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==History==
==History==
The Higges Figgis Trophy was presented in 1976 to the Comhairle Ard Oideachais (CAO), the Higher Education Council of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]], by Mr Allen Figgis of the Dublin educational supply company Hodges Figgis<ref>''The Irish Times'', April 7, 1976, p. 4</ref>. The trophy was a silver replica of an open book mounted on a wooden base. The trophy was competed for between the winners of the Sigerson Cup and the Trench Cup and marked the culmination of the CAO's programme of Gaelic football championships within Third-Level institutions. It was widely seen among students as a battle between the universities (Sigerson Cup) and the non-university third-level institutions (Trench Cup). The Trench Cup was inaugurated in the 1975-76 season to cater for the third-level colleges which did not compete in the Sigerson Cup championship. The inaugural Hodges Figgis Cup match took place at Croke Park, Dublin in April 1976 between St Patrick's College, Maynooth (now [[NUI Maynooth]], who beat [[University College Dublin]] in the Sigerson Cup final, and the National College of Physical Education, Limerick, who beat Coláiste Phádraig, Drumcondra in the inaugural Trench Cup final. Both teams were star-studded with county GAA players. N.C.P.E Limerick became the inaugural Hodges Figgis Trophy winners<ref>''The Irish Independent'', April 12, 1976, p. 8</ref>.
The Higges Figgis Trophy was presented in 1976 to the Comhairle Ard Oideachais (CAO), the Higher Education Council of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]], by Mr Allen Figgis of the Dublin educational supply company Hodges Figgis<ref>''The Irish Times'', April 7, 1976, p. 4</ref>. The trophy was a silver replica of an open book mounted on a wooden base. The trophy was competed for between the winners of the Sigerson Cup and the Trench Cup and marked the culmination of the CAO's programme of Gaelic football championships within Third-Level institutions. It was widely seen among students as a battle between the universities (Sigerson Cup) and the non-university third-level institutions (Trench Cup). The Trench Cup was inaugurated in the 1975-76 season to cater for the third-level colleges which did not compete in the Sigerson Cup championship. The inaugural Hodges Figgis Cup match took place at Croke Park, Dublin in April 1976 between St Patrick's College, Maynooth (now [[NUI Maynooth]], who beat [[University College Dublin]] in the Sigerson Cup final, and the National College of Physical Education, Limerick, who beat Coláiste Phádraig, Drumcondra in the inaugural Trench Cup final. Both teams were star-studded with county GAA players. N.C.P.E Limerick became the inaugural Hodges Figgis Trophy winners<ref>''The Irish Independent'', April 12, 1976, p. 8</ref>. In 1983 Northern Ireland Polytechnic (now University of Ulster Jordanstown) won their match against University College Galway to lift the Hodges Figgis Trophy. Somehow the 'Poly' manasged to lose this valuable trophy and with no trophy to play for, the Sigerson v Trench Cup winners series ceased.


==Roll of Honour==
==Roll of Honour==

Revision as of 11:21, 22 March 2013

The Hodges Figgis Trophy was an All-Ireland Higher Education Gaelic Football Championship. The annual match was played between the Sigerson Cup champion and the Trench Cup Champion[1].

History

The Higges Figgis Trophy was presented in 1976 to the Comhairle Ard Oideachais (CAO), the Higher Education Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association, by Mr Allen Figgis of the Dublin educational supply company Hodges Figgis[2]. The trophy was a silver replica of an open book mounted on a wooden base. The trophy was competed for between the winners of the Sigerson Cup and the Trench Cup and marked the culmination of the CAO's programme of Gaelic football championships within Third-Level institutions. It was widely seen among students as a battle between the universities (Sigerson Cup) and the non-university third-level institutions (Trench Cup). The Trench Cup was inaugurated in the 1975-76 season to cater for the third-level colleges which did not compete in the Sigerson Cup championship. The inaugural Hodges Figgis Cup match took place at Croke Park, Dublin in April 1976 between St Patrick's College, Maynooth (now NUI Maynooth, who beat University College Dublin in the Sigerson Cup final, and the National College of Physical Education, Limerick, who beat Coláiste Phádraig, Drumcondra in the inaugural Trench Cup final. Both teams were star-studded with county GAA players. N.C.P.E Limerick became the inaugural Hodges Figgis Trophy winners[3]. In 1983 Northern Ireland Polytechnic (now University of Ulster Jordanstown) won their match against University College Galway to lift the Hodges Figgis Trophy. Somehow the 'Poly' manasged to lose this valuable trophy and with no trophy to play for, the Sigerson v Trench Cup winners series ceased.

Roll of Honour

Year Winners Cup Score Finalists Cup Score Where Played Date Referee County
1983 Northern Ireland Polytechnic Trench University College Galway Sigerson
1982 Thomond College[4] Trench 0-09 Queen's University Belfast Sigerson 0-08 Parnell Park, Dublin 30 March, 1982 M Forde Dublin
1981 University College Galway[5] Sigerson 1-13 Sligo RTC Trench 0-06 Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon 3 May, 1981
1980 Northern Ireland Polytechnic[6] Trench 2-11 University College Galway Sigerson 1-06 Croke Park, Dublin 6 April, 1980 K Greene Dublin
1979
1978 Knockbridge, Co. Louth 4 May, 1978
1977 Thomond College, Limerick[7] Trench 1-12 University College Dublin Sigerson 1-02 Durrow, Co. Laois 26 April 1977 M. Meally Kilkenny
1976 National College of Physical Education[8] Trench 2-16 St Patrick's College, Maynooth Sigerson 0-05 Croke Park, Dublin 11 April 1976 M. Meally Kilkenny

