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Steel & Sons Cup
Organising bodyCounty Antrim & District F.A.
Founded1895
RegionNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland (since 1921)
Ireland Ireland (1895–1921)
Current championsComber Rec (2023–24) (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)Glentoran II (13 titles)

The Steel & Sons Cup (also referred to as the Steel Cup) is an intermediate football competition in Northern Ireland run by the North East Ulster Football Association (also known as the County Antrim & District Football Association).

The competition culminates in the final which has traditionally been played on 25 December (except when this date falls on a Sunday). The 2006 final, however, broke with tradition when it was staged on the Saturday before 25 December as this was a closed date for all other football fixtures in Northern Ireland.[1] The final returned to its original Christmas Day slot in 2007-08. The 2012–13 tournament was declared null after Glentoran II were stripped of their title having fielded an ineligible player in an earlier round.[2] This is the first time in the tournament's history that no winner was declared.

The current holder is Comber Rec F.C..

The trophy

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The "Steel Cup" trophy was donated to the County Antrim FA in 1895 by Mr David Steel. Steel was principal of Steel & Sons Ltd, wholesale jewellers, silversmiths, cutlers, watch-makers and opticians, with premises on Royal Avenue, Belfast.[3]

Since 1973 a second trophy has been awarded after the final - the Player of the Match Award. Initially sponsored by the Sunday News, the first winner was Tommy Craig of Glentoran II. Since the 1993 final the award has been sponsored by the Belfast News Letter.[4]

Venue of final

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The home for the final was rotated round the major Irish League venues in Belfast until the late 1950s when Solitude became the regular venue. Since the 1972-73 season Seaview, home of Crusaders, has hosted all the final ties, with the exception of the final and replay in 1975-76 and the replay of the 1984-85 final, which were played at Solitude.

Past finals

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Key:

Scores level after 90 minutes. A replay was required.
(aet) Scores level after extra time. A replay was required.
(aet) Scores level after 90 minutes. Winner was decided in extra time with no penalty shootout required.
pens. Scores level after extra time. A penalty shootout was required to determine the winner.


Season Winner
 Score Runner-up Venue Notes
1895–96 Linfield Swifts 4 – 2 Cliftonville Olympic Grosvenor Park [5][6]: 129 
1896–97 Wesley 2 – 1 Glentoran II Solitude [7]
1897–98 Dunmurry 2 – 0 Ligoniel Grosvenor Park [8]
1898–99 Linfield Swifts 1 – 0 Belfast Celtic II Grosvenor Park [9]
1899–1900 Cliftonville Olympic 3 – 0 Belfast Celtic II Grosvenor Park [10]
1900–01 Distillery West End 5 – 0 Larne Solitude [11]
1901–02 Cliftonville Olympic 5 – 3 Distillery II Grosvenor Park [12]
1902–03 Highfield 2 – 0 Mountpottinger YMCA Solitude [13]
1903–04 Mountpottinger YMCA 4 – 2 Linfield Swifts Grosvenor Park [14]
1904–05 Glentoran II 1 – 1 Woodvale Grosvenor Park [15]
Replay 1 – 1 Grosvenor Park [16]
2nd replay 1 – 2 Grosvenor Park Annulled after protest[17]
3rd replay A – A Grosvenor Park Abandoned due to snow[18][6]: 41 
4th replay 1 – 0 Solitude [19]
1905–06 Mountpottinger YMCA 6 – 0 Parkside Rovers Grosvenor Park [20]
1906–07 Cliftonville Olympic 4 – 0 Parkside Rovers Grosvenor Park [21]
1907–08 Cliftonville Olympic 2 – 0 Barn Grosvenor Park Game 1 annulled after protest.[22][6]: 45 
Replay 3 – 0 Grosvenor Park [23]
1908–09 Glentoran II 3 – 2 Larne Grosvenor Park [24]
1909–10 Larne 2 – 0 Oldpark Corinthians Windsor Park
1910–11 Glentoran II 1 – 1 King's Own Scottish Borderers Grosvenor Park
Replay 2 – 1 Solitude
1911–12 Black Diamonds 3 – 1 Ollardale Balmoral Showgrounds [6]: 47 
1912–13 Belfast Celtic II 3 – 1 Glentoran II Grosvenor Park
1913–14 Cliftonville Olympic 4 – 1 Barn Grosvenor Park
1914–15 Glentoran II 1 – 1 Belfast Celtic II Windsor Park
Replay 1 – 0 Solitude
1915–16 Linfield Swifts 0 – 0 Glentoran II Solitude
Replay 1 – 1 Celtic Park
2nd replay 2 – 0 Celtic Park
1916–17 Belfast Celtic II 2 – 0 Distillery II The Oval
1917–18 Belfast Celtic II 1 – 0 Glentoran Windsor Park
1918–19 Glentoran II 1 – 1 Distillery II Solitude
Replay 2 – 0 Celtic Park
1919–20 Dunmurry 0 – 0 Brantwood Grosvenor Park [25]
Replay 1 – 0 Grosvenor Park
1920–21 Brantwood 1 – 0 Bangor The Oval [26]
1921–22 Cliftonville Olympic 1 – 1 Dundela Windsor Park [27]
Replay 1 – 1 Windsor Park [28]
2nd replay 2 – 1 Windsor Park [29]
1922–23 Crusaders 2 – 2 Bangor Solitude [30]
Replay 0 – 0 Solitude [31]
2nd replay 3 – 1 (aet; 20 mins) Solitude [32]
1923–24 Bangor 1 – 1 Woodburn The Oval [33]
Replay 2 – 0 The Oval [34]
1924–25 Ormiston 0 – 0 Ballyclare Comrades Windsor Park [35]
Replay 0 – 0 Windsor Park [36]
2nd replay 1 – 0 Windsor Park [37]
1925–26 St. Mary's 4 – 0 Summerfield Solitude [38]
1926–27 Crusaders 5 – 3 (aet) Dunmurry Rec. Celtic Park [39]
1927–28 Willowfield 0 – 0 Ormiston The Oval [40]
Replay 2 – 1 The Oval [41]
1928–29 Crusaders 4 – 0 Broadway United Windsor Park [42]
1929–30 Broadway United 2 – 2 Linfield Rangers Solitude [43]
Replay 5 – 0 Solitude [44]
1930–31 Crusaders 3 – 3 Charleville The Oval [45]
Replay 3 – 1 The Oval [46]
1931–32 Brantwood 3 – 0 Dunmurry Rec. Celtic Park [47]
1932–33 Glentoran II 2 – 2 Belfast Celtic II Grosvenor Park [48]
Replay 3 – 1 Grosvenor Park [49]
1933–34 Crusaders 3 – 1 Belfast Celtic II Solitude [50]
1934–35 Belfast Celtic II 3 – 2 Crusaders Windsor Park [51]
1935–36 Belfast Celtic II 1 – 1 Glentoran II Solitude [52]
Replay 2 – 1 Solitude [53]
1936–37 Crusaders 3 – 1 Glentoran II Celtic Park [54]
1937–38 Glentoran II 2 – 1 Summerfield Grosvenor Park [55]
1938–39 Sirocco Works 2 – 1 Crusaders The Oval [56]
1939–40 Linfield Swifts 2 – 0 Crusaders Grosvenor Park [57]
1940–41 Bangor Reserves 2 – 1 Distillery II Solitude [58]
1941–42 Larne Olympic 2 – 1 Belfast Celtic II Windsor Park [59]
1942–43 Larne Olympic 4 – 1 Victoria Works United Celtic Park [60]
1943–44 Ballyclare Comrades 4 – 2 Glentoran II Solitude [61]
1944–45 Bangor Reserves 3 – 0 Larne Olympic Windsor Park [62]
1945–46 Dundela 0 – 0 Bangor Reserves Celtic Park [63]
Replay 3 – 1 Celtic Park [64]
1946–47 Linfield Swifts 4 – 1 Crusaders Solitude [65]
1947–48 Crusaders 2 – 2 Larne Celtic Park [66]
Replay 3 – 2 Celtic Park [67]
1948–49 Linfield Swifts 6 – 2 Brantwood Solitude [68]
1949–50 Albert Foundry 3 – 2 Crusaders Reserves Grosvenor Park [69]
1950–51 Brantwood 2 – 1 Ballymoney United The Oval [70]
1951–52 Brantwood 2 – 0 Feltville United Windsor Park [71]
1952–53 Brantwood 2 – 1 Larne The Oval [72]
1953–54 Crusaders Reserves 4 – 3 Linfield Swifts Solitude [73]
