1987–88 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1987–88 Northern Ireland 23 Glentoran (14th win) Glenavon 25 77 1986–87 1988–89 The 1987–88 Irish Cup was the 108th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 30 April 1988 with the final. Glentoran were the defending champions after winning their 13th Irish Cup last season by beating Larne 1–0 in the 1987 final.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 27 October 2012 They successfully defended the cup to win it for the fourth year running by beating Glenavon 1–0 in the final. In doing so, they became the first club in history to win four consecutive Irish Cups. To date, the feat has not been achieved again.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nil88.html Northern Ireland 1987/88 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 27 October 2012 Results Qualifying round Omagh Town 1–2 Brantwood |} First preliminary round Banbridge Town 2–1 Dungannon Swifts Brantwood 2–0 Tobermore United Chimney Corner 2–1 Ballyclare Comrades Cookstown United 0–3 Dunmurry Rec. |} Second preliminary round Banbridge Town 4–2 Brantwood Dunmurry Rec. 6–1 Chimney Corner |} First round The 14 top flight clubs entered in this round, along with the 2 lower league winners from the second preliminary round. Ards 4–2 Bangor Ballymena United 4–0 Dunmurry Rec. Carrick Rangers 1–2 Glenavon Cliftonville 0–1 Distillery Larne 1–1 Linfield Portadown 3–1 Banbridge Town Glentoran 3–0 Coleraine Newry Town 3–0 Crusaders |} Replay Linfield 1–0 Larne |} Quarter-finals Ballymena United 0–0 Distillery Glenavon 2–1 Ards Glentoran 5–0 Newry Town Linfield 1–1 Portadown |} Replays Distillery 0–3 Ballymena United Portadown 2–0 Linfield |} Semi-finals Glenavon 2–0 Ballymena United Glentoran 3–2 Portadown |} Final 30 April 1988 Glentoran 1 – 0 Report Glenavon Cleary 89 pen. Windsor Park, Belfast References Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup