • 1912/13 UCD
  • 1913/14 UCC
  • 1914/15 UCD
  • 1915/16 UCC
  • 1916/17 UCD
  • 1917/18 UCD
  • 1918/19 UCC
  • 1919/20 UCD
  • 1920/21 Not Played
  • 1921/22 UCG
  • 1922/23 UCC
  • 1923/24 UCD
  • 1924/25 UCC
  • 1925/26 UCC
  • 1926/27 UCD
  • 1927/28 UCC
  • 1928/29 UCD
  • 1929/30 UCD
  • 1930/31 UCD
  • 1931/32 UCD
  • 1932/33 UCD
  • 1933/34 UCG
  • 1934/35 UCG
  • 1935/36 UCD
  • 1936/37 UCG
  • 1937/38 UCG
  • 1938/39 UCG
  • 1939/40 UCG
  • 1940/41 UCG
  • 1941/42 UCG
  • 1942/43 Not Played
  • 1943/44 UCC
  • 1944/45 UCD
  • 1945/46 UCD
  • 1946/47 UCC
  • 1947/48 UCD
  • 1948/49 UCG
  • 1949/50 UCD
  • 1950/51 UCG
  • 1951/52 UCC
  • 1952/53 UCC
  • 1953/54 UCD
  • 1954/55 UCG
  • 1955/56 UCD
  • 1956/57 UCD
  • 1957/58 UCD
  • 1958/59 QUB
  • 1959/60 UCD
  • 1960/61 UCG
  • 1961/62 UCD
  • 1962/63 UCG
  • 1963/64 UCG
  • 1964/65 QUB
  • 1965/66 UCC
  • 1966/67 UCC
  • 1967/68 UCD
  • 1968/69 UCC
  • 1969/70 UCC
  • 1970/71 QUB
  • 1971/72 UCC
  • 1972/73 UCD
  • 1973/74 UCD
  • 1974/75 UCD
  • 1975/76 SPC Maynooth
  • 1976/77 UCD
  • 1977/78 UCD
  • 1978/79 UCD
  • 1979/80 UCG
  • 1980/81 UCG
  • 1981/82 QUB
  • 1982/83 UCG
  • 1983/84 UCG
  • 1984/85 UCD
  • 1985/86 UUJ
  • 1986/87 UUJ
  • 1987/88 UCC
  • 1988/89 St Mary's, Belfast
  • 1989/90 QUB
  • 1990/91 UUJ
  • 1991/92 UCG
  • 1992/93 QUB
  • 1993/94 UCC
  • 1994/95 UCC
  • 1995/96 UCD
  • 1996/97 Tralee RTC
  • 1997/98 IT Tralee
  • 1998/99 IT Tralee
  • 1999/00 QUB
  • 2000/01 UUJ
  • 2001/02 IT Sligo
  • 2002/03 NUI Galway
  • 2003/04 IT Sligo
  • 2004/05 IT Sligo
  • 2005/06 DCU
  • 2006/07 QUB
  • 2007/08 UUJ
  • 2008/09 Cork IT
  • 2009/10 DCU
  • 2010/11 UCC
  • 2011/12 DCU
  • 2012/13 Dublin IT
  • 2013/14 UCC
  • 2014/15 DCU
  • 2015/16 UCD
  • 2016/17 St Mary's, Belfast
  • 2017/18 UCD
  • 2018/19 UCC
  • 2019/20 DCU
  • 2020/21 No competition
  • 2021/22 NUI Galway
  • 2022/23 UCC
  • 2023/24 UU

Sigerson Shield [Plate] winners

The Sigerson Shield [Plate] competition was introduced in 1976/77 for the teams beaten in the quarter-finals of the Sigerson Cup, in essence to provide competition for the losing teams over the three-day Sigerson weekend.[7] Trinity College Dublin (Dublin University) were the inaugural winners at Fahy Field, Galway. As a consequence of the Sigerson Cup function at the Dublin University Boat Club, Islandbridge, in February 1990 which descended into an 'orgy of destruction', the CAO decided to scrap the three-day finals weekend format to avoid any recurrence of such chaotic behaviour.[8] In 1990/91 the multi-game weekend format was replaced with all the games being played at separate venues. In 1991/92, the quarter-finals were run off separately from the semi-finals and final, the latter being played over a two-day Sigerson weekend; the same format was used in 1992/93. From 1993/94 the final stages of both the Sigerson and Trench Cups were staged over the same weekend. In 1992/93 the Sigerson Shield was contested between the losing semi-finalists, University College Galway and the University of Ulster at Jordanstown.

  • 1976/77 TCD 1-8 NUU† 0-3
  • 1977/78 TCD 3-9 QUB 1-9
  • 1978/79 TCD 1-10 QUB 1-6
  • 1979/80 UCC 3-16 QUB 1-9
  • 1980/81 QUB 0-7 NUU 0-6
  • 1981/82 UCC 4-6 NUU 0-12
  • 1982/83 UCD 0-9 SPC Maynooth 0-7
  • 1983/84 SPC Maynooth 0-13 TCD 0-7
  • 1984/85 TCD 1-10 UU Jordanstown 2-6
  • 1985/86 QUB 2-6 TCD 1-8
  • 1986/87 QUB 1-11 UCG 0-4
  • 1987/88 TCD 2-6 NIHE Limerick 1-5
  • 1988/89 UCG 1-8 UU Jordanstown 1-6
  • 1989/90 DCU 1-15 UCG 0-15
  • 1990/91 Not played?
  • 1991/92 Not Played?
  • 1992/93 UCG 7-13 UU Jordanstown 3-11

† New University of Ulster

Captains of Sigerson Cup winning teams

Unpublished list of playing captains kindly provided by Dónal McAnallen. NB: Some differences exist between this list of playing team captains and publicly visible, wall-mounted lists of college club captains (often non-playing)[9]

More information Academic Year, Player ...

Man of the Match/Player of the Tournament and winning top scorers

The accolade of Man of the Match or Player of the Tournament dates at least from the 1980s. The "Player of the Tournament" was not always from the winning team, e.g., 1983/84. Top scorer refers to the player with the highest points tally on the winning side.

More information Year, MOTM/POTT ...

Finals listed by year

Bold text indicates first win.

More information Academic Year, Winners ...

References

  1. [1]
    "BBC - Northern Ireland - Irish Language - Blas". www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. [2]
    The 125 Most Influential People In GAA History, Sunday Tribune, 4 January 2009
  3. [3]
    Lyons, J.B. (2013) Sigerson, George. Dictionary of Irish Biography Online, J. McGuire & J. Quinn (eds), Cambridge University Press and Royal Irish Academy; http://www.turtlebunbury.com/history/history_irish/history_irish_sigersonandfitzgibbon.htm Retrieved 8 May 2013
  4. [4]
    Freeman's Journal, 16 May 1911, p. 11
  5. [5]
    McAnallen, Donal (2012). The Cups that Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games. Cork: The Collins Press. pp. 40–43. ISBN 9781848891609.
  6. [6]
    "Electric Ireland announce Sponsorship of Higher Education Championships".
  7. [7]
    Irish Press, 28 February 1977, p. 16
  8. [8]
    McAnallen, Donal (2012). The Cups that Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games. Cork: The Collins Press, p. 374. ISBN 9781848891609.
  9. [9]
    McAnallen, Dónal (2012). The Cups that Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, The Collins Press, Cork, ISBN 9781848891609
  10. [10]
    Connacht Tribune, 22 December 1917, p. 3
  11. [11]
    The Sigerson Cup tournament had been due to be played in Galway. The Irish War of Independence had intensified in 1920. The events of 21 November 1920, Bloody Sunday (1920), - the IRA assassinations of the Cairo Gang in the morning followed by the Croke Park massacre by the Royal Irish Constabulary at the Dublin v Tipperary Gaelic football match that afternoon - led to the abandonment of the tournament
  12. [12]
    The Sigerson Cup tournament was to have been held in Cork. The Senate of the National University prohibited teams from travelling long distances due to the extreme fuel shortages at that time during World War II (The Emergency). The Sigerson was initially postponed until Hilary Term 1943, but ultimately did not take place - The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 183, ISBN 9781848891609
  13. [13]
    Diarmaid Ferriter (2013) Flanagan, Seán. Dictionary of Irish Biography Online, J. McGuire & J. Quinn (eds), Cambridge University Press and Royal Irish Academy.
  14. [14]
    Jim Shanahan (2013) Duke, Philip James ('P.J.'). Dictionary of Irish Biography Online, J. McGuire & J. Quinn (eds), Cambridge University Press and Royal Irish Academy.
  15. [15]
    Played full-back under the pseudonym "Jim O'Brien"; The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 221, ISBN 9781848891609
  16. [16]
    Terry Clavin (2013) Colleran, Enda. Dictionary of Irish Biography Online, J. McGuire & J. Quinn (eds), Cambridge University Press and Royal Irish Academy.
  17. [17]
    The UCC Captain did not play in the final after injuring his ankle in the semi-final against UCD - Sunday Independent, 6 March 2011, Sport, p. 8
  18. [18]
    Irish Times, 10 March 1980, p. 4; Irish Independent, 10 March 1980, p. 13; Connacht Sentinel, 11 March 1980, p. 15; N.B.The Irish Press, 10 March 1980, p. 13, reported the result incorrectly as UCG 1-08 UCD 0-06
  19. [19]
    Connacht Tribune, 27 February 1981, p. 16
  20. [20]
    Connacht Tribune, 25 February 1983, p. 11; Connacht Tribune, 9 March 1983, p. 10
  21. [21]
    Connacht Tribune, 9 March 1984, p. 10
  22. [22]
    Name obtained via Bill Sex, UCD Captain 1985/85 and confirmed by Dermot Flanagan.
  23. [23]
    Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Cups that Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, p. 367, The Collins Press, Cork, ISBN 9781848891609
  24. [24]
    Name kindly provided by John "Tommy Joe" Farrell, UUJ
  25. [25]
    Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Cups that Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, p. 370, The Collins Press, Cork, ISBN 9781848891609
  26. [26]
    Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Cups that Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, p. 372, The Collins Press, Cork, ISBN 9781848891609
  27. [27]
    Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Cups that Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, p. 401, The Collins Press, Cork, ISBN 9781848891609
  28. [28]
    nicknamed the "Swatragh Skyscraper" Queen's Hall of Fame Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Queen's University Gaelic Football Club
  29. [29]
    Name kindly provided by John Grainger, GAA Development Officer, University College Cork
  30. [30]
    Southern Star, 18 March 1995, p. 28
  31. [31]
    Ciarán McManus (2011) (1990s and 2000s), p. 85. In Irial Glynn, 2011 UCD and the Sigerson:100 years 1911-2011
