1889–90 Belfast Charity Cup Football tournament season1889–90 Belfast Charity CupTournament detailsCountry IrelandTeams8Defending championsCliftonvilleFinal positionsChampionsBlack Watch (1st win)Runner-upGordon HighlandersTournament statisticsMatches played8Goals scored44 (5.5 per match)← 1888–891890–91 → The 1889–90 Belfast Charity Cup was the 7th edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.[1] Black Watch won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Gordon Highlanders 5–2 in the final. The final is notable for being the only time in the tournament that two British Army sides contested the final.[2][3] ResultsQuarter-finals Team 1 Score Team 2 Cliftonville 2–2 Glentoran Gordon Highlanders 2–1 Distillery Linfield 3–3 Black Watch Ulster 2–2 Clarence Replays Team 1 Score Team 2 Cliftonville 3–4 Glentoran Linfield 1–5 Black Watch Ulster 6–1 Clarence Semi-finals Team 1 Score Team 2 Black Watch w/o Ulster Gordon Highlanders w/o Glentoran 1889–90 Belfast Charity Cup Final, Black Watch 5–3 Gordon Highlanders, from Ulster Football and Cycling News, 2 May 1890Final26 April 189015:30 GMT Black Watch5–2Gordon Highlanders Report Ulster Cricket Ground, BelfastAttendance: 3,000Referee: Mr J. WatsonReferences ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2023. ^ "Charity Cup Final Tie, Gordon Highlanders v Black Watch". Northern Whig. 28 April 1890. p. 7. ^ "Belfast Charity Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2023. External linksNorthern Ireland - List of Belfast Charity Cup WinnersBelfast Charity CupSeasons 1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 Association football cup competitions in IrelandAll-IrelandCurrent Collingwood Cup All-Island Cup Former Irish Cup Irish Intermediate Cup Defunct Champions Cup Setanta Sports Cup Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup North-South Cup Blaxnit Cup Texaco Cup Tyler Cup Irish News Cup Gold Cup City Cup Northern IrelandCurrent Irish Cup NI Football League 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 IFA Women's Challenge Cup NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup Defunct Gold Cup Ulster Cup City Cup Floodlit Cup Carlsberg Cup Top Four Cup Belfast Charity Cup Alhambra Cup Fermanagh & Western Intermediate Cup McElroy Cup George Wilson Cup Republic of IrelandCurrent FAI Cup League of Ireland Cup President of Ireland's Cup FAI Women's Cup FAI Intermediate Cup FAI Junior Cup FAI Youth Cup FAI Futsal Cup Dr Tony O'Neill Cup Enda McGuill Cup Leinster Senior Cup Munster Senior Cup Connacht Junior Cup Michael Byrne Cup Defunct Connacht Senior Cup Connacht Senior League Challenge Cup Dublin City Cup FAI Super Cup LFA President's Cup Top Four Cup A Championship Cup International Friendly TrophiesCurrent Galway Cup Foyle Cup SuperCupNI Defunct Dublin Super Cup