Belfast Charity Cup

The Belfast Charity Cup was a football competition which ran from 1883 to 1941, and was based on a similar tournament in Scotland, the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup. The competition was open to senior sides from Belfast and invited intermediate teams.[1]

Belfast Charity Cup
Organising bodyIrish Football Association
Founded1883
Abolished1940
RegionNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland
Most successful club(s)Linfield (24 titles)

The last tournament was played in 1940. The following year, instead of the tournament being played, the holders Belfast Celtic played a representative match against players with cross-channel experience. The representative team won 3-1.[2]

List of finals

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1889–90 Belfast Charity Cup Final, Black Watch 5–2 Gordon Highlanders, Ulster Football and Cycling News, 2 May 1890

Key:

Scores level after 90 minutes. A replay was required.
(a.e.t.)Scores level after extra time. A replay was required.
(a.e.t.)Scores level after 90 minutes. Winner was decided in extra time with no penalty shootout required.
Scores level after 90 minutes. Trophy was shared.


#SeasonWinner
(number of titles)
ScoreRunner-upVenue
11883–84Cliftonville (1)2 – 0DistilleryUlster Cricket Ground, Belfast
21884–85Oldpark (1)1 – 0CliftonvilleUlster Cricket Ground, Belfast
31885–86Cliftonville (2)5 – 1GlentoranUlster Cricket Ground, Belfast
41886–87Cliftonville (3)3 – 2YMCAUlster Cricket Ground, Belfast
51887–88Cliftonville (4)3 – 2Linfield AthleticUlster Cricket Ground, Belfast
61888–89Cliftonville (5)4 – 2DistillerySolitude, Belfast
71889–90Black Watch (1)5 – 2Gordon HighlandersUlster Cricket Ground, Belfast
81890–91Linfield (1)7 – 1UlsterSolitude, Belfast
91891–92Linfield (2)1 – 0DistillerySolitude, Belfast
101892–93Linfield (3)3 – 2DistillerySolitude, Belfast
111893–94Linfield (4)3 – 0GlentoranSolitude, Belfast
121894–95Linfield (5)3 – 1CliftonvilleSolitude, Belfast
131895–96Glentoran (1)1 – 0CliftonvilleSolitude, Belfast
141896–97Cliftonville (6)1 – 1DistillerySolitude, Belfast
Replay6 – 2Solitude, Belfast
151897–98North Staffordshire Regiment (1)4 – 0GlentoranSolitude, Belfast
161898–99Linfield (6)2 – 1DistillerySolitude, Belfast
171899–1900Distillery (1)5 – 0LinfieldSolitude, Belfast
181900–01Linfield (7)4 – 1DistillerySolitude, Belfast
191901–02Glentoran (3)2 – 0LinfieldSolitude, Belfast
201902–03Linfield (8)2 – 0GlentoranSolitude, Belfast
211903–04Belfast Celtic (1)1 – 0GlentoranSolitude, Belfast
221904–05Linfield (9)2 – 0GlentoranSolitude, Belfast
231905–06Cliftonville (6)1 – 1 (a.e.t.)DistillerySolitude, Belfast
Replay2 – 0Grosvenor Park, Belfast
241906–07Glentoran (4)2 – 0LinfieldSolitude, Belfast
251907–08Cliftonville (7)3 – 1LinfieldGrosvenor Park, Belfast
261908–09Cliftonville (8)0 – 0DistillerySolitude, Belfast
Replay2 – 0Grosvenor Park, Belfast
271909–10Belfast Celtic (2)2 – 2 (a.e.t.)DistillerySolitude, Belfast
Replay2 – 1Grosvenor Park, Belfast
281910–11Glentoran4 – 2Belfast CelticSolitude, Belfast
291911–12Belfast Celtic3 – 0DistillerySolitude, Belfast
301912–13Linfield3 – 1Belfast CelticSolitude, Belfast
311913–14Linfield1 – 0GlentoranSolitude, Belfast
321914–15Linfield1 – 0Belfast CelticGrosvenor Park, Belfast
331915–16Distillery1 – 0LinfieldSolitude, Belfast
341916–17Linfield1 – 0GlentoranSolitude, Belfast
351917–18Linfield1 – 0GlentoranSolitude, Belfast
361918–19Linfield1 – 0GlentoranSolitude, Belfast
371919–20Belfast Celtic3 – 0DistillerySolitude, Belfast
381920–21Distillery2 – 0GlentoranSolitude, Belfast
391921–22Linfield3 – 0Cliftonville OlympicSolitude, Belfast
401922–23Glentoran2 – 1CrusadersSolitude, Belfast
411923–24Cliftonville1 – 0 (a.e.t.)BarnSolitude, Belfast
421924–25Glentoran2 – 1Belfast CelticSolitude, Belfast
431925–26Belfast Celtic
Glentoran
1 – 1†Solitude, Belfast
441926–27Linfield5 – 2GlentoranSolitude, Belfast
451927–28Linfield4 – 0Belfast CelticSolitude, Belfast
461928–29Distillery
Glentoran
3 – 3†Solitude, Belfast
471929–30Linfield2 – 0Belfast CelticSolitude, Belfast
481930–31Distillery4 – 2Belfast CelticGrosvenor Park, Belfast
491931–32Belfast Celtic2 – 0LinfieldSolitude, Belfast
501932–33Linfield3 – 0DistillerySolitude, Belfast
511933–34Linfield4 – 1DistillerySolitude, Belfast
521934–35Linfield1 – 1Belfast CelticSolitude, Belfast
Replay2 – 1Solitude, Belfast
531935–36Belfast Celtic
Linfield
2 – 2†Solitude, Belfast
541936–37Belfast Celtic1 – 0DistillerySolitude, Belfast
551937–38Linfield3 – 1GlentoranSolitude, Belfast
561938–39Belfast Celtic1 – 0LinfieldSolitude, Belfast
571939–40Belfast Celtic3 – 0GlentoranSolitude, Belfast

