The 1901–02 Irish Cup was the 22nd edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.

1901–02 Irish Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland
Teams14
Defending championsCliftonville
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (7th win)
Runner-upDistillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored59 (3.93 per match)

Linfield won the tournament for the 7th time, defeating Distillery 5–1 in the final.[1][2]

Results edit

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First round edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Belfast Celtic 1–2 Distillery
Cliftonville 1–0 Glentoran
Derry Celtic 6–0 St Columb's Court
Linfield 5–2 Ulster
Richmond Rovers 3–0 Liverpool Regiment
Shelbourne 2–2 Tritonville
Bohemians bye
Freebooters bye

Replay edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Tritonville 0–3 Shelbourne

Quarter-finals edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Derry Celtic 1–4 Bohemians
Distillery 2–11 Cliftonville
Freebooters 0–5 Linfield
Richmond Rovers 2-1 Shelbourne

1 A replay was ordered after a protest.[2]

Replay edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 2–0 Cliftonville

Semi-finals edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 5–3 Richmond Rovers
Linfield 2–0 Bohemians

Final edit

Linfield5–1Distillery
Mercer   
Milne  
Peden   
Report Cairns  

References edit

  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. p. 20.
  3. ^ "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 15 January 2023.

External links edit