Londonderry Cup
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The Londonderry Cup, for Under 15s, is the most prestigious and oldest of all senior schools' cups in Durham County. It was established in 1907 and all profits were in aid of the Durham Aged Mineworkers Association.
Special Rules
- Players shall not have completed their 15th year on or before the 1st September that season.
- All games shall be of two periods, each of 35 minutes duration.
- A size 5 ball to be used.
PLEASE NOTE - Only pupils in Year 9 and Year 10 are allowed to play in this competition
Could the winning team please inform the Competition Secretary with the result within 48 hours of the game ending. Any results not received within 48 hours will lead to the elimination of the team concerned.
| FIRST ROUND by 30 September 2023 | |||
| 1 | Cardinal Hume Catholic School | 0-5 | English Martyrs Catholic School |
| 2 | Hurworth | 3-0 | Dyke House Sports & Technology College |
| 3 | Harton Academy | 4-4 (4-2 pens) | Durham Johnston |
| 4 | St Wifrid's RC College | 0-2 | Wellfield Community School |
| 5 | Manor Community Academy | 2-6 | Kepier Academy |
| 6 | Thorp Academy | 10-0 | Park View |
| 7 | Carmel College | 3-0 | Dene Academy |
| 8 | King James I Academy | 0-7 | St Joseph's Catholic Academy |
| 9 | Whickham | 0-3 | Easington Academy |
| 10 | Grace College | 1-3 | St Bede's Catholic School, Lanchester |
| 11 | St Bede's RC, Peterlee | 6-0 | Academy at Shotton Hall |
| 12 | Castle View Enterprise Academy | 1-1 (5-4 pens) | High Tunstall College of Science |
| 13 | Mortimer Academy | 5-0 | Hummersknott Academy |
| 14 | Longfield Academy | 3-0 | St Leonard's Catholic School |
| SECOND ROUND by 21 October 2023 | |||
| A | Longfield Academy |
0-3 | Monkwearmouth Academy |
| B | Mortimer Academy |
3-3 (1-4 pens) | St Bede's RC, Peterlee |
| C | St Joseph's Catholic Academy |
2-2 (3-0 pens) | Carmel College |
| D | Thorp Academy |
3-0 | Framwellgate |
| E | St Bede's Catholic School, Lanchester |
3-2 | Castle View Enterprise Academy |
| F | Harton Academy |
1-3 | Kepier Academy |
| G | Wellfield Community School |
0-3 | English Martyrs Catholic School |
| H | Easington Academy |
3-0 | Hurworth |
| QUARTER FINALS by 23 December 2023 | |||
| Q1 | Thorp Academy |
5-3 | St Bede's RC, Peterlee |
| Q2 | St Joseph's Catholic Academy |
3-0 | Easington Academy |
| Q3 | Monkwearmouth Academy |
1-0 | English Martyrs Catholic School |
| Q4 | St Bede's Catholic School, Lanchester |
1-1 (3-4 pens) | Kepier Academy |
| SEMI-FINALS by 17 February 2024 | |||
| SA | Thorp Academy |
0-3 | Monkwearmouth Academy |
| SB | Kepier Academy |
4-3 | St Joseph's Catholic Academy |
| FINAL - FRIDAY 19th APRIL 2024 MAIDEN CASTLE 4.45PM | |||
| Monkwearmouth Academy |
v | Kepier Academy |
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Competition Secretary: P Kiernan
Email: PKiernan@chs.bwcet.com
Roll of Honour
The following report of the first Londonderry Cup Final was found in the Durham County Advertiser for Friday 8 May 1908.
"The Marquis of Londonderry's Challenge Cup, presented for competition amongst County Council Elementary Schools in the rural districts of the County of Durham in aid of the Durham Aged Mineworkers Homes Association was won on Saturday at West Stanley by the Perkinsville boys who beat Springwell boys by 2 goals to 1 goal. There was a big crowd, the gate receipts amounting to about £30."
| Season | Winners | Runners-up |
| 1907-08 | Perkinsville | Springwell |
| 1908-09 | Blaydon | |
| 1909-10 | Leeholme | |
| 1910-11 | Perkinsville | Birtley Council |
| 1911-12 | Trimdon Grange | Ryhope |
| 1912-13 | Stanhope Road, South Shields | Castletown |
| 1913-14 | Blaydon | Marley Hill Colliery |
| 1914-15 | Murton | Perkinsville |
| 1915-16 | Colliery Council, Sunderland | Ford, Sunderland |
| 1916-17 | Ryhope | |
| 1917-18 | Castletown | |
| 1918-19 | Waterhouses | |
| 1919-20 | Catchgate | Easington |
| 1920-21 | Murton | Castletown |
| 1921-22 | Hetton | Tanfield Leazes |
| 1922-23 | Hetton CE | Tanfield Leazes |
| 1923-24 | Annfield Plain Upper Standard | Crook |
| 1924-25 | Annfield Plain Upper Standard | Eppleton |
| 1925-26 | Eppleton | Sunniside |
| 1926-27 | Chopwell | Cockton Hill |
| 1927-28 | Chopwell | Cockton Hill |
| 1928-29 | Chopwell | Blackhall |
| 1929-30 | Chopwell | |
| 1930-31 | High Spen | Eppleton |
| 1931-32 | Eppleton | Pelton Roseberry |
| 1932-33 | Eppleton | West Pelton |
| 1933-34 | Tow Law | |
| 1934-35 | Hookergate | Ushaw Moor |
| 1935-36 | Chopwell | |
| 1936-37 | Thornley | |
| 1937-38 | Dunston | |
| 1938-39 | Chester-le-Street | |
| 1939-46 | No competition because of World War II | |
| 1946-47 | Camden Square | |
| 1947-48 | Eppleton | |
| 1948-49 | Eppleton | |
| 1949-50 | Usworth | |
| 1950-51 | West Auckland | |
| 1951-52 | Easington Colliery | |
| 1952-53 | Ryhope | |
| 1953-54 | Camden Square Modern | Tow Law Modern |
| 1954-55 | Eppleton Modern | Cassop County |
| 1955-56 | Chester-le-Street Modern | Castletown Modern |
| 1956-57 | Wheatley Hill Modern School | Birtley East Modern |
| 1957-58 | Eppleton Modern | Murton Modern School |
| 1958-59 | Murton Modern | Leeholme Modern |
| 1959-60 | Burnopfield Modern | Crook Modern |
| 1960-61 | Burnhope Modern | Easington Colliery Modern |
| 1961-62 | Chester-le-Street Modern | Eppleton Modern |
| 1962-63 | High Spen Modern | Easington Colliery Modern |
| 1963-64 | High Spen Modern | Trimdon Modern |
| 1964-65 | Houghton Modern | Ryhope Modern |
| 1965-66 | Seaham Modern | Heworth Modern |
| 1966-67 | Boldon Modern | Whickham Modern |
| 1967-68 | Brierton, Hartlepool | Shield Row |
| 1968-69 | Murton | |
| 1969-70 | Heworth | |
| 1970-71 | Saltwell | |
| 1971-72 | St Thomas Aquinas RC, Sunderland | Dyke House, Hartlepool |
| 1972-73 | Clegwell, Hebburn | |
| 1973-74 | Spennymoor | |
| 1974-75 | St Bede's, Jarrow | |
| 1975-76 | Springfield | |
| 1976-77 | Pelton Roseberry | |
| 1977-78 | Pennywell | |
| 1978-79 | Shotton Hall, Peterlee | |
| 1979-80 | St Aidan's RC, Sunderland | |
| 1980-81 | Monkwearmouth | Pelton Roseberry |
| 1981-82 | Shared: Ferryhill and Sedgefield | |
| 1982-83 | Hetton | Park View, Chester-le-Street |
| 1983-84 | Heathfield, Gateshead | Castle View, Sunderland |
| 1984-85 | Bede, Sunderland | Monkwearmouth |
| 1985-86 | Easington | Seaham |
| 1986-87 | St Aidan's RC, Sunderland | Seaham |
| 1987-88 | High Tunstall, Hartlepool | St Aidan's RC, Sunderland |
| 1988-89 | St Aidan's RC, Sunderland | Dene House, Peterlee |
| 1989-90 | Farringdon, Sunderland | |
| 1990-91 | St Aidan's RC, Sunderland | Southmoor, Sunderland |
| 1991-92 | Farringdon, Sunderland | Monkwearmouth |
| 1992-93 | Seaham | Blaydon |
| 1993-94 | St Aidan's RC, Sunderland | Woodham, Newton Aycliffe |
| 1994-95 | St Joseph's RC, Hebburn | Hebburn |
| 1995-96 | St Bede's RC, Peterlee | Southmoor, Sunderland |
| 1996-97 | St Wilfrid's RC, South Shields | English Martyrs RC, Hartlepool |
| 1997-98 | Shared: Monkwearmouth and St Bede's RC, Lanchester | |
| 1998-99 | Easington | St Bede's RC, Peterlee |
| 1999-00 | St Robert of Newminster RC, Washington | Farringdon |
| 2000-01 | St Aidan's RC, Sunderland | Hylton Red House |
| 2001-02 | Joseph Swan, Gateshead | St Wilfrid's RC, South Shields |
| 2002-03 | Southmoor, Sunderland | Hebburn |
| 2003-04 | Joseph Swan, Gateshead | St Wilfrid's RC, South Shields |
| 2004-05 | Southmoor, Sunderland | Hylton Red House |
| 2005-06 | St Wilfrid's RC, South Shields | Whitburn CE |
| 2006-07 | St Joseph's RC, Hebburn | Southmoor, Sunderland |
| 2007-08 | St Joseph's RC, Hebburn | St Wilfrid's RC, South Shields |
| 2008-09 | Manor College of Technology, Hartlepool | Lord Lawson of Beamish, Birtley |
