1892–93 Irish Cup

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1892–93 Irish Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland Ireland
Teams30
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (3rd win)
Runner-upCliftonville
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored89 (4.94 per match)

The 1892–93 Irish Cup was the 13th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.

Linfield won the tournament for the 3rd time and 3rd year in a row, defeating Cliftonville 5–1 in the final.

Results

Linfield, Distillery, Ulster, Glentoran, St Columb's Court, Limavady, Derry Olympic, Leinster Nomads and Cliftonville all given byes into the third round.

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Moyola Park 3–2 Coleraine YMCA
Strabane 2–1 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Fintona w/o Sion Mills
Clooney Park w/o Bright Stars
St Columb's Court Wanderers w/o St Columb's Court Swifts
Young Ireland w/o St Columb's Hall
Ivy w/o Londonderry Sentinel
Milford w/o Newry Wanderers
Linfield Rangers w/o Donacloney
Kilrea bye
Rosemount bye
Distillery Rovers bye

Second round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Kilrea w/o Moyola Park
Fintona 2–1 Strabane
St Columb's Court Wanderers w/o Clooney Park
St Columb's Hall 0–5 Rosemount
Distillery Rovers w/o Donacloney
Ivy bye
Milford bye

Third round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Milford 1–4 Limavady
Moyola Park 1–4 Leinster Nomads
Derry Olympic w/o Clooney Park
Cliftonville 1–0 St Columb's Court
Distillery w/o Fintona
Rosemount 4–11 Ulster
Glentoran 1–6 Linfield
Ivy 2–1 Donacloney
  • 1 Ulster protested after the match that Rosemount's ground did not provide sufficient protection to the players from spectators. The match was ordered to be replayed at Ulster's ground, but Rosemount refused to play feeling they had been harshly treated. Ulster therefore advanced into the next round.

Fourth round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Clooney Park 2–2 Ivy
Limavady 0–1 Ulster
Linfield bye
Distillery bye
Cliftonville bye
Leinster Nomads bye

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ivy 0–2 Clooney Park

Fifth round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 6–0 Leinster Nomads
Ivy 0–8 Linfield
Cliftonville bye
Ulster bye

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 10–1 Ulster
Linfield 4–11 Distillery
  • 1 A replay was ordered after a protest.

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 4–0 Distillery

Final

Linfield5–1Cliftonville
T. Torrans
Milne
McKeown
Turley
Report J. Williamson
Ulsterville, Belfast

References

  1. ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Football Notes". Ulster Football and Cycling News. 18 November 1892. p. 4.
  4. ^ "Football Notes". Ulster Football and Cycling News. 25 November 1892. p. 4.

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