Belfast Charity Cup
| Organising body | Irish Football Association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1883 |
| Abolished | 1941 |
| Region |  Northern Ireland |
| Most successful club(s) | Linfield (24 titles) |
The Belfast Charity Cup was a football competition which ran from 1883 to 1941, and was based on a similar tournament in Scotland, the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup. The competition was open to senior sides from Belfast and invited intermediate teams.[1]
List of champions[]
- 1883–84 Cliftonville
- 1884–85 Oldpark
- 1885–86 Cliftonville
- 1886–87 Cliftonville
- 1887–88 Cliftonville
- 1888–89 Cliftonville
- 1889–90 Black Watch
- 1890–91 Linfield
- 1891–92 Linfield
- 1892–93 Linfield
- 1893–94 Linfield
- 1894–95 Linfield
- 1895–96 Glentoran
- 1896–97 Cliftonville
- 1897–98 North Staffordshire Regiment
- 1898–99 Linfield
- 1899–1900 Distillery
- 1900–01 Linfield
- 1901–02 Glentoran
- 1902–03 Linfield
- 1903–04 Belfast Celtic
- 1904–05 Linfield
- 1905–06 Cliftonville
- 1906–07 Glentoran
- 1907–08 Cliftonville
- 1908–09 Cliftonville
- 1909–10 Belfast Celtic
- 1910–11 Glentoran
- 1911–12 Belfast Celtic
- 1912–13 Linfield
- 1913–14 Linfield
- 1914–15 Linfield
- 1915–16 Distillery
- 1916–17 Linfield
- 1917–18 Linfield
- 1918–19 Linfield
- 1919–20 Belfast Celtic
- 1920–21 Distillery
- 1921–22 Linfield
- 1922–23 Glentoran
- 1923–24 Cliftonville
- 1924–25 Glentoran
- 1925–26 Belfast Celtic / Glentoran (shared)
- 1926–27 Linfield
- 1927–28 Linfield
- 1928–29 Distillery / Glentoran (shared)
- 1929–30 Linfield
- 1930–31 Distillery
- 1931–32 Belfast Celtic
- 1932–33 Linfield
- 1933–34 Linfield
- 1934–35 Linfield
- 1935–36 Belfast Celtic / Linfield (shared)
- 1936–37 Belfast Celtic
- 1937–38 Linfield
- 1938–39 Belfast Celtic
- 1939–40 Belfast Celtic
- 1940–41 Belfast Celtic
Performance by club[]
| Team | No. of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Linfield | 24 | 1890–91, 1891–92, 1892–93, 1893–94, 1894–95, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1902–03, 1904–05, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1918–19, 1921–22, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36 (shared), 1937–38 |
| Belfast Celtic | 11 | 1903–04, 1909–10, 1911–12, 1919–20, 1925–26 (shared), 1931–32, 1935–36 (shared), 1936–37, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41 |
| Cliftonville | 10 | 1883–84, 1885–86, 1886–87, 1887–88, 1888–89, 1896–97, 1905–06, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1923–24 |
| Glentoran | 8 | 1895–96, 1901–02, 1906–07, 1910–11, 1922–23, 1924–25, 1925–26 (shared), 1928–29 (shared) |
| Distillery | 5 | 1899–1900, 1915–16, 1920–21, 1928–29, 1930–31 |
| Black Watch | 1 | 1889–90 |
| North Staffordshire Regiment | 1 | 1897–98 |
| Oldpark | 1 | 1884–85 |
Sources[]
- Malcolm Brodie, "100 Years of Irish Football", Blackstaff Press, Belfast (1980)
References[]
- ^ "Belfast Charity Cup". Irish Football Club Project. Archived from the original on 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
Categories:
- Defunct association football cup competitions in Northern Ireland