Steel & Sons Cup
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The Steel & Sons Cup is an intermediate
football
competition in Northern Ireland
run by the North East Ulster Football Association (also known as the County Antrim & District Football Association). The competition culminates in the final which has traditionally been played on Christmas Day (except when Christmas Day falls on a Sunday). The 2006 final, however, broke with tradition when it was staged on the Saturday before Christmas as this was a closed date for all other football fixtures in Northern Ireland. The final returned to its original Christmas Day slot in 2007-08.
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Since 1973 a second trophy has been awarded after the final - the Player of the Match Award. Initially sponsored by the Sunday News, the first winner was Tommy Craig of Glentoran II. Since the 1993 final the award has been sponsored by the Belfast News Letter.
venues in Belfast until the late 1950s when Solitude
became the regular venue. Since the 1972-73 season Seaview
, home of Crusaders
, has hosted all the final ties, with the exception of the final and replay in 1975-76 and the replay of the 1984-85 final, which were played at Solitude.
† Won by reserve teams
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competition in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
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run by the North East Ulster Football Association (also known as the County Antrim & District Football Association). The competition culminates in the final which has traditionally been played on Christmas Day (except when Christmas Day falls on a Sunday). The 2006 final, however, broke with tradition when it was staged on the Saturday before Christmas as this was a closed date for all other football fixtures in Northern Ireland. The final returned to its original Christmas Day slot in 2007-08.
The trophy
The "Steel Cup" trophy was donated to the County Antrim FA in 1895 by Mr David Steel. Steel was principal of Steel & Sons Ltd, wholesale jewellers, silversmiths, cutlers, watch-makers and opticians, with premises on Royal Avenue, BelfastBelfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
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Since 1973 a second trophy has been awarded after the final - the Player of the Match Award. Initially sponsored by the Sunday News, the first winner was Tommy Craig of Glentoran II. Since the 1993 final the award has been sponsored by the Belfast News Letter.
Venue of final
The home for the final was rotated round the major Irish LeagueIFA Premiership
The IFA Premiership – formerly the Irish Premier League, and before that the Irish Football League–and still known in popular parlance simply as the Irish League, is the national football league in Northern Ireland, and was historically the league for the whole of Ireland. Clubs in the league are...
venues in Belfast until the late 1950s when Solitude
Solitude (football ground)
Solitude is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Cliftonville. The stadium holds 6,224, but is currently restricted to 2,180 under safety legislation. The stadium was built in 1890....
became the regular venue. Since the 1972-73 season Seaview
Seaview (football ground)
Seaview is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Crusaders F.C.. The stadium holds 3,054. The stadium has a 4G pitch....
, home of Crusaders
Crusaders F.C.
Crusaders Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish association football club, playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1898, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Seaview. Club colours are red and black. The current manager is Stephen Baxter, appointed in 2005...
, has hosted all the final ties, with the exception of the final and replay in 1975-76 and the replay of the 1984-85 final, which were played at Solitude.
1890s
| Season | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
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| 1895-96 | Linfield Swifts Linfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team.... |
4 | 2 | Cliftonville Olympic Cliftonville F.C. Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. Founded on 20 September 1879 by John McCredy McAlery in the suburb of Cliftonville in north Belfast, it is the oldest football club in Ireland and celebrated its 130th... |
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| 1896-97 | Wesley | 2 | 1 | Glentoran II | ||
| 1897-98 | Dunmurry Dunmurry Rec F.C. Dunmurry Recreation and Football Club, more commonly known as Dunmurry Rec., is a Northern Irish football club based in Dunmurry, near Belfast, playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League... |
2 | 0 | Ligoniel | ||
| 1898-99 | Linfield Swifts | 1 | 0 | Belfast Celtic Belfast Celtic Belfast Celtic Football Club was a football club in Northern Ireland that was founded in 1891, and was one of the most successful teams in Ireland until forced to withdraw from the Irish League in 1949.-History:... II |
1900s
| Season | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
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| 1899-00 | Cliftonville Olympic Cliftonville F.C. Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. Founded on 20 September 1879 by John McCredy McAlery in the suburb of Cliftonville in north Belfast, it is the oldest football club in Ireland and celebrated its 130th... |
3 | 0 | Belfast Celtic II | ||
| 1900-01 | Distillery West End Lisburn Distillery F.C. Lisburn Distillery is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1880, originated in west Belfast, where it was based at Grosvenor Park at Distillery Street off the Grosvenor Road until 1971... |
5 | 0 | Larne | ||
