1887–88 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1887–88 29 October 1887 – 17 March 1888 Ireland 35 Cliftonville (2nd win) Distillery 32 178 1886–87 1888–89 The 1887–88 Irish Cup was the 8th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football. Cliftonville won the tournament for the 2nd time, defeating Distillery 2–1 in the final. The holders Ulster were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Distillery.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 6 Results First round Clarence 6–0 Mossley Belfast Athletics 4–2 Dublin Association Distillery 18–0 United Steamship Cliftonville 3–2 YMCA Oldpark 10–1 Whiterock Dublin University w/o North Down North End w/o Linfield Athletic Montalto 0–10 Glentoran Ulster 13–0 Evening Telegraph East End 0–5 Albert Mountcollyer 8–11 Whiteabbey Portglenone w/o Moyola Park Kilrea 1–2 Magherafelt Rock 1–0 Portrush Strabane 2-11 Limavady St Columb's Court 5–0 Rosemount Hilden 0–2 Hertford Millmount bye |} 1 Whiteabbey protested about an opposition player's shirt colour and a replay was ordered. Replay Whiteabbey 0-11 Mountcollyer |} Second round Ulster 4–1 Glentoran Linfield Athletic 6–0 Belfast Athletics Clarence 1–3 Oldpark Cliftonville 8–2 Dublin University Mountcollyer 6–0 Albert Portglenone 0–2 Magherafelt Millmount w/o Hertford Rock 1-3 St Columb's Court Distillery bye Limavady bye |} Third round St Columb's Court 1-5 Limavady Millmount 0–2 Linfield Athletic Distillery 3–1 Magherafelt Ulster bye Oldpark bye Cliftonville bye Mountcollyer bye |} Fourth round Cliftonville 3–3 Limavady Oldpark 1–1 Mountcollyer Ulster 0–2 Distillery Linfield Athletic bye |} Replays Cliftonville 5–3 Limavady Mountcollyer 2-32 Oldpark |} 2 Mountcollyer protested the referee's IFA status and a replay was ordered. Second Replay Oldpark 5-1 Mountcollyer |} Semi-finals Cliftonville 5–0 Linfield Athletic Distillery 3–1 Oldpark |} Final 17 March 1888 Cliftonville 2–1 Report Distillery Barry Gibb Stanfield Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast 3,000 References External links Northern Ireland Cup Finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup