| (NORTHERN) IRELAND 1880-81 | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Knock FC Belfast - Distillery FC Belfast | 11-0 | ||||||||
| Moyola Park AFC Castledawson - Avoniel FC Belfast | 2-0 | |||||||||
| Oldpark FC Belfast - Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 0-2 | |||||||||
| Alexander FC Limavady | bye | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Moyola Park AFC Castledawson - Alexander FC Limavady | 3-0 | ||||||||
| Cliftonville FAC Belfast - Knock FC Belfast | 2-2 | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Final (Cliftonville Cricket Ground, Belfast 09.04.1881) | Moyola Park AFC Castledawson - Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Castledawson = An Seanmhullach | Limavady = Léim a' Mhadaidh | |||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | ||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Alexander FC Limavady dissolved in 1884 (+ Limavady Wanderers FC => Limavady FC) | Knock FC Belfast dissolved in 1891 | |||||||||
| Avoniel FC Belfast dissolved in 1884 | Oldpark FC Belfast dissolved in 1892 | |||||||||
| (NORTHERN) IRELAND 1881-82 | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Avoniel FC Belfast - Distillery FC Belfast | 1-1 | 3-1 | |||||||
| Castlederg FC - Banbridge FC | 2-1 | |||||||||
| Knock FC Belfast - Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 0-2 | |||||||||
| Moyola Park AFC Castledawson - Queen's Island FC Belfast | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||||||||
| Semifinals | Cliftonville FAC Belfast - Avoniel FC Belfast | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||||||
| Queen's Island FC Belfast - Castlederg FC | +w/o | |||||||||
| Final (Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast 13.05.1882) | Queen's Island FC Belfast - Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Castlederg = Caisleán na Deirge | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Avoniel FC Belfast dissolved in 1884 | Queen's Island FC Belfast dissolved in 1926 | |||||||||
| Castlederg FC dissolved in ??? | Banbridge FC dissolved in 1888 | |||||||||
| Knock FC Belfast dissolved in 1891 | ||||||||||
| (NORTHERN) IRELAND 1882-83 | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Moyola Park AFC Castledawson - Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 0-1 | aet | |||||||
| Alexander FC Limavady - Strabane FC | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Distillery FC Belfast - Queen's Island FC Belfast | 1-1 | 0-1 | ||||||||
| Ulster SC Belfast | bye | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Cliftonville FAC Belfast - Alexander FC Limavady | 7-0 | ||||||||
| Ulster SC Belfast - Queen's Island FC Belfast | 4-1 | |||||||||
| Final (Bloomfield Ground, Belfast 05.05.1883) | Cliftonville FAC Belfast - Ulster SC Belfast | 5-0 | ||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Limavady = Léim a' Mhadaidh | |||||||||
| Castledawson = An Seanmhullach | Strabane = An Srath Bán | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Alexander FC Limavady dissolved in 1884 (+ Limavady Wanderers FC => Limavady FC) | Ulster SC Belfast dissolved in 1903 | |||||||||
| (NORTHERN) IRELAND 1883-84 | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Distillery FAC Belfast - Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Moyola Park AFC Castledawson - Alexander FC Limavady | 2-0 | |||||||||
| Wellington Park FC Belfast - Dublin Association FC | +w/o | |||||||||
| Ulster SC Belfast | bye | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Distillery FAC Belfast - Ulster SC Belfast | 3-0 | ||||||||
| Wellington Park FC Belfast - Moyola Park AFC Castledawson | 4-2 | |||||||||
| Final (Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast 19.04.1884) | Distillery FAC Belfast - Wellington Park FC Belfast | 5-0 | ||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Castledawson = An Seanmhullach | |||||||||
| Limavady = Léim a' Mhadaidh | Dublin = Baile Átha Cliath | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Ulster SC Belfast dissolved in 1903 | Dublin Association FC dissolved in 1890 | |||||||||
| Wellington Park FC Belfast dissolved in 1887 | ||||||||||
| (NORTHERN) IRELAND 1884-85 | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Oldpark FC Belfast - Distillery FAC Belfast | 0-1 | ||||||||
| Hertford FC Lisburn - Limavady FC | 0-1 | |||||||||
| Cliftonville FAC Belfast | bye | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Limavady FC - Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Distillery FAC Belfast | bye | |||||||||
| Final (Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast 21.03.1885) | Distillery FAC Belfast - Limavady FC | 2-0 | ||||||||
| Limavady = Léim a' Mhadaidh | Belfast = Béal Feirste | |||||||||
| Lisburn = Lios na gCearrbhach | ||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Oldpark FC Belfast dissolved in 1892 | Hertford FC Lisburn dissolved in ??? | |||||||||
