Category: Irish Lacrosse Union Late 19th Century-Early 20th Century

July 25, 2020

Irish Lacrosse Union Junior Flags 1900

Fixtures

*Date*	*Home Team*	*Away Team*
	Semi-Final Round
10.07.1900	Instonians II	Ormeau II
N/A	Collegians II	bye
	Final Round
17.07.1900	Collegians II	Instonians II / Ormeau II

Irish Lacrosse Union Junior Flags 1900 [Ref: 1]

Report

The draw for the Irish Lacrosse Union Junior Flags (2nds Championship) was Instonians II v Ormeau II, with Collegians II getting a bye to the Final Round.

The Irish Lacrosse Union was the Men’s Lacrosse Association in Ireland from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries. The Senior shield was the first level league competition.

Like the Gaelic Athletic Association, the Irish Lacrosse Union season was divided into an opening season (Shield – League Competition), and closing season (Flags – Knockout / Elimination Competition). The Irish Lacrosse Union had two levels, and a representative competition between County Down and County Antrim. It was Men’s only.

Home Grounds

Team	Home Grounds
Collegians II	Belfast
Instonians II	R.A. Institution
Ormeau II	Bamoral

Irish Lacrosse Union Senior Shield Home Grounds 1900 [Ref: Compiled from 1-6]

References:

Sources:

[1] The Belfast News-Letter “Lacrosse: Senior Shield Competition” Thursday, June 28, 1900. pg. 3

Past editions of the Belfast Newsletter are available to view on the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

Past editions of both the Belfast Newsletter and Newtownards Chronicle and County Down Observer are available to view on the British Newspaper Archive at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

Acknowledgements:

Thanks to Cillian Murphy, Ireland Lacrosse and Brian Bird.

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 25 July 2020

July 25, 2020

Irish Lacrosse Union Senior Flags 1900

Fixtures

*Date*	*Home Team*	*Away Team*
	Semi-Final Round
14.07.1900	Ards	Ormeau
14.07.1900	Instonians	Collegians
	Final Round
21.07.1900

Irish Lacrosse Union Senior Flags Fixtures 1900 [Ref: 1]

Report

The draw for the Semi-Finals of the Irish Lacrosse Union Senior Flags (Championship) in 1900 was Ards v Ormeau and Instonians v Collegians. The final was to be played on 21 July 1900, but may have been pushed back.

The Irish Lacrosse Union was the Men’s Lacrosse Association in Ireland from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries. The Senior shield was the first level league competition.

Home Grounds

Team	Home Grounds
Ards
Collegians	Belfast
Instonians	R.A. Institution
Ormeau	Bamoral

Irish Lacrosse Union Senior Shield Home Grounds 1900 [Ref: Compiled from 1-6]

References:

Sources:

[1] The Belfast News-Letter “Lacrosse: Senior Shield Competition” Thursday, June 28, 1900. pg. 3

Past editions of the Belfast Newsletter are available to view on the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

Past editions of both the Belfast Newsletter and Newtownards Chronicle and County Down Observer are available to view on the British Newspaper Archive at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

Acknowledgements:

Thanks to Cillian Murphy, Ireland Lacrosse and Brian Bird.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 25 July 2020

July 25, 2020

Irish Lacrosse Union Preseason Friendlies 1900

Table

	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	Pts
Senior (1st XII)
Instonians	2	2	0	0	11	2	4
Ards	1	1	0	0	8	4	2
Ormeau	1	0	1	0	0	4	0
Collegians	1	0	1	0	4	8	0
Junior (2nd XII)
Collegians 2nd XII	1	0	1	0	2	7	0
Instonians 2nd XII	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ormeau 2nd XII	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Irish Lacrosse Union Preseason Friendlies Table 1900 [Ref: compiled from 1-3]

Results

Date	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Friendly Round 1
25.05.1900	Instonians	4	Ormeau	0
	Friendly Round 2
30.05.1900	Instonians 2nd XII	7	Collegians 2nd XII	2
02.06.1900	Ards	8	Collegians	4

Irish Lacrosse Union Preseason Friendlies Results 1900 [Ref: compiled from 1-3]

Report

In preseason Irish Lacrosse Union friendlies in 1900, Instonians won two matches against Ormeau and Collegians 2nd XII, whilst Ards defeated Collegians. In all there were four clubs in the ILU in 1900, with three of them fielding 2nds teams during the season.

The Irish Lacrosse Union was the Men’s Lacrosse Association in Ireland from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries. The Junior Shield was the second level league competition.