| 1901-02 | Cliftonville Olympic Cliftonville F.C. Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. Founded on 20 September 1879 by John McCredy McAlery in the suburb of Cliftonville in north Belfast, it is the oldest football club in Ireland and celebrated its 130th... |
5 | 3 | Distillery II | ||
| 1902-03 | Highfield | 2 | 0 | Mountpottinger YMCA | ||
| 1903-04 | Mountpottinger YMCA | 4 | 2 | Linfield Swifts | ||
| 1904-05 | Glentoran II Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield... |
1 | 0 | Woodvale | 4th replay. Game 1: 1-1; Game 2: ?-?; Game 3: 1-2 (annulled after protest); Game 4: abandoned (snow) |
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| 1905-06 | Mountpottinger YMCA | 6 | 0 | Parkside Rovers | ||
| 1906-07 | Cliftonville Olympic Cliftonville F.C. Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. Founded on 20 September 1879 by John McCredy McAlery in the suburb of Cliftonville in north Belfast, it is the oldest football club in Ireland and celebrated its 130th... |
4 | 0 | Parkside Rovers | ||
| 1907-08 | Cliftonville Olympic Cliftonville F.C. Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. Founded on 20 September 1879 by John McCredy McAlery in the suburb of Cliftonville in north Belfast, it is the oldest football club in Ireland and celebrated its 130th... |
3 | 0 | Barn | after 2 matches. Game 1 annulled after protest. | |
| 1908-09 | Glentoran II Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield... |
3 | 2 | Larne |
1910s
| Season | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
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| 1909-10 | Larne Larne F.C. Larne F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1889, hails from Larne and plays its home matches at Inver Park. Club colours are red and white... |
2 | 0 | Oldpark Corinthians | ||
| 1910-11 | Glentoran II | 2 | 1 | King's Own Scottish Borderers | after replay | |
| 1911-12 | Balmoral Showgrounds |
Black Diamonds | 3 | 1 | Ollardale | |
| 1912-13 | Belfast Celtic II | 3 | 1 | Glentoran II | ||
| 1913-14 | Cliftonville Olympic | 4 | 1 | Barn | ||
| 1914-15 | Glentoran II | 1 | 0 | Belfast Celtic II | after replay | |
| 1915-16 | Linfield Swifts | 2 | 0 | Glentoran II | after 2 replays | |
| 1916-17 | Belfast Celtic II | 2 | 0 | Distillery II | ||
| 1917-18 | Belfast Celtic II | 1 | 0 | Glentoran II | ||
| 1918-19 | Glentoran II | 2 | 0 | Distillery II | after replay |
1920s
| Season | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
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| 1919-20 | Dunmurry Dunmurry Rec F.C. Dunmurry Recreation and Football Club, more commonly known as Dunmurry Rec., is a Northern Irish football club based in Dunmurry, near Belfast, playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League... |
1 | 0 | Brantwood Brantwood F.C. Brantwood is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League. The club, founded in 1901, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Skegoneill Avenue. Club colours are royal blue... |
after replay | |
| 1920-21 | Brantwood Brantwood F.C. Brantwood is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League. The club, founded in 1901, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Skegoneill Avenue. Club colours are royal blue... |
3 | 0 | Bangor Bangor F.C. Bangor Football Club is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1918, hails from Bangor and plays its home matches at Clandeboye Park. Club colours are gold and royal blue... |
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| 1921-22 | Windsor Park | Cliftonville Olympic | 2 | 1 | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
2nd replay - Game 1: 1-1; Game 2: 1-1 |
| 1922-23 | Crusaders Crusaders F.C. Crusaders Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish association football club, playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1898, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Seaview. Club colours are red and black. The current manager is Stephen Baxter, appointed in 2005... |
3 | 1 | Bangor | ||
| 1923-24 | The Oval | Bangor | 2 | 0 | Woodburn | replay - Game 1: 1-1 |
| 1924-25 | Windsor Park | Ormiston | 1 | 0 | Ballyclare Comrades Ballyclare Comrades F.C. Ballyclare Comrades is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club was founded in 1919 by veterans of the 1914–18 War, most of them from "C" Company of the 12th Royal Irish Rifles - a battalion made up entirely of East Antrim men, who fought at the Somme... |
2nd replay - Game 1: 0-0 |
| 1925-26 | Solitude | St. Mary's | 4 | 0 | Summerfield | |
| 1926-27 | Celtic Park | Crusaders | 5 | 3 | Dunmurry | after extra time |
| 1927-28 | The Oval | Willowfield Willowfield F.C. Willowfield is a defunct intermediate football club which existed in Northern Ireland during the inter-war years.In the 1927/28 season, it became the first team from outside the Irish League to win the Irish Cup since the League's formation in 1890. They defeated Larne 1-0 in the final at Windsor... |
2 | 1 | Ormiston | replay - Game 1: 0-0 |
| 1928-29 | Windsor Park | Crusaders | 4 | 0 | Broadway United |
1930s
| Season | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
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| 1929-30 | Solitude | Broadway United | 5 | 0 | Linfield Rangers | replay - Game 1: 2-2 |
| 1930-31 | The Oval | Crusaders | 3 | 1 | Charleville | replay - Game 1: 3-3 |
| 1931-32 | Celtic Park | Brantwood | 3 | 0 | Dunmurry | |
| 1932-33 | Grosvenor Park | Glentoran | 3 | 1 | Belfast Celtic II | replay - Game 1: 2-2 |
| 1933-34 | Solitude | Crusaders | 3 | 1 | Belfast Celtic II | |
| 1934-35 | Windsor Park | Belfast Celtic II | 3 | 2 | Crusaders | |
| 1935-36 | Solitude | Belfast Celtic II | 2 | 1 | Glentoran II | replay - Game 1: 1-1 |
| 1936-37 | Celtic Park | Crusaders | 3 | 1 | Glentoran II | |
| 1937-38 | Grosvenor Park | Glentoran | 2 | 1 | Summerfield | |
