Category Archives: Glorney Cups

Barker and Marshall

Posted on April 6, 2021 by David McAlister

In the previous post Malcolm Barker, Sean had queried Barker’s attribution of a photograph of him in play against Walter Marshall (and being watched by Sir George Thomas and W. Ritson Morry) to the 1949 Glorney Cup, because the contemporary newspaper reports had … Continue reading →

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Malcolm Barker

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Sean Coffey

In the previous post, I said I would have more to say about the English player Malcolm Neil Barker, who played in the 1949 Glorney Cup. He was British Boys’ Champion three times, starting in 1949, and also played in … Continue reading →

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Glorney Cup 1949

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Sean Coffey

We have previously discussed the 1949 Glorney Cup here, with Michael Fagan’s loss against the Welsh board 1 Walter Marshall, and Marshall’s reminiscences many years later about the game and the event. To recap, event was held in Birmingham on … Continue reading →

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Glorney Cup: Early Years 1948-1963

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Sean Coffey

I mentioned last month that the brothers Michael, John, and Frank McMahon had each represented Ireland on Glorney Cup teams: Michael played in 1955 and ’56, John 1956, ’57, and ’58, and Frank 1960, ’62, and ’63. John and Frank, … Continue reading →

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Glorney Cup 1965

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Sean Coffey

The Glorney Cup 1965 was held in Glasgow, at the new University of Strathclyde, on August 3 and 4. Four teams competed: the previous year’s event in London had included France and the Netherlands, but for cost reasons it was … Continue reading →

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Glorney Cup 1972

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Sean Coffey

The Glorney Cup for 1972 was held in Sidcup, England. Six teams competed, including the Netherlands and France. The Irish team was Bernard Kernan, Stephen Meyler, Tony Spillane, Colm Quigley, Robert Pye, John Nicholson, and Rod Nixon. Ireland finished fifth, … Continue reading →

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Marshall’s reminiscence about his game against Fagan

Posted on October 10, 2018 by David McAlister

Michael Fagan’s opponent in the Ireland-Wales 1949 Glorney Cup match was Walter Marshall, later Baron Marshall of Goring and described in the The Independent as “one of the more colourful technocrats of our age” in his 1996 obituary.  In 1984 … Continue reading →

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Marshall-Fagan, Glorney Cup 1949

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Sean Coffey

The second Glorney Cup, held in Birmingham, July 27-28, 1949, featured three teams, with Wales joining Ireland and England. (Scotland were due to take part, but seem to have dropped out shortly before the event.) The OlimpBase page gives the … Continue reading →

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D. Dunne-N. Short, Glorney Cup 1977

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Sean Coffey

In 1977 the Glorney Cup was held in Ireland (Gormanston College), and six teams competed, including the Netherlands and France. The English team included Nigel Short, Nigel Davies, Glenn Flear, Daniel King, and William Watson—and they didn’t even win. (See … Continue reading →

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Glorney Cup 2015

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Sean Coffey

Congratulations to the Irish Glorney Cup team, who won the Cup for the first time since 1963! Full coverage is available at the tournament web site. By all accounts it was a very well organized tournament, with live boards for … Continue reading →

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