| (NORTHERN) IRELAND 1885-86 | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Dublin University AFC - Banbridge FC | 6-0 | ||||||||
| Limavady FC - Moyola Park AFC Castledawson | 6-0 | |||||||||
| Belfast YMCA FAC | bye | |||||||||
| Distillery FAC Belfast | bye | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Limavady FC - Belfast YMCA FAC | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Distillery FAC Belfast - Dublin University AFC | 4-0 | |||||||||
| Final (Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast 26.03.1886) | Distillery FAC Belfast - Limavady FC | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Limavady = Léim a' Mhadaidh | Dublin = Baile Átha Cliath | |||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Castledawson = An Seanmhullach | |||||||||
| Banbridge = Droichead na Banna | ||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Belfast YMCA FAC dissolved in 1892 | Limavady FC dissolved in 1902 | |||||||||
| (NORTHERN) IRELAND 1886-87 | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Cliftonville FAC Belfast - St Malachy's College FC Belfast | 10-1 | ||||||||
| Glentoran FAC Belfast - Distillery FAC Belfast | 2-1 | |||||||||
| Millmount FC Drogheda - Limavady FC | 0-5 | |||||||||
| Belfast YMCA FAC - Ulster SC Belfast | 2-2 | 2-3 (ann) | 0-6 | |||||||
| Semifinals | Cliftonville FAC Belfast - Limavady FC | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Ulster SC Belfast - Glentoran FAC Belfast | 4-0 | |||||||||
| Final (Broadway Ground, Belfast 12.02.1887) | Ulster SC Belfast - Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 3-1 | ||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Limavady = Léim a' Mhadaidh | |||||||||
| Drogheda = Droichead Átha | ||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Ulster SC Belfast dissolved in 1903 | St Malachy's College FC dissolved in ??? | |||||||||
| Millmount FC Drogheda dissolved in ??? | Belfast YMCA FAC dissolved in 1892 | |||||||||
| Limavady FC dissolved in 1902 | ||||||||||
| (NORTHERN) IRELAND 1887-88 | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Cliftonville FAC Belfast - Limavady FC | 3-3 | 5-3 | |||||||
| Oldpark FC Belfast - Mountcollyer FC Belfast | 1-1 | 3-2 (ann) | 5-1 | |||||||
| Ulster SC Belfast - Distillery FAC Belfast | 0-2 | |||||||||
| Linfield FAC Belfast | bye | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Cliftonville FAC Belfast - Linfield FAC Belfast | 5-0 | ||||||||
| Distillery FAC Belfast - Oldpark FAC Belfast | 3-1 | |||||||||
| Final (Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast 17.03.1888) | Cliftonville FAC Belfast - Distillery FAC Belfast | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Limavady = Léim a' Mhadaidh | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Oldpark FAC Belfast dissolved in 1892 | Mountcollyer FC Belfast dissolved in ??? | |||||||||
| Ulster SC Belfast dissolved in 1903 | Limavady FC dissolved in 1902 | |||||||||
| (NORTHERN) IRELAND 1888-89 | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Distillery FAC Belfast - Oldpark FC Belfast | 10-0 | ||||||||
| Glentoran FAC Belfast - Limavady FC | 8-0 | |||||||||
| St Columb's Court FC Londonderry - Belfast YMCA FAC | 1-3 | |||||||||
| Hilden FAC Lisburn | bye | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Belfast YMCA FAC - Glentoran FAC Belfast | 3-1 | ||||||||
| Distillery FAC Belfast - Hilden FAC Lisburn | 13-0 | |||||||||
| Final (Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast 16.03.1889) | Distillery FAC Belfast - Belfast YMCA FAC | 5-4 | ||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Limavady = Léim a' Mhadaidh | |||||||||
| Londonderry = Doire Cholmcille | Lisburn = Lios na gCearrbhach | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Oldpark FAC Belfast dissolved in 1892 | Belfast YMCA FAC dissolved in 1892 | |||||||||
| Limavady FC dissolved in 1902 | St Columb's Court FC Londonderry dissolved in 1960 | |||||||||
| Hilden FAC Lisburn dissolved in 1923 | ||||||||||
| (NORTHERN) IRELAND 1889-90 | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Dublin Association FC - Limavady FC | 6-2 | ||||||||
| Gordon Highlanders FC | bye | |||||||||
| Cliftonville FAC Belfast | bye | |||||||||
| Linfield FAC Belfast | bye | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Cliftonville FAC Belfast - Dublin Association FC | 3-2 | ||||||||
| Gordon Highlanders FC - Linfield FAC Belfast | 2-1 | |||||||||
| Final (Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast 08.03 and Ulsterville, Belfast 12.04.1890) | Gordon Highlanders FC - Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 2-2 | 3-0 | |||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Dublin = Baile Átha Cliath | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Dublin Association FC dissolved in 1890 | Gordon Highlanders FC dissolved in 1939 | |||||||||
| Limavady FC dissolved in 1902 | ||||||||||