1986–87 Irish Cup

Country

Northern Ireland

Teams

Champions

Glentoran (13th win)

Runners-up

Larne

Matches played

Goals scored

49 (2.33 per match)

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The 1986–87 Irish Cup was the 107th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 2 May 1987 with the final.

Glentoran were the defending champions after winning their 12th Irish Cup last season, defeating Coleraine 2–1 in the 1986 final.^[1] They successfully defended the cup for the second year running, by beating Larne 1–0 in the final. In doing so, they became the first club in 94 years to win three consecutive Irish Cups. Linfield were the last club to achieve it, winning the 1891, 1892 and 1893 finals.^[2]

This season also saw the number of clubs involved in the competition reduced back to 16 due to the re-structuring of the league system. Only two clubs from outside the 14-club top flight took part, qualifying through preliminary rounds. Omagh Town and Tobermore United qualified to take part in the competition proper, but both clubs went out in the first round.

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	2–1	Omagh Town
Crusaders	1–1	Newry Town
Distillery	0–0	Cliftonville
Coleraine	3–1	Linfield
Larne	2–0	Ballymena United
Glenavon	1–0	Portadown
Glentoran	3–1	Carrick Rangers
Tobermore United	1–1	Bangor

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	1–0	Distillery
Bangor	2–0	Tobermore United
Newry Town	2–0	Crusaders

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	1–2	Larne
Bangor	1–6	Coleraine
Glentoran	3–2	Glenavon
Newry Town	0–0	Cliftonville

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	0–2	Newry Town

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Coleraine	1–2	Larne
Glentoran	1–1	Newry Town

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Newry Town	1–2	Glentoran

Final

Glentoran v Larne

2 May 1987

Glentoran	1 – 0	Larne
Mullen 33'	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast

References

↑ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
↑ "Northern Ireland 1986/87". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 27 October 2012.

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1986–87 in European football (UEFA)

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League cups	England Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Soviet Union '86 '87

UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

Association football in Northern Ireland

Irish Football Association

National teams

League system

men:	NIFL Premiership NIFL Championship Ballymena & Provincial League Mid-Ulster Football League Northern Amateur Football League NI Intermediate League Football Federation Premier League Football Federation Championship Football Federation League One Football Federation League Two Football Federation League Three Football Federation League Four Football Federation Conference Premier Division One Football Federation Conference Premier Division Two NIFL Reserve League Irish League representative team

women:	Women's Premier League

Domestic cups

men:	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

women:	Irish Women's Cup Premier League Cup

Awards

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