1896–97 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1896–97 31 October 1896 – 20 March 1897 Ireland 16 Cliftonville (3rd win) Sherwood Foresters 14 72 1895–96 1897–98 The 1896–97 Irish Cup was the 17th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football. Cliftonville won the tournament for the 3rd time, defeating Sherwood Foresters (a British Army team) 3–1 in the final.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 15–16 Results Belfast and Dublin clubs were given a bye until the second round. First round St Columb's Court 0–5 Bright Stars St Columb's Hall Celtic 8–0 Limavady Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers w/o Strabane Derry North End bye |} Second round Bright Stars 0–4 St Columb's Hall Celtic North End w/o Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Glentoran 0–4 Distillery Linfield 5–3 North Staffordshire Regiment Cliftonville 7–1 Celtic Sherwood Foresters 8–0 Hibernians Bohemians bye |} Third round North End 2–2 St Columb's Hall Celtic Cliftonville 2–1 Linfield Bohemians 0–1 Sherwood Foresters Distillery bye |} Replay St Columb's Hall Celtic 4–3 North End |} Semi-finals Cliftonville 2–1 Distillery Sherwood Foresters 3–2 St Columb's Hall Celtic |} Final 20 March 1897 Cliftonville 3–1 Report Sherwood Foresters James Campbell Martin Pyper Bedford Grosvenor Park, Belfast 5,000 References External links Northern Ireland Cup Finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup