Main cup held since 1880/81. Clubs from present-day Ireland also took part until 1921; those titles remain part of this competition's history.
SeasonIrish Cup winnerRunner-upTrophy
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The cup is in progress; the winner has not been decided.		—
2025/26Coleraine FCDungannon Swifts FC
Final: 3-2.
2024/25Dungannon Swifts FCCliftonville FC
Final: 1-1. After extra time. Penalties: 4-3.
2023/24Cliftonville FCLinfield FC
Final: 3-1. After extra time.
2022/23Crusaders FCBallymena United FC
Final: 4-0.
2021/22Crusaders FCBallymena United FC
Final: 2-1. After extra time.		—
2020/21Linfield FCLarne FC
Final: 2-1.		—
2019/20Glentoran FCBallymena United FC
Final: 2-1.		—
2018/19Crusaders FCBallinamallard United FC
Final: 3-0.		—
2017/18Coleraine FCCliftonville FC
Final: 3-1.		—
2016/17Linfield FCColeraine FC
Final: 3-0.		—
2015/16Glenavon FCLinfield FC
Final: 2-0.		—
2014/15Glentoran FCPortadown FC
Final: 1-0.		—
2013/14Glenavon FCBallymena United FC
Final: 2-1.		—
2012/13Glentoran FCCliftonville FC
Final: 3-1. After extra time.		—
2011/12Linfield FCCrusaders FC
Final: 4-1.		—
2010/11Linfield FCCrusaders FC
Final: 2-1.		—
2009/10Linfield FCPortadown FC
Final: 2-1.		—
2008/09Crusaders FCCliftonville FC
Final: 1-0.		—
2007/08Linfield FCColeraine FC
Final: 2-1.		—
2006/07Linfield FCDungannon Swifts FC
Final: 2-2. After extra time. Penalties: 3-2.		—
2005/06Linfield FCGlentoran FC
Final: 2-1.		—
2004/05Portadown FCLarne FC
Final: 5-1.		—
2003/04Glentoran FCColeraine FC
Final: 1-0.		—
2002/03Coleraine FCGlentoran FC
Final: 1-0.		—
2001/02Linfield FCPortadown FC
Final: 2-1.		—
2000/01Glentoran FCLinfield FC
Final: 1-0. After extra time.		—
1999/00Glentoran FCPortadown FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1998/99Portadown FC-
Title awarded after opponent's disqualification; no final.		—
1997/98Glentoran FCGlenavon FC
Final: 1-0. After extra time.		—
1996/97Glenavon FCCliftonville FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1995/96Glentoran FCGlenavon FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1994/95Linfield FCCarrick Rangers FC
Final: 3-1.		—
1993/94Linfield FCBangor FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1992/93Bangor FCArds FC
Final: 1-1 1-1 1-0. After extra time.		—
1991/92Glenavon FCLinfield FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1990/91Portadown FCGlenavon FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1989/90Glentoran FCPortadown FC
Final: 3-0.		—
1988/89Ballymena United FCLarne FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1987/88Glentoran FCGlenavon FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1986/87Glentoran FCLarne FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1985/86Glentoran FCColeraine FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1984/85Glentoran FCLinfield FC
Final: 1-1 1-0.		—
1983/84Ballymena United FCCarrick Rangers FC
Final: 4-1.		—
1982/83Glentoran FCLinfield FC
Final: 1-1 2-1.		—
1981/82Linfield FCColeraine FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1980/81Ballymena United FCGlenavon FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1979/80Linfield FCCrusaders FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1978/79Cliftonville FCPortadown FC
Final: 3-2.		—
1977/78Linfield FCBallymena United FC
Final: 3-1.		—
1976/77Coleraine FCLinfield FC
Final: 4-1.		—
1975/76Carrick Rangers FCLinfield FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1974/75Coleraine FCLinfield FC
Final: 1-1 0-0 1-0.		—
1973/74Ards FCBallymena United FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1972/73Glentoran FCLinfield FC
Final: 3-2.		—
1971/72Coleraine FCPortadown FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1970/71DistilleryDerry City FC
Final: 3-0.		—
1969/70Linfield FCBallymena United FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1968/69Ards FCDistillery
Final: 0-0 4-2.		—
1967/68Crusaders FCLinfield FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1966/67Crusaders FCGlentoran FC
Final: 3-1.		—
1965/66Glentoran FCLinfield FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1964/65Coleraine FCGlenavon FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1963/64Derry City FCGlentoran FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1962/63Linfield FCDistillery
Final: 2-1.		—
1961/62Linfield FCPortadown FC
Final: 4-0.		—
1960/61Glenavon FCLinfield FC
Final: 5-1.		—
1959/60Linfield FCArds FC
Final: 5-1.		—
1958/59Glenavon FCBallymena United FC
Final: 1-1 2-0.		—
1957/58Ballymena United FCLinfield FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1956/57Glenavon FCDerry City FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1955/56DistilleryGlentoran FC
