1889–90 Belfast Charity Cup

1889–90 Belfast Charity Cup

Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Teams	8
Defending champions	Cliftonville
Final positions
Champions	Black Watch (1st win)
Runner-up	Gordon Highlanders
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	44 (5.5 per match)

The 1889–90 Belfast Charity Cup was the 7th edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.^[1]

Black Watch won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Gordon Highlanders 5–2 in the final. The final is notable for being the only time in the tournament that two British Army sides contested the final.^[2][3]

Results

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	2–2	Glentoran
Gordon Highlanders	2–1	Distillery
Linfield	3–3	Black Watch
Ulster	2–2	Clarence

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	3–4	Glentoran
Linfield	1–5	Black Watch
Ulster	6–1	Clarence

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Black Watch	w/o	Ulster
Gordon Highlanders	w/o	Glentoran

1889–90 Belfast Charity Cup Final, Black Watch 5–3 Gordon Highlanders, from Ulster Football and Cycling News, 2 May 1890

Final

26 April 1890

15:30 GMT

Black Watch	5–2	Gordon Highlanders
	Report

Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Mr J. Watson

References

1. "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
2. "Charity Cup Final Tie, Gordon Highlanders v Black Watch". Northern Whig. 28 April 1890. p. 7.
3. "Belfast Charity Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2023.

External links

• Northern Ireland - List of Belfast Charity Cup Winners