Irish FA Charity Shield

The IFA Charity Shield was played on an occasional basis through the 1990s and early-2000s on the same basis as the English version. Held at the beginning of the season it pitted together the previous campiagn's Irish League and Irish Cup winners. To some extent it is seen as a continuation of the Belfast Charity Cup, held from 1883/84-1940/41.

Sponsored by two mainstays of the Irish League; McEwan's Lager (1992-1994) and Wilkinson Sword (1998-2000). The last edition, in 2000, was seriously devalued as it was played 40 minutes each way to facilitate the day's "main event" - the Belfast Carlsberg Challenge match between Liverpool and Benfica.

1992 Glentoran... 1-1 Glenavon.... Windsor Park, Belfast

................shared

1993 Bangor...... 1-1 Linfield.... Windsor Park, Belfast

................shared

1994 Linfield.... 2-0 Bangor...... Windsor Park, Belfast

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1998 Cliftonville 1-0 Glentoran... Solitude, Belfast

1999 Portadown... 2-1 Glentoran... Mourneview Park, Lurgan

2000 Linfield.... 2-0 Glentoran... Windsor Park, Belfast

Summary:
.......... Won Share Lost

Linfield.... 2 - 1 - 0

Cliftonville 1 - 0 - 0

Portadown... 1 - 0 - 0

Glentoran... 0 - 1 - 3

Bangor...... 0 - 1 - 1

Glenavon.... 0 - 1 - 0

Top Goalscorers: (1 each)

Mathieson (Glentoran) 1992

Quigley (Glenavon) 1992

Brown (Bangor) 1993

Anderson (Linfield) 1993

Beatty (Linfield) 1994

Fenlon (Linfield) 1994

McCann (Cliftonville) 1998

Arkins (Portadown) 1999

Millar (Portadown) 1999

Elliott (Glentoran) 1999

Ferguson (Linfield) 2000

Morgan (Linfield) 2000

Among the chartities to benefit from the Charity Shield were:

SENSE

LIPID (Royal Victoria Hospital heart disorder research fund)
Royal National Institute for the BlinD
Royal National Institute for the Deