Irish Intermediate Cup

Irish Intermediate Cup

Sport	Football
Founded	1892
No. of teams	All intermediate status-teams (98 entries in 2009–10)
Country	Northern Ireland Ireland (until 1921)
Most recent champion(s)	Bangor (2013–14)
Official website	Coca-Cola Intermediate Cup

The Irish Intermediate Cup is a Northern Irish football competition for teams of intermediate status, including NIFL Premiership reserve sides. It is a straight knock-out tournament and is currently sponsored by Coca-Cola.^[1]

The current holders are Bangor, who beat Armagh City 2–0 in the 2014 final.

Past winners

• 1892–93 Distillery Rovers*
• 1893–94 Glentoran II*
• 1894–95 Milltown
• 1895–96 Cliftonville Olympic*
• 1896–97 Linfield Swifts*
• 1897–98 Glentoran II*
• 1898–99 Linfield Swifts*
• 1899–00 Cliftonville Olympic*
• 1900–01 Linfield Swifts*
• 1901–02 Cliftonville Olympic*
• 1902–03 Distillery Rovers*
• 1903–04 YMCA
• 1904–05 Woodvale
• 1905–06 Forth River
• 1906–07 Forth River
• 1907–08 Glenavon
• 1908–09 Glentoran II*
• 1909–10 St James' Gate
• 1910–11 Glenavon
• 1911–12 Derry Guilds
• 1912–13 Glentoran II*
• 1913–14 Belfast Celtic II*
• 1914–15 UCD
• 1915–16 Glentoran II*
• 1916–17 Strandville
• 1917–18 Glentoran II*
• 1918–19 Cup withheld
• 1919–20 St James' Gate
• 1920–21 Queen's Island
• 1921–22 Linfield Rangers
• 1922–23 Dunmurry
• 1923–24 Willowfield
• 1924–25 Linfield Rangers
• 1925–26 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1926–27 Crusaders
• 1927–28 Willowfield
• 1928–29 Linfield Swifts*
• 1929–30 Dunmurry
• 1930–31 Glentoran II*
• 1931–32 Broadway United
• 1932–33 Dunville's
• 1933–34 Sunnyside
• 1934–35 Belfast Celtic II*
• 1935–36 Belfast Celtic II*
• 1936–37 Belfast Celtic II*
• 1937–38 Crusaders
• 1938–39 Crusaders
• 1939–40 Belfast Celtic II*
• 1940–41 Glentoran II*
• 1941–42 Bangor Reserves*
• 1942–43 Larne Olympic*
• 1943–44 Bangor Reserves*
• 1944–45 Bangor Reserves*
• 1945–46 Linfield Swifts*
• 1946–47 Dundela
• 1947–48 Distillery II*
• 1948–49 Linfield Swifts*
• 1949–50 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1950–51 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1951–52 Brantwood
• 1952–53 Brantwood
• 1953–54 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1954–55 Dundela
• 1955–56 Linfield Swifts*
• 1956–57 Linfield Swifts*
• 1957–58 Newry Town
• 1958–59 Larne
• 1959–60 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1960–61 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1961–62 Glentoran II*
• 1962–63 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1963–64 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1964–65 Coleraine Reserves*
• 1965–66 Dundela
• 1966–67 Newry Town
• 1967–68 Chimney Corner
• 1968–69 Coleraine Reserves*
• 1969–70 Larne
• 1970–71 Ards II*
• 1971–72 Linfield Swifts*
• 1972–73 Brantwood
• 1973–74 Limavady United
• 1974–75 Dundela
• 1975–76 Carrick Rangers
• 1976–77 Carrick Rangers
• 1977–78 Dungannon Swifts
• 1978–79 RUC
• 1979–80 RUC
• 1980–81 Newry Town[
• 1981–82 Chimney Corner
• 1982–83 Chimney Corner
• 1983–84 Dundela
• 1984–85 RUC
• 1985–86 Banbridge Town
• 1986–87 RUC
• 1987–88 Short Brothers
• 1988–89 Dundela
• 1989–90 Ballyclare Comrades
• 1990–91 Brantwood
• 1991–92 Dungannon Swifts
• 1992–93 Dundela
• 1993–94 Portstewart
• 1994–95 Ballinamallard United
• 1995–96 Limavady United
• 1996–97 Chimney Corner
• 1997–98 Loughgall
• 1998–99 Dundela
• 1999–00 Dundela
• 2000–01 Dundela
• 2001–02 Linfield Swifts*
• 2002–03 Harland & Wolff Welders
• 2003–04 Linfield Swifts*
• 2004–05 Glenavon
• 2005–06 Donegal Celtic
• 2006–07 Harland & Wolff Welders
• 2007–08 Loughgall
• 2008–09 Knockbreda Parish^[2]
• 2009–10 Donegal Celtic^[3]
• 2010–11 Carrick Rangers^[4]
• 2011–12 Newry City^[5]
• 2012–13 Institute
• 2013–14 Bangor^[6]
• 2014–15 Carrick Rangers
• 2015–16 Institute^[7]

