1893–94 Irish Cup

1893–94 Irish Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland
Date7 October 1893 –
7 April 1894
Teams23
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsDistillery (5th win)
Runners-upLinfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored102 (5.67 per match)

The 1893–94 Irish Cup was the 14th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.

Distillery won the tournament for the 5th time, defeating reigning champions Linfield 3–2 in the final replay, after a 2–2 draw in the first match.[1][2]

Results

Leinster Nomads, Bohemians, Dublin University and Montpelier were given byes into the third round, while Linfield, Cliftonville, Distillery, Glentoran, Ulster, Ligoniel, and Moyola Park were given byes into the fourth round.

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Donacloney 6–4 Belview
Bright Stars 1–3 St Columb's Hall Celtic
St Columb's Court 6–1 Derry North End
Coleraine YMCA w/o Kilrea
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers w/o Lifford
Limavady bye
Strabane bye

Second round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
St Columb's Court 6–1 St Columb's Hall Celtic
Limavady w/o Kilrea
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers w/o Strabane
Donacloney bye

Third round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
St Columb's Court 4–1 Limavady
Bohemians 1–0 Leinster Nomads
Dublin University w/o Montpelier
Donacloney bye
Strabane bye

Fourth round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ulster 0–6 Distillery
Linfield 4–0 Glentoran
Donacloney 1–4 Cliftonville
Moyola Park 0–4 Ligoniel
Strabane 1–3 St Columb's Court
Bohemians 7–0 Montpelier

Fifth round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ligoniel 2–4 Cliftonville
Bohemians 14–3 St Columb's Court
Distillery bye
Linfield bye
  • 1 A replay was ordered after a protest but Bohemians refused to play. St Columb's Court therefore progressed into the semi-finals.[2]

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 8–3 St Columb's Court
Linfield 3–2 Cliftonville

Final

Distillery2–2Linfield
Stanfield Report Milne
McAllen
Attendance: 5,500

Replay

Distillery3–2Linfield
Emerson
Stanfield 		Report Jordan
McErlean

References

  1. ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005. pp. 12–13.
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