  32. [32]
    Tyrone Herald, 27 February 2006, p. 30
  33. [33]
    Kerryman, 28 February 2019, p. 55
  34. [34]
    NUI Galway defy he wind and rain to claim Sigerson, Connacht Tribune, 25 February 2022, Sport, page 113
  35. [35]
    Freeman's Journal, 10 May 1911, p. 11; Freeman's Journal, 11 May 1911, p. 11; Connacht Tribune, 13 May 1911, p. 8; Freeman's Journal, 16 May 1911, p. 11; The Sigerson Cup tournament operated on a mini-league system, each team playing two games each, the college with the best record being the winner; The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 39, ISBN 9781848891609
  36. [36]
    Irish Independent, 20 February 1912, p. 7; Connacht Tribune, 24 February 1912, p. 4 & 7
  37. [37]
    Freeman's Journal, 28 February 1913, p.11; Connacht Tribune, 1 March 1913; UCD and UCG ended the tournament with 3 pts each (a win and a draw), but UCD had the better score difference (UCD +10, UCG +3) and so lifted the Sigerson Cup for the first time; The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. , ISBN 9781848891609
  38. [38]
    Freeman's Journal, 6 May 1914, p. 10; Connacht Tribune,May 9, p.4
  39. [39]
    Irish Independent, 16 January 1915, p. 6; Irish Independent, 18 January 1915, p. 7; Irish Times, 18 January 1915, p. 8; Freeman's Journal, 18 January 1915, p. 2; Irish Times, 18 January 1915, p. 8; With the three teams tied on 2 pts each for a win, points difference was used to decide the winner - UCD +3, UCG +1, UCC -4; Dónal McAnallen, The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 68, ISBN 9781848891609
  40. [40]
    Irish Times, 25 February 1916, p. 2; Freeman's Journal, 25 February 1916, p. 7; Irish Times, 26 February 1916, p. 7; Irish Independent, 25 February 1916, p. 4; Freeman's Journal, 28 February 1916, p. 9; Connacht Tribune, 4 March 1916, p. 3
  41. [41]
    Irish Independent, 16 February 1917, p. 4; Freeman's Journal, 19 February 1917, p. 7; Sunday Independent, 18 February 1917, p. 4; Connacht Tribune, 24 February 1917, p. 3
  42. [42]
    Freeman's Journal, 21 December 1917, p. 5; Freeman's Journal, 22 December 1917, p. 7; Freeman's Journal, 24 December 1917, p. 6; Anglo-Celt, 29 December 1917, p. 16; Connacht Tribune, 22 December 1917, p. 3; Connacht Tribune, 29 December 1917, p. 3
  43. [43]
    Freeman's Journal, 1 March 1919, p. 7; Irish Independent, 1 March 1919, p. 7; Freeman's Journal, 3 March 1919, p. 6; Cork Examiner, 3 March 1919
  44. [44]
    Freeman's Journal, 21 February 1920, p. 6; Sunday Independent, 22 February 1920, p. 6; Irish Independent, 23 February 1920, p. 8; Freeman's Journal, 23 February 1920, p. 5; The 1919/20 tournament was the first played with a new knock-out format whereby the host club (UCD that year) got a bye to the final and the other two colleges played a knock-out semi-final, in which UCC beat UCG 2-03 to 0-06 after extra time; The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 72-73, ISBN 9781848891609
  45. [45]
    Irish Independent, 19 December 1921, p. 7; Irish Times, 20 December 1921, p. 3; Sunday Independent, 25 December 1921, p. 7; UCC beat UCD in a knockout semifinal on 18 December 1921 at South Park, Galway by 2-01 to 0-03 to face the host college UCG in the final, who were awarded a walkover when QUB did not make the journey to Galway; The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 99-100, ISBN 9781848891609
  46. [46]
    Irish Independent, 2 February 1923, p. 9; Freeman's Journal, 2 February 1923, p. 7; Irish Times, 5 February 1923, p. 9; Freeman's Journal, 5 February 1923, p. 7; Due to the Irish Civil War, no Sigerson Cup competition took place in calendar year 1922; the 1922/23 tournament took place in Cork in February 1923; as the host college, UCC had a bye to the final, while, on 3 February at The Mardyke, UCD beat UCG by 3-05 to 1-00; The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 101-102, ISBN 9781848891609
  47. [47]
    Irish Times, 15 December 1923, p. 10; Freeman's Journal, 15 December 1923, p. 3; Irish Times, 17 December 1923, p. 4; Irish Independent, 17 December 1923, p. 8; Freeman's Journal, 17 December 1923, p. 3; QUB joined the Sigerson Cup tournament facilitating two knock-out semi-finals in which UCD beat QUB 3-05 to 2-01 on 14 December at Terenure and UCC beat UCG on a scoreline of 2-00 to 0-01 on 15 December at Terenure; The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 102-103, ISBN 9781848891609
  48. [48]
