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1887–88 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Ireland
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)
← 1886–87 1888–89 →

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.

Results

First round

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	8–1	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

Whiteabbey protested about an opposition player's shirt colour and a replay was ordered.

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Whiteabbey	0-11	Mountcollyer

Second round

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

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

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

Replays

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

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

Second Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Oldpark	5-1	Mountcollyer

Semi-finals

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

Final

17 March 1888

Cliftonville	2–1	Distillery
Barry Gibb	Report	Stanfield

Ulster Cricket Ground, BelfastAttendance: 3,000

References

"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.

External links

Northern Ireland Cup Finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)

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