1887–88 Irish Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 35 |
Defending champions | Ulster |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cliftonville (2nd win) |
Runner-up | Distillery |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 178 (5.56 per match) |
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.[1][2]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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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
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Whiteabbey | 0-11 | Mountcollyer |
Second round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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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
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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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
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Cliftonville | 3–3 | Limavady |
Oldpark | 1–1 | Mountcollyer |
Ulster | 0–2 | Distillery |
Linfield Athletic | bye |
Replays
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Cliftonville | 5–3 | Limavady |
Mountcollyer | 2-32 | Oldpark |
2 Mountcollyer protested the referee's IFA status and a replay was ordered.
Second Replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Oldpark | 5-1 | Mountcollyer |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Cliftonville | 5–0 | Linfield Athletic |
Distillery | 3–1 | Oldpark |
Final
[edit]Cliftonville | 2–1 | Distillery |
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Barry ![]() Gibb ![]() | Report | Stanfield ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000
References
[edit]- ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005. p. 6.