1888–89 Irish Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Land | ![]() |
Teams | 25 |
Defending champions | Cliftonville |
Final positions | |
Champions | Distillery (4th win) |
Runner-up | YMCA |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 21 |
Goals scored | 140 (6.67 per match) |
The 1888–89 Irish Cup was the 9th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.
Distillery won the tournament for the 4th time, defeating YMCA 5–4 in the final.[1][2]
Results
First round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Dublin Association | 0–4 | Glentoran |
Ulster | w/o | Distillery |
Linfield Athletic | 3–0 | Cliftonville |
YMCA | w/o | Mossley |
Whiteabbey | w/o | Dublin University |
Belfast Athletics | 16–0 | United Steamship |
Oldpark | 5–0 | Clarence |
Rock | 2–2 | Kilrea |
St Columb's Court | 3–0 | Magherafelt |
Limavady | 7–0 | Portrush |
Hilden | 13–0 | Seapatrick |
Banbridge | w/o | Milford |
Montalto | bye |
Replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Kilrea | w/o | Rock |
Second round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Whiteabbey | 1–6 | Oldpark |
Glentoran | 2–01 | Belfast Athletics |
YMCA | 8–0 | Montalto |
Distillery | 3–1 | Linfield Athletic |
Kilrea | 0–2 | Limavady |
Hilden | 3–2 | Milford |
St Columb's Court | bye |
1 Belfast Athletics left the pitch due to the weather conditions. A replay was ordered.
Replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Belfast Athletics | 0-2 | Glentoran |
Third round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Distillery | 10–0 | Oldpark |
Glentoran | 8–0 | Limavady |
St Columb's Court | 1–3 | YMCA |
Hilden | bye |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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YMCA | 3–1 | Glentoran |
Distillery | 13–0 | Hilden |
Final
Distillery | 5–4 | YMCA |
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R. Stewart ![]() ![]() McClatchey ![]() ![]() Stanfield ![]() |
Bericht | Lemon ![]() ![]() Millar ![]() Klein ![]() |
Attendance: 3,500
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. 7.