| 1938-39 | The Oval | Sirocco Works Sirocco Works F.C. Sirocco Works Football Club is a Northern Irish football club playing in Division 1B of the Northern Amateur Football League. Established in 1924, the club is the longest existing club in all the intermediate and junior divisions in Northern Ireland... |
2 | 1 | Crusaders |
1940s
| Season | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
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| 1939-40 | Grosvenor Park | Linfield Swifts | 2 | 0 | Crusaders | |
| 1940-41 | Solitude | Bangor Reserves | 2 | 1 | Distillery II | |
| 1941-42 | Windsor Park | Larne Olympic | 3 | 1 | Belfast Celtic II | |
| 1942-43 | Celtic Park | Larne Olympic | 4 | 1 | Victoria Works United | |
| 1943-44 | Solitude | Ballyclare Comrades | 4 | 2 | Glentoran II | |
| 1944-45 | Windsor Park | Bangor Reserves | 3 | 0 | Larne Olympic | |
| 1945-46 | Celtic Park | Dundela | 3 | 1 | Bangor Reserves | Replay - Game 1: 0-0 |
| 1946-47 | Linfield Swifts | 4 | 1 | Crusaders | ||
| 1947-48 | Celtic Park | Crusaders | 3 | 2 | Larne | Replay - Game 1: 2-2 |
| 1948-49 | Solitude | Linfield Swifts | 6 | 2 | Brantwood |
1950s
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| 1949-50 | Grosvenor Park | Albert Foundry | 3 | 2 | Crusaders Reserves Crusaders F.C. Crusaders Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish association football club, playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1898, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Seaview. Club colours are red and black. The current manager is Stephen Baxter, appointed in 2005... |
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| 1950-51 | The Oval | Brantwood Brantwood F.C. Brantwood is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League. The club, founded in 1901, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Skegoneill Avenue. Club colours are royal blue... |
2 | 1 | Ballymoney Utd Ballymoney United F.C. Ballymoney United is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club, founded in 1944, hails from Ballymoney, County Antrim and currently plays its home matches at the Riada Stadium in Ballymoney, which is shared with Glebe Rangers. Club colours are all blue... |
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| 1951-52 | Windsor Park | Brantwood Brantwood F.C. Brantwood is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League. The club, founded in 1901, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Skegoneill Avenue. Club colours are royal blue... |
2 | 0 | Feltville Utd | |
| 1952-53 | The Oval | Brantwood Brantwood F.C. Brantwood is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League. The club, founded in 1901, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Skegoneill Avenue. Club colours are royal blue... |
2 | 1 | Larne Larne F.C. Larne F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1889, hails from Larne and plays its home matches at Inver Park. Club colours are red and white... |
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| 1953-54 | Solitude | Crusaders Reserves Crusaders F.C. Crusaders Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish association football club, playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1898, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Seaview. Club colours are red and black. The current manager is Stephen Baxter, appointed in 2005... |
4 | 3 | Linfield Swifts Linfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team.... |
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| 1954-55 | Grosvenor Park | East Belfast East Belfast F.C. East Belfast Football Club is a Northern Irish football club playing in Division 1A of the Northern Amateur Football League.They are managed by Dennis Hill, former player who is also in charge of the Northern Ireland Under-21 Amateur League Team. Other staff include Laurence Fyfe, Gary Arthur... |
5 | 0 | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
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| 1955-56 | Windsor Park | Brantwood Brantwood F.C. Brantwood is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League. The club, founded in 1901, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Skegoneill Avenue. Club colours are royal blue... |
2 | 0 | Carrick Rangers | |
| 1956-57 | Grosvenor Park | Larne Larne F.C. Larne F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1889, hails from Larne and plays its home matches at Inver Park. Club colours are red and white... |
3 | 1 | Linfield Swifts Linfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team.... |
Replay - Game 1:2-2 |
| 1957-58 | Glentoran II | 3 | 0 | Larne | ||
| 1958-59 | Larne | 2 | 1 | Crusaders Reserves |
1960s
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| 1959-60 | Solitude | Larne Larne F.C. Larne F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1889, hails from Larne and plays its home matches at Inver Park. Club colours are red and white... |
1 | 0 | Ards II Ards F.C. Ards F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1900, is from Newtownards, but plays its home matches at Dixon Park in Ballyclare, which it shares with Ballyclare Comrades... |
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| 1960-61 | The Oval | Ballyclare Comrades Ballyclare Comrades F.C. Ballyclare Comrades is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club was founded in 1919 by veterans of the 1914–18 War, most of them from "C" Company of the 12th Royal Irish Rifles - a battalion made up entirely of East Antrim men, who fought at the Somme... |
4 | 3 | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
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| 1961-62 | Solitude &Grosvenor Park | Carrick Rangers | 1 | 0 | Ballymena Utd Reserves Ballymena United F.C. Ballymena United, is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club hails from the town of Ballymena, County Antrim and plays its home matches at Ballymena Showgrounds. Club colours are sky blue and white. Away Colours are Red and BlackThe club was... |
Replay - Game 1: 2-2 |
| 1962-63 | Solitude | Chimney Corner Chimney Corner F.C. Chimney Corner is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club, founded in 1952, hails from Antrim and plays its home matches at Allen Park. Club colours are red and white. The current manager is Stephen Hughes. They have a reserve team which was founded in... |
2 | 1 | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
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| 1963-64 | Solitude | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
Larne Larne F.C. Larne F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1889, hails from Larne and plays its home matches at Inver Park. Club colours are red and white... |
Replay - Game 1: 1-1 |
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| 1964-65 | Larne Larne F.C. Larne F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1889, hails from Larne and plays its home matches at Inver Park. Club colours are red and white... |
2 | 0 | Brantwood Brantwood F.C. Brantwood is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League. The club, founded in 1901, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Skegoneill Avenue. Club colours are royal blue... |
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| 1965-66 | Glentoran II Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield... |
1 | 0 | Larne Larne F.C. Larne F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1889, hails from Larne and plays its home matches at Inver Park. Club colours are red and white... |
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| 1966-67 | Solitude | Glentoran II Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield... |
4 | 0 | Ards II Ards F.C. Ards F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1900, is from Newtownards, but plays its home matches at Dixon Park in Ballyclare, which it shares with Ballyclare Comrades... |
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| 1967-68 | Solitude | Carrick Rangers | 3 | 1 | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
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| 1968-69 | Grosvenor Park | Larne Larne F.C. Larne F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1889, hails from Larne and plays its home matches at Inver Park. Club colours are red and white... |
3 | 1 | Glentoran II Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield... |
1970s
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| 1969-70 | Solitude | Larne Larne F.C. Larne F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1889, hails from Larne and plays its home matches at Inver Park. Club colours are red and white... |
3 | 1 | Ballyclare Comrades Ballyclare Comrades F.C. Ballyclare Comrades is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club was founded in 1919 by veterans of the 1914–18 War, most of them from "C" Company of the 12th Royal Irish Rifles - a battalion made up entirely of East Antrim men, who fought at the Somme... |
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| 1970-71 | Solitude Solitude (football ground) Solitude is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Cliftonville. The stadium holds 6,224, but is currently restricted to 2,180 under safety legislation. The stadium was built in 1890.... |
Larne Larne F.C. Larne F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1889, hails from Larne and plays its home matches at Inver Park. Club colours are red and white... |
4 | 1 | Dundonald | replay - Game 1: 1-1 |
| 1971-72 | Solitude Solitude (football ground) Solitude is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Cliftonville. The stadium holds 6,224, but is currently restricted to 2,180 under safety legislation. The stadium was built in 1890.... |
Larne Larne F.C. Larne F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1889, hails from Larne and plays its home matches at Inver Park. Club colours are red and white... |
1 | 0 | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
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| 1972-73 | Seaview | Linfield Swifts Linfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team.... |
2 | 1 | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
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| 1973-74 | Seaview | Chimney Corner Chimney Corner F.C. Chimney Corner is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club, founded in 1952, hails from Antrim and plays its home matches at Allen Park. Club colours are red and white. The current manager is Stephen Hughes. They have a reserve team which was founded in... |
2 | 0 | Glentoran II Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield... |
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| 1974-75 | Seaview | Ballyclare Comrades Ballyclare Comrades F.C. Ballyclare Comrades is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club was founded in 1919 by veterans of the 1914–18 War, most of them from "C" Company of the 12th Royal Irish Rifles - a battalion made up entirely of East Antrim men, who fought at the Somme... |
1 | 0 | Glentoran II Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield... |
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| 1975-76 | Solitude | Chimney Corner Chimney Corner F.C. Chimney Corner is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club, founded in 1952, hails from Antrim and plays its home matches at Allen Park. Club colours are red and white. The current manager is Stephen Hughes. They have a reserve team which was founded in... |
5 | 2 | Ballyclare Comrades Ballyclare Comrades F.C. Ballyclare Comrades is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club was founded in 1919 by veterans of the 1914–18 War, most of them from "C" Company of the 12th Royal Irish Rifles - a battalion made up entirely of East Antrim men, who fought at the Somme... |
replay - Game 1: 1-1 |