References:

Sources:

[1] The Belfast News-Letter “Lacrosse: Instonians v Ormeau” Friday, May 26, 1900. pg. 3

[2] The Belfast News-Letter “Lacrosse: Instonians 2nd XII v Collegians 2nd XII” Friday, June 1, 1900. pg. 3

[3] Newtownards Chronicle & County Down Observer “Lacrosse: Ards v Collegians” Saturday, June 9, 1900. pg. 3

Past editions of the Belfast Newsletter are available to view on the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

Past editions of both the Belfast Newsletter and Newtownards Chronicle and County Down Observer are available to view on the British Newspaper Archive at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

Acknowledgements:

Thanks to Cillian Murphy, Ireland Lacrosse and Brian Bird.

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Last Updated: 25 July 2020

July 25, 2020

Irish Lacrosse Union Shaftesbury Cup 1900

Box-Score

7 July 2020	1st Half	2nd Half	Total
County Down	3	2	5
County Antrim	1	0	1

Irish Lacrosse Union Shaftesbury Cup Box-Score 1900 [Ref: 1-2]

Teams

County Down	County Antrim
M. MacDonald (Ards)	J. R. Stewart (Instonians)
J. McNeilly (Ards)	G. Bradshaw (Collegians)
P. Orr (Ormeau)	H. Smith (Instonians)
W. Bennett (Ards)	W. Riddell (Instonians)
R. Christie (Ards)	A. Merriak (Collegians)
A. Macintosh (Ards)	E. Clements (Collegians)
J. McClaw (Ormeau)	T. Heron (Instonians)
W. Stevenson (Ards)	F. Smith (Instonians)
N. Wilson (Ards)	B. Clememts (Collegians)
J. Macneill (Ards)	R. Wright (Instonians)
	W. Smith (Instonians)
	G. Martin (Instonians)

Irish Lacrosse Union Shaftesbury Cup Box-Score 1900 [Ref: 1-2]

Report

County Down (Ards and Ormeau) were victorious by a score of 5-1 against County Antrim (Instonians and Collegians) in the Irish Lacrosse Union Shaftesbury Cup in 1900, a representative competition for the best players from the ILU Clubs.

The Irish Lacrosse Union was the Men’s Lacrosse Association in Ireland from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries. The Senior shield was the first level league competition.

References

Sources

[5] North Down Herald and County Down Independent “Lacrosse: Shaftesbury Cup: County Down v County Antrim” Friday, July 13, 1900. pg. 3

[6] Newtownards Chronicle & County Down Observer “Lacrosse: Instonians v Ards” Saturday, July 14, 1900. pg. 3

Past editions of the Belfast Newsletter are available to view on the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

Past editions of both the Belfast Newsletter and Newtownards Chronicle and County Down Observer are available to view on the British Newspaper Archive at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

Acknowledgements:

Thanks to Cillian Murphy, Ireland Lacrosse and Brian Bird.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 25 July 2020

July 25, 2020

Irish Lacrosse Union Junior Shield 1900

Table

	P	W	L	D	GF	GA	Pts
Instonians 2nd XII	1	1	0	0	8	2	2
Collegians 2nd XII	1	0	1	0	2	8	0
Ormeau 2nd XII	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Irish Lacrosse Union Junior Shield Table 1900 [Ref: 1]

Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Round 1
12.06.1900	Instonians 2nd XII	8	Collegians 2nd XII	2

Irish Lacrosse Union Junior Shield Results 1900 [Ref: 1]

Report

Instonians 2nd XII won 8-2 against Collegians 2nds XII in an Irish Lacrosse Union Junior Shield competition on 12th June 1900.

The Irish Lacrosse Union was the Men’s Lacrosse Association in Ireland from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries. The Junior Shield was the second level league competition.

References:

Sources:

[1] The Belfast News-Letter “Lacrosse: Senior Shield Competition” Thursday, June 14, 1900. pg. 2

Past editions of the Belfast Newsletter are available to view on the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

Past editions of both the Belfast Newsletter and Newtownards Chronicle and County Down Observer are available to view on the British Newspaper Archive at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

Acknowledgements:

Thanks to Cillian Murphy, Ireland Lacrosse and Brian Bird.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 25 July 2020

July 25, 2020

Irish Lacrosse Union Senior Shield 1900

Table

	P	W	L	D	GF	GA	Pts
Ards	4	3	1	0	17	10	4
Instonians	2	2	0	0	10	5	4
Ormeau	2	0	2	0	1	4	0
Collegians	2	0	2	0	9	18	0

Irish Lacrosse Union Senior Shield 1900 [Ref: Compiled from 1-6]

Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Round 1
09.06.1900	Ards	w/o	Ormeau	scr.
13.06.1900	Instonians	6	Collegians	4
	Round 2
16.06.1900	Collegians		Ormeau
19.06.1900	Instonians	4	Ards	1
	Round 3
23.06.1900	Ards	12	Collegians	5
	Round 4
26.06.1900	Ards	4	Ormeau	1
	Round 5
30.06.1900	Ormeau		Ards
	Round 6
07.07.1900	Ormeau		Collegians
	Round 7
14.07.1900	Collegians		Ards

Irish Lacrosse Union Senior Shield 1900 [Ref: Compiled from 1-6]

Report

Ards and Instonians were level on points after Instonians won 4-1 against the former on 19th June 1900. Ards subsequently won another two matches, although the full list of results is unknown at present.

