1990–91 Irish Cup

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1990–91 Irish Cup
Tournament details
CountryNorthern Ireland
Teams94
Defending champions Glentoran
Final positions
Champions Portadown (1st win)
Runner-up Glenavon
Tournament statistics
Matches played109
Goals scored393 (3.61 per match)
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The 1990–91 Irish Cup was the 111th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 4 May 1991 with the final. [1]

Contents

Glentoran were the defending champions after winning their 15th Irish Cup last season, defeating Portadown 3–0 in the 1990 final. [2] This season Portadown went one better by winning their first Irish cup in their fifth appearance in the final. They defeated Glenavon 2–1 in the final. [3]

Results

First round

The following teams were given byes into the second round: Ards Rangers, Armagh City, Ballymoney United, Crumlin United, Kilmore Rec., Limavady United, Magherafelt Sky Blues, Nitos Athletic, Portglenone, Rathfriland Rangers, Saintfield United, Sirocco Works and Star of the Sea.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Armagh Thistle1–0 Roe Valley
Armoy United 3–0 Portstewart
Ballynahinch United 1–4 East Belfast
Barn United 1–1Cromac Albion
British Telecom3–2 Hanover
Dervock United4–4Connor
Downshire Young Men 0–2Cullybackey
Dromara Village 1–4Annalong Swifts
Dundela 2–0 Harland & Wolff Sports
FC Enkalon3–0Civil Service
Fisher Body0–3 STC
GEC 1–2 Comber Rec.
Glebe Rangers 3–2 Dromore Amateurs
Harland & Wolff Welders 6–1 Institute
Islandmagee 0–2AFC
Killyleagh Youth 4–2 Drumaness Mills
Larne Tech Old Boys 2–2 Moyola Park
Loughgall 3–1 Donard Hospital
Macosquin6–31st Liverpool
Mosside United2–4 Bangor Amateurs
Newtownabbey Town1–0 UUJ
Orangefield Old Boys 3–2Armagh United
Queen's University 1–1 1st Bangor Old Boys
RUC 2–1 Oxford United Stars
Shorts 2–0Bridgend United
Tandragee Rovers 5–2Magherafelt Youth
UUC 1–2 Killymoon Rangers

Replays

Team 1 Score Team 2
1st Bangor Old Boys 0–1 Queen's University
Connor5–2Dervock United
Cromac Albion3–0 Barn United
Moyola Park 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Larne Tech Old Boys

Second round

Team 1 Score Team 2
Annalong Swifts3–2 Ballymoney United
Ards Rangers 5–4 Magherafelt Sky Blues
Armagh City 2–1 Rathfriland Rangers
Armagh Thistle2–0Nitos Athletic
Bangor Amateurs 3–0Newtownabbey Town
Connor0–0Cromac Albion
Crumlin United 0–1 Comber Rec.
Cullybackey1–1 Glebe Rangers
Dundela 5–1 Kilmore Rec.
East Belfast 3–1 Limavady United
Killyleagh Youth 1–3 Harland & Wolff Welders
Larne Tech Old Boys 0–1British Telecom
Loughgall 3–1AFC
Orangefield Old Boys 5–1 Armoy United
Portglenone 1–3 Shorts
Queen's University 1–0 Killymoon Rangers
Saintfield United 0–0Macosquin
Sirocco Works 5–1Star of the Sea
STC 1–1 RUC
Tandragee Rovers 2–4FC Enkalon

Replays

Team 1 Score Team 2
Cromac Albion2–3Connor
Glebe Rangers 3–1Cullybackey
Macosquin2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–4 p)		 Saintfield United
RUC 1–0 STC

Third round

Team 1 Score Team 2
Annalong Swifts1–0 Queen's University
Armagh Thistle0–2 Loughgall
Bangor Amateurs 4–2 Saintfield United
British Telecom2–1Connor
Comber Rec. 5–1 Ards Rangers
Harland & Wolff Welders 5–3 Glebe Rangers
Orangefield Old Boys 0–3 Dundela
RUC 1–2 East Belfast
Shorts 2–0FC Enkalon
Sirocco Works 1–1 Armagh City

Replay

Team 1 Score Team 2
Armagh City 4–0 Sirocco Works

Fourth round

Team 1 Score Team 2
Annalong Swifts1–3 Loughgall
Armagh City 1–2 Shorts
British Telecom2–2 Dundela
Comber Rec. 0–0 East Belfast
Harland & Wolff Welders 2–1 Bangor Amateurs

Replays

Team 1 Score Team 2
Dundela 2–0British Telecom
East Belfast 4–0 Comber Rec.

Fifth round

Team 1 Score Team 2
Ballinamallard United 0–4 Glentoran
Brantwood 0–2 Glenavon
Carrick Rangers 2–1 Shorts
Chimney Corner 1–5 Ballyclare Comrades
Cliftonville 2–1 Dundela
Coleraine 3–1 Banbridge Town
Cookstown United0–1 Donegal Celtic
Crewe United 0–3 Coagh United
Distillery 0–1 Crusaders
Dungannon Swifts 1–3 Ards
Dunmurry Recreation1–3 Bangor
Larne 4–1 East Belfast
Linfield 1–1 Harland & Wolff Welders
Omagh Town 3–2 Ballymena United
Portadown 0–0 Newry Town
Tobermore United 2–1 Loughgall

Replays

Team 1 Score Team 2
Harland & Wolff Welders 1–4 Linfield
Newry Town 0–2 Portadown

Sixth round

Team 1 Score Team 2
Ards 0–0 Donegal Celtic
Carrick Rangers 1–3 Larne
Cliftonville 0–0 Crusaders
Coagh United 0–7 Ballyclare Comrades
Glenavon 2–0 Bangor
Glentoran 9–1 Tobermore United
Linfield 2–0 Coleraine
Portadown 3–1 Omagh Town

Replays

Team 1 Score Team 2
Crusaders 3–2 Cliftonville
Donegal Celtic 0–2 Ards

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
Ards 3–2 Linfield
Crusaders 2–4 Portadown
Glenavon 4–0 Ballyclare Comrades
Larne 1–1 Glentoran

Replay

Team 1 Score Team 2
Glentoran 4–1 Larne

Semi-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
Ards 1–2 Portadown
Glenavon 3–1 Glentoran

Final

Portadown 2 – 1 Glenavon
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Windsor Park, Belfast

References

  1. ↑ Gillespie, Marshall. The Irish Football Yearbook 1991/92. pp. 107–111.
  2. ↑ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . RSSSF . Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Northern Ireland 1990/91". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . RSSSF . Retrieved 28 October 2012.
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