| 1976-77 | Seaview | Brantwood Brantwood F.C. Brantwood is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League. The club, founded in 1901, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Skegoneill Avenue. Club colours are royal blue... |
2 | 0 | Ards II Ards F.C. Ards F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1900, is from Newtownards, but plays its home matches at Dixon Park in Ballyclare, which it shares with Ballyclare Comrades... |
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| 1977-78 | Seaview | Downpatrick Rec | 3 | 1 | Ballyclare Comrades Ballyclare Comrades F.C. Ballyclare Comrades is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club was founded in 1919 by veterans of the 1914–18 War, most of them from "C" Company of the 12th Royal Irish Rifles - a battalion made up entirely of East Antrim men, who fought at the Somme... |
replay - Game 1: 1-1 |
| 1978-79 | Seaview | Cromac Albion | 4 | 1 | Ballyclare Comrades Ballyclare Comrades F.C. Ballyclare Comrades is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club was founded in 1919 by veterans of the 1914–18 War, most of them from "C" Company of the 12th Royal Irish Rifles - a battalion made up entirely of East Antrim men, who fought at the Somme... |
replay - Game 1: 2-2 |
1980s
| Season | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
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| 1979-80 | Seaview | Short Bros Short Brothers F.C. Short Brothers F.C., often referred to simply as Shorts is a Northern Irish football club playing in Division 1C of the Northern Amateur Football League. It is connected to the Short Brothers aerospace manufacturing company in Belfast and was formed with the arrival of the company to the city in... |
2 | 0 | Barn United Barn United F.C. Barn United Football Club is a Northern Irish amateur football club from Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland playing in Division 1A of the Northern Amateur Football League. They play their home games at Haslett Park, next door to their local rivals Carrick Rangers. The current club formed in 1954... |
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| 1980-81 | Seaview | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
3 | 1 | Killyleagh YC Killyleagh YC F.C. Killyleagh Youth Football Club is a Northern Irish football club based in Killyleagh, near Downpatrick, playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League. The club was formed in 1960, playing in the South Belfast Youth League for one season before joining the Amateur League... |
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| 1981-82 | Seaview | Ballyclare Comrades Ballyclare Comrades F.C. Ballyclare Comrades is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club was founded in 1919 by veterans of the 1914–18 War, most of them from "C" Company of the 12th Royal Irish Rifles - a battalion made up entirely of East Antrim men, who fought at the Somme... |
3 | 2 | Killyleagh YC Killyleagh YC F.C. Killyleagh Youth Football Club is a Northern Irish football club based in Killyleagh, near Downpatrick, playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League. The club was formed in 1960, playing in the South Belfast Youth League for one season before joining the Amateur League... |
replay - Game 1: 2-2 |
| 1982-83 | Seaview | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
2 | 0 | RUC PSNI F.C. PSNI is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club, associated with the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Its home ground is Newforge Lane in Belfast.... |
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| 1983-84 | Seaview | Linfield Swifts Linfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team.... |
2 | 1 | Ballymena United Reserves Ballymena United F.C. Ballymena United, is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club hails from the town of Ballymena, County Antrim and plays its home matches at Ballymena Showgrounds. Club colours are sky blue and white. Away Colours are Red and BlackThe club was... |
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| 1984-85 | Seaview1Solitude2 | Ballyclare Comrades Ballyclare Comrades F.C. Ballyclare Comrades is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club was founded in 1919 by veterans of the 1914–18 War, most of them from "C" Company of the 12th Royal Irish Rifles - a battalion made up entirely of East Antrim men, who fought at the Somme... |
1 | 0 | Distillery II Lisburn Distillery F.C. Lisburn Distillery is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1880, originated in west Belfast, where it was based at Grosvenor Park at Distillery Street off the Grosvenor Road until 1971... |
replay - Game 1: 1-1 |
| 1985-86 | Seaview | Brantwood Brantwood F.C. Brantwood is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League. The club, founded in 1901, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Skegoneill Avenue. Club colours are royal blue... |
5 | 1 | Ballymoney United Ballymoney United F.C. Ballymoney United is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club, founded in 1944, hails from Ballymoney, County Antrim and currently plays its home matches at the Riada Stadium in Ballymoney, which is shared with Glebe Rangers. Club colours are all blue... |
replay - Game 1: 1-1 |
| 1986-87 | Seaview | Ballyclare Comrades Ballyclare Comrades F.C. Ballyclare Comrades is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club was founded in 1919 by veterans of the 1914–18 War, most of them from "C" Company of the 12th Royal Irish Rifles - a battalion made up entirely of East Antrim men, who fought at the Somme... |
3 | 0 | Killyleagh YC Killyleagh YC F.C. Killyleagh Youth Football Club is a Northern Irish football club based in Killyleagh, near Downpatrick, playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League. The club was formed in 1960, playing in the South Belfast Youth League for one season before joining the Amateur League... |