NB. * denotes reserve teams of senior clubs

Performance by club

Team	No. of wins	Winning years
Linfield Swifts	11	1896–97, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1928–29, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1971–72, 2001–02, 2003–04
Dundela	10	1946–47, 1954–55, 1965–66, 1974–75, 1983–84, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
Ballyclare Comrades	9	1925–26, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1989–90
Glentoran II*	9	1893–94, 1897–98, 1908–09, 1912–13, 1915–16, 1917–18, 1930–31, 1940–41, 1961–62
Belfast Celtic II*	5	1913–14, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1939–40
Brantwood	4	1951–52, 1952–53, 1972–73, 1990–91
Carrick Rangers	4	1975–76, 1976–77, 2010–11, 2014-15
Chimney Corner	4	1967–68, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1996–97
Newry Cityƒ	4	1957–58, 1966–67, 1980–81, 2011–12
R.U.C.†	4	1978–79, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986–87
Bangor**	4	1941–42, 1943–44, 1944–45, 2013-14
Cliftonville Olympic*	3	1895–96, 1899–00, 1901–02
Crusaders	3	1926–27, 1937–38, 1938–39
Distillery Rovers/II*	3	1892–93, 1902–03, 1947–48
Glenavon	3	1907–08, 1910–11, 2004–05
Larne‡	3	1942–43, 1958–59, 1969–70
Coleraine Reserves*	2	1964–65, 1968–69
Donegal Celtic	2	2005–06, 2009–10
Dungannon Swifts	2	1977–78, 1991–92
Dunmurry	2	1922–23, 1929–30
Forth River	2	1905–06, 1906–07
Harland & Wolff Welders	2	2002–03, 2006–07
Institute	2	2012–13, 2015-16
Limavady United	2	1973–74, 1995–96
Linfield Rangers	2	1921–22, 1924–25
Loughgall	2	1997–98, 2007–08
St James’ Gate	2	1909–10, 1919–20
Willowfield	2	1923–24, 1927–28
Ards II*	1	1970–71
Ballinamallard United	1	1994–95
Banbridge Town	1	1985–86
Broadway United	1	1931–32
Derry Guilds	1	1911–12
Dunville’s	1	1932–33
Knockbreda Parish	1	2008–09
Milltown	1	1894–95
Portstewart	1	1993–94
Queen’s Island	1	1920–21
Short Brothers	1	1987–88
Strandville	1	1916–17
Sunnyside	1	1933–34
UCD	1	1914–15
Woodvale	1	1904–05
YMCA	1	1903–04

NB. * indicates reserve team

† now known as PSNI

‡ includes 1 win by reserve team

• • includes 3 wins by reserve team

ƒ previously Newry Town

See also

Irish Cup

References

1. Coca-Cola launch Intermediate Cup
2. Donegal Celtic 1-1 Knockbreda (Knockbreda win 3-0 on penalties):The WKD Intermediate Cup - Tuesday, 21 April 2009
3. Donegal Celtic lifts WKD Intermediate Cup - 3 May 2010
4. Carrick Rangers win league and cup on same night
5. NEWRY CITY CLAIM THE COCA-COLA INTERMEDIATE CUP
6. BANGOR TAKE THE COCA COLA INTERMEDIATE CUP TO THE SEASIDE
7. Irish FA

External links

• Intermediate Cup Archive at the Irish Football Club Project