1908–09 Irish Cup

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

1908–09 Irish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Teams	10
Defending champions	Bohemians
Final positions
Champions	Cliftonville (7th win)
Runner-up	Bohemians
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	46 (3.29 per match)

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.

Results

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

3 April 1909

Cliftonville	0–0	Bohemians
	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast

Replay

10 April 1909

Cliftonville	2–1	Bohemians
McAuley McComb	Report	W. Hooper

Dalymount Park, Dublin

External links

• Northern Ireland Cup Finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)