2010–11 Irish Cup

December 2020 Irish Cup 2010–11 Northern Ireland 114 Linfield (41st win) Crusaders 123 539 2009–10 2011–12 The 2010–11 Irish Cup (known as the JJB Sports Irish Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 131st edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. The competition began on 18 September 2010 with the First Round and ended on 7 May 2011 with the Final. Linfield were the champions, winning their fifth Irish Cup in the last six seasons, by defeating Crusaders 2–1 in the final, who were appearing in their second final in the last three seasons.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13310496 Crusaders 1–2 Linfield 7 May 2011 BBC Sport 10 May 2011https://www.uefa.com/news/01f1-0e785266b2ba-19a49ce4c4e1-1000--linfield-complete-double-after-northern-irish-cup-win/ Linfield complete double after Northern Irish Cup win 7 May 2011 UEFA 10 May 2011 Crusaders qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League because Linfield had already qualified for the Champions League via the league. Results First round The draw for the first round was held on 28 August 2010.JJB Irish Cup draw https://web.archive.org/web/20110708204342/http://www.creweunited.com/2010/08/jjb-irish-cup-draw/ 8 July 2011 at creweunited.com Matches were scheduled to be played on 18 September 2010. 18th Newtownabbey Old Boys 2–5 Broomhedge Abbey Villa 2–0 Ballynahinch United A.F.C. Craigavon 1–2 Shankill United Ardglass 3–1 Sirocco Works Ards Rangers 9–2 FC Ballynure Ardstraw 6–1 Seagoe Barn United 3–2 Saintfield United Bloomfield 5–2 Hanover Bryansburn Rangers 5–2 NFC Kesh Camlough Rovers 5–2 Lurgan Town Boys Desertmartin 0–2 Brantwood Downpatrick 2–1 Drumaness Mills Downshire Young Men 2–1 Holywood Draperstown Celtic 1–2 (a.e.t) Crewe United Dromara Village 7–3 Lisanally Rangers East Belfast 1–2 Newington Rangers Fivemiletown United 2–6 Nortel Islandmagee 4–1 Rathfern Rangers Kilbride Swifts 4–3 Groomsport Killyleagh Youth 3–1 Banbridge Rangers Kilmore Recreation 6–3 1st Bangor Old Boys Lisburn Rangers 6–1 Donard Hospital Lower Maze 1–4 Grove United Malachians 5–1 Bangor Rangers Mossley Young Men 0–1 Crumlin United Mountjoy United 1–2 Magherafelt Sky Blues Newcastle 1–5 Dollingstown Raceview 2–4 Comber Recreation Rathfriland Rangers 1–2 Tandragee Rovers Rosario Youth Club 3–2 Laurelvale Shorts 2–4 Ballynure Old Boys U.U.C. w/o Albert Foundry Wellington Recreation 5–0 Strabane |} Second round The draw for the second round was held on 24 September 2010. Games were played on Saturday 23 October 2010.http://www.irishfa.com/domestic/item/5964/jjb-sports-irish-cup-2nd-round-draw/ JJB Sports Irish Cup 2nd Round Draw 30 September 2010 13 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110613194100/http://www.irishfa.com/domestic/item/5964/jjb-sports-irish-cup-2nd-round-draw/ dead Albert Foundry 3–1 Larne Tech Old Boys Ardglass 4–1 Bangor Swifts Ardstraw 2–1 Crewe United Ballynure Old Boys 0–0 (4–5 p) Broomhedge Brantwood 0–1 Dunmurry Recreation Camlough Rovers 2–0 Barn United Crumlin United 4–1 Bloomfield Derriaghy Cricket Club 2–3 Newington Youth Club Dollingstown 5–3 Lisburn Rangers Downpatrick 0–4 Nortel Dromara Village 3–1 Downshire Young Men Dungiven Celtic 3–2 Newington Rangers Grove United 1–3 Comber Recreation Islandmagee 3–2 Abbey Villa Kilbride Swifts 2–3 Tandragee Rovers Kilmore Recreation 4–2 Killyleagh Youth Magherafelt Sky Blues 2–0 Bryansburn Rangers Malachians 4–2 Ards Rangers Richhill 0–3 Shankill United Rosario Youth Club 3–2 Wellington Recreation |} Third round Matches were played on 20 November 2010 and 27 November 2010. Ardglass 1–2 Kilmore Recreation Ardstraw 3–6 Albert Foundry Broomhedge 0–5 Dunmurry Recreation Dollingstown 2–4 Comber Recreation Islandmagee 1–3 Dungiven Celtic Magherafelt Sky Blues 0–1 Shankill United Malachians 1–2 Crumlin United Newington Youth Club 8–0 Tandragee Rovers Nortel 2–0 Camlough Rovers Rosario Youth Club 3–1 Dromara Village |} Fourth round The fourth round draw took place on 25 November 2010. All 