1954–55 East Belfast 5 – 0 Dundela Grosvenor Park [74]
1955–56 Brantwood 2 – 0 Carrick Rangers Windsor Park [75]
1956–57 Larne 2 – 2 Linfield Swifts Grosvenor Park [76]
Replay 3 – 1 Grosvenor Park [77]
1957–58 Glentoran II 3 – 0 Larne Solitude
1958–59 Larne 2 – 1 Crusaders Reserves Grosvenor Park
1959–60 Larne 1 – 0 Ards II Solitude [78]
1960–61 Ballyclare Comrades 4 – 3 Dundela The Oval [79]
1961–62 Carrick Rangers 2 – 2 Ballymena Utd Reserves Solitude
Replay 1 – 0 Grosvenor Park [80]
1962–63 Chimney Corner 2 – 1 Dundela Solitude [81]
1963–64 Dundela 1 – 1 Larne Solitude [82]
Replay 4 – 1 Solitude [83]
1964–65 Larne 2 – 0 Brantwood Grosvenor Park [84]
1965–66 Glentoran II 1 – 0 Larne Solitude
1966–67 Glentoran II 4 – 0 Ards II Solitude [85]
1967–68 Carrick Rangers 3 – 1 Dundela Solitude [86]
1968–69 Larne 3 – 1 Glentoran II Grosvenor Park [87]
1969–70 Larne 3 – 1 Ballyclare Comrades Solitude [88]
1970–71 Larne 1 – 1 Dundonald Solitude [89]
Replay 3 – 1 Solitude [90]
1971–72 Larne 1 – 0 Dundela Solitude [91]
1972–73 Linfield Swifts 2 – 1 Dundela Seaview [92]
1973–74 Chimney Corner 2 – 0 Glentoran II Seaview [93]
1974–75 Ballyclare Comrades 1 – 0 Glentoran II Seaview [94]
1975–76 Chimney Corner 1 – 1 Ballyclare Comrades Seaview
Replay 5 – 2 Solitude [95]
1976–77 Brantwood 2 – 0 Ards II Seaview [96]
1977–78 Downpatrick Rec. 1 – 1 Ballyclare Comrades Seaview
Replay 3 – 1 Seaview [97]
1978–79 Cromac Albion 2 – 2 Ballyclare Comrades Seaview
Replay 4 – 1 Seaview [98]
1979–80 Short Bros 2 – 0 Barn United Seaview [99]
1980–81 Dundela 3 – 1 Killyleagh YC Seaview [100]
1981–82 Ballyclare Comrades 2 – 2 Killyleagh YC Seaview
Replay 3 – 2 Seaview [101]
1982–83 Dundela 2 – 0 RUC Seaview [102]
1983–84 Linfield Swifts 2 – 1 Ballymena United Reserves Seaview [103]
1984–85 Ballyclare Comrades 1 – 1 Distillery II Seaview
Replay 1 – 0 Solitude [104]
1985–86 Brantwood 1 – 1 Ballymoney United Seaview
Replay 5 – 1 Seaview [105]
1986–87 Ballyclare Comrades 3 – 0 Killyleagh YC Seaview [106]
1987–88 Dundela 1 – 1 Linfield Swifts Seaview
Replay 1 – 0 Seaview [107]
1988–89 Dundela 2 – 1 Glentoran II Seaview [108]
1989–90 Glentoran II 4 – 1 East Belfast Seaview [109]
1990–91 Dundela 2 – 0 RUC Seaview [110]
1991–92 Comber Rec 4 – 1 Brantwood Seaview [111]
1992–93 East Belfast 1 – 0 Linfield Swifts Seaview [112]
1993–94 RUC 5 – 1 Dundela Seaview [113]
1994–95 Bangor Reserves 1 – 0 Linfield Swifts Seaview [113]
1995–96 Ballymena United Reserves 1 – 1 Dromara Village Seaview
Replay 2 – 1 Seaview [114]
1996–97 Chimney Corner 2 – 1 Comber Rec Seaview [115]
1997–98 Linfield Swifts 1 – 0 (aet) Dundela Seaview Match decided by golden goal[116]
1998–99 Dunmurry Rec 2 – 0 RUC Seaview [117]
1999–2000 Dundela 3 – 2 Comber Rec Seaview [118]
2000–01 Glentoran II 2 – 1 (aet) Cliftonville Olympic Seaview Match decided by golden goal[119]
2001–02 Glentoran II 2 – 2 (aet)
(4 – 2 pens.) 		Dundela Seaview [120]
2002–03 Killyleagh YC 1 – 0 Chimney Corner Seaview [121]
2003–04 Donegal Celtic 3 – 0 Killyleagh YC Seaview [122]
2004–05 Bangor 2 – 0 Glentoran II Seaview Original game abandoned due to snow[123][124]
2005–06 Crusaders 4 – 1 Dundela Seaview [125]
2006–07 Brantwood 4 – 3 (aet) Harland & Wolff Welders Seaview [126]
2007–08 Dundela 2 – 0 Ballyclare Comrades Seaview [127]
2008–09 Ards 2 – 1 Carrick Rangers Seaview [128]
2009–10 Kilmore Rec 2 – 0 Downpatrick Seaview First final played on an artificial pitch[129]
2010–11 Harland & Wolff Welders 3 – 1 Knockbreda Seaview [130]
2011–12 Bangor 2 – 1 Larne Seaview [131]
2012–13 Cup withheld. Glentoran II beat Ards 2-1 in the final, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in an earlier round.[132][133]
2013–14 Dundela 4 – 1 Immaculata Seaview [134]
2014–15 Carrick Rangers 4 – 1 Harland & Wolff Welders Seaview [135]
2015–16 Harland & Wolff Welders 1 – 1 (aet)
(4 – 1 pens.) 		Albert Foundry Seaview [136]
2016–17 Linfield Swifts 3 – 1 Dundela Seaview
2017–18 Newington 1 – 0 Linfield Swifts Seaview [137]
2018–19 East Belfast 3 – 0 Sirocco Works Seaview [138]
2019–20 Linfield Swifts 3 – 1 Newington Seaview [139]
2021–22 Newington 1 – 0 Linfield Swifts Seaview [140]
2022–23 Bangor 2 – 1 Dunmurry Rec. Seaview [141]
2023–24 Comber Rec 3 – 2 (aet) Crumlin Star Seaview [142]
2024–25 Derriaghy Cricket Club '1 – 0 Willowbank Seaview [143]

Performance by club

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Club Winners Winning Years
Glentoran II 13 1904–05, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1914–15, 1918–19, 1932–33, 1937–38, 1957–58, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1989–90, 2000–01, 2001–02
Linfield Swifts 11 1895–96, 1898–99, 1915–16, 1939–40, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1972–73, 1983–84, 1997–98, 2016–17, 2019–20
Dundela 10 1945–46, 1963–64, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1999–2000, 2007–08, 2013–14
Larne 9 1909–10, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72
Brantwood 9 1920–21, 1931–32, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1976–77, 1985–86, 2006–07
Crusaders 8 1922–23, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1947–48, 2005–06
Ballyclare Comrades 6 1943–44, 1960–61, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1986–87
Cliftonville Olympic 6 1899–1900, 1901–02, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1913–14, 1921–22
Belfast Celtic II 5 1912–13, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1934–35, 1935–36
Chimney Corner 4 1962–63, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1996–97
Bangor 4 1923–24, 2004–05, 2011–12, 2022–23
Carrick Rangers 3 1961–62, 1967–68, 2014–15
Dunmurry Rec. 3 1897–98, 1919–20, 1998–99
Bangor Reserves 3 1940–41, 1944–45, 1994–95
East Belfast 3 1954–55, 1992–93, 2018–19
Comber Rec 2 1991–92, 2023–24
Harland & Wolff Welders 2 2010–11, 2015–16
Larne Olympic 2 1941–42, 1942–43
Mountpottinger YMCA 2 1903–04, 1905–06
Newington 2 2017–18, 2021–22
Distillery II 1 1900–01
Ballymena United Reserves 1 1995–96
Albert Foundry (1923) 1 1949–50
Ards 1 2008–09
Black Diamonds 1 1911–12
Broadway United 1 1929–30
Cromac Albion 1 1978–79
Donegal Celtic 1 2003–04
Downpatrick Rec. 1 1977–78
Highfield 1 1902–03
Killyleagh Youth 1 2002–03
Kilmore Rec 1 2009–10
Ormiston 1 1924–25
RUC 1 1993–94
St Mary's 1 1925–26
Shorts 1 1979–80
Sirocco Works 1 1938–39
Wesley 1 1896–97
Willowfield 1 1927–28

See also

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Sources

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  129. ^ "Kilmore Rec win Steel Cup final". BBC News. 26 December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  130. ^ "Welders secure Steel Cup success". BBC News. 3 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
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