1883–84 Irish Cup

1883–84 Irish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Teams	25
Defending champions	Cliftonville
Final positions
Champions	Distillery (1st title)
Runner-up	Wellington Park
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	96 (4.17 per match)

The 1883–84 Irish Cup was the 4th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.

Distillery won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Wellington Park 5–0 in the final.^[1] The holders Cliftonville were eliminated in the third round by Distillery.^[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	3–0	Mount Avon
Ulster	5–1	Glenalina
Ligoniel	w/o	Distillery
Down Athletics	0–3	Queen's Island
Cliftonville	7–0	Hertford
Spencer	1–7	Oldpark
Wellington Park	w/o	Avoniel
Clarence	0–2	YMCA
Strabane	1–2	Alexander
Victoria (R.I.C.)	0–4	Limavady Wanderers
Magherafelt	4–0	Kilrea
Dublin University	1–2	Dublin Association
Moyola Park	bye

Second round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Wellington Park	4–4	Queen's Island
Cliftonville	1–1	Oldpark
YMCA	1–4	Distillery
Glentoran	0–7	Ulster
Limavady Wanderers	0–2	Alexander
Moyola Park	6–0	Magherafelt
Dublin Association	bye

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Queen's Island	1–2	Wellington Park
Oldpark	0–4	Cliftonville

Third round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	1–0	Cliftonville
Moyola Park	2–0	Alexander
Wellington Park	w/o	Dublin Association
Ulster	bye

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	3–0	Ulster
Wellington Park	4–2	Moyola Park

Final

19 April 1884

Distillery	5–0	Wellington Park
Hogg Stewart S. Johnston	Report

Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast

Attendance: 2,000

References

1. "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
2. Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005. p. 4.
3. "Irish Football Association". Belfast News Letter. 23 May 1884. p. 5.

External links

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