2008–09 Irish Cup

The matches were played on 25 October and 1 November 2008.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|1st Bangor Old Boys||1–4|Dunmurry Young Men}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballymacash Rangers||1–3|Annagh United}}

{{OneLegResult|Bloomfield||1–4|Grove United}}

{{OneLegResult|Bryansburn Rangers||3–2|Sirocco Works}}

{{OneLegResult|Chimney Corner||0–5|Rosario Youth Club}}

{{OneLegResult|Crewe United||2–3|Crumlin United}}

{{OneLegResult|Desertmartin||0–3|Queen's University}}

{{OneLegResult|Donard Hospital||1–2|Raceview}}

{{OneLegResult|Downpatrick||4–0|Barn United}}

{{OneLegResult|Draperstown Celtic||2–0|Magherafelt Sky Blues}}

{{OneLegResult|Dromara Village||3–0|Sport & Leisure Swifts}}

{{OneLegResult|Dunmurry Rec.||2–1|Ballynure Old Boys}}

{{OneLegResult|Holywood||1–2|Drumaness Mills}}

{{OneLegResult|Harland & Wolff Welders||1–2|Warrenpoint Town}}

{{OneLegResult|Kilmore Recreation||3–1|East Belfast}}

{{OneLegResult|Laurelvale||2–3|Moyola Park}}

{{OneLegResult|Lisburn Rangers||0–1|Rathfriland Rangers}}

{{OneLegResult|Lurgan Town Boys||2–4|Islandmagee}}

{{OneLegResult|Markethill Swifts||2–4|UUC}}

{{OneLegResult|Newcastle||3–1|Seagoe}}

{{OneLegResult|Oxford United Stars||1–2|Dungiven Celtic}}

{{OneLegResult|Portstewart||3–2|Comber Recreation}}

{{OneLegResult|Roe Valley||1–6|Newbuildings United}}

{{OneLegResult|Tandragee Rovers||7–0|Portadown BBOB}}

{{OneLegResult|Wakehurst||0–2|Dundela}}

{{OneLegResult|Wellington Recreation||2–2 (4–2 p)|Downshire Young Men}}

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The games were played on 22 November 2008.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Annagh United||5–0|Rathfriland Rangers}}

{{OneLegResult|Ards Rangers||3–4|Islandmagee}}

{{OneLegResult|Brantwood||1–2|Queen's University}}

{{OneLegResult|Churchill United||3–6|Newcastle}}

{{OneLegResult|Crumlin United||9–0|Dunaghy}}

{{OneLegResult|Dollingstown||6–2|Strabane}}

{{OneLegResult|Draperstown Celtic||3–5|Nortel}}

{{OneLegResult|Dromara Village||4–3|Raceview}}

{{OneLegResult|Drumaness Mills||4–1|Bryansburn Rangers}}

{{OneLegResult|Dundela||5–0|Saintfield United}}

{{OneLegResult|Dungiven Celtic||2–3|Newbuildings United}}

{{OneLegResult|Dunmurry Rec.||1–0|Abbey Villa}}

{{OneLegResult|Fivemiletown United||1–3|Warrenpoint Town}}

{{OneLegResult|Grove United||0–1|Portstewart}}

{{OneLegResult|Hanover||3–1|Moyola Park}}

{{OneLegResult|Killyleagh Youth||2–0|Lower Maze}}

{{OneLegResult|Knockbreda Parish||2–4|Downpatrick}}

{{OneLegResult|Lurgan Celtic||1–0|Oxford United Stars}}

{{OneLegResult|Newington Youth Club||4–2|Rosario Youth Club}}

{{OneLegResult|PSNI||4–3|Albert Foundry}}

{{OneLegResult|Tandragee Rovers||1–2|Malachians}}

{{OneLegResult|UUC||1–3|Kilmore Recreation}}

{{OneLegResult|Wellington Recreation||3–2|Dunmurry Young Men

}}

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In this round entered winners from the Second Round as well as all 17 teams from IFA Championship. The games were played on 13 December 2008.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Annagh United||0–1|Warrenpoint Town}}

{{OneLegResult|Armagh City||0–2|Banbridge Town}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballyclare Comrades||4–1|Newbuildings United}}

