2004–05 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 2004–05 Northern Ireland 107 Portadown (3rd win) Larne 113 393 2003–04 2005–06 The 2004–05 Irish Cup was the 125th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 7 May 2005 with the final.Brodie Malcolm The Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2005/06 Glentoran were the defending champions, winning their 20th Irish Cup last season after a 1–0 win over Coleraine in the 2004 final. This season the Glens reached the semi-final stage, but were defeated by Portadown, who then went on to lift the cup for the third time with a 5–1 victory over Larne in the final. It was the highest scoring final in 36 years, since the 1969 final replay when Ards defeated Distillery 4–2. It was also the first time in 43 years that the final had been won by a four-goal margin, when Linfield defeated Portadown 4–0 in 1962. This was Larne's fifth appearance in the final without ever winning; a record in the competition that still stands. They had previously been runners-up in the 1928, 1935, 1987 and 1989 finals. Derry Celtic (1898 and 1904) and Limavady (1885 and 1886) are the only other clubs to have reached the final more than once, but never won.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 9 December 2012https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcup05.html Northern Ireland 2004/05 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 9 December 2012 Results Preliminary round Abbey Villa 3–5 Albert Foundry Annagh United 3–0 Laurelvale Ballynahinch United 2–1 Roe Valley Barn United 1–3 Blackers Mill Bryansburn Rangers 3–6 Rasharkin United Churchhill Kilfennan United 3–0 Dunmurry Young Men Dergview 8–0 Broomhedge Downpatrick 6–2 Dromore Amateurs Downshire Young Men 3–4 Sirocco Works Fivemiletown United 3–2 Bangor Amateurs Glebe Rangers 0–2 Lisburn Rangers Grove United 1–0 Dundonald Islandmagee 4–1 Markethill Swifts Killymoon Rangers 1–2 Donard Hospital Larne Tech Old Boys 3–2 Newbuildings United Malachians 11–0 Banbridge AFC Newington YC 2–3 Holywood Orangefield Old Boys 3–0 Nortel Oxford United Stars 4–3 Draperstown Celtic Portadown BBOB 0–1 Ballymacash Rangers Rosario YC 3–1 Civil Service Seagoe 0–1 Magherafelt Sky Blues Shorts 2–4 Warrenpoit Town Sperrin Olympic 3–0 Ballycastle United Strabane 2–0 Hanover UUC 0–4 Desertmartin Wellington Recreation 4–1 Tandragee Rovers |} First round Albert Foundry 4–0 Rosario YC Annagh United 1–3 Lisburn Rangers Dergview 4–0 Grove United Desertmartin 1–2 Sirocco Works Donard Hospital 1–2 Churchhill Kilfennan United Downpatrick 5–0 Blackers Mill Holywood 1–4 Malachians Larne Tech Old Boys 5–0 Fivemiletown United Magherafelt Sky Blues 3–0 Wellington Recreation Nortel 3–0 Islandmagee Rasharkin United 4–3 Oxford United Stars Saintfield United 0–2 Ballymacash Rangers Strabane 2–1 Sperrin Olympic |} Second round Albert Foundry 2–1 Rasharkin United Ballymacash Rangers 1–4 Ballynahinch United Dergview 2–0 Larne Tech Old Boys Downpatrick 1–2 Strabane Magherafelt Sky Blues 2–0 Churchhill Kilfennan United Malachians 1–1 (a.e.t.)(4–5 p) Lisburn Rangers Nortel 2–3 Sirocco Works |} Third round 1st Bangor Old Boys 2–4 Dromara Village Ards Rangers 0–1 Kilmore Recreation Ballymoney United 1–0 Portstewart Ballynahinch United 2–1 Strabane Banbridge Town 4–1 Queen's University Chimney Corner 0–2 East Belfast Coagh United 2–1 Albert Foundry Comber Recreation 2–1 Crewe United Crumlin United 1–2 Ballinamallard United Dundela 2–0 Brantwood Dunmurry Recreation 0–2 Donegal Celtic Enkalon 1–2 Knockbreda Parish Harland & Wolff Welders 2–1 Drumaness Mills Larne Tech Old Boys 2–0 Rathfriland Rangers Lisburn Rangers 2–0 Killyleagh Youth Magherafelt Sky Blues 0–1 Moyola Park PSNI 1–4 Sirocco Works Wakehurst 3–1 Lurgan Celtic |} Fourth round Banbridge Town 2–1 Ballynahinch United Coagh United 3–0 Sirocco Works Donegal Celtic 2–0 Wakehurst Dundela 1–3 Ballinamallard United Harland & Wolff Welders 3–0 Dromara Village Knockbreda Parish 2–3 East Belfast Larne Tech Old Boys 2–4 Ballymoney United Lisburn Rangers 3–0 Comber Recreation Moyola Park 0–1 Kilmore Recreation |} Fifth round Armagh City 1–2 Dungannon Swifts Ballyclare Comrades 1–1 Ards Ballymena United 1–0 Coagh United Bangor 1–5 Newry City1 Carrick Rangers 1–5 Coleraine Cliftonville 2–3 Banbridge Town Glenavon 0–2 Portadown Glentoran 6–0 Lisburn Rangers Institute 4–0 Ballymoney United Kilmore Recreation 1–0 Ballynure Old Boys Larne 3–0 East Belfast Linfield 1–1 Limavady United Lisburn Distillery 4–1 Ballinamallard United Loughgall 5–1 Donegal Celtic Omagh Town 0–1 Crusaders Tobermore United 0–2 Harland & Wolff Welders |} 1Newry City were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player. Bangor were reinstated. Replays Ballyclare Comrades 0–1 Ards Limavady United 1–2 Linfield |} Sixth round Ballymena United 4–1 Kilmore Recreation Crusaders 0–1 Coleraine Dungannon Swifts 1–2 Larne Glentoran 1–1 Linfield Institute 1–2 Ards Lisburn Distillery 1–1 Harland & Wolff Welders Loughgall 0–0 Banbridge Town Portadown 2–1 Bangor |} Replays Linfield 0–3 Glentoran Lisburn Distillery 1–2 Harland & Wolff Welders Loughgall 2–0 Banbridge Town |} Quarter-finals Ards 0–1 Portadown Ballymena United 0–0 Harland & Wolff Welders Coleraine 1–2 Glentoran Loughgall 1–1 Larne |} Replays Ballymena United 4–0 Harland & Wolff Welders Larne 3–0 Loughgall |} Semi-finals Ballymena United 0–1 Larne Glentoran 0–0 Portadown |} Replay Portadown 1–0 Glentoran |} Final 7 May 2005 Portadown 5 – 1 Report Larne Arkins 15 59Convery 34McCann 36Kelly 48 Ogden 3 Windsor Park, Belfast 5,431 References Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup