Tournament details | |
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Country | Ireland |
Teams | 34 |
Defending champions | Distillery |
Final positions | |
Champions | Distillery (3rd win) |
Runner-up | Limavady |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 33 |
Goals scored | 137 (4.15 per match) |
← 1884–851886–87 → |
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.
Results
First round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Wellington Park | 3–1 | Ormeau |
Ligoniel | 6-2 | Down Athletics |
Oldpark | 3–1 | YMCA |
Clifton Park | 3–1 | Clarence |
Montalto | 2–9 | Glentoran |
Dublin Association | w/o | Belfast Athletics |
Ulster | 2–1 | Cliftonville |
Distillery | 12–0 | Chichester Park |
North Down | 3–0 | Civil Service |
Carrickfergus | 1-4 | Mossley |
Mountcollyer | 4-0 | Glenalina |
Dublin University | 2–0 | Albert |
Moyola Park | 1–1 | Magherafelt |
Kilrea | 3–0 | Movanagher |
Rosemount | 0-5 | Limavady |
Hertford | 2–2 | Banbridge |
Hilden | bye | |
Victoria (R.I.C.) | bye |
After a protest by YMCA that the match did not kick off at the correct time, a replay was ordered.
Replays
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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YMCA | 1–0 | Oldpark |
Magherafelt | w/o | Moyola Park |
Banbridge | 1–1 | Hertford |
After protesting against Moyola Park's rough play in the previous match, Magherafelt refused to play the replay.
After both teams drew again, they were moved into the second round.
Second round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Hilden | 1-4 | Hertford |
Limavady | w/o | Victoria (R.I.C.) |
Kilrea | 1–1 | Moyola Park |
YMCA | 3–0 | Mountcollyer |
Dublin University | 3–0 | Mossley |
Clifton Park | 1–0 | Wellington Park |
Ligoniel | 1–7 | Glentoran |
Dublin Association | 1–5 | Distillery |
Ulster | 6–1 | North Down |
Banbridge | bye |
Replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Moyola Park | 4–1 | Kilrea |
Third round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Distillery | 2–0 | Ulster |
YMCA | 3–2 | Glentoran |
Dublin University | 7–0 | Clifton Park |
Hertford | 0–1 | Banbridge |
Limavady | bye | |
Moyola Park | bye |
Fourth round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Dublin University | 6–0 | Banbridge |
Limavady | 6–0 | Moyola Park |
YMCA | bye | |
Distillery | bye |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Distillery | 4–0 | Dublin University |
Limavady | 1–0 | YMCA |
Final
Distillery | 1–0 | Limavady |
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J Johnston | Report |
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. 5.
- "Northern Football Notes (Association)". Sport (Dublin). 28 November 1885. p. 7.
- ^ "Northern Football Notes (Association)". Sport (Dublin). 5 December 1885. p. 7.
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