{{OneLegResult|Carrick Rangers||5–0|Drumaness Mills}}

{{OneLegResult|Coagh United||2–3|Portstewart}}

{{OneLegResult|Crumlin United||0–2|Ballymoney United}}

{{OneLegResult|Dergview||3–2|Dunmurry Rec.}}

{{OneLegResult|Donegal Celtic||3–0|Kilmore Recreation}}

{{OneLegResult|Dromara Village||1–3|Ballinamallard United}}

{{OneLegResult|Glebe Rangers||0–2|Newington Youth Club}}

{{OneLegResult|Hanover||1–5|Downpatrick}}

{{OneLegResult|Killymoon Rangers||0–2|Killyleagh Youth}}

{{OneLegResult|Larne||3–1|Dollingstown}}

{{OneLegResult|Limavady United||5–1|Lurgan Celtic}}

{{OneLegResult|Loughgall||5–0|Nortel}}

{{OneLegResult|Malachians||1–2|Ards}}

{{OneLegResult|Portadown||5–2|Dundela}}

{{OneLegResult|PSNI||6–3|Newcastle}}

{{OneLegResult|Tobermore United||3–2|Queen's University}}

{{OneLegResult|Wellington Recreation||0–3|Islandmagee}}

|}

In this round entered winners from the Third Round as well as all 12 teams from IFA Premiership. The games were played on 17 January 2009.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballinamallard United||0–1|Donegal Celtic}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballyclare Comrades||0–2|Ballymena United}}

{{OneLegResult|Banbridge Town||0–3|Lisburn Distillery}}

{{OneLegResult|Bangor||1–1|Carrick Rangers}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||3–1|Warrenpoint Town}}

{{OneLegResult|Coleraine||3–0|Ards}}

{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||1–0|Ballymoney United}}

{{OneLegResult|Dungannon Swifts||7–2|Downpatrick}}

{{OneLegResult|Glenavon||3–1|Newington Youth Club}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||3–0|Limavady United}}

{{OneLegResult|Islandmagee||0–3|Institute}}

{{OneLegResult|Larne||1–3|Loughgall}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||0–0|PSNI}}

{{OneLegResult|Newry City||8–0|Portstewart}}

{{OneLegResult|Portadown||8–1|Dergview}}

{{OneLegResult|Tobermore United||4–1|Killyleagh Youth}}

|}

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Carrick Rangers||1–5|Bangor}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||3–0|PSNI}}

|}

In this round entered the sixteen winners from the Fourth Round. The matches were played on 14 February 2009.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||0–1|Crusaders}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||2–0|Donegal Celtic}}

{{OneLegResult|Glenavon||1–3|Linfield}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||2–1|Coleraine}}

{{OneLegResult|Institute||1–0|Dungannon Swifts}}

{{OneLegResult|Lisburn Distillery||1–0|Tobermore United}}

{{OneLegResult|Newry City||1–0|Bangor}}

{{OneLegResult|Portadown||5–0|Loughgall}}

|}

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|score=0 – 1

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|team2=Cliftonville

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|time=15:00 UTC

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|score=2 – 1

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|team2=Newry City

|goals1=Friars {{goal|27}}
Brown {{goal|86}}

|goals2=Morgan {{goal|14}}

|stadium=YMCA Grounds, Drumahoe

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{{footballbox

|date=7 March 2009

|time=15:00 UTC

|team1=Linfield

|score=3 – 0

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|team2=Lisburn Distillery

|goals1=Ferguson {{goal|49}} {{goal|67}}
McAreavey {{goal|80}}

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|stadium=Windsor Park, Belfast

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|date=7 March 2009

|time=15:00 UTC

|team1=Portadown

|score=2 – 5

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/irish/7930318.stm Report]

|team2=Crusaders

|goals1=Mouncey {{goal|42}}
Baker {{goal|85}}

|goals2=Donnelly {{goal|37}}
Smyth {{goal|46}}
Rainey {{goal|57}}
Owens {{goal|70}}
Arthurs {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium=Shamrock Park, Portadown

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{{footballbox

|date=4 April 2009

|time=13:05 BST

|team1=Cliftonville

|score=0 – 0

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/irish/7983294.stm Report]

|team2=Linfield

|goals1=

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{{footballbox

|date=4 April 2009

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Crusaders

|score=4 – 1

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/irish/7982323.stm Report]

|team2=Institute

|goals1=Owens {{goal|9}}
Doherty {{goal|11}}
Black {{goal|33}}
McLaughlin {{goal|79|o.g.}}

|goals2=Ramsey {{goal|64|pen.}}

|stadium=Ballymena Showgrounds, Ballymena

|attendance=

|referee= }}

{{footballbox

|date=21 April 2009

|time=19:45 BST

|team1=Cliftonville

|score=3 – 2

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/irish/8011283.stm Report]

|team2=Linfield

|goals1=Scannell {{goal|20|pen.}} {{goal|90+3}}
Donaghy {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2=Munster {{goal|32|}}
Garrett {{goal|76}}

|stadium=The Oval, Belfast

|attendance=

|referee= }}

{{footballbox

|date=9 May 2009

|time=14:30 BST

|team1=Cliftonville

|score=0 – 1

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/irish/8041769.stm Report]

|team2=Crusaders

|goals1=

|goals2=Dickson {{goal|47}}

|stadium=Windsor Park, Belfast

|attendance=7,500

|referee=Adrian McCourt }}

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