Team Sheets

Year Winning Team Losing Team
1983
1982 Thomond College, Limerick: T. Doonan, M. McBrierty, B. Luddon, M. Loughman, E. Timoney, M. Kavanagh (0-01), E. Quigley, Patrick Rowe, Tom Sheehy (Kerry), P Critchley (0-01), Pauric Gallagher (0-04), John Keogh, Paul Marron (0-02), Sean Meehan, Mick O'Donovan (0-01), Sub: D. Looney for Timoney, A. Murphy for Meehan Queen's University Belfast: P. Mahon, J. Farren, S. Gordon, B. Downey, D. Kean, S. Boyd, L. Keegan, J. McAlernan, Sean McAuley (0-02), D. Dowling, J. Donnelly, A. Shortt, B. McErlain, Eamonn Larkin (0-02), Donal Armstrong (0-01), Subs: Sean Leonard (0-01) for McErlain, B. Raffery for Donnelly
1981 University College Galway: Gay McManus (0-05), B. O'Connell (0-04), Padraig Mitchell (1-00), Micksie Clarke (0-02), T.J. Kilgallon (0-01), Kieran O'Malley (0-01, Ritchie Lee, Seamus McHugh, Sean Forde, Des Bergin, Pauric Moran Sligo RTC: S. Duignan (0-04), Gerry Smith (0-01), M. McHugh (0-01), Shane Durkin, Sean Clarke, Joe Watters
1980 Northern Ireland Polytechnic: P. Donnan,E. McMorrow, M. McNally, L. McCreesh, J, McCartan. M. Sands, S. Gallagher, E. Young, J. Devlin (0-01), J. Gunn, P. Walsh (0-03), M. McCann (0-04), J. O'Hare (1-00), K. McCabe (1-02), S. Ferran, Subs: G. Skelton for Ferran, H. McGuirk (0-01) for O'Hare University College Galway: G. Mitchell, J. Kelly, C. McCutcheson, S. Luskin, J. Costelloe, P. Monaghan, Seamus McHugh, R. Lee (0-02), T.J. Kilgannon, P. Mitchell, Gay McManus (1-01), P. O'Brien (0-01), M. Clarke (0-01), Sean Forde (0-01), P. O'Riordan,, Sub: T. McHugh for Clarke
1979
1978
1977 St Joseph's Training College: Liam Austin (Down), Willie McKenna (Tyrone), Peter McGinnity (Fermanagh), Dessie McKenna (Tyrone), P.McElwee, P. Kane, Micky Darragh, Dan Morgan, Peter Trainer U.C.D.: Paddy O'Donoghue (Kildare), Mick Carty (Wexford), Pat O'Neill (Dublin), Michael Hickey (Dublin), Gerry McCaul (Dublin), Jackie Walsh (Kerry), Gerry McEntee (Meath), Capt.
1977 Thomond College: B. Murtagh (Westmeath), M. Heuston (Donegal), Sean O'Shea (Longford), E. Mahon (Meath), Martin Connolly (Mayo), Brian Talty (Galway), Denis Boyle (Mayo), T. Harkin (Donegal), Michael Spillane (Kerry), Jimmy Dunne (Offaly), R. Bell (Mayo), G. Dillon (Kerry), M. Kilcoyne (Westmeath), Pat Spillane (Kerry), Capt., J. O'Connell (Kerry, Sub: Declan Smyth (Galway) for Kilcoyne U.C.D.: I. Heffernan (Mayo), D. Billings (Dublin), B. Jennings (Mayo), S. Hunt (Roscommon), P. O'Halloran (Meath), M. Carthy (Wexford), P. O'Neill (Dublin), K. McEntee (Meath), D. Moran (Kerry), A. King (Cavan), T. McManus (Roscommon), J.P. Kean (Mayo), M. Flannery (Mayo), D. Griffin (Kerry), T. Murphy (Wicklow)
1976 N.C.P.E.: T. Owens (Cork), M. Heuston (Donegal), Liam Fardy (Wexford), E. Mahon (Meath), Joe Mulligan (Offaly), H. Clerkin (Monaghan), Michael Spillane (Kerry), Brian Mullins (Dublin), Capt., Fran Ryder (Dublin), Declan Smyth (Galway), R. Bell (Mayo), Pat Spillane (Kerry), Jimmy Dunne (Offaly), Brian Talty (Galway), John Tobin (Galway), Sub: G. Dillon (Kerry) for Tobin S.P.C., Maynooth: J. Fitzgerald (Cork), Anthony O'Keeffe (Kerry), Dan O'Mahony (Mayo), Capt., T Barden (Longford), L. Kelly (Kerry), Michael McElvaney (Longford), J. Clarke (Westmeath), Eamon Whelan (Laois), Patrick Henry (Sligo), D. Brennan (Sligo), M. Nugent (Offaly), P. McGovern (Cavan), P. Donnellan (Galway), J. McParland (Down), Peter Burke (Longford) - Sub: S. McKeown (Kildare) for McGovern

References

  1. ^ 22The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbob and Higher Education Championships, Donal McAnallen, 2012, The Collins Press, Cork
  2. ^ The Irish Times, April 7, 1976, p. 4
  3. ^ The Irish Independent, April 12, 1976, p. 8
  4. ^ The Irish Times, March 31, 1982, p. 4
  5. ^ The Irish Times, May 4, 1981, p. 3; Irish Independent, May 6, 1981, p. 13; Irish Press, May 6, 1981, p. 15; Connacht Tribune, May 8, 1981, p. 18
  6. ^ The Irish Times, April 7, 1980, p. 3
  7. ^ Irish Independent, April 27, 1977, p. 14
  8. ^ Irish Independent, April 12, 1976, p. 8
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