1889–90 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1889–90 19 October 1889 – 12 April 1890 Ireland 31 Gordon Highlanders (1st win) Cliftonville 29 188 1888–89 1890–91 The 1889–90 Irish Cup was the 10th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football. Gordon Highlanders (a British Army team) won the tournament for the 1st and only time, defeating Cliftonville 3–0 in the final replay, after an initial 2–2 draw.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphistsemi.html Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) 19 June 2022Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005 Alex Graham 7 Results First round Belfast Athletics 0–5 Black Watch Glentoran 2–2 Gordon Highlanders Linfield 10–0 North End Athletic Cliftonville 8–2 Milford Distillery 10–0 Belfast Caledonians Oldpark 0–3 Distillery Rovers Ulster w/o YMCA Whiteabbey w/o Clarence Kilrea w/o Magherafelt Victoria (R.I.C) 0–13 Limavady St Columb's Court 4–2 Rock Strabane 1–1 Rosemount East Lancashire Regiment 11–1 Seapatrick Dublin University 1–3 Dublin Association Queen's College bye St Columb's Court Reserves bye Hilden bye |} Replays Gordon Highlanders 4–2 Glentoran Rosemount w/o Strabane |} Second round Distillery 3–3 Linfield Cliftonville 6–4 Black Watch Distillery Rovers w/o Magherafelt Gordon Highlanders 3–1 Ulster Queen's College 0–4 East Lancashire Regiment Dublin Association bye Clarence 1–2 Hilden Rosemount w/o St Columb's Court Reserves Limavady 1–01 St Columb's Court |} 1 Match was ordered to be replayed after a protest by St Columb's Court regarding Limavady's rough play. Replays Linfield 4–2 Distillery St Columb's Court 2–5 Limavady |} Third round Limavady 12–1 Rosemount Hilden 1–6 Linfield Gordon Highlanders 7–2 Distillery Rovers Cliftonville 5–1 East Lancashire Regiment Dublin Association bye |} Fourth round Dublin Association 6–2 Limavady Cliftonville bye Gordon Highlanders bye Linfield bye |} Semi-finals Cliftonville 3–21 Dublin Association Gordon Highlanders 2–1 Linfield |} 1 Match was ordered to be replayed after a protest. Replay Cliftonville 4–2 Dublin Association |} Final 8 March 1890 Gordon Highlanders 2–2 Report Cliftonville Swan Archibald Wilton Small Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast 4,500 Replay 12 April 1890 Gordon Highlanders 3–0 Report Cliftonville Swan Beveridge Ulsterville, Belfast 3,500 References External links Northern Ireland Cup finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup