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.

[1] 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.

1889–90 Belfast Charity Cup Final, Black Watch 5–2 Gordon Highlanders, Ulster Football and Cycling News, 2 May 1890