    Irish Independent, 23 December 1924, p. 9; Connacht Tribune, 27 December 1924, p. 7; QUB withdrew from the tournament because of financial difficulties, giving the host college UCG a bye to the final; in the other semi-final UCC beat UCD on a 1-01 to 0-03 scoreline on 20 December 1924; The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 106-107, ISBN 9781848891609
  49. [49]
    Irish Times, 14 December 1925, p. 11; Irish Independent. 14 December 1925, p. 11; Connacht Tribune, 26 December 1925, p. 21; As in 1924/25, QUB was unable to participate, affording the host college UCC a bye to the final; in the other semi-final UCD beat UCG 0-07 to 0-03 on 12 December at the Mardyke; The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 107, ISBN 9781848891609
  50. [50]
    Irish Times, 11 December 1926, p. 10; Irish Independent, 11 December 1926, p. 12; Irish Independent, 13 December 1926, p. 8; Irish Times, 13 December 1926, p. 11; The competition reverted in 1926/27 to the original three-team, mini-league format until QUB returned to the competition in the 1933/34 season; The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 109, ISBN 9781848891609
  51. [51]
    Irish Times, 10 December 1927, p. 12; Irish Independent, 10 December 1927, p. 11; Irish Independent, 12 December 1927, p. 13; Irish Times, 12 December 1927, p. 12; Connacht Tribune, 17 December 1927, p. 21
  52. [52]
    Irish Independent, 28 January 1929, p. 11; UCG withdrew from the competition which was fixed for January 1929, leaving a straight final instead of a three-way mini-league; The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 111, ISBN 9781848891609
  53. [53]
    Sunday Independent, 8 December 1929, p. 15; Irish Times, 9 December 1929, p. 11; Irish Independent, 9 December 1929, p. 13; Anglo-Celt, 14 December 1929, p. 8
  54. [54]
    Irish Independent, 8 December 1930, p. 11; Irish Times, 8 December 1930, p. 13; Irish Independent, 9 December 1930, p. 12; Irish Times, 9 December 1930, p. 13; Irish Times, 10 December 1930, p. 11; Irish Independent, 10 December 1930, p. 13; Connacht Tribune, 13 December 1930, p. 15
  55. [55]
    Sunday Independent, 6 December 1931, p. 13; Irish Times, 7 December 1931, p. 10; Irish Press, 7 December 1931, p. 8; Irish Press, 8 December 1931, p. 8; Connacht Sentinel, 8 December 1931, p. 2
  56. [56]
    Irish Times, 10 December 1932, p. 12; Irish Press, 10 December 1932, p. 8; Irish Independent, 10 December 1932, p. 13; Irish Times, 12 December 1932, p. 11; Irish Press, 12 December 1932, p. 8; Irish Independent, 12 December 1932, p. 14; Connacht Sentinel, 13 December 1932, p. 4; Connacht Tribune, 17 December 1932, p. 13 & 27
  57. [57]
    Irish Press, 11 December 1933, p. 10; Irish Times, 11 December 1933, p. 10; Irish Independent, 11 December 1933, p. 13; Connacht Sentinel, 12 December 1933, p. 4; With the return of QUB to the Sigerson Cup tournament, there was a change in the format of the competition back from a mini-league system to straight knock-out semi-finals and the final; The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 146, ISBN 9781848891609
  58. [58]
    Irish Times, 10 December 1934, p. 10; Irish Press, 10 December 1934, p. 11; Connacht Sentinel, 11 December 1934, p. 4
  59. [59]
    Irish Independent, 9 December 1935, p. 13; Irish Press, 9 December 1935, p. 11; Connacht Sentinel, 10 December 1935, p. 4; N.B. The Irish Times, 9 December 1935, p. 11 erroneously reported the score as UCD 2-03 QUB 0-00 and that the match was played at Cherryvale, Belfast not Corrigan Park;
  60. [60]
    Irish Times, 7 December 1936, p. 13; Irish Independent, 7 December 1936, p. 16; Irish Press, 7 December 1936, p. 10; Connacht Sentinel, 8 December, p. 4
  61. [61]
    Irish Times, 6 December 1937, p. 10; Irish Press, 6 December 1937, p. 11; Irish Independent, 6 December 1937, p. 14; Connacht Sentinel, 7 December 1937, p. 3
  62. [62]
    Sunday Independent, 4 December 1938, p. 19; Irish Times, 5 December 1938, p. 11; Irish Press, 5 December 1938, p. 10; Irish Independent, 5 December 1938, p. 14; Connacht Sentinel, 6 December 1938, p. 3
  63. [63]
    Irish Press, 11 December 1939, p. 12; Irish Times, 11 December 1939, p. 11; Irish Independent, 11 December 1939, p. 10; The 'final' in 1939/40 is unique in the history of the Sigerson Cup. UCG played two 'finals'. The semi-final between UCD and QUB ended in a draw (0-06 v 1-03). Extra time was not possible because of fading light. The teams tossed a coin to meet UCG in the 'final' with certain caveats. If QUB beat UCG, Queen's would be deemed to have won the Sigerson Cup. If UCG won, UCG would contest a 'final replay' against UCD at Galway. - The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 154-155, ISBN 9781848891609
  64. [64]