Final: 2-2 0-0 1-0.		—
1954/55Dundela FCGlenavon FC
Final: 3-0.		—
1953/54Derry City FCGlentoran FC
Final: 2-2 0-0 1-0.		—
1952/53Linfield FCColeraine FC
Final: 5-0.		—
1951/52Ards FCGlentoran FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1950/51Glentoran FCBallymena United FC
Final: 3-1.		—
1949/50Linfield FCDistillery
Final: 2-1.		—
1948/49Derry City FCGlentoran FC
Final: 3-1.		—
1947/48Linfield FCColeraine FC
Final: 3-0.		—
1946/47Belfast Celtic FCGlentoran FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1945/46Linfield FCDistillery
Final: 3-0.		—
1944/45Linfield FCGlentoran FC
Final: 4-2.		—
1943/44Belfast Celtic FCLinfield FC
Final: 3-1.		—
1942/43Belfast Celtic FCGlentoran FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1941/42Linfield FCGlentoran FC
Final: 3-1.		—
1940/41Belfast Celtic FCLinfield FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1939/40Ballymena United FCGlenavon FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1938/39Linfield FCBallymena United FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1937/38Belfast Celtic FCBangor FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1936/37Belfast Celtic FCLinfield FC
Final: 3-0.		—
1935/36Linfield FCDerry City FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1934/35Glentoran FCLarne FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1933/34Linfield FCCliftonville FC
Final: 4-0.		—
1932/33Glentoran FCDistillery
Final: 3-1.		—
1931/32Glentoran FCLinfield FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1930/31Linfield FCBallymena FC
Final: 3-0.		—
1929/30Linfield FCBallymena FC
Final: 4-3.		—
1928/29Ballymena FCBelfast Celtic FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1927/28Willowfield FCLarne FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1926/27Ards FCCliftonville FC
Final: 3-2.		—
1925/26Belfast Celtic FCLinfield FC
Final: 3-2.		—
1924/25DistilleryGlentoran FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1923/24Queen's Island FCWillowfield FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1922/23Linfield FCGlentoran FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1921/22Linfield FCGlenavon FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1920/21Glentoran FCGlenavon FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1919/20Shelbourne FC-
Title awarded without a final.		—
1918/19Linfield FCGlentoran FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1917/18Belfast Celtic FCLinfield FC
Final: 0-0 0-0 2-0.		—
1916/17Glentoran FCBelfast Celtic FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1915/16Linfield FCGlentoran FC
Final: 1-1 1-0.		—
1914/15Linfield FCBelfast Celtic FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1913/14Glentoran FCLinfield FC
Final: 3-1.		—
1912/13Linfield FCGlentoran FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1911/12Linfield FC-
Title awarded without a final.		—
1910/11Shelbourne FCBohemian FC
Final: 0-0 2-1.		—
1909/10DistilleryCliftonville FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1908/09Cliftonville FCBohemian FC
Final: 0-0 2-1.		—
1907/08Bohemian FCShelbourne FC
Final: 1-1 3-1.		—
1906/07Cliftonville FCShelbourne FC
Final: 0-0 1-0.		—
1905/06Shelbourne FCBelfast Celtic FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1904/05DistilleryShelbourne FC
Final: 3-0.		—
1903/04Linfield FCDerry Celtic
Final: 5-1.		—
1902/03DistilleryBohemian FC
Final: 3-1.		—
1901/02Linfield FCDistillery
Final: 5-0.		—
1900/01Cliftonville FCFreebooters FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1899/00Cliftonville FCBohemian FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1898/99Linfield FCGlentoran FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1897/98Linfield FCSt Columb's Hall Celtic
Final: 2-0.		—
1896/97Cliftonville FCSherwood Foresters XI
Final: 3-1.		—
1895/96DistilleryGlentoran FC
Final: 3-1.		—
1894/95Linfield FCBohemian FC
Final: 10-1.		—
1893/94DistilleryLinfield FC
Final: 2-2 3-2.		—
1892/93Linfield FCCliftonville FC
Final: 5-1.		—
1891/92Linfield FCBlack Watch XI
Final: 7-0.		—
1890/91Linfield FCUlster FC
Final: 4-2.		—
1889/90Gordon Highlanders XICliftonville FC
Final: 2-2 3-1.		—
1888/89DistilleryBelfast YMCA FC
Final: 5-4.		—
1887/88Cliftonville FCDistillery
Final: 2-1.		—
1886/87Ulster FCCliftonville FC
Final: 3-0.		—
1885/86DistilleryAlexander Limavady FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1884/85DistilleryAlexander Limavady FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1883/84DistilleryWellington Park FC
Final: 5-0.		—
1882/83Cliftonville FCUlster FC
Final: 5-0.		—
1881/82Queen's Island FCCliftonville FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1880/81Moyola Park AFCCliftonville FC
Final: 1-0.		—