2009–10 Irish Cup


The 2009–10 Irish Cup was the 130th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. The competition began on 19 September 2009 with the first Round and ended on 8 May 2010 with the final.
Crusaders were the defending champions, winning their third Irish Cup the previous season after a 1–0 win over Cliftonville in the 2009 final. This season they reached the quarter-finals, but were defeated by Portadown. Linfield went on to lift their 40th Irish Cup, and fourth in five years, beating Portadown 2–1 in the final. Portadown earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League because Linfield had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League via the 2009–10 IFA Premiership.

First round

The matches were played on 19 September 2009.

Second round

The matches were played on 24 and 31 October 2009.

Third round

Fourth round

Fifth round

Fifth round replays

Sixth round

Sixth round replays

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final replays

Semi-finals

Final