| ROUND FOUR - ? - New Grosvenor Park |
| DISTILLERY 1 |
| (Surgeon '83) |
| BALLYMENA UNITED 4 |
| (Curry '17; Pyper '42; McKee '51; Simpson '?) |
| Team: Grant, Hamilton, Smyth, Garrett, Heron, S. Young, McKee, Curry, Loughery, Pyper, Doherty (sub Simpson 65). Sub (not used): Scott. |
| Match Description: Ballymena progressed past the first hurdle in easy fashion with a very comfortable win over Distillery at New Grosvenor Park. Linsday Curry buried a brilliant header on 17 minutes and Billy Pyper made it two after 42 mins. John McKee chipped a third on 51 while substitute Ricky Simpson fired home a rebound to complete the rout - Michael Surgeon got a late consolation for the home side. |
| ROUND FIVE - ? - Dixon Park |
| BALLYCLARE COMRADES 2 |
| (Dunlop '?; Tabb '32) |
| BALLYMENA UNITED 2 |
| (Hardy '4; Pyper '14) |
| Team: Grant, Hamilton, Smyth, Garrett, Heron, S. Young, McKee, Curry (sub Loughery 72), Pyper, Hardy, Doherty (sub Scott 78) |
| Match Description: ... |
| ROUND FIVE REPLAY - ? - Ballymena Showgrounds |
| BALLYMENA UNITED 5 |
| (Evans '14; Gregg '59; Withnell '69) |
| BALLYCLARE COMRADES 1 |
| (Hume '14) |
| Team: Robinson, O'Loughlin, Mullan (sub Culbertson 81), McMullan, G. Kearney, Gormley, Stewart (sub Byrne 73), O. Kearney, Millar, Gregg (sub Withnell 66), Evans. |
| Match Description: ... |
| QUARTER-FINAL - ? - Seaview |
| CRUSADERS 2 |
| (Armour '42; A. Smith '58; Young '69) |
| BALLYMENA UNITED 3 |
| - |
| Glentoran: Morris, Nixon, Leeman, Walker, Young, G. Smyth (c), Lockhart, O'Neill, A. Smith, Amour, Timothy McCann. Subs (not used): Tim McCann, Halliday, Riches. |
| Match Description: ... |
| SEMI-FINAL - ? - The Oval |
| BALLYMENA UNITED 1 |
| (Hardy) |
| LINFIELD 1 |
| - |
| Team: .... |
| Match Description: ... |
| SEMI-FINAL REPLAY - ? - The Oval |
| LINFIELD 1 |
| (...) |
| BALLYMENA UNITED 2 |
| (Doherty; Hardy) |
| Team: ... |
| Match Description: ... |
| FINAL - Saturday, 6th May, 1989 - The Oval - Attendance: 5,000 |
| BALLYMENA UNITED 1 |
| (Hardy '73) |
| LARNE 0 |
| - |
| Ballymena United: Grant, Scott, Smyth, Garrett, Heron, S. Young, McKee, Curry, Pyper, Hardy, Doherty (sub Simpson 64). Sub (not used): Loughery. |
| Larne: Magee, McMullan, Huston, Carland, Spiers, Bustard, Murphy, Kernohan, Smith (sub McDonald 49), Sloan, Smyth (sub Hannan 76). | Referee: A. Ritchie (Carrickfergus) |
| Match Description: Ballymena United lifted their sixth Irish Cups in font of a sun-drenched Oval crowd, as a single goal from Larne native Paul Hardy sealed victory. A drab affair throughout, but the game was settled through a moment of brilliance as in the 73 minute, Paul Hardy cheekily backhealed a low cross past Vince Magee in the Larne goal. This sealed the Irish Cup for Alec McKee's side and a place in Europe for the following season. |
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