1882–83 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1882–83 16 December 1882 – 5 May 1883 Ireland 18 Cliftonville 1 Ulster 18 81 1881–82 1883–84 The 1882–83 Irish Cup was the 3rd edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football. The competition ended on 5 May 1883 with the final.Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005 Alex Graham 4 Cliftonville won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Ulster 5–0 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 2022 The holders Queen's Island were eliminated in the semi-finals. Results First round Oldpark 2–6 Distillery Down Athletics w/o Wellington Park Avoniel 3–5 Ligoniel Queen's Island 4–0 Mount Avon Cliftonville w/o Chichester Park Ulster 10–2 Malone Alexander 5–2 Limavady Wanderers Strabane w/o Castlederg Glentoran bye Moyola Park bye |} Second round Distillery 4–0 Wellington Park Ligoniel 2–7 Cliftonville Ulster 9–0 Glentoran Alexander 0–0 Moyola Park Queen's Island bye Strabane bye |} Replay Alexander 0–01 Moyola Park |} 1 After this match the decision was taken to grant both teams a bye into the third round. Third round Moyola Park 0–1 Cliftonville Alexander 0–01 Strabane Distillery 1–12 Queen's Island Ulster bye |} 1 Alexander originally won the match 1-0 which was changed to 0–0 after a protest. 2 Queen's Island originally won the match 2-1 which was changed to 1–1 after a protest. Replays Alexander 1–0 Strabane Distillery 0–1 Queen's Island |} Semi-finals Cliftonville 7–0 Alexander Ulster 4–1 Queen's Island |} Final 5 May 1883 Cliftonville 5–0 Report Ulster J Potts McWha Davison Bloomfield Ground, Belfast 2,000 References External links Northern Ireland Cup Finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup