1888–89 Irish Cup

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The 1888–89 Irish Cup was the 9th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.

Distillery won the tournament for the 4th time, defeating YMCA 5–4 in the final.^[1]^[2]

Results

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Kilrea	w/o	Rock

¹ Belfast Athletics left the pitch due to the weather conditions. A replay was ordered.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Athletics	0-2	Glentoran

Team 1	Score	Team 2
YMCA	3–1	Glentoran
Distillery	13–0	Hilden

16 March 1889

Distillery	5–4	YMCA
R. Stewart McClatchey Stanfield	Report	Lemon Millar Small

Attendance: 3,500

^ "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.

Seasons

Association football cup competitions in Ireland

All-Ireland

Current	Collingwood Cup All-Island Cup
Former	Irish Cup Irish Intermediate Cup
Defunct	Champions Cup Setanta Sports Cup Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup North-South Cup Blaxnit Cup Texaco Cup Tyler Cup Irish News Cup Gold Cup City Cup

Northern Ireland

Current	Irish Cup NI Football League Cup NIFL Charity Shield County Antrim Shield Mid-Ulster Cup North West Senior Cup Irish Intermediate Cup Steel & Sons Cup Bob Radcliffe Cup Craig Memorial Cup IFA Women's Challenge Cup NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup
Defunct	Gold Cup Ulster Cup City Cup Floodlit Cup Carlsberg Cup Top Four Cup Belfast Charity Cup Alhambra Cup Fermanagh & Western Intermediate Cup McElroy Cup George Wilson Cup

Republic of Ireland

Current	FAI Cup League of Ireland Cup President of Ireland's Cup FAI Women's Cup FAI Intermediate Cup FAI Junior Cup FAI Youth Cup FAI Futsal Cup Dr Tony O'Neill Cup Enda McGuill Cup Leinster Senior Cup Munster Senior Cup Connacht Junior Cup Michael Byrne Cup
Defunct	Connacht Senior Cup Connacht Senior League Challenge Cup Dublin City Cup FAI Super Cup LFA President's Cup Top Four Cup A Championship Cup

International Friendly Trophies

Current	Galway Cup Foyle Cup SuperCupNI
Defunct	Dublin Super Cup

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