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| 1987-88 | Seaview | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
1 | 0 | Linfield Swifts Linfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team.... |
replay - Game 1: 1-1 |
| 1988-89 | Seaview | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
2 | 1 | Glentoran II Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield... |
1990s
| Season | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
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| 1989-90 | Seaview | Glentoran II Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield... |
4 | 1 | East Belfast East Belfast F.C. East Belfast Football Club is a Northern Irish football club playing in Division 1A of the Northern Amateur Football League.They are managed by Dennis Hill, former player who is also in charge of the Northern Ireland Under-21 Amateur League Team. Other staff include Laurence Fyfe, Gary Arthur... |
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| 1990-91 | Seaview | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
2 | 0 | RUC PSNI F.C. PSNI is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club, associated with the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Its home ground is Newforge Lane in Belfast.... |
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| 1991-92 | Seaview | Comber Rec | 4 | 1 | Brantwood Brantwood F.C. Brantwood is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League. The club, founded in 1901, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Skegoneill Avenue. Club colours are royal blue... |
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| 1992-93 | Seaview | East Belfast East Belfast F.C. East Belfast Football Club is a Northern Irish football club playing in Division 1A of the Northern Amateur Football League.They are managed by Dennis Hill, former player who is also in charge of the Northern Ireland Under-21 Amateur League Team. Other staff include Laurence Fyfe, Gary Arthur... |
1 | 0 | Linfield Swifts Linfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team.... |
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| 1993-94 | Seaview | RUC PSNI F.C. PSNI is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club, associated with the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Its home ground is Newforge Lane in Belfast.... |
5 | 1 | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
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| 1994-95 | Seaview | Bangor Reserves Bangor F.C. Bangor Football Club is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1918, hails from Bangor and plays its home matches at Clandeboye Park. Club colours are gold and royal blue... |
1 | 0 | Linfield Swifts Linfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team.... |
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| 1995-96 | Seaview | Ballymena United Reserves Ballymena United F.C. Ballymena United, is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club hails from the town of Ballymena, County Antrim and plays its home matches at Ballymena Showgrounds. Club colours are sky blue and white. Away Colours are Red and BlackThe club was... |
2 | 1 | Dromara Village Dromara Village F.C. Dromara Village F.C. is a Northern Irish football club based in Dromara. They play in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League... |
replay - Game 1: 1-1 |
| 1996-97 | Seaview | Chimney Corner Chimney Corner F.C. Chimney Corner is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club, founded in 1952, hails from Antrim and plays its home matches at Allen Park. Club colours are red and white. The current manager is Stephen Hughes. They have a reserve team which was founded in... |
2 | 1 | Comber Rec | |
| 1997-98 | Seaview | Linfield Swifts Linfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team.... |
1 | 0 | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
after extra time (Golden Goal Golden goal The golden goal is a method used in association football, field hockey, ice hockey and korfball to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time. It is a type of sudden death. Golden goal rules allow the team that scores the first goal during... after 101 minutes |
| 1998-99 | Seaview | Dunmurry Rec Dunmurry Rec F.C. Dunmurry Recreation and Football Club, more commonly known as Dunmurry Rec., is a Northern Irish football club based in Dunmurry, near Belfast, playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League... |
2 | 0 | RUC PSNI F.C. PSNI is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club, associated with the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Its home ground is Newforge Lane in Belfast.... |
2000s
| Season | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
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| 1999-00 | Seaview | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
3 | 2 | Comber Rec | |
| 2000-01 | Seaview | Glentoran II Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield... |
2 | 1 | Cliftonville Olympic Cliftonville F.C. Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. Founded on 20 September 1879 by John McCredy McAlery in the suburb of Cliftonville in north Belfast, it is the oldest football club in Ireland and celebrated its 130th... |
after extra-time (Golden Goal Golden goal The golden goal is a method used in association football, field hockey, ice hockey and korfball to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time. It is a type of sudden death. Golden goal rules allow the team that scores the first goal during... after 100 minutes) |
| 2001-02 | Seaview | Glentoran II Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield... |
2 | 2 | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
Glentoran won 4-2 on penalties |