The Irish Lacrosse Union was the Men’s Lacrosse Association in Ireland from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries. The Senior shield was the first level league competition.

Home Grounds

Team	Home Grounds
Ards
Collegians	Belfast
Instonians	R.A. Institution
Ormeau	Bamoral

Irish Lacrosse Union Senior Shield Home Grounds 1900 [Ref: Compiled from 1-6]

References:

Sources:

[1] The Belfast News-Letter “Lacrosse: Senior Shield Competition” Thursday, June 28, 1900. pg. 3

[2] The Belfast News-Letter “Lacrosse: Instonians v Collegians Thursday, June 21, 1900. pg. 2

[3] Newtownards Chronicle & County Down Observer “Lacrosse: Ards v United Belfast Saturday, June 2, 1900. pg. 3

[4] Newtownards Chronicle & County Down Observer “Lacrosse: Ards v Ormeau Senior Shield” Saturday, June 23, 1900. pg. 3

[5] Newtownards Chronicle & County Down Observer “Lacrosse: Senior Shield Competition Ards v Collegians” Saturday, July 14, 1900. pg. 3

[6] Newtownards Chronicle & County Down Observer “Lacrosse: Instonians v Ards” Saturday, July 14, 1900. pg. 3

Past editions of the Belfast Newsletter are available to view on the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

Past editions of both the Belfast Newsletter and Newtownards Chronicle and County Down Observer are available to view on the British Newspaper Archive at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

Acknowledgements:

Thanks to Cillian Murphy, Ireland Lacrosse and Brian Bird.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 25 July 2020

March 30, 2020

Irish Lacrosse Union Gibb Cup 1895

Gibb Cup Results 1895

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
1895	Rugby 2nd XII	5	Down	0
1895	Ulster	2	Instonian	1
	Final
1895	Rugby 2nd XII	2	Ulster	1

Report

Rugby 2nd XII won the Gibb Cup in 1895, beating Ulster 2-1 in the Final. They had earlier beaten Down 5-0 in the Semi-Finals.

About

The Irish Lacrosse Union was the Men’s Lacrosse Association in Ireland from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries. The Gibb Cup was the second level, a level below the Championship Flag of Ireland, which was the first level competition.

References:

Sources:

[1] The Belfast News-Letter “Irish Lacrosse Union” Monday, April 6, 1895. pg.

Acknowledgements:

Thanks to Cillian Murphy, Ireland Lacrosse and Brian Bird.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 30 March 2020

March 30, 2020

Irish Lacrosse Union Gibb Cup 1894

Gibb Cup Results 1894

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	1st Round
	Rugby 2nd XII	4	Ulster	0
	Cliftonville	0	Down	2

Irish Lacrosse Union Gibb Cup 1894 [Ref: 1]

About

References:

Sources:

[1] The Belfast News-Letter “Lacrosse: Gibb Cup Competition ” Saturday, June 9, 1893. pg. 3

Acknowledgements:

Thanks to Cillian Murphy, Ireland Lacrosse and Brian Bird.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 30 March 2020

March 30, 2020

Irish Lacrosse Union Gibb Cup 1893

Gibb Cup Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	1st Round
16.06.1893	Ulster	2	Methodist College	1
16.06.1893	Cliftonville	0	Down	1
16.06.1893	Old Instonians	4	Rugby 4th XII	1
16.06.1893	Ulidia	0	Rugby 2nd XII	4
16.06.1893	Institution	2	Rugby 2nd XII	0
	2nd Round
1893	Ards 2nd	l	Rugby 2nd XII	W
1893	Old Instonians	W	Institution	L
	Ulster		bye
	Down		bye
	Semi-Finals
1893	Rugby 2nd XII	W
1893	Old Instonians	W
	Final
1893	Old Instonians	8	Rugby 2nd XII	6

Irish Lacrosse Union Gibb Cup 1893 [Ref: 1-2]

Report

Old Instonians won the Gibb Cup in 1893 beating Rugby 2nd XII 8-6 in the Final. There was 5 rounds of the Cup.

About

References:

Sources:

[1] The Belfast News-Letter “Lacrosse: Gibb Cup Competition ” Monday, June 18, 1893. pg.

[2] The Belfast News-Letter “Lacrosse: Presentation of Trophies” Monday, October 2, 1893. pg.

Acknowledgements:

Thanks to Cillian Murphy, Ireland Lacrosse and Brian Bird.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 30 March 2020