The 1993–94 Irish Cup was the 114th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 7 May 1994 with the final.[1]

1993–94 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams93
Defending championsBangor
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (34th win)
Runner-upBangor
Tournament statistics
Matches played109
Goals scored396 (3.63 per match)

Bangor were the defending champions after winning their 1st Irish Cup last season, with a 1–0 win over Ards in the 1993 final second replay after the first two games ended as 1–1 draws. This season they reached the final again (to date, their last final appearance), but lost 2–0 to Linfield who won the cup for the 34th time, 12 years after their last Irish Cup win in 1982.[2][3]

Results

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First round

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The following teams were given byes into the second round: Ballymacash Rangers, Bessbrook United, Connor, Donard Hospital, Downshire Young Men, Glebe Rangers, Harland & Wolff Sports, Magherafelt Sky Blues, Orangefield Old Boys, Portstewart, Roe Valley and UUJ.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
1st Bangor Old Boys 1–0 Dromore Amateurs
1st Liverpool 2–6 Abbey Villa
1st Shankill NISC 3–0 Drummond United
Armagh City 3–1 Northern Telecom
Armoy United 3–2 Tandragee Rovers
Ballynahinch United 2–1 Shorts
Barn United 2–2 Dromara Village
Bridgend United 4–1 Wellington Recreation
Comber Recreation 2–4 AFC
Cullybackey 1–2 Rathfriland Rangers
Dervock United 1–4 Queen's University
Dungiven Celtic 3–3 Bangor Amateurs
Hanover 0–5 Ards Rangers
Harland & Wolff Welders 2–0 Civil Service
Institute 3–4 Oxford United Stars
Islandmagee 5–1 Annalong Swifts
Larne Tech Old Boys 1–3 Cookstown Royals
Portglenone 1–3 ECC
Richhill 8–1 Killymoon Rangers
Saintfield United 1–1 Killyleagh Youth
Southend United 1–5 Seapatrick
UUC 0–1 East Belfast

Replays

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor Amateurs 0–1 Dungiven Celtic
Dromara Village 2–1 Barn United
Killyleagh Youth 2–1 Saintfield United

Second round

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The following teams were given byes into the third round: AFC and Oxford United Stars.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
1st Shankill NISC 2–3 Portstewart
Abbey Villa 4–3 Glebe Rangers
Armagh City 2–0 Seapatrick
Armoy United 0–0 Ballynahinch United
Bridgend United 1–1 Dromara Village
Connor 5–3 Roe Valley
Cookstown Royals 6–4 ECC
Donard Hospital 1–4 1st Bangor Old Boys
Dungiven Celtic 2–1 Ballymacash Rangers
Harland & Wolff Sports 4–2 Islandmagee
Harland & Wolff Welders 2–4 East Belfast
Killyleagh Youth 3–1 Magherafelt Sky Blues
Queen's University 2–1 Ards Rangers
Rathfriland Rangers 1–2 Orangefield Old Boys
Richill 0–3 Downshire Young Men
UUJ 3–1 Bessbrook United

Replays

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballynahinch United 0–2 Armoy United
Dromara Village 5–0 Bridgend United

Third round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Armagh City 7–0 Cookstown Royals
Dromara Village 2–1 Connor
East Belfast 3–0 Armoy United
Harland & Wolff Sports 1–3 Abbey Villa
Killyleagh Youth 2–0 Downshire Young Men
Orangefield Old Boys 1–0 AFC
Oxford United Stars 0–1 1st Bangor Old Boys
Queen's University 0–1 Portstewart
UUJ 1–3 Dungiven Celtic

Fourth round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Armagh City 3–4 Abbey Villa
Ballinamallard United 1–1 Dromara Village
Brantwood 4–0 Crumlin United
British Telecom 1–2 Donegal Celtic
Chimney Corner 3–1 Kilmore Recreation
Cookstown United 1–4 Coagh United
Crewe United 0–1 1st Bangor Old Boys
Drumaness Mills 7–0 Orangefield Old Boys
Dunmurry Recreation 1–2 Banbridge Town
Dungannon Swifts 3–5 Dundela
Dungiven Celtic 0–0 East Belfast
Limavady United 3–1 FC Enkalon
Loughgall 1–1 Portstewart
Park 5–4 Ballymoney United
RUC 2–2 Moyola Park
Tobermore United 0–1 Killyleagh Youth

Replays

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballinamallard United 3–0 Dromara Village
East Belfast 3–1 Dungiven Celtic
Loughgall 2–0 Portstewart
Moyola Park 2–1 RUC

Fifth round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Abbey Villa 3–0 Killyleagh Youth
Ards 2–2 Glentoran
Ballyclare Comrades 1–1 Cliftonville
Ballymena United 0–3 Carrick Rangers
Banbridge Town 1–3 Linfield
Bangor 1–0 Crusaders
Chimney Corner 0–5 Distillery
Donegal Celtic 1–0 Limavady United
Dundela 2–0 Drumaness Mills
Glenavon 2–1 Brantwood
Larne 1–4 Coleraine
Loughgall 5–0 1st Bangor Old Boys
Moyola Park 1–1 Ballinamallard United
Newry Town 1–1 Park
Omagh Town 2–1 Coagh United
Portadown 3–0 East Belfast

Replays

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballinamallard United 2–1 Moyola Park
Cliftonville 1–0 Ballyclare Comrades
Glentoran 3–2 Ards
Park 1–4 Newry Town

Sixth round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballinamallard United 0–3 Cliftonville
Distillery 1–0 Abbey Villa
Coleraine 2–3 Glenavon
Glentoran 4–3 Dundela
Linfield 2–0 Carrick Rangers
Loughgall 1–2 Bangor
Newry Town 0–0 Omagh Town
Portadown 4–0 Donegal Celtic

Replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Omagh Town 2–2 (aet)
(6–5 p)
Newry Town

Quarter-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 2–4 Glenavon
Glentoran 0–2 Bangor
Linfield 0–0 Cliftonville
Omagh Town 1–2 Portadown

Replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 0–1 Linfield

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 2–0 Portadown
Linfield 3–0 Glenavon

Final

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Linfield2 – 0Bangor
Peebles   45'
Fenlon   90'
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: J. Ferry

References

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  1. ^ Gillespie, Marshall. The Northern Ireland Football Yearbook 1994/95. pp. 134–140.
  2. ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Northern Ireland 1993/94". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 1 November 2012.