1990–91 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1990–91 Northern Ireland 94 Portadown (1st win) Glenavon 109 393 1989–90 1991–92 The 1990–91 Irish Cup was the 111th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 4 May 1991 with the final.Gillespie Marshall The Irish Football Yearbook 1991/92 107–111 Glentoran were the defending champions after winning their 15th Irish Cup last season, defeating Portadown 3–0 in the 1990 final.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 28 October 2012 This season Portadown went one better by winning their first Irish cup in their fifth appearance in the final. They defeated Glenavon 2–1 in the final.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nil91.html Northern Ireland 1990/91 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 28 October 2012 Results First round The following teams were given byes into the second round: Ards Rangers, Armagh City, Ballymoney United, Crumlin United, Kilmore Rec., Limavady United, Magherafelt Sky Blues, Nitos Athletic, Portglenone, Rathfriland Rangers, Saintfield United, Sirocco Works and Star of the Sea. Armagh Thistle 1–0 Roe Valley Armoy United 3–0 Portstewart Ballynahinch United 1–4 East Belfast Barn United 1–1 Cromac Albion British Telecom 3–2 Hanover Dervock United 4–4 Connor Downshire Young Men 0–2 Cullybackey Dromara Village 1–4 Annalong Swifts Dundela 2–0 Harland & Wolff Sports FC Enkalon 3–0 Civil Service Fisher Body 0–3 STC GEC 1–2 Comber Rec. Glebe Rangers 3–2 Dromore Amateurs Harland & Wolff Welders 6–1 Institute Islandmagee 0–2 AFC Killyleagh Youth 4–2 Drumaness Mills Larne Tech Old Boys 2–2 Moyola Park Loughgall 3–1 Donard Hospital Macosquin 6–3 1st Liverpool Mosside United 2–4 Bangor Amateurs Newtownabbey Town 1–0 UUJ Orangefield Old Boys 3–2 Armagh United Queen's University 1–1 1st Bangor Old Boys RUC 2–1 Oxford United Stars Shorts 2–0 Bridgend United Tandragee Rovers 5–2 Magherafelt Youth UUC 1–2 Killymoon Rangers |} Replays 1st Bangor Old Boys 0–1 Queen's University Connor 5–2 Dervock United Cromac Albion 3–0 Barn United Moyola Park 3–3 (a.e.t.)(4–3 p) Larne Tech Old Boys |} Second round Annalong Swifts 3–2 Ballymoney United Ards Rangers 5–4 Magherafelt Sky Blues Armagh City 2–1 Rathfriland Rangers Armagh Thistle 2–0 Nitos Athletic Bangor Amateurs 3–0 Newtownabbey Town Connor 0–0 Cromac Albion Crumlin United 0–1 Comber Rec. Cullybackey 1–1 Glebe Rangers Dundela 5–1 Kilmore Rec. East Belfast 3–1 Limavady United Killyleagh Youth 1–3 Harland & Wolff Welders Larne Tech Old Boys 0–1 British Telecom Loughgall 3–1 AFC Orangefield Old Boys 5–1 Armoy United Portglenone 1–3 Shorts Queen's University 1–0 Killymoon Rangers Saintfield United 0–0 Macosquin Sirocco Works 5–1 Star of the Sea STC 1–1 RUC Tandragee Rovers 2–4 FC Enkalon |} Replays Cromac Albion 2–3 Connor Glebe Rangers 3–1 Cullybackey Macosquin 2–2 (a.e.t.)(6–4 p) Saintfield United RUC 1–0 STC |} Third round Annalong Swifts 1–0 Queen's University Armagh Thistle 0–2 Loughgall Bangor Amateurs 4–2 Saintfield United British Telecom 2–1 Connor Comber Rec. 5–1 Ards Rangers Harland & Wolff Welders 5–3 Glebe Rangers Orangefield Old Boys 0–3 Dundela RUC 1–2 East Belfast Shorts 2–0 FC Enkalon Sirocco Works 1–1 Armagh City |} Replay Armagh City 4–0 Sirocco Works |} Fourth round Annalong Swifts 1–3 Loughgall Armagh City 1–2 Shorts British Telecom 2–2 Dundela Comber Rec. 0–0 East Belfast Harland & Wolff Welders 2–1 Bangor Amateurs |} Replays Dundela 2–0 British Telecom East Belfast 4–0 Comber Rec. |} Fifth round Ballinamallard United 0–4 Glentoran Brantwood 0–2 Glenavon Carrick Rangers 2–1 Shorts Chimney Corner 1–5 Ballyclare Comrades Cliftonville 2–1 Dundela Coleraine 3–1 Banbridge Town Cookstown United 0–1 Donegal Celtic Crewe United 0–3 Coagh United Distillery 0–1 Crusaders Dungannon Swifts 1–3 Ards Dunmurry Recreation 1–3 Bangor Larne 4–1 East Belfast Linfield 1–1 Harland & Wolff Welders Omagh Town 3–2 Ballymena United Portadown 0–0 Newry Town Tobermore United 2–1 Loughgall |} Replays Harland & Wolff Welders 1–4 Linfield Newry Town 0–2 Portadown |} Sixth round Ards 0–0 Donegal Celtic Carrick Rangers 1–3 Larne Cliftonville 0–0 Crusaders Coagh United 0–7 Ballyclare Comrades Glenavon 2–0 Bangor Glentoran 9–1 Tobermore United Linfield 2–0 Coleraine Portadown 3–1 Omagh Town |} Replays Crusaders 3–2 Cliftonville Donegal Celtic 0–2 Ards |} Quarter-finals Ards 3–2 Linfield Crusaders 2–4 Portadown Glenavon 4–0 Ballyclare Comrades Larne 1–1 Glentoran |} Replay Glentoran 4–1 Larne |} Semi-finals Ards 1–2 Portadown Glenavon 3–1 Glentoran |} Final 4 May 1991 Portadown 2 – 1 Report Glenavon Cowan 6 44 Ferguson 46 Windsor Park, Belfast References Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup