1908–09 Irish Cup

1908–09 Irish Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland Ireland
Teams10
Defending championsBohemians
Final positions
ChampionsCliftonville (7th win)
Runner-upBohemians
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored46 (3.29 per match)

The 1908–09 Irish Cup was the 29th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.

Cliftonville won the tournament for the 7th time, defeating Bohemians 2–1 in the final replay, after a 0–0 draw in the original final.[1][2]

Results

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First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glentoran 1–1 Derry Celtic
Shelbourne 2–2 Bohemians
Belfast Celtic bye
Cliftonville bye
Distillery bye
Dublin University bye
Linfield bye
St James's Gate bye

Replays

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bohemians 1–0 Shelbourne
Derry Celtic 0–1 Glentoran

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bohemians 10–2 St James's Gate
Cliftonville w/o Dublin University
Glentoran 1–1 Belfast Celtic
Linfield 0–4 Distillery

Replays

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glentoran 2–0 Belfast Celtic

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bohemians 2–1 Glentoran
Cliftonville 2–01 Distillery

1 A replay was ordered after a protest.

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 2–31 Distillery

1 A replay was ordered after a protest.

Second replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 3–2 Distillery

Final

Cliftonville0–0Bohemians
Report

Replay

Cliftonville2–1Bohemians
McAuley
McComb 		Report W. Hooper

References

  1. ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005. pp. 27–28.
  3. ^ "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 15 January 2023.