| Organiser(s) | Mid-Ulster Football Association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1887 |
| Region | Northern Ireland |
| Current champions | Dungannon Swifts (11th title) |
| Most championships | Glenavon (22 titles) |
TheMid-Ulster Cup is a seniorfootball competition inNorthern Ireland run by the Mid-Ulster Football Association (founded 2 April 1887).[1] The competition has historically featured teams based inCounty Armagh, eastCounty Tyrone, and westCounty Down, though teams from outside the Mid-Ulster FA's jurisdiction have also competed on occasion, withBangor (affiliated to theCounty Antrim & District F.A.) winning the cup in 1995/96.
First held in 1887–88, the inaugural edition was won byMilford. For 30 seasons, from 1947–48 to 1977–78, while remaining a senior competition, senior clubs declined to take part, instead fielding their reserve teams. Senior clubs returned, however, for the 1978–79 season, when theBob Radcliffe Cup was introduced as an intermediate competition.[2]
The competition is currently sponsored by EuroElectrix, and has been sponsored in the past by Golden Cow Dairies, Dukes Transport,Tennent's Lager,Bass, Ted Clarke,McEwan's Lager, Silverwood Hotel, Rushmere Shopping Centre andBelfast Telegraph.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenavon | 22 | 15 | 1897–98, 1901–02, 1904–05, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1937–38, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21 | 1894–95, 1900–01, 1902–03, 1905–06, 1907–08, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1987–88, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2019–20 |
| Portadown | 19 | 14 | 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1905–06, 1907–08, 1909–10, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2023–24 | 1892–93, 1896–97, 1897–98, 1904–05, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1911–12, 1914–15, 1925–26, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1990–91 |
| Newry City AFC‡ | 16 | 13 | 1936–37, 1938–39, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2022–23 | 1937–38, 1947–48, 1957–58, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2017–18 |
| Dungannon Swifts | 11 | 7 | 1970–71, 1975–76, 1987–88, 1996–97, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2024-25 | 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2010–11, 2022–23, 2023–24 |
| Tandragee Rovers | 5 | 6 | 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1961–62 | 1956–57, 1958–59, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70 |
| Glenavon Reserves | 5 | 3 | 1947–48, 1957–58, 1965–66, 1971–72, 1976–77 | 1913–14, 1961–62, 1962–63 |
| Portadown Reserves | 5 | 3 | 1946–47, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1969–70 | 1938–39, 1952–53, 1963–64 |
| Banbridge Town | 5 (1 shared) | 8 | 1948–49, 1949–50(shared), 1958–59, 1973–74, 1979–80 | 1960–61, 1964–65, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1989–90, 1999–2000, 2007–08, 2012–13 |
| Donacloney | 4 | 0 | 1890–91, 1892–93, 1895–96, 1900–01 | — |
| Loughgall | 3 | 5 | 2003–04, 2007–08, 2019–20 | 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2020–21, 2024-25 |
| Lurgan Celtic (1903) | 3 | 1 | 1911–12, 1912–13, 1914–15 | 1909–10 |
| Seapatrick | 3 | 1 | 1950–51, 1951–52, 1954–55 | 1953–54 |
| Milford | 2 | 2 | 1887–88, 1888–89 | 1889–90, 1890–91 |
| Warrenpoint Town | 2 | 1 | 2016–17, 2021–22 | 2018–19 |
| Armagh City | 1 | 4 | 2000–01 | 1975–76, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 |
| Gilford Crusaders | 1 | 3 | 1934–35 | 1930–31, 1931–32, 1948–49 |
| Sunnyside | 1 | 2 | 1935–36 | 1932–33, 1946–47 |
| New Century | 1 | 1 | 1972–73 | 1974–75 |
| East Lancashire Regiment | 1 | 0 | 1889–90 | — |
| Banford | 1 | 0 | 1891–92 | — |
| 15th King's Hussars | 1 | 0 | 1893–94 | — |
| Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry | 1 | 0 | 1894–95 | — |
| Milltown Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1896–97 | — |
| Lurgan Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1913–14 | — |
| Blane's | 1 | 0 | 1967–68 | — |
| Bangor | 1 | 0 | 1995–96 | — |
| Dromore Athletic | 1 (shared) | 0 | 1949–50 | — |
| Cookstown | 0 | 3 | — | 1895–96, 1899–1900, 1901–02 |
| Bessbrook | 0 | 3 | — | 1912–13, 1951–52, 1955–56 |
| Annagh United | 0 | 3 | — | 2006–07, 2013–14, 2021–22 |
| Loughgall (1887) | 0 | 2 | — | 1887–88, 1888–89 |
| Lurgan Celtic | 0 | 2 | — | 1970–71, 2001–02 |
| Royal Irish Rifles | 0 | 1 | — | 1893–94 |
| Lurgan Star | 0 | 1 | — | 1898–99 |
| Monaghan | 0 | 1 | — | 1903–04 |
| Portadown Celtic | 0 | 1 | — | 1910–11 |
| Lurgan B-Specials | 0 | 1 | — | 1924–25 |
| Warrenpoint United | 0 | 1 | — | 1950–51 |
| Holm Factory | 0 | 1 | — | 1954–55 |
| Woodvale Recreation | 0 | 1 | — | 1959–60 |
| Damolly Textiles | 0 | 1 | — | 1968–69 |
| Hanover | 0 | 1 | — | 1971–72 |
| Oxford United | 0 | 1 | — | 1985–86 |
| Distillery | 0 | 1 | — | 1996–97 |
| Ards | 0 | 1 | — | 1998–99 |
‡ AlthoughNewry City A.F.C. were formed in 2013, they are widely recognised as being thespiritual successor toNewry City F.C. and their 2022–23 Mid-Ulster Cup win has been recognised as the club's 16th title, despite it being the first time they have won the competition since their formation.[41]