| 2009-10 | Ryton Comprehensive School | St Robert of Newminster RC, Washington |
| 2010-11 | St Aidan's RC, Sunderland | Sedgefield |
| 2011-12 | St Joseph's RC, Hebburn | Longfield Academy of Sport, Darlington |
| 2012-13 | Longfield Academy of Sport, Darlington | The Academy at Shotton Hall, Peterlee |
| 2013-14 | St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn | St John's RC, Bishop Auckland |
| 2014-15 | St John's RC, Bishop Auckland | Oxclose Community Academy |
| 2015-16 | Cardinal Hume RC, Gateshead | Dyke House Sports Academy, Hartlepool |
| 2016-17 | St Robert of Newminster RC, Washington | Framwellgate School, Durham |
| 2017-18 | Dyke House Sports Academy, Hartlepool | Monkwearmouth Academy |
| 2018-19 | Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead | The Academy at Shotton Hall, Peterlee |
| 2019-20 | Final unable to be played due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic thus St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn and Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead share the trophy. | |
| 2020-21 | No competition due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic | |
| 2021-22 | St Bede's RC, Peterlee | Hebburn School |
| 2022-23 | Kepier Academy | Hummersknott Academy |
The following description of the medals, the first winners received, was reported in the Durham Chronicle of Friday 19 June 1908. "The medals are of solid gold and of handsome design, each being in a separate velvet-lined leather case, and bearing in the centre shield, the initials of the boy who won it." Above is the medal that was presented to James Lowe, a member of the winning Chopwell side, in 1936. The medal was hallmarked 9ct gold.
The following schools have won both the U15 Londonderry Cup and U15 County Cup in the same season:
- Perkinsville (1910-11)
- Stanhope Road (1912-13)
- Murton (1914-15)
- Annfield Plain Upper Standard (1923-24 and 1924-25)
- Eppleton (1925-26, 1932-33 and 1948-49)
- Chopwell (1929-30)
- High Spen (1930-31)
- Wheatley Hill Modern (1956-57)
- Clegwell, Hebburn (1972-73)
- Monkwearmouth (1980-81)
- Sedgefield (1981-82)
- Heathfield (1983-84)
- St Aidan's RC, Sunderland (1986-87 and 2000-01)
- Farringdon (1991-92)
- Southmoor (2004-05)
- St Wilfrid's RC, South Shields (2005-06)
- St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn (2011-12 and 2013-14)
- Longfield Academy of Sport, Darlington (2012-13)
- St John's RC, Bishop Auckland (2014-15)
- Cardinal Hume RC, Gateshead (2015-16)
The following schools have played in both the U15 Londonderry Cup and U15 County Cup Finals in the same season:
- Ryhope (1911-12) won County Cup lost in Londonderry Cup
- Castletown (1917-18) lost in County Cup won Londonderry Cup
- Tanfield Leazes (1921-22) lost in both finals
- Tanfield Leazes (1922-23) won County Cup lost in Londonderry Cup
- Eppleton (1924-25) lost in both finals
- Eppleton (1931-32) lost in County Cup won Londonderry Cup
- Tow Law (1933-34) lost in County Cup won Londonderry Cup
- Chopwell (1935-36) lost in County Cup won Londonderry Cup
- Murton Modern (1957-58) lost in both finals
- Easington Colliery Modern School (1962-63) lost in both finals
- Saltwell (1970-71) lost in County Cup won Londonderry Cup
- St Thomas Aquinas RC, Sunderland (1971-72) lost in County Cup won Londonderry Cup
- Monkwearmouth (1984-85) lost in both finals
- St Aidan's RC, Sunderland (1988-89 and 1990-91) lost in County Cup won Londonderry Cup
- Joseph Swan, Gateshead (2003-04) lost in County Cup won Londonderry Cup
- Whitburn CE (2005-06) lost in both finals
- Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead (2018-19) lost in County Cup won Londonderry Cup
- Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead (2019-20) shared the trophy in both finals
- Hebburn School (2021-22) won County Cup lost in Londonderry Cup
- St Bede's RC, Peterlee (2021-22) lost in County Cup won Londonderry Cup
On three occasions the same teams have contested the Londonderry Cup and County Cup Finals
- 1924-25: Annfield Plain Upper Standard beat Eppleton in both finals
- 2005-06: St Wilfrid's RC, South Shields beat Whitburn CE in both finals
- 2021-22: Hebburn won County Cup; St Bede's RC, Peterlee won Londonderry Cup
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