1901–02 Irish Cup

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = Irish Cup

| year = 1901–02

| date = 16 November 1901 –
15 March 1902

| country = Ireland

| num_teams = 14

| defending_champions = Cliftonville

| winners = Linfield (7th win)

| second = Distillery

| matches = 15

| goals = 59

| prev_season = 1900–01

| next_season = 1902–03

}}

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

Linfield won the tournament for the 7th time, defeating Distillery 5–1 in the final.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphistsemi.html |title=Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950 |work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) |access-date=19 June 2022}}{{cite book |title=Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005 |author=Alex Graham |page=20}}

Results

{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/irish-cup|title=IRISH CUP - Results|accessdate=15 January 2023}}

=First round=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Belfast Celtic||1–2|Distillery}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||1–0|Glentoran}}

{{OneLegResult|Derry Celtic||6–0|St Columb's Court}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||5–2|Ulster}}

{{OneLegResult|Richmond Rovers||3–0|Liverpool Regiment}}

{{OneLegResult|Shelbourne||2–2|Tritonville}}

{{OneLegResult|Bohemians||bye|}}

{{OneLegResult|Freebooters||bye|}}

|}

==Replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Tritonville||0–3|Shelbourne}}

|}

=Quarter-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Derry Celtic||1–4|Bohemians}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||2–1¹|Cliftonville}}

{{OneLegResult|Freebooters||0–5|Linfield}}

{{OneLegResult|Richmond Rovers||2-1|Shelbourne}}

|}

¹ A replay was ordered after a protest.

==Replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||2–0|Cliftonville}}

|}

=Semi-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||5–3|Richmond Rovers}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||2–0|Bohemians}}

|}

=Final=

{{football box

|date=15 March 1902

|time=

|team1=Linfield

|score=5–1

|aet=

|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0004162/19020315/018/0002?browse=true Report]

|team2=Distillery

|goals1=Mercer {{goal}}{{goal}}
Milne {{goal}}
Peden {{goal}}{{goal}}

|goals2=Cairns {{goal}}

|stadium=Solitude, Belfast

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals]. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)

{{Irish Cup}}

{{1901–02 in Irish association football}}

{{1901–02 in European football (UEFA)}}

{{Association football cup competitions in Ireland}}

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Category:Irish Cup seasons