2001–02 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 2001–02 Northern Ireland 85 Linfield (36th win) Portadown 92 347 2000–01 2002–03 The 2001–02 Irish Cup was the 122nd edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 11 May 2002 with the final.Brodie Malcolm The Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2002/03 Glentoran were the defending champions, winning their second successive Irish Cup last season after a 1–0 win over archrivals Linfield in the 2001 final. This season Linfield went one better, to lift the cup for the 36th time overall and the first time in seven years, with a 2–1 win over Portadown in the final. This was Portadown's second defeat in the final in three years.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 7 December 2012https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcup02.html Northern Ireland 2001/02 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 7 December 2012 Results First round The following teams were given byes into the second round: Abbey Villa, Annagh United, Ballymacash Rangers, Bangor Amateurs, Barn United, Connor, Desertmartin, Donard Hospital, Downshire Young Men, Dromore Amateurs, Hanover, Islandmagee, Larne Tech Old Boys, Nortel, Orangefield Old Boys, Oxford United Stars, Richhill, Saintfield United, Seagoe, Shorts, Tandragee Rovers. Roe Valley were given a bye into the second round (A) and Crewe United were given a bye into the third round. Civil Service 2–0 Ballynahinch United Dungiven Celtic 3–2 Laurelvale Grove United 1–7 Wakehurst Harland & Wolff Sports 2–2 (a.e.t.)(1–4 p) Queen's University Lower Maze 2–1 Sirocco Works Magherafelt Sky Blues 2–0 1st Bangor Old Boys Malachians 5–3 Drummond United Second round Abbey Villa 2–2 (a.e.t.)(4–2 p) Dromore Amateurs Barn United 3–2 Shorts Civil Service 3–2 Lower Maze Connor 2–1 Ballymacash Rangers Desertmartin 0–8 Malachians Donard Hospital 4–2 Oxford United Stars Dungiven Celtic 3–0 Downshire Young Men Islandmagee 2–3 Hanover Larne Tech Old Boys 4–0 Annagh United Nortel 1–3 Queen's University Richhill 1–5 Orangefield Old Boys Saintfield United 5–2 Magherafelt Sky Blues Seagoe 1–3 Tandragee Rovers Wakehurst 8–0 Bangor Amateurs Second round (A) Roe Valley 1–3 Malachians Third round Abbey Villa 1–0 Hanover Ards Rangers 2–1 Enkalon Ballinamallard United 1–0 Knockbreda Parish Banbridge Town 0–2 Ballymoney United Brantwood 2–0 Chimney Corner Coagh United 2–1 Larne Tech Old Boys Crewe United 3–0 Tandragee Rovers Crumlin United 1–2 Barn United Donegal Celtic 2–1 Wakehurst Dromara Village 4–2 Civil Service Drumaness Mils 2–2 (a.e.t.)(3–5 p) Killyleagh Youth Dundela 3–1 East Belfast Dunmurry Recreation 3–1 Saintfield United Kilmore Recreation 2–4 Portstewart Lurgan Celtic 4–0 Donard Hospital Malachians 4–0 Connor Moyola Park 3–0 Comber Recreation Orangefield Old Boys 0–2 Dungiven Celtic RUC 1–5 Harland & Wolff Welders Rathfriland Rangers 2–0 Queen's University Fourth round Ards Rangers 2–1 Harland & Wolff Welders Ballinamallard United 2–1 Malachians Ballymoney United 2–5 Killyleagh Youth Brantwood 5–3 Rathfriland Rangers Coagh United 0–2 Dunmurry Recreation Crewe United 1–2 Barn United Donegal Celtic 3–2 Abbey Villa Dromara Village 1–2 Lurgan Celtic Moyola Park 2–1 Dungiven Celtic Portstewart 3–2 Dundela Fifth round Armagh City 2–5 Dungannon Swifts Ballyclare Comrades 4–1 Barn United Bangor 0–2 Crusaders Brantwood 1–1 Moyola Park Carrick Rangers 4–3 Lisburn Distillery Cliftonville 1–1 Portadown Coleraine 5–3 Donegal Celtic Glenavon 0–0 Lurgan Celtic Glentoran 1–0 Newry Town Institute 4–1 Ards Rangers Killyleagh Youth 4–1 Ballinamallard United Limavady United 1–2 Ards Linfield 3–0 Portstewart Loughgall 2–2 Larne Omagh Town 0–0 Ballymena United Tobermore United 1–2 Dunmurry Recreation |} Replays Ballymena United 1–0 Omagh Town Glenavon 1–1 (a.e.t.)(3–2 p) Lurgan Celtic Larne 1–1 (a.e.t.)(4–2 p) Loughgall Moyola Park 1–0 (a.e.t.) Brantwood Portadown 2–1 Cliftonville |} Sixth round Ards 0–5 Glentoran Ballyclare Comrades 3–1 Dunmurry Recreation Ballymena United 0–3 Glenavon Carrick Rangers 0–7 Linfield Crusaders 1–1 Dungannon Swifts Larne 0–0 Killyleagh Youth Moyola Park 3–3 Coleraine Portadown 3–1 Institute |} Replays Coleraine 5–1 Moyola Park Dungannon Swifts 1–0 Crusaders Larne 1–2 Killyleagh Youth |} Quarter-finals Coleraine 2–0 Dungannon Swifts Glentoran 1–1 Portadown Killyleagh Youth 1–0 Ballyclare Comrades Linfield 3–0 Glenavon |} Replay Portadown 4–3 Glentoran |} Semi-finals Linfield 4–0 Killyleagh Youth Portadown 2–0 Coleraine |} Final 11 May 2002 Linfield 2 – 1 Report Portadown Morgan 14 22 Neill 6 Windsor Park, Belfast 11,129 Linfield: Manus, Collier, McShane (N. Kelly), Hunter, King (Murphy), R. Kelly, Morgan (McBride), Gorman, Ferguson, Marks, Bailie Portadown: Keenan, Douglas, O'Hara, McCann, Feeney (Ogden), Major, Clarke (A. Hamilton), Collins, G. Hamilton, Atkins, Neill References Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup