1885–86 Irish Cup Explained

Irish Cup
Year:1885–86
Country: Ireland
Num Teams:34
Defending Champions:Distillery
Winners:Distillery (3rd win)
Second:Limavady
Matches:33
Goals:137
Prev Season:1884–85
Next Season:1886–87

The 1885–86 Irish Cup was the 6th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.

Distillery won the tournament for the 3rd time and 3rd year in a row, defeating Limavady 1–0 in a repeat of the previous year's final.[1] [2]

Results

First round

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1After a protest by YMCA that the match did not kick off at the correct time, a replay was ordered.[3]

Replays

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1 After protesting against Moyola Park's rough play in the previous match, Magherafelt refused to play the replay.[4]
2 After both teams drew again, they were moved into the second round.

Second round

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Replay

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Third round

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Fourth round

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Semi-finals

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Final

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950 . . 19 June 2022.
  2. Book: Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005 . Alex Graham . 5.
  3. News: Northern Football Notes (Association). Sport (Dublin). 28 November 1885. 7.
  4. Web site: Northern Football Notes (Association). Sport (Dublin). 5 December 1885. 7.