30 clubs from IFA Championship 1 and 2 entered the competition at this stage. As well as the 10 intermediate clubs that had progressed through the previous rounds. Matches were played on 11 December 2010 and two re-arranged ties were played on 15 January 2011. Albert Foundry 3–1 Rosario Youth Club Annagh United 2–1 Killymoon Rangers Armagh City 2–3 Crumlin United Ballyclare Comrades 2–4 Harland & Wolff Welders Banbridge Town 0–1 Shankill United Coagh United 2–5 Ards Dergview 2–3 Ballinamallard United Dundela 5–0 Chimney Corner Glebe Rangers 1–2 Nortel Institute 0–0 (5–4 p) Newington Youth Club Knockbreda 0–2 Ballymoney United Larne 2–1 Bangor Limavady United 2–0 Wakehurst Lurgan Celtic 2–2 (4–5 p) Dunmurry Recreation Moyola Park 1–6 Carrick Rangers Portstewart 0–2 Kilmore Recreation Queen's University 3–2 PSNI Sport & Leisure Swifts 5–3 Dungiven Celtic Tobermore United 3–5 Loughgall Warrenpoint Town 3–2 Comber Recreation |} Fifth round The fifth round draw took place on 15 December 2010. All 12 clubs from the IFA Premiership entered the competition at this stage, as well as the 20 winners of the previous round of matches. Matches were played on 15 January 2011. Replays were played on 25 January 2011.Holders Linfield handed Institute Irish Cup opener https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/irish/9289814.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 15 December 2010 16 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101216053034/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/9289814.stm 16 December 2010 live Albert Foundry 0–2 Nortel Annagh United 2–6 Glenavon Ards 2–2 Harland & Wolff Welders Ballinamallard United 3–1 Larne Ballymena United 1–1 Glentoran Carrick Rangers 3–3 Shankill United Crusaders 3–2 Newry City Dundela 1–4 Lisburn Distillery Dungannon Swifts 5–1 Ballymoney United Dunmurry Recreation 2–2 Kilmore Recreation Limavady United 1–2 Coleraine Linfield 5–1 Institute Loughgall 3–1 Sport & Leisure Swifts Portadown 4–3 Donegal Celtic Queen's University 1–0 Crumlin United Warrenpoint Town 1–1 Cliftonville |- |colspan="3" style="background:#E8FFD8;"|Replays Ards 0–1 (a.e.t) Harland & Wolff Welders Carrick Rangers 6–1 Shankill United Cliftonville 0–0 (1–3 p) Warrenpoint Town Glentoran 3–2 (a.e.t) Ballymena United Kilmore Recreation 0–5 Dunmurry Recreation |} Sixth round The sixth round draw took place on 15 January 2011. Matches were played on 12 February 2011.Linfield face juniors in Irish Cup sixth round https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/9362957.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 15 January 2011 15 January 2011 During the draw ball 16 was mistakenly named as number 10, leaving confusion when 10 was read out a second time. Carrick Rangers 1–3 Coleraine Crusaders 2–1 Nortel Dungannon Swifts 4–2 Warrenpoint Town Glenavon 2–0 Queen's University Glentoran 3–1 Loughgall Harland & Wolff Welders 1–1 Portadown Linfield 1–1 Dunmurry Recreation Lisburn Distillery 2–2 Ballinamallard United |- |colspan="3" style="background:#E8FFD8;"|Replays Ballinamallard United 4–2 Lisburn Distillery Linfield 3–0 Dunmurry Recreation Portadown 1–0 Harland & Wolff Welders |} Quarter-finals The Quarter-finals were played on 5 March 2011. The replays were played on 14 March 2011. Ballinamallard United 0–5 Crusaders Dungannon Swifts 0–2 Linfield Glentoran 1–1 Coleraine Portadown 3–3 Glenavon |- |colspan="3" style="background:#E8FFD8;"|Replays Coleraine 3–3 (2–3 p) Glentoran Glenavon 0–3 Portadown |} Semi-finals The Semi-finals were played on 9 April 2011. 9 April 2011 14:30 BST Crusaders 3–1 Report Portadown Halliday 38Caddell 68Owens 85 Clarke 4 Mourneview Park, Lurgan 9 April 2011 14:30 BST Linfield 2–0 Report Glentoran Tomelty 32Thompson 60 Windsor Park, Belfast Final 7 May 2011 14:30 BST Crusaders 1–2 Report Linfield Caddell 54 Thompson 78McAllister 87 Windsor Park, Belfast 8,200 Mark Courtney References External links Official site nifootball.co.uk Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup