Irish Intermediate Cup

Irish Intermediate Cup
Sport	Football
Founded	1892
Country	Northern Ireland (since 1921); Ireland (1892–1921)
Most recent; champion(s)	Crumlin Star (2022–23)
Most titles	Linfield Swifts (11)

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 McCombs Coach Travel.

The current holders are Crumlin Star.

Past winners[edit]

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*
1899–1900 Cliftonville Olympic*
1900–01 Linfield Swifts*
1901–02 Cliftonville Olympic*
1902–03 Distillery Rovers*
1903–04 YMCA
1904–05 Frankfort
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
1999–2000 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^[1]
2009–10 Donegal Celtic^[2]
2010–11 Carrick Rangers^[3]
2011–12 Newry City^[4]
2012–13 Institute
2013–14 Bangor^[5]
2014–15 Carrick Rangers
2015–16 Institute^[6]
2016–17 Limavady United^[7]
2017–18 Queen's University^[8]
2018–19 Crumlin Star^[9]
2019–20 Dollingstown^[10]
2020–21 Not played due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 Rathfriland Rangers^[11]
2022–23 Crumlin Star^[12]

NB. * denotes reserve teams of senior clubs

Performance by club[edit]

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, 1999–2000, 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
RUC†	4	1978–79, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986–87
Bangor Reserves*	3	1941–42, 1943–44, 1944–45
Cliftonville Olympic*	3	1895–96, 1899–1900, 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
Limavady United	3	1973–74, 1995–96, 2016–17
Coleraine Reserves*	2	1964–65, 1968–69
Crumlin Star	2	2018–19, 2022–23
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
Larne	2	1958–59, 1969–70
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
Bangor	1	2013–14
Broadway United	1	1931–32
Derry Guilds	1	1911–12
Dollingstown	1	2019–20
Dunville's	1	1932–33
Knockbreda Parish	1	2008–09
Larne Olympic*	1	1942–43
Milltown	1	1894–95
Portstewart	1	1993–94
Queen's Island	1	1920–21
Queen's University	1	2017–18
Rathfriland Rangers	1	2021–22
Short Brothers	1	1987–88
Strandville	1	1916–17
Sunnyside	1	1933–34
UCD	1	1914–15
Frankfort	1	1904–05
YMCA	1	1903–04

* indicates reserve team
† now known as PSNI
ƒ previously Newry Town

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Intermediate Cup Archive at the Irish Football Club Project

[1] Donegal Celtic 1-1 Knockbreda (Knockbreda win 3-0 on penalties):The WKD Intermediate Cup - Tuesday, 21 April 2009

[2] Donegal Celtic lifts WKD Intermediate Cup - 3 May 2010

[3] Carrick Rangers win league and cup on same night

[4] NEWRY CITY CLAIM THE COCA-COLA INTERMEDIATE CUP

[5] BANGOR TAKE THE COCA COLA INTERMEDIATE CUP TO THE SEASIDE

[6] Irish FA

[7] News Letter

[8] Belfast Telegraph

[9] Irish FA

[10] Irish FA

[11] Irish FA

[12] Belfast Telegraph

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