Irish Intermediate Cup

Irish Intermediate Cup

Sport	Football
Founded	1892
Country	Ireland (1892–1921) Northern Ireland (since 1921)
Most recent champion(s)	Crumlin Star (3rd Title) (2024–25)
Most titles	Linfield Swifts (11 Titles)

The Irish Intermediate Cup is a Northern Irish football competition for teams of intermediate status, including NIFL Premiership reserve sides. It is a straight knock-out tournament and is currently sponsored by McCombs Coach Travel.

The current holders are Crumlin Star.

Past winners

• 1892–93 Distillery Rovers*
• 1893–94 Glentoran II*
• 1894–95 Milltown
• 1895–96 Cliftonville Olympic*
• 1896–97 Linfield Swifts*
• 1897–98 Glentoran II*
• 1898–99 Linfield Swifts*
• 1899–1900 Cliftonville Olympic*
• 1900–01 Linfield Swifts*
• 1901–02 Cliftonville Olympic*
• 1902–03 Distillery Rovers*
• 1903–04 YMCA
• 1904–05 Frankfort
• 1905–06 Forth River
• 1906–07 Forth River
• 1907–08 Glenavon
• 1908–09 Glentoran II*
• 1909–10 St James' Gate
• 1910–11 Glenavon
• 1911–12 Derry Guilds
• 1912–13 Glentoran II*
• 1913–14 Belfast Celtic II*
• 1914–15 UCD
• 1915–16 Glentoran II*
• 1916–17 Strandville
• 1917–18 Glentoran II*
• 1918–19 Cup withheld
• 1919–20 St James' Gate
• 1920–21 Queen's Island
• 1921–22 Linfield Rangers
• 1922–23 Dunmurry
• 1923–24 Willowfield
• 1924–25 Linfield Rangers
• 1925–26 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1926–27 Crusaders
• 1927–28 Willowfield
• 1928–29 Linfield Swifts*
• 1929–30 Dunmurry
• 1930–31 Glentoran II*
• 1931–32 Broadway United
• 1932–33 Dunville's
• 1933–34 Sunnyside
• 1934–35 Belfast Celtic II*
• 1935–36 Belfast Celtic II*
• 1936–37 Belfast Celtic II*
• 1937–38 Crusaders
• 1938–39 Crusaders
• 1939–40 Belfast Celtic II*
• 1940–41 Glentoran II*
• 1941–42 Bangor Reserves*
• 1942–43 Larne Olympic*
• 1943–44 Bangor Reserves*
• 1944–45 Bangor Reserves*
• 1945–46 Linfield Swifts*
• 1946–47 Dundela
• 1947–48 Distillery II*
• 1948–49 Linfield Swifts*
• 1949–50 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1950–51 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1951–52 Brantwood
• 1952–53 Brantwood
• 1953–54 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1954–55 Dundela
• 1955–56 Linfield Swifts*
• 1956–57 Linfield Swifts*
• 1957–58 Newry Town
• 1958–59 Larne
• 1959–60 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1960–61 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1961–62 Glentoran II*
• 1962–63 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1963–64 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1964–65 Coleraine Reserves*
• 1965–66 Dundela
• 1966–67 Newry Town
• 1967–68 Chimney Corner
• 1968–69 Coleraine Reserves*
• 1969–70 Larne
• 1970–71 Ards II*
• 1971–72 Linfield Swifts*
• 1972–73 Brantwood
• 1973–74 Limavady United
• 1974–75 Dundela
• 1975–76 Carrick Rangers
• 1976–77 Carrick Rangers
• 1977–78 Dungannon Swifts
• 1978–79 RUC
• 1979–80 RUC
• 1980–81 Newry Town
• 1981–82 Chimney Corner
• 1982–83 Chimney Corner
• 1983–84 Dundela
• 1984–85 RUC
• 1985–86 Banbridge Town
• 1986–87 RUC
• 1987–88 Short Brothers
• 1988–89 Dundela
• 1989–90 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1990–91 Brantwood
• 1991–92 Dungannon Swifts
• 1992–93 Dundela
• 1993–94 Portstewart
• 1994–95 Ballinamallard United
• 1995–96 Limavady United
• 1996–97 Chimney Corner
• 1997–98 Loughgall
• 1998–99 Dundela
• 1999–2000 Dundela
• 2000–01 Dundela
• 2001–02 Linfield Swifts*
• 2002–03 Harland & Wolff Welders
• 2003–04 Linfield Swifts*
• 2004–05 Glenavon
• 2005–06 Donegal Celtic
• 2006–07 Harland & Wolff Welders
• 2007–08 Loughgall
• 2008–09 Knockbreda Parish ^[1]
• 2009–10 Donegal Celtic ^[2]
• 2010–11 Carrick Rangers ^[3]
• 2011–12 Newry City ^[4]
• 2012–13 Institute
• 2013–14 Bangor ^[5]
• 2014–15 Carrick Rangers
• 2015–16 Institute ^[6]
• 2016–17 Limavady United ^[7]
• 2017–18 Queen's University ^[8]
• 2018–19 Crumlin Star ^[9]
• 2019–20 Dollingstown ^[10]
• 2020–21 Not played due to COVID-19 pandemic
• 2021–22 Rathfriland Rangers ^[11]
• 2022–23 Crumlin Star ^[12]
• 2023–24 Immaculata ^[13]
• 2024–25 Crumlin Star ^[14]

NB. * denotes reserve teams of senior clubs

Performance by club

Team	No. of wins	Winning years
Linfield Swifts*	11	1896–97, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1928–29, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1971–72, 2001–02, 2003–04
Dundela	10	1946–47, 1954–55, 1965–66, 1974–75, 1983–84, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01
Ballyclare Comrades	9	1925–26, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1989–90
Glentoran II*	9	1893–94, 1897–98, 1908–09, 1912–13, 1915–16, 1917–18, 1930–31, 1940–41, 1961–62
Belfast Celtic II*	5	1913–14, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1939–40
Brantwood	4	1951–52, 1952–53, 1972–73, 1990–91
Carrick Rangers	4	1975–76, 1976–77, 2010–11, 2014–15
Chimney Corner	4	1967–68, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1996–97
Newry Cityƒ	4	1957–58, 1966–67, 1980–81, 2011–12
RUC†	4	1978–79, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986–87
Bangor Reserves*	3	1941–42, 1943–44, 1944–45
Cliftonville Olympic*	3	1895–96, 1899–1900, 1901–02
Crusaders	3	1926–27, 1937–38, 1938–39
Distillery Rovers / II*	3	1892–93, 1902–03, 1947–48
Glenavon	3	1907–08, 1910–11, 2004–05
Limavady United	3	1973–74, 1995–96, 2016–17
Crumlin Star	3	2018-19, 2022-23, 2024-25
Coleraine Reserves*	2	1964–65, 1968–69
Donegal Celtic	2	2005–06, 2009–10
Dungannon Swifts	2	1977–78, 1991–92
Dunmurry	2	1922–23, 1929–30
Forth River	2	1905–06, 1906–07
Harland & Wolff Welders	2	2002–03, 2006–07
Institute	2	2012–13, 2015–16
Larne	2	1958–59, 1969–70
Linfield Rangers*	2	1921–22, 1924–25
Loughgall	2	1997–98, 2007–08
St James' Gate	2	1909–10, 1919–20
Willowfield	2	1923–24, 1927–28
Ards II*	1	1970–71
Ballinamallard United	1	1994–95
Banbridge Town	1	1985–86
Bangor	1	2013–14
Broadway United	1	1931–32
Derry Guilds	1	1911–12
Dollingstown	1	2019–20
Dunville's	1	1932–33
Immaculata	1	2023–24
Knockbreda Parish	1	2008–09
Larne Olympic*	1	1942–43
Milltown	1	1894–95
Portstewart	1	1993–94
Queen's Island	1	1920–21
Queen's University	1	2017–18
Rathfriland Rangers	1	2021–22
Short Brothers	1	1987–88
Strandville	1	1916–17
Sunnyside	1	1933–34
UCD	1	1914–15
Frankfort	1	1904–05
YMCA	1	1903–04

• * indicates reserve team
• † now known as PSNI
• ƒ previously Newry Town

See also

• Irish Cup

References

1. Donegal Celtic 1-1 Knockbreda (Knockbreda win 3-0 on penalties):The WKD Intermediate Cup - Tuesday, 21 April 2009
2. Donegal Celtic lifts WKD Intermediate Cup - 3 May 2010
3. Carrick Rangers win league and cup on same night
4. NEWRY CITY CLAIM THE COCA-COLA INTERMEDIATE CUP
5. BANGOR TAKE THE COCA COLA INTERMEDIATE CUP TO THE SEASIDE
6. Irish FA
7. News Letter
8. Belfast Telegraph
9. Irish FA
10. Irish FA
11. Irish FA
12. Belfast Telegraph
13. Belfast Telegraph
14. Irish FA

External links

• Intermediate Cup Archive at the Irish Football Club Project