| 2002-03 | Seaview | Killyleagh YC Killyleagh YC F.C. Killyleagh Youth Football Club is a Northern Irish football club based in Killyleagh, near Downpatrick, playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League. The club was formed in 1960, playing in the South Belfast Youth League for one season before joining the Amateur League... |
1 | 0 | Chimney Corner Chimney Corner F.C. Chimney Corner is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club, founded in 1952, hails from Antrim and plays its home matches at Allen Park. Club colours are red and white. The current manager is Stephen Hughes. They have a reserve team which was founded in... |
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| 2003-04 | Seaview | Donegal Celtic Donegal Celtic Donegal Celtic is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1970, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Donegal Celtic Park. Club colours are green and white in Celtic-style hoops... |
3 | 0 | Killyleagh YC Killyleagh YC F.C. Killyleagh Youth Football Club is a Northern Irish football club based in Killyleagh, near Downpatrick, playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League. The club was formed in 1960, playing in the South Belfast Youth League for one season before joining the Amateur League... |
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| 2004-05 | Seaview | Bangor Bangor F.C. Bangor Football Club is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1918, hails from Bangor and plays its home matches at Clandeboye Park. Club colours are gold and royal blue... |
2 | 0 | Glentoran II Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield... |
Replay - Game 1 abandoned at 0-0(snow) |
| 2005-06 | Seaview | Crusaders Crusaders F.C. Crusaders Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish association football club, playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1898, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Seaview. Club colours are red and black. The current manager is Stephen Baxter, appointed in 2005... |
4 | 1 | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
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| 2006-07 | Seaview | Brantwood Brantwood F.C. Brantwood is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League. The club, founded in 1901, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Skegoneill Avenue. Club colours are royal blue... |
4 | 3 | Harland & Wolff Welders Harland & Wolff Welders F.C. Harland & Wolff Welders FC are an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1965, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Tillysburn Park. The club was formed by the welders of the nearby Harland & Wolff shipyard.Harland & Wolff Welders... |
after extra-time |
| 2007-08 | Seaview | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
2 | 0 | Ballyclare Comrades Ballyclare Comrades F.C. Ballyclare Comrades is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club was founded in 1919 by veterans of the 1914–18 War, most of them from "C" Company of the 12th Royal Irish Rifles - a battalion made up entirely of East Antrim men, who fought at the Somme... |
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| 2008-09 | Seaview | Ards Ards F.C. Ards F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1900, is from Newtownards, but plays its home matches at Dixon Park in Ballyclare, which it shares with Ballyclare Comrades... |
2 | 1 | Carrick Rangers |
2010s
| Season | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
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| 2009-10 | Seaview | Kilmore Rec. Kilmore Rec F.C. Kilmore Recreation Football Club is a Northern Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League... |
2 | 0 | Downpatrick Downpatrick F.C. Downpatrick is an association football club based in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League.-History:... |
First final played on an artificial pitch |
| 2010-11 | Seaview | Harland & Wolff Welders Harland & Wolff Welders F.C. Harland & Wolff Welders FC are an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1965, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Tillysburn Park. The club was formed by the welders of the nearby Harland & Wolff shipyard.Harland & Wolff Welders... |
3 | 1 | Knockbreda |
Summary of winners
| Team | Wins | Last win | |
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| 1 | Glentoran Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield... † |
13 | 2001/02 |
| 2 | Larne Larne F.C. Larne F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1889, hails from Larne and plays its home matches at Inver Park. Club colours are red and white... |
11 | 1971/72 |
| 3 | Brantwood Brantwood F.C. Brantwood is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in the Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League. The club, founded in 1901, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Skegoneill Avenue. Club colours are royal blue... |
9 | 2006/07 |
| = | Crusaders Crusaders F.C. Crusaders Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish association football club, playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1898, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Seaview. Club colours are red and black. The current manager is Stephen Baxter, appointed in 2005... |
9 | 2005/06 |
| = | Dundela Dundela F.C. Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,... |
9 | 2007/08 |
| 6 | Linfield Linfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team.... † |
8 | 1997/98 |
| 7 | Ballyclare Comrades Ballyclare Comrades F.C. Ballyclare Comrades is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club was founded in 1919 by veterans of the 1914–18 War, most of them from "C" Company of the 12th Royal Irish Rifles - a battalion made up entirely of East Antrim men, who fought at the Somme... |
6 | 1986/87 |
| = | Cliftonville Cliftonville F.C. Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. Founded on 20 September 1879 by John McCredy McAlery in the suburb of Cliftonville in north Belfast, it is the oldest football club in Ireland and celebrated its 130th... † |
6 | 1921/22 |
| 9 | Belfast Celtic† | 5 | 1935/36 |
| = | Bangor Bangor F.C. Bangor Football Club is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1918, hails from Bangor and plays its home matches at Clandeboye Park. Club colours are gold and royal blue... |
5 | 2004/05 |
| 11 | Chimney Corner Chimney Corner F.C. Chimney Corner is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 2. The club, founded in 1952, hails from Antrim and plays its home matches at Allen Park. Club colours are red and white. The current manager is Stephen Hughes. They have a reserve team which was founded in... |
4 | 1996/97 |
| 12 | Dunmurry Rec. Dunmurry Rec F.C. Dunmurry Recreation and Football Club, more commonly known as Dunmurry Rec., is a Northern Irish football club based in Dunmurry, near Belfast, playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League... |
3 | 1998/99 |
| 13 | Carrick Rangers | 2 | 1967/68 |
| = | East Belfast East Belfast F.C. East Belfast Football Club is a Northern Irish football club playing in Division 1A of the Northern Amateur Football League.They are managed by Dennis Hill, former player who is also in charge of the Northern Ireland Under-21 Amateur League Team. Other staff include Laurence Fyfe, Gary Arthur... |
2 | 1992/93 |
| = | Mountpottinger Young Men | 2 | 1905/06 |
| 16 | Albert Foundry Albert Foundry F.C. Albert Foundry is a Northern Irish football club from Belfast playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League. Its home ground Paisley Park on the West Circular Road... |
1 | 1949/50 |
| = | Ards Ards F.C. Ards F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1900, is from Newtownards, but plays its home matches at Dixon Park in Ballyclare, which it shares with Ballyclare Comrades... |
1 | 2008/09 |
| = | Ballymena United Ballymena United F.C. Ballymena United, is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club hails from the town of Ballymena, County Antrim and plays its home matches at Ballymena Showgrounds. Club colours are sky blue and white. Away Colours are Red and BlackThe club was... † |
1 | 1995/96 |
| = | Black Diamonds | 1 | 1911/12 |
| = | Broadway United | 1 | 1929/30 |
| = | Comber Rec. | 1 | 1991/92 |
| = | Cromac Albion | 1 | 1978/79 |
| = | Distillery Lisburn Distillery F.C. Lisburn Distillery is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1880, originated in west Belfast, where it was based at Grosvenor Park at Distillery Street off the Grosvenor Road until 1971... † |
1 | 1900/01 |
| = | Donegal Celtic | 1 | 2003/04 |
| = | Downpatrick Rec. | 1 | 1977/78 |
| = | Harland & Wolff Welders Harland & Wolff Welders F.C. Harland & Wolff Welders FC are an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1965, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Tillysburn Park. The club was formed by the welders of the nearby Harland & Wolff shipyard.Harland & Wolff Welders... |
1 | 2010/11 |
| = | Highfield | 1 | 1902/03 |
| = | Killyleagh Youth Killyleagh YC F.C. Killyleagh Youth Football Club is a Northern Irish football club based in Killyleagh, near Downpatrick, playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League. The club was formed in 1960, playing in the South Belfast Youth League for one season before joining the Amateur League... |
1 | 2002/03 |
| = | Kilmore Rec Kilmore Rec F.C. Kilmore Recreation Football Club is a Northern Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the Northern Amateur Football League... |
1 | 2009/10 |
| = | Ormiston | 1 | 1924/25 |
| = | PSNI PSNI F.C. PSNI is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club, associated with the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Its home ground is Newforge Lane in Belfast.... |
1 | 1993/94 |
| = | St Mary's | 1 | 1925/26 |
| = | Short Brothers Short Brothers F.C. Short Brothers F.C., often referred to simply as Shorts is a Northern Irish football club playing in Division 1C of the Northern Amateur Football League. It is connected to the Short Brothers aerospace manufacturing company in Belfast and was formed with the arrival of the company to the city in... |
1 | 1979/80 |
| = | Sirocco Works Sirocco Works F.C. Sirocco Works Football Club is a Northern Irish football club playing in Division 1B of the Northern Amateur Football League. Established in 1924, the club is the longest existing club in all the intermediate and junior divisions in Northern Ireland... |
1 | 1938/39 |
| = | Wesley | 1 | 1896/97 |
| = | Willowfield Willowfield F.C. Willowfield is a defunct intermediate football club which existed in Northern Ireland during the inter-war years.In the 1927/28 season, it became the first team from outside the Irish League to win the Irish Cup since the League's formation in 1890. They defeated Larne 1-0 in the final at Windsor... |
1 | 1927/28 |
† Won by reserve teams
See also
- Bob Radcliffe CupBob Radcliffe CupThe Bob Radcliffe Memorial Cup is an intermediate football competition in Northern Ireland run by the Mid-Ulster Football Association. It was introduced in 1978...
- Craig Memorial CupCraig Memorial CupThe Craig Memorial Cup, also known as the William Craig Memorial Cup is an intermediate football competition in Northern Ireland run by the North West of Ireland Football Association...
- Fermanagh & Western Intermediate CupFermanagh & Western Intermediate CupThe Fermanagh & Western Intermediate Cup is an intermediate football competition in Northern Ireland run by the Fermanagh & Western Football Association...
- County Antrim ShieldCounty Antrim ShieldThe County Antrim Shield is a football competition in Northern Ireland. The competition is open to senior teams who are members of the North East Ulster Football Association , often plus intermediate teams who...