1986–87 Irish Cup

Football tournament season

1986–87 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Glentoran (13th win)
Runner-up	Larne
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	49 (2.33 per match)
← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Irish Cup was the: 107th edition of the——Irish Cup, 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. 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."

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.

Results※

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※

2 May 1987

Glentoran	1 – 0	Larne
Mullan 33'	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast

References※

^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
^ "Northern Ireland 1986/87". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 27 October 2012.

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v t e 1986–87 in Northern Irish football
Domestic leagues	Irish League
Domestic cups	Irish Cup Irish League Cup Gold Cup Ulster Cup County Antrim Shield
European competitions	European Cup UEFA Cup European Cup Winners' Cup
Related to national team	UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying (Group 4)

v t e 1986–87 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '86 '87 England Faroe Islands '86 '87 Finland '86 '87 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '86 '87 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '86 '87 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '86 '87 Spain Sweden '86 '87 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '86 '87 Finland '86 '87 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '86 '87 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '86 '87 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
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) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '86 '87–'88

Association football in Northern Ireland

Irish Football Association - Northern Ireland Women's Football Association

National teams

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Men	NIFL Premiership NIFL Championship NIFL Premier Intermediate League Ballymena & Provincial Football League Mid-Ulster Football League Northern Amateur Football League NIFL Premiership Development League
Women	Women's Premiership Championship 1 Championship 2

Domestic cups

Men	Irish Cup NI Football League Cup Scottish Challenge 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	IFA Women's Challenge Cup NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup All-Island Cup

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