1888–89 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1888–89 20 October 1888 – 16 March 1889 Ireland 25 Distillery (4th win) YMCA 21 140 1887–88 1889–90 The 1888–89 Irish Cup was the 9th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football. Distillery won the tournament for the 4th time, defeating YMCA 5–4 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 7 Results First round Dublin Association 0–4 Glentoran Ulster w/o Distillery Linfield Athletic 3–0 Cliftonville YMCA w/o Mossley Whiteabbey w/o Dublin University Belfast Athletics 16–0 United Steamship Oldpark 5–0 Clarence Rock 2–2 Kilrea St Columb's Court 3–0 Magherafelt Limavady 7–0 Portrush Hilden 13–0 Seapatrick Banbridge w/o Milford Montalto bye |} Replay Kilrea w/o Rock |} Second round Whiteabbey 1–6 Oldpark Glentoran 2–01 Belfast Athletics YMCA 8–0 Montalto Distillery 3–1 Linfield Athletic Kilrea 0–2 Limavady Hilden 3–2 Milford St Columb's Court bye |} 1 Belfast Athletics left the pitch due to the weather conditions. A replay was ordered. Replay Belfast Athletics 0-2 Glentoran |} Third round Distillery 10–0 Oldpark Glentoran 8–0 Limavady St Columb's Court 1–3 YMCA Hilden bye |} Semi-finals YMCA 3–1 Glentoran Distillery 13–0 Hilden |} Final 16 March 1889 Distillery 5–4 Report YMCA R. Stewart McClatchey Stanfield Lemon Millar Small Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast 3,500 References External links Northern Ireland Cup Finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup