Belfast Charity Cup
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.
The last tournament was played in 1940. The following year, instead of the tournament being played, the holders Belfast Celtic played a representative match against players with cross-channel experience. The representative team won 3-1.
List of finals
Key:| Scores level after 90 minutes. A replay was required. | |
| Scores level after extra time. A replay was required. | |
| Scores level after 90 minutes. Winner was decided in extra time with no penalty shootout required. | |
| Scores level after 90 minutes. Trophy was shared. |
| # | Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
| 1 | 1883–84 | Cliftonville | 2 – 0 | Distillery | Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast |
| 2 | 1884–85 | Oldpark | 1 – 0 | Cliftonville | Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast |
| 3 | 1885–86 | Cliftonville | 5 – 1 | Glentoran | Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast |
| 4 | 1886–87 | Cliftonville | 3 – 2 | YMCA | Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast |
| 5 | 1887–88 | Cliftonville | 3 – 2 | Linfield Athletic | Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast |
| 6 | 1888–89 | Cliftonville | 4 – 2 | Distillery | Solitude, Belfast |
| 7 | 1889–90 | Black Watch | 5 – 2 | Gordon Highlanders | Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast |
| 8 | 1890–91 | Linfield | 7 – 1 | Ulster | Solitude, Belfast |
| 9 | 1891–92 | Linfield | 1 – 0 | Distillery | Solitude, Belfast |
| 10 | 1892–93 | Linfield | 3 – 2 | Distillery | Solitude, Belfast |
| 11 | 1893–94 | Linfield | 3 – 0 | Glentoran | Solitude, Belfast |
| 12 | 1894–95 | Linfield | 3 – 1 | Cliftonville | Solitude, Belfast |
| 13 | 1895–96 | Glentoran | 1 – 0 | Cliftonville | Solitude, Belfast |
| 14 | 1896–97 | Cliftonville | 1 – 1 | Distillery | Solitude, Belfast |
| 14 | Replay | Cliftonville | 6 – 2 | Distillery | Solitude, Belfast |
| 15 | 1897–98 | North Staffordshire Regiment | 4 – 0 | Glentoran | Solitude, Belfast |
| 16 | 1898–99 | Linfield | 2 – 1 | Distillery | Solitude, Belfast |
| 17 | 1899–1900 | Distillery | 5 – 0 | Linfield | Solitude, Belfast |
| 18 | 1900–01 | Linfield | 4 – 1 | Distillery | Solitude, Belfast |
| 19 | 1901–02 | Glentoran | 2 – 0 | Linfield | Solitude, Belfast |
| 20 | 1902–03 | Linfield | 2 – 0 | Glentoran | Solitude, Belfast |
| 21 | 1903–04 | Belfast Celtic | 1 – 0 | Glentoran | Solitude, Belfast |
| 22 | 1904–05 | Linfield | 2 – 0 | Glentoran | Solitude, Belfast |
| 23 | 1905–06 | Cliftonville | 1 – 1 | Distillery | Solitude, Belfast |
| 23 | Replay | Cliftonville | 2 – 0 | Distillery | Grosvenor Park, Belfast |
| 24 | 1906–07 | Glentoran | 2 – 0 | Linfield | Solitude, Belfast |
| 25 | 1907–08 | Cliftonville | 3 – 1 | Linfield | Grosvenor Park, Belfast |
| 26 | 1908–09 | Cliftonville | 0 – 0 | Distillery | Solitude, Belfast |
| 26 | Replay | Cliftonville | 2 – 0 | Distillery | Grosvenor Park, Belfast |
| 27 | 1909–10 | Belfast Celtic | 2 – 2 | Distillery | Solitude, Belfast |
| 27 | Replay | Belfast Celtic | 2 – 1 | Distillery | Grosvenor Park, Belfast |
| 28 | 1910–11 | Glentoran | 4 – 2 | Belfast Celtic | Solitude, Belfast |
| 29 | 1911–12 | Belfast Celtic | 3 – 0 | Distillery | Solitude, Belfast |
| 30 | 1912–13 | Linfield | 3 – 1 | Belfast Celtic | Solitude, Belfast |
| 31 | 1913–14 | Linfield | 1 – 0 | Glentoran | Solitude, Belfast |
| 32 | 1914–15 | Linfield | 1 – 0 | Belfast Celtic | Grosvenor Park, Belfast |
| 33 | 1915–16 | Distillery | 1 – 0 | Linfield | Solitude, Belfast |
| 34 | 1916–17 | Linfield | 1 – 0 | Glentoran | Solitude, Belfast |
| 35 | 1917–18 | Linfield | 1 – 0 | Glentoran | Solitude, Belfast |
| 36 | 1918–19 | Linfield | 1 – 0 | Glentoran | Solitude, Belfast |
| 37 | 1919–20 | Belfast Celtic | 3 – 0 | Distillery | Solitude, Belfast |
| 38 | 1920–21 | Distillery | 2 – 0 | Glentoran | Solitude, Belfast |
| 39 | 1921–22 | Linfield | 3 – 0 | Cliftonville Olympic | Solitude, Belfast |
| 40 | 1922–23 | Glentoran | 2 – 1 | Crusaders | Solitude, Belfast |
| 41 | 1923–24 | Cliftonville | 1 – 0 | Barn | Solitude, Belfast |
| 42 | 1924–25 | Glentoran | 2 – 1 | Belfast Celtic | Solitude, Belfast |
| 43 | 1925–26 | Belfast Celtic Glentoran | 1 – 1 | — | Solitude, Belfast |
| 44 | 1926–27 | Linfield | 5 – 2 | Glentoran | Solitude, Belfast |
| 45 | 1927–28 | Linfield | 4 – 0 | Belfast Celtic | Solitude, Belfast |
| 46 | 1928–29 | Distillery Glentoran | 3 – 3 | — | Solitude, Belfast |
| 47 | 1929–30 | Linfield | 2 – 0 | Belfast Celtic | Solitude, Belfast |
| 48 | 1930–31 | Distillery | 4 – 2 | Belfast Celtic | Grosvenor Park, Belfast |
| 49 | 1931–32 | Belfast Celtic | 2 – 0 | Linfield | Solitude, Belfast |
| 50 | 1932–33 | Linfield | 3 – 0 | Distillery | Solitude, Belfast |
| 51 | 1933–34 | Linfield | 4 – 1 | Distillery | Solitude, Belfast |
| 52 | 1934–35 | Linfield | 1 – 1 | Belfast Celtic | Solitude, Belfast |
| Replay | 1934–35 | Linfield | 2 – 1 | Belfast Celtic | Solitude, Belfast |
| 53 | 1935–36 | Belfast Celtic Linfield | 2 – 2 | — | Solitude, Belfast |
| 54 | 1936–37 | Belfast Celtic | 1 – 0 | Distillery | Solitude, Belfast |
| 55 | 1937–38 | Linfield | 3 – 1 | Glentoran | Solitude, Belfast |
| 56 | 1938–39 | Belfast Celtic | 1 – 0 | Linfield | Solitude, Belfast |
| 57 | 1939–40 | Belfast Celtic | 3 – 0 | Glentoran | Solitude, Belfast |