1882–83 Irish Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland Ireland
Teams18
Defending championsQueen's Island
Final positions
ChampionsCliftonville (1st win)
Runner-upUlster
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored81 (4.5 per match)

The 1882–83 Irish Cup was the 3rd edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football. The competition ended on 5 May 1883 with the final.[1]

Cliftonville won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Ulster 5–0 in the final.[2] The holders Queen's Island were eliminated in the semi-finals.

Results

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Oldpark 2–6 Distillery
Down Athletics w/o Wellington Park
Avoniel 3–5 Ligoniel
Queen's Island 4–0 Mount Avon
Cliftonville w/o Chichester Park
Ulster 10–2 Malone
Alexander 5–2 Limavady Wanderers
Strabane w/o Castlederg
Glentoran bye
Moyola Park bye

Second round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 4–0 Wellington Park
Ligoniel 2–7 Cliftonville
Ulster 9–0 Glentoran
Alexander 0–0 Moyola Park
Queen's Island bye
Strabane bye

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Alexander 0–01 Moyola Park

1 After this match the decision was taken to grant both teams a bye into the third round.

Third round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Moyola Park 0–1 (a.e.t.) Cliftonville
Alexander 0–01 Strabane
Distillery 1–12 Queen's Island
Ulster bye
  • 1 Alexander originally won the match 1-0 which was changed to 0-0 after a protest.[1]
  • 2 Queen's Island originally won the match 2-1 which was changed to 1-1 after a protest.[1]

Replays

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Alexander 1–0 Strabane
Distillery 0–1 Queen's Island

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 7–0 Alexander
Ulster 4–1 Queen's Island

Final

Cliftonville5–0Ulster
J Potts
McWha
Davison
Report
Bloomfield Ground, Belfast
Attendance: 2,000

References

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