1889–90 Belfast Charity Cup

Football tournament season

1889–90 Belfast Charity Cup
Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Teams	8
Defending champions	Cliftonville
Final positions
Champions	Black Watch (1st win)
Runner-up	Gordon Highlanders
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	44 (5.5 per match)
← 1888–89 1890–91 →

The 1889–90 Belfast Charity Cup was the 7th edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.

Black Watch won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Gordon Highlanders 5–2 in the final. The final is notable for being the only time in the tournament that two British Army sides contested the final.

Results

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	2–2	Glentoran
Gordon Highlanders	2–1	Distillery
Linfield	3–3	Black Watch
Ulster	2–2	Clarence

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	3–4	Glentoran
Linfield	1–5	Black Watch
Ulster	6–1	Clarence

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Black Watch	w/o	Ulster
Gordon Highlanders	w/o	Glentoran

Final

26 April 189015:30 GMT

Black Watch	5–2	Gordon Highlanders
	Report

Ulster Cricket Ground, BelfastAttendance: 3,000Referee: Mr J. Watson

References

"Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
"Charity Cup Final Tie, Gordon Highlanders v Black Watch". Northern Whig. 28 April 1890. p. 7.
"Belfast Charity Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2023.

External links

Northern Ireland - List of Belfast Charity Cup Winners

v t e Belfast Charity Cup
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Association football cup competitions in Ireland

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Current	Irish Cup NI Football League Cup NIFL Charity Shield County Antrim Shield Mid-Ulster Cup North West Senior Cup Irish Intermediate Cup Steel & Sons Cup Bob Radcliffe Cup Craig Memorial Cup IFA Women's Challenge Cup NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup
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1889–90 in Irish association football