1989–90 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1989–90 Northern Ireland 83 Glentoran (15th win) Portadown 97 309 1988–89 1990–91 The 1989–90 Irish Cup was the 110th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 20 January 1990 and concluded on 5 May 1990 with the final.Gillespie Marshall The Irish Football Yearbook 1990–91 76–78 Ballymena United were the defending champions after winning their 6th Irish Cup last season, defeating Larne 1–0 in the 1989 final.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 27 October 2012 However, this season they went out in the first round to Dungannon Swifts. Glentoran went on to win the cup for the fifth time in six seasons, and 15th time overall. They defeated Portadown 3–0 in the final.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nil90.html Northern Ireland 1989/90 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 27 October 2012 Results First round 1st Bangor Old Boys 2–0 Killymoon Rangers Annagh United 1–5 Loughgall Armagh City 6–3 Bangor Amateurs Armoy United 0–3 Dundela Ballyclare Comrades 3–0 Tandragee Rovers Civil Service 3–2 UUC Comber Rec. 0–1 RUC Dromara Village 1–2 Downshire Young Men Dromore Amateurs 0–2 Ballynahinch United Drumaness Mills 1–0 Crewe United FC Enkalon 1–1 GEC Hanover 0–1 Crumlin United Harland & Wolff Sports 4–0 Armagh Thistle Islandmagee 3–2 Fisher Boy Killyleagh Youth 3–1 Annalong Swifts Kilmore Rec. 3–1 Ballymoney United Larne Tech Old Boys 2–2 Newtownabbey Town Orangefield Old Boys 1–1 Ards Rangers Queen's University 1–0 1st Liverpool Rathfriland Rangers 2–5 Institute Roe Valley 3–1 Connor Star of The Sea 1–8 Harland & Wolff Welders UUJ 1–3 Cromac Albion |} Replays Ards Rangers 5–1 Orangefield Old Boys GEC 1–0 FC Enkalon Newtownabbey Town 2–0 Larne Tech Old Boys |} Second round 1st Bangor Old Boys 2–0 Downshire Young Men Ards Rangers 3–1 Ballynahinch United Armagh City 3–3 Barn United Blue Circle 0–7 Drumaness Mills Civil Service 0–0 British Telecom Cromac Albion 3–3 Roe Valley Dundela 6–0 Newtownabbey Town GEC 2–0 Queen's University Harland & Wolff Welders 1–0 Portstewart Institute 0–2 Crumlin United Islandmagee 2–4 Harland & Wolff Sports Killyleagh Youth 3–3 Ballyclare Comrades Limavady United 1–0 Macosquin Loughgall 2–1 Kilmore Rec. Moyola Park 1–1 Shorts Oxford United Stars 4–1 AFC RUC 4–0 Saintfield United STC 0–0 Sirocco Works |} Replays Ballyclare Comrades 3–0 Killyleagh Youth Barn United 2–2 (a.e.t.)(4–3 p) Armagh City British Telecom 4–0 Civil Service Roe Valley 1–0 Cromac Albion Shorts 4–1 Moyola Park Sirocco Works 1–4 STC |} Third round With the exception of the below teams, all other winning teams from the second round were given a bye into the fourth round. Ards Rangers 1–2 Harland & Wolff Sports Oxford United Stars 2–2 Dundela |} Replays Dundela 4–3 Oxford United Stars |} Fourth round Ballyclare Comrades 1–1 RUC Barn United 4–1 Roe Valley British Telecom 1–2 Loughgall Crumlin United 1–3 Drumaness Mills GEC 1–2 1st Bangor Old Boys Harland & Wolff Welders 2–0 Limavady United Shorts 0–1 Dundela STC 2–1 Harland & Wolff Sports |} Replay RUC 3–1 Ballyclare Comrades |} Fifth round Ballymena United 1–1 Dungannon Swifts Bangor 1–1 RUC Brantwood 1–2 Banbridge Town Carrick Rangers 2–0 Coagh United Chimney Corner 1–0 Standard Telephones & Cables Coleraine 2–0 Dunmurry Recreation Cookstown United 0–5 Donegal Celtic Crusaders 3–1 Drumaness Mills Distillery 3–0 1st Bangor Old Boys Glentoran 1–1 Cliftonville Larne 1–0 Harland & Wolff Welders Linfield 1–1 Glenavon Loughgall 0–1 Barn United Omagh Town 0–3 Ards Portadown 1–0 Dundela Tobermore United 0–2 Newry Town |} Replays Cliftonville 0–1 Glentoran Dungannon Swifts 1–1 (a.e.t.)(4–2 p) Ballymena United Glenavon 0–1 Linfield RUC 0–3 Bangor |} Sixth round Ards 0–2 Larne Banbridge Town 2–1 Chimney Corner Bangor 4–0 Distillery Carrick Rangers 0–2 Portadown Donegal Celtic 1–2 Linfield Coleraine 2–0 Crusaders Glentoran 2–1 Barn United Newry Town 4–1 Dungannon Swifts |} Quarter-finals Banbridge Town 0–1 Coleraine Larne 1–2 Linfield Newry Town 2–3 Glentoran Portadown 2–1 Bangor |} Semi-finals Glentoran 2–0 Linfield Portadown 4–0 Coleraine |} Final 5 May 1990 Glentoran 3 – 0 Report Portadown Neill 60Douglas 85Morrison 87 Windsor Park, Belfast References Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup