Olympia Cup Finals 1949-1950

Year	Winners		Runners-Up
1949	Tramore A	1	Bohemians	0
1950	Tramore	1	Waterford Panthers	0

Reference: [1-2]

Report

Tramore won the Final of The Olympia Cup in the Waterford Roller Hockey League in 1949 and 1950, beating Bohemians with a last-minute goal by Kevin O’Connor in the 1949 Replay and Waterford Panthers by a single goal the following year.

References:

Sources:

[1] Anon. (1949) “This Happened a Generation Ago | April 1949 | Roller Hockey” Munster Express. Friday, 5 April 2002. Pg. 13.

[1] Anon. (1950) “This Happened a Generation Ago | April 1950 | Roller Hockey” Munster Express. Friday, 18 April 2003. Pg. 17.

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Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
w/e 28.08.49	Rainbows	4	Shamrocks	0
w/e 28.08.49	Curlew	3	Drimnagh Blues	2

References: [1]

Report

Roller Hockey matches were played as part of Drimnagh Civic Week, Dublin, for the week ending 28 August 1949, with a big gallery for the two matches between Rainbows and Shamrocks, and Curlew v Drimnagh Blues.

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Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
24.01.41	Instonians	W	Blackhawks	L
w/e 01.02.41	Bedford Rovers	2	Rathbane	1
w/e 01.02.41	Olympics	4	Flyweights	1
w/e 01.02.41	Dreadnoughts	6	Landsdowne Rovers	0
w/e 08.02.41	Vauxhalls	3	Clippers	1
w/e 08.02.41	Wasps	2	Yankee Cads	1
w/e 08.02.41	Yanks	2	Bedford Tigers	2
	Round 1 Replay
07.02.41	Bedford Tigers		Yanks
	Quarter-Finals
11.02.41	Bedford Rovers	5	Olympics	1
w/e 15.02.41	Wasps	L	Instonians	W
	Hogs	W
	Yanks	W
	Semi-Finals
w/e 22.02.41	Bedfrord Rovers	5	Hogs	1
w/e 22.02.41	Instonians	1	Yanks	0
	Final
28.02.41	Bedford Rovers		Instonians

Report

The Limerick Senior Roller Hockey League was played on a knockout basis in 1941 at Bedford Roller Rink.

Bedford Rovers and Instonians won through to the Final. A Gallery of up to 300 people attended the matches.

References:

Sources:

[1] Anon. (1941) “Roller Hockey” Limerick Leader. Saturday, February 1, 1941. pg. 12.

[1] Anon. (1941) “Skating Hockey” Limerick Leader. Saturday, February 8, 1941. pg. 9.

[1] Anon. (1941) “Skating Notes” Limerick Leader. Saturday, February 15, 1941. pg. 10.

[1] Anon. (1941) “Skating” Limerick Leader. Saturday, February 22, 1941. pg. 7.

[1] Anon. (1941) “Spills! Thrills! | Final Senior Roller Hockey League” Limerick Leader. Saturday, February 22, 1941. pg. 3.

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Results

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Men’s Final
w/e 30.09.50	Dublin City A	6	Vultures	0
	Ladies Final
w/e 30.09.50	Dublin City A	8	Drimnagh Blues	1

Reference: [1]

Report

Roller Hockey Finals were held at Butlin Holiday Camp in Co. Meath in 1950 with Dublin City A winning both the Ladies and Men’s Finals.

References:

Sources:

[1] Anon. (1950) “Roller Hockey” Evening Herald. Saturday, september 30, 1950. pg. 6.

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Final Table

	P	W	D	L	Pts
Dublin City A	9	8	1	0	17
Drimnagh Blues A	9	7	1	1	15
Ovals	9	6	1	2	13
Dublin City B	9	5	0	4	10
Hawks	9	3	3	3	9
Drimnagh Blues B	9	3	2	4	8
Arcadians	9	3	1	5	7
Vultures	9	3	0	6	6
Stars	9	2	1	6	5
Lions	9	0	0	9	0

Reference: [1]

Report:

Dublin City A beat close rivals Drimnagh Blues A by two points in the Dublin Roller Hockey League to win the Classic Shield. All matches were played at the Classic Skating Rink, with ten teams entered, including two from the top clubs Dublin City and Drimnagh Blues. Dublin City A won all but one match, which ended in a draw.

Reference

[1] Anon. (1950) “Roller Hockey” Evening Herald. Friday, August 4, 1950. pg. 6.

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