Performance by club

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ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning YearsRunners-up Years
Linfield24 (1 shared)81890–91, 1891–92, 1892–93, 1893–94, 1894–95, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1902–03, 1904–05, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1918–19, 1921–22, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36 (shared), 1937–381887–88, 1899–1900, 1901–02, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1915–16, 1931–32, 1938–39
Belfast Celtic10 (2 shared)81903–04, 1909–10, 1911–12, 1919–20, 1925–26 (shared), 1931–32, 1935–36 (shared), 1936–37, 1938–39, 1939–401910–11, 1912–13, 1914–15, 1924–25, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1934–35
Cliftonville1031883–84, 1885–86, 1886–87, 1887–88, 1888–89, 1896–97, 1905–06, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1923–241884–85, 1894–95, 1895–96
Glentoran8 (2 shared)141895–96, 1901–02, 1906–07, 1910–11, 1922–23, 1924–25, 1925–26 (shared), 1928–29 (shared)1885–86, 1893–94, 1897–98, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1913–14, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1918–19, 1920–21, 1926–27, 1937–38, 1939–40
Distillery5 (1 shared)151899–1900, 1915–16, 1920–21, 1928–29 (shared), 1930–311883–84, 1888–89, 1891–92, 1892–93, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1905–06, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1911–12, 1919–20, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1936–37
Oldpark101884–85
Black Watch101889–90
North Staffordshire Regiment101897–98
YMCA011886–87
Gordon Highlanders011889–90
Ulster011890–91
Cliftonville Olympic011921–22
Crusaders011922–23
Barn011923–24

Sources

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  • Malcolm Brodie, "100 Years of Irish Football", Blackstaff Press, Belfast (1980)

References

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  1. ^ "Belfast Charity Cup". Irish Football Club Project. Archived from the original on 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Belfast Charity Competition. A Representative Match Instead Of Usual Cup Tourney". Belfast Telegraph. 16 May 1941. p. 6.
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