1885–86 Irish Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Land | ![]() |
Teams | 34 |
Defending champions | Distillery |
Final positions | |
Champions | Distillery (3rd win) |
Runner-up | Limavady |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 33 |
Goals scored | 137 (4.15 per match) |
The 1885–86 Irish Cup was the 6th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.
Distillery won the tournament for the 3rd time and 3rd year in a row, defeating Limavady 1–0 in a repeat of the previous year's final.[1][2]
Results
First round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Wellington Park | 3–1 | Ormeau |
Ligoniel | 6-2 | Down Athletics |
Oldpark | 3–11 | YMCA |
Clifton Park | 3–1 | Clarence |
Montalto | 2–9 | Glentoran |
Dublin Association | w/o | Belfast Athletics |
Ulster | 2–1 | Cliftonville |
Distillery | 12–0 | Chichester Park |
North Down | 3–0 | Civil Service |
Carrickfergus | 1-4 | Mossley |
Mountcollyer | 4-0 | Glenalina |
Dublin University | 2–0 | Albert |
Moyola Park | 1–1 | Magherafelt |
Kilrea | 3–0 | Movanagher |
Rosemount | 0-5 | Limavady |
Hertford | 2–2 | Banbridge |
Hilden | bye | |
Victoria (R.I.C.) | bye |
1After a protest by YMCA that the match did not kick off at the correct time, a replay was ordered.[3]
Replays
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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YMCA | 1–0 | Oldpark |
Magherafelt | w/o1 | Moyola Park |
Banbridge | 1–12 | Hertford |
1 After protesting against Moyola Park's rough play in the previous match, Magherafelt refused to play the replay.[4]
2 After both teams drew again, they were moved into the second round.[4]
Second round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Hilden | 1-4 | Hertford |
Limavady | w/o | Victoria (R.I.C.) |
Kilrea | 1–1 | Moyola Park |
YMCA | 3–0 | Mountcollyer |
Dublin University | 3–0 | Mossley |
Clifton Park | 1–0 | Wellington Park |
Ligoniel | 1–7 | Glentoran |
Dublin Association | 1–5 | Distillery |
Ulster | 6–1 | North Down |
Banbridge | bye |
Replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Moyola Park | 4–1 | Kilrea |
Third round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Distillery | 2–0 | Ulster |
YMCA | 3–2 | Glentoran |
Dublin University | 7–0 | Clifton Park |
Hertford | 0–1 | Banbridge |
Limavady | bye | |
Moyola Park | bye |
Fourth round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Dublin University | 6–0 | Banbridge |
Limavady | 6–0 | Moyola Park |
YMCA | bye | |
Distillery | bye |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Distillery | 4–0 | Dublin University |
Limavady | 1–0 | YMCA |
Final
Distillery | 1–0 | Limavady |
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J Johnston ![]() |
Bericht |
Attendance: 1,000
References
- ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005. p. 5.
- ^ "Northern Football Notes (Association)". Sport (Dublin). 28 November 1885. p. 7.
- ^ a b "Northern Football Notes (Association)". Sport (Dublin). 5 December 1885. p. 7.