1987–88_Irish_Cup

1987–88 Irish Cup

1987–88 Irish Cup

Football tournament season

The 1987–88 Irish Cup was the 108th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 30 April 1988 with the final.

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Glentoran were the defending champions after winning their 13th Irish Cup last season by beating Larne 1–0 in the 1987 final.[1] They successfully defended the cup to win it for the fourth year running by beating Glenavon 1–0 in the final. In doing so, they became the first club in history to win four consecutive Irish Cups. To date, the feat has not been achieved again.[2]

Results

Qualifying round

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First preliminary round

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Second preliminary round

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First round

The 14 top flight clubs entered in this round, along with the 2 lower league winners from the second preliminary round.

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Replay

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Quarter-finals

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Replays

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Semi-finals

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Final

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References

  1. [1]
    "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Northern Ireland 1987/88". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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