    Irish Times, 19 February 1940, p. 8; Irish Press, 19 February 1940, p. 10; Irish Independent, 19 February 1940, p. 10; Connacht Tribune, 24 February 1940, p. 20
  65. [65]
    Sunday Independent, 15 December 1940, p. 11; Irish Times, 16 December 1940, p. 7; Irish Press, 16 December 1940, p. 8; Irish Independent, 16 December 1940, p. 8; Connacht Sentinel, 17 December 1940, p. 3
  66. [66]
    Irish Times, 15 December 1941, p. 3; Irish Independent, 15 December 1941, p. 4; Irish Press, 15 December 1941, p. 4; Connacht Sentinel, 16 December 1941, p. 3
  67. [67]
    Irish Press, 29 November 1943, p. 4; Irish Times, 30 November 1943, p. 2; Connacht Sentinel, 30 November 1943, p. 3
  68. [68]
    Sunday Independent, 10 December 1944, p. 4; Irish Press, 11 December 1944, p. 4; Irish Independent, 11 December 1944, p. 5; Connacht Sentinel, 12 December 1944, p. 3; Irish Times, 13 December 1944, p. 2
  69. [69]
    Irish Press, 26 November 1945, p. 7; Irish Independent, 26 November 1945, p. 7; Irish Times, 29 November 1945, p. 3;
  70. [70]
    Sunday Independent, 10 November 1946, p. 7; Irish Times, 11 November 1946, p. 3; Irish Press, 11 November 1946, p. 8; Irish Independent, 11 November 1946, p. 7; Connacht Sentinel, 12 November 1946, p. 3
  71. [71]
    Irish Press, 24 November 1947, p. 8; Irish Independent, 24 November 1947, p. 7; Connacht Tribune, 29 November 1947, p. 23
  72. [72]
    Irish Times, 16 November 1948, p. 4; Irish Independent, 15 November 1948, p. 7; Connacht Sentinel, 16 November 1948, p. 3; Connacht Tribune, 20 November 1948, p. 17
  73. [73]
    Irish Press, 7 November 1949, p. 7; Irish Independent, 7 November 1949, p. 9; Irish Times, 9 November 1949, p. 2;
  74. [74]
    Sunday Independent, 26 November, p. 6; Irish Press, 27 November 1950, p. 9; Irish Independent, 27 November 1950, p. 10; Irish Times, 28 November 1950, p. 2; Connacht Sentinel, 28 November 1950, p. 1 & 3; Irish Times Pictorial, 2 December 1950, p. 18
  75. [75]
    Sunday Independent, 11 November 1951, p. 7; Irish Press, 12 November 1951, p. 7; Irish Independent, 12 November 1951, p. 9; Connacht Sentinel, 13 November 1951, p. 3
  76. [76]
    Irish Times, 10 November 1952, p. 3; Irish Press, 10 November 1952, p. 7; Irish Independent, 10 November 1952, p. 9
  77. [77]
    Irish Times, 30 November 1953, p. 2; Irish Press, 30 November 1953, p. 10; Irish Independent, 30 November, p. 11
  78. [78]
    Irish Times, 15 November 1954, p. 4; Irish Independent, 15 November 1954, p. 10; Irish Press, 15 November 1954, p. 8; Connacht Sentinel, 16 November 1954, p. 3; Connaught Telegraph, 20 November, p. 6
  79. [79]
    Irish Times, 31 January 1955, p. 3; Irish Independent, 31 January 1955, p. 10; Irish Press, 31 January 1955, p. 8; Connacht Sentinel, 1 February 1955, p. 3
  80. [80]
    Sunday Independent, 20 November 1955, p. 19; Irish Press, 21 November 1955, p. 6; Irish Independent, 21 November 1955, p. 10; Irish Times, 21 November 1955, p. 3; Irish Times, 22 November 1955, p. 3; Connacht Sentinel, 22 November 1955, p. 3
  81. [81]
    Irish Times, 6 December 1956, p. 2; Irish Independent, 3 December 1956, p. 14; Irish Press, 3 December 1956, p. 9; Connacht Tribune, 8 December 1956, p. 14
  82. [82]
    Irish Times, 25 November 1957, p. 2; Irish Independent, 25 November 1956, p. 12; Irish Press, 25 November 1956, p. 9; Connacht Sentinel, 26 November 1957, p. 3
  83. [83]
    Sunday Independent, 23 November 1958, p. 8; Irish Press, 24 November 1958, p. Irish Times, 24 November 1958, p. 3; Irish Independent, 24 November 1958
  84. [84]
    Irish Independent, 16 February 1959, p. 14; Irish Times, 16 February 1959, p. 3
  85. [85]
    Irish Times, 7 December 1959, p. 2; Irish Independent, 7 December 1959, p. 15
  86. [86]
    Irish Press, 21 November 1960, p. 14; Irish Independent, 21 November 1960, p. 11; Connacht Sentinel, 22 November 1960, p. 3
  87. [87]
    Irish Times, 27 November 1961, p. 3; Irish Independent, 27 November 1961, p. 17; Irish Press, 27 November 1961, p. 16; Connacht Sentinel, 28 November 1961, p. 3
  88. [88]
    Sunday Independent, 25 November 1962, p. 11; Irish Times, 26 November 1962, p. 4; Irish Independent, 26 November 1962, p.13; Connacht Sentinel, 27 November 1962, p. 3
  89. [89]
    Irish Independent, 2 December 1963, p. 16; Irish Press, 2 December 1963, p. 15; Connacht Sentinel, 3 December 1963, p. 3
  90. [90]
    Irish Times, 30 November 1964, p. 4; Irish Press, 30 November 1964, p. 14; Irish Independent, 30 November 1964, p. 15
  91. [91]
    Irish Times, 6 December 1965, p. 4; Irish Press, 6 December 1965, p. 14; Irish Independent, 6 December 1965, p. 11; Connacht Sentinel, 7 December 1965, p. 5
  92. [92]
    Irish Times, 28 November 1966, p. 4; Irish Independent, 28 November 1966, p. 16; Irish Press, 28 November 1966, p. 13; Connacht Sentinel, 29 November 1966, p. 3
  93. [93]
    Irish Times, 29 January 1968, p. 4; Irish Independent, 29 January 1968, 14; Irish Press, 29 November 1968, p. 13; Connacht Tribune, 2 February 1968, p. 18
  94. [94]
    Sunday Independent, 2 March 1969, p. 13; Irish Independent, 3 March 1969, p. 14; Irish Press, 3 March 1968, p. 13; Irish Times, 3 March 1969, p. 4; The staging of the Sigerson Cup tournament moved from before Xmas to March dates because of the introduction of the Higher Education League from autumn through to spring; The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 281, ISBN 9781848891609
  95. [95]
    Irish Press, 16 March 1970, p. 11; Irish Independent, 16 March 1970, p. 12; Irish Times, 16 March 1970, p. 4
  96. [96]
    Irish Independent, 8 March 1971, p. 10; ; Irish Times, 8 March 1971, p. 4; Connacht Sentinel, 9 March 1971, p. 5; Irish Times, 9 March 1971, p. 4; In a semi-final UCD had beaten UCC by 0-14 to 2-06. UCD had played Benny Gaughran, former UCD captain, in the semi-final match. He had been initially ruled eligible to play by Comhairle na nOllscoil (the Universities Committee), but that decision had been subsequently reversed. UCD had appealed this reversal and had played Gaughran 'under appeal'. Comhairle na nOllscoil disqualified UCD for playing an ineligible player and promoted UCC to the final, a decision unprecedented in the history of the Sigerson Cup - The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 313-315, ISBN 9781848891609
  97. [97]
    Irish Times, 6 March 1972, p. 4; Irish Independent, 6 March 1972, p. 13; Irish Press, 6 March 1972, p. 13; Connacht Sentinel, 7 March 1972, p. 5
  98. [98]
    Irish Times, 5 March 1973, p. 4; Irish Press, 5 March 1973, p. 16; Irish Independent, 5 March 1973, p. 12
  99. [99]
    Irish Times, 25 February 1974, p. 3; Irish Independent, 25 February 1974, p. 11; Connacht Tribune, 1 March 1974, p. 9
  100. [100]
    Irish Times, 10 March 1975; Irish Press, 10 March 1975, p. 12; Irish Independent, 10 March 1975, p. 12
  101. [101]
    Irish Times, 1 March 1976, p. 3; Irish Press, 1 March 1976, p. 12; Irish Independent, 1 March 1976, p. 10
  102. [102]
    Irish Times, 28 February 1977, p. 3; Irish Independent, 28 February 1977, p. 12; Irish Press, 28 February 1977, p. 16; Connacht Sentinel, 1 March 1977, p. 12
  103. [103]
    Irish Times, 11 April 1977, p. 5; Irish Press, 11 April 1977, p. 16; Connacht Sentinel, 12 April 1977, p. 12; Connacht Tribune, 15 April 1977, p. 10
  104. [104]
    Irish Times, 27 February 1978, p. 3; Irish Press, 27 February 1978, p. 11; Irish Independent, 27 February 1978, p. 10; Connacht Sentinel, 28 February 1978, p. 15
  105. [105]
    Irish Times, 26 February 1979, p. 3; Irish Independent, 26 February 1979, p. 11; Irish Press, 26 February 1979, p. 14; Connacht Tribune, 27 February 1979, p. 12
  106. [106]
    Irish Times, 23 February 1981, p. 14; Irish Press, 23 February 1981, p. 18; Irish Independent, 23 February 1981, p. 8; Connacht Sentinel, 24 February 1981, p. 16
  107. [107]
    Irish Times, 1 March 1982, p. 4; Irish Independent, 1 March 1982, p. 10; Irish Press, 1 March 1982, p. 12; Connacht Sentinel, 2 March 1982, p. 9
  108. [108]
    Irish Times, 21 February 1983, p. 4; Irish Press, 21 February 1983, p. 12; Irish Independent, 21 February 1983, p. 13; Connacht Tribune, 25 February 1983, p. 11
  109. [109]
    Irish Times, 5 March 1984, p. 4; Irish Press, 5 March 1984, p. 19; Connacht Sentinel, 6 March 1984, p. 9
  110. [110]
    Irish Times, 25 February 1985, p. 4; Irish Press, 25 February 1985, p. 11; Irish Independent, 25 February 1985, p. 10
  111. [111]
    Irish Times, 10 March 1986, p. 4; Irish Independent, 10 March 1986, p. 10; Irish Press, 10 March 1986, p. 18
  112. [112]
    Irish Times, 2 March 1987, p. 5; Irish Independent, 2 March 1987, p. 13; NB: The Irish Press, 2 March 1987, p. 14, reported the result incorrectly as UUJ 0-07 UCC 0-05
  113. [113]
    Irish Times, 7 March 1988, p. 4; Irish Independent, 7 March 1988, p. 14; Irish Press, 7 March 1988, p. 15
  114. [114]
    Irish Times, 6 March 1989, p. 21; Irish Press, 6 March 1989, p. 33
  115. [115]
    Irish Times, 26 February 1990, p. 4; Irish Press, 26 February 1990, p. 30; Irish Independent, 26 February 1990, p. 12; Connacht Tribune, 29 March 1991, p. 13
  116. [116]
    Connacht Sentinel, 26 March 1991, p. 13
  117. [117]
    Irish Independent, 16 March 1992, p. 21; Irish Times, 16 March 1992, p. 15; Irish Press, 16 March 1992, p. 38; City Tribune, 20 March 1992, p. 16 & 17; Connacht Tribune, 20 March 1992, p. 17
  118. [118]
    Irish Times, 22 March 1993, p. A6; Irish Independent, 22 March 1993, Sport, p. 4
  119. [119]
    Irish Times, 28 February 1994, p. A2; Irish Independent, 28 February 1994, p. 29; Irish Press, 28 February 1994, p. 48
  120. [120]
    Irish Times, 13 March 1995, p. A4; Irish Independent, 13 March 1995, p. 31; Irish Press, 13 March 1995, p. 47
  121. [121]
    Sunday Independent, 3 March 1996, p. 51; Irish Times, 4 March 1996, p. A4; Irish Independent, 4 March 1996, p. 31;
  122. [122]
    Irish Times, 10 March 1997, p. A2; Limerick Leader, 10 March 1997, p. 29; Irish Independent, 10 March 1997, p. 28; Kerryman, 14 March 1997, p. 12
  123. [123]
    Irish Times, 9 March 1998, p. A6
  124. [124]
    Irish Times, 8 March 1999, p. A6; Irish Independent, 8 March 1999, p. 47; Donegal News, 12 March. 1999, p. 24; Kerryman, 12 March 1999, p. 26
  125. [125]
    Irish Times, 28 February 2000, p. A4; Irish Independent, 28 February 2000, p. 29; City Tribune, 3 March 2000, p. 26
  126. [126]
    Irish Independent, 12 April 2001, p. 21; Irish Times, 12 April 2001, p. 25; The Sigerson weekend was due to be hosted by IT Sligo from 2–4 March 2001, but was postponed by the GAA due to the foot-and-mouth disease restrictions - Irish Independent, 1 March 2001, p. 21. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final were subsequently played at neutral venues over a two-week period. After a 90-year span in circulation, the original Sigerson Cup was retired to the GAA Museum; the new model commissioned as a replacement was presented to Jimmy McGuiness, the Captain of UUJ, the first Sigerson captain to lift the Sigerson Cup with two different colleges (IT Tralee 1998/99) - The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork, p. 442-444, ISBN 9781848891609
  127. [127]
    Irish Times, 25 February 2002, p. A7; Connaught Telegraph, 27 February 2002, p. 23
  128. [128]
    Irish Times, 10 March 2003, p. A6; Irish Independent, 10 March 2003, Sport, p. 24; Connacht Sentinel, 11 March 2003, p. 20
  129. [129]
    Irish Times, 1 March 2004, p. A2; Irish Independent, 1 March 2004, Sport, p. 7
  130. [130]
    Irish Times, 28 February 2005, p. A9; Connaught Telegraph, 2 March 2005, p. 56
  131. [131]
    Sunday Independent, 26 February 2006, Sport, p. 15; Irish Times, 27 February 2006, p. A8; Irish Independent, 27 February 2006, Sport, p. 24; Tyrone Herald, 27 February 2006, p. 30
  132. [132]
    Irish Times, 5 March 2007, p. A6; Irish Independent, 5 March 2007, Sport, p. 23
  133. [133]
    Irish Times, 23 April 2008, p. A10; Irish Independent, 23 April 2008, Sport, p. 11
  134. [134]
    Irish Times, 2 March 2009, p. A8; Irish Independent, 2 March 2009, Sport, p. 12; Connacht Sentinel, 3 March 2009, p. 24
  135. [135]
    Irish Times, 1 March 2010, p. A12; Irish Independent, 1 March 2010, Sport, p. 30
  136. [136]
    Sunday Independent, 6 March 2011, p. 58; Irish Independent, 7 March 2011, p. 43
  137. [137]
    Sunday Independent, 25 February 2012, p. 46 & 49; Donegal News, 27 February 2012, p. 40
  138. [138]
    Sunday Independent, 24 February 2013, p. 52; Irish Independent, 25 February 2013, p. 71; Donegal News, 25 February 2013, p. 39
  139. [139]
    Sunday Independent, 23 February 2014, Sport, p. 11; Irish Independent, 24 February 2014, Sport, p. 29; Irish Independent, 24 February |2014, Sport, p. 36
  140. [140]
    Irish Independent, 23 February 2015, Sport, p. 8; Irish Times, 23 February 2015, Sport, p. A8
  141. [141]
    Evening Herald, 22 February 2016, Sport, p. 50; Irish Examiner, 22 February 2016, Sport, p. 10-11; Irish Times 22 February 2016, Sport, p. A8
  142. [142]
    Irish Examiner, 20 February 2017, Sport, p.11;Irish Independent, 20 February 2017, Sport, p. 61; Irish Times, 20 February 2017, Sport, p. A10
  143. [143]
    Irish Independent, 19 February 2018, Sport, p. 53; Irish Examiner, 19 February 2018, Sport, p. 12
  144. [144]
    Irish Examiner, 21 February 2019, p. 25 & 36; Irish Independent, 21 February 2019, Sport, p.47
  145. [145]
    Keane, Paul (29 January 2020). "Dominant DCU sweep aside IT Carlow to secure fifth Sigerson Cup crown". www.independent.ie. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  146. [146]
    Super sub Heneghan inspires NUIG to Sigerson Cup glory, Tuam Herald, 23 February 2022, Sport, pages 78-79; Mayomen to the fore as NUI Galway ends 19-year Sigerson wait, Western People, 22 February 2022, page 13
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Sigerson_Cup, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.