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When the Ulster Senior League was re-organised after the 1968–69 season, Cookstown had performed well enough in their first season in
Qualifying League Section A to secure a place in the new Section 2. For the next five seasons Cookstown proved to be one of the stronger teams in the Section, but
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A period of consolidation followed before
Cookstown started to progress upwards in the ranks of Ulster hockey. In 1966-67 Intermediate League Section A was finally won to gain entry to Qualifying League Section B. The following season saw their league won again and promotion to Qualifying League
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Final for the first time, losing to
Belfast YMCA by two goals to nil. The disappointment was tempered when their opponents were unable to represent Ireland in the European Club Cup as participation would involve playing on a Sunday and Cookstown accepted an invitation to take their place.
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Cookstown won a qualifying tournament and went on to the main event in Rome. They won the Final on penalty-flicks. They became the first Club in
Ireland to win a major European competition.
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In 1988, as a result of their Irish Senior Cup success, Cookstown were again in
European competition and finished 7th in the Premier section of the tournament held in the Netherlands.
50:. In addition the club also fields five Junior League teams and two ladies' teams. The ladies' team currently play in the second tier of Ulster Hockey in senior league section one.
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The premier league title was retained in the 2008–09 season and the Kirk Cup was also secured. The
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The club attained their best league position since the eighties, when they finished second in 2006–07. A winner-takes-all game against the eventual winners
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The successes of the 1980s were hard to follow and a long barren spell ensued before a return to success with the capture of the
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Season 1974-75 finally brought the long-awaited win of
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From their foundation in 1951, Cookstown gained promotion from the Junior League to
Intermediate League Section A of the
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The 1980s was a period of success for the club and saw
Cookstown experience European competition for the first time.
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The league title was lost in 2010–11. However, a 24-year wait came to an end when
Cookstown once again won the
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In the 2007–08 season, Cookstown captured the Premier League for the second time in their history.
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in the last fixture of the season was lost. A victory would have won the league for Cookstown.
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Section 1 for the first time in their history. They made it a double by also winning the
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and was founded in 1951. The first team currently plays in the Premier League of the
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708:"American Chronicle (from Belfast Telegraph) report on Cookstown 2009-10 league win"
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came to Cookstown for the first time in 1986–87. As underdogs they beat
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always fell just short of promotion to the top flight of Ulster hockey.
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4–0 at Blaris, in the last Final to be played on a real grass pitch.
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The 2nd team also joined the trophy winning when they won two
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The only major trophy that had eluded Cookstown, the
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88:In 1979-80 the club fought its way through to the
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1035:Field hockey clubs in Northern Ireland
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128:, was finally won in 1988-89 when
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485:. 27 December 1988. p. 24.
16:Hockey club in Northern Ireland
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38:. It is affiliated to the
878:Men's Irish Hockey League
99:In 1983 the club won the
791:"Sloan double swings it"
521:Ireland's Saturday Night
409:Ireland's Saturday Night
151:in 2002-03 and 2006–07.
44:Irish Hockey Association
965:Cork Church of Ireland
842:Cookstown Hockey Club
171:in 2011 by defeating
20:Cookstown Hockey Club
246:Men's internationals
207:Ulster Senior League
101:Ulster Senior League
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60:Ulster Senior League
48:Ulster Senior League
62:in season 1954–55.
1055:Sport in Cookstown
975:Queen's University
927:Pembroke Wanderers
685:. 27 December 2008
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54:Early years
1029:Categories
960:Corinthian
946:Division 2
912:Instonians
885:Division 1
378:Facilities
367:David Ames
335:David Ames
294:Ian Hughes
281:Mark Burns
271:David Ames
922:Monkstown
902:Cookstown
897:Banbridge
823:5 January
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389:Clubhouse
372:Ian Sloan
345:Ian Sloan
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231:(5 wins)
220:(6 wins)
209:(6 wins)
198:(2 wins)
187:(2 wins)
173:Monkstown
116:Banbridge
28:Cookstown
907:Glenanne
892:Annadale
801:18 April
772:19 April
743:28 April
718:28 April
689:18 April
660:13 March
632:15 April
218:Kirk Cup
156:Annadale
149:Kirk Cup
126:Kirk Cup
1003:Kilkeel
394:Sources
360:England
260:Ireland
179:Honours
130:Mossley
42:of the
1000:Bandon
989:Pool B
953:Pool A
607:2 June
586:2 June
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937:YMCA
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