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1887–88 Irish Cup

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1887–88 Irish Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland Ireland
Teams35
Defending championsUlster
Final positions
ChampionsCliftonville (2nd win)
Runner-upDistillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored178 (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

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First round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
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

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Whiteabbey 0-11 Mountcollyer

Second round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
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

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
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

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 3–3 Limavady
Oldpark 1–1 Mountcollyer
Ulster 0–2 Distillery
Linfield Athletic bye

Replays

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 5–3 Limavady
Mountcollyer 2-32 Oldpark

2 Mountcollyer protested the referee's IFA status and a replay was ordered.

Second Replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Oldpark 5-1 Mountcollyer

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 5–0 Linfield Athletic
Distillery 3–1 Oldpark

Final

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Cliftonville2–1Distillery
Barry
Gibb
Report Stanfield
Attendance: 3,000

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005. p. 6.
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