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 and Division 2 and 3 played in various venues around Manchester.
Between 2001 and 2009, the Ladies Division 1 Championship winners would enter the 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, 2005-8, losing to Dublin City University, Dundalk Institute of Technology and University College Cork.[1]
Currently Liverpool Hope University are champions for 2018, beating cross city rivals Liverpool John Moore University in the final.
Championship Winners[edit]
Roll of Honour
- 11 - St Mary's University, Twickenham
- 5 - Liverpool Hope University
- 3 - Robert Gordon University
- 1 - Queen Margaret University
| Year | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | Northumbria University | |||
| 2010/11 | Northumbria University | 3-6 | University of Liverpool | 0-4 |
| 2011/12 | University of Liverpool | 3-12 | Manchester Metropolitan University | 1-8 |
| 2012/13 | Glasgow Caldedonian University | 6-9 | University of Dundee | 0-4 |
| 2013/14 | University of Dundee | 1-4 | University of Glasgow | 2-0 |
| 2014/15 | Coventry University | 3-7 | University of Birmingham | 1-6 |
| 2015/16[5] | Glasgow Caledonian University | 4-5 | Northumbria University | 1-2 |
| 2016/17 | University of Glasgow | 7-8 | University of Birmingham | 2-8 |
| 2017/18 | Coventry University | 4-10 | University of Glasgow | 0-10 |
| Year | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | Manchester Metropolitan University | 1-3 | University of Central Lancashire | 0-2 |
| 2011/12 | ||||
| 2012/13 | University of Glasgow | 1-3 | University of Birmingham | 1-2 |
| 2013/14 | University of Birmingham | 0-7 | Manchester Metropolitan University | 1-2 (AET) |
| 2014/15 | Teesside University | Heriot-Watt University | ||
| 2015/16 | University of Glasgow | |||
| 2016/17 | University of Manchester | 4-9 | University of Stirling | 0-6 |
| 2017/18 | University of Manchester | 4-7 | University of Stirling | 1-1 |
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. 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.