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1889–90 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Teams	31
Defending champions	Distillery
Final positions
Champions	Gordon Highlanders (1st win)
Runner-up	Cliftonville
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	188 (6.48 per match)
← 1888–89 1890–91 →

The 1889–90 Irish Cup was the 10th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.

Gordon Highlanders (a British Army team) won the tournament for the 1st and only time, defeating Cliftonville 3–0 in the final replay, after an initial 2–2 draw.

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Athletics	0–5	Black Watch
Glentoran	2–2	Gordon Highlanders
Linfield	10–0	North End Athletic
Cliftonville	8–2	Milford
Distillery	10–0	Belfast Caledonians
Oldpark	0–3	Distillery Rovers
Ulster	w/o	YMCA
Whiteabbey	w/o	Clarence
Kilrea	w/o	Magherafelt
Victoria (R.I.C)	0–13	Limavady
St Columb's Court	4–2	Rock
Strabane	1–1	Rosemount
East Lancashire Regiment	11–1	Seapatrick
Dublin University	1–3	Dublin Association
Queen's College	bye
St Columb's Court Reserves	bye
Hilden	bye

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Gordon Highlanders	4–2	Glentoran
Rosemount	w/o	Strabane

Second round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	3–3	Linfield
Cliftonville	6–4	Black Watch
Distillery Rovers	w/o	Magherafelt
Gordon Highlanders	3–1	Ulster
Queen's College	0–4	East Lancashire Regiment
Dublin Association	bye
Clarence	1–2	Hilden
Rosemount	w/o	St Columb's Court Reserves
Limavady	1–0	St Columb's Court

Match was ordered to be replayed after a protest by St Columb's Court regarding Limavady's rough play.

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	4–2	Distillery
St Columb's Court	2–5	Limavady

Third round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Limavady	12–1	Rosemount
Hilden	1–6	Linfield
Gordon Highlanders	7–2	Distillery Rovers
Cliftonville	5–1	East Lancashire Regiment
Dublin Association	bye

Fourth round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Dublin Association	6–2	Limavady
Cliftonville	bye
Gordon Highlanders	bye
Linfield	bye

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	3–2	Dublin Association
Gordon Highlanders	2–1	Linfield

Match was ordered to be replayed after a protest.

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	4–2	Dublin Association

Final

8 March 1890

Gordon Highlanders	2–2	Cliftonville
Swan Archibald	Report	Wilton Small

Ulster Cricket Ground, BelfastAttendance: 4,500

Replay

12 April 1890

Gordon Highlanders	3–0	Cliftonville
Swan Beveridge	Report

Ulsterville, BelfastAttendance: 3,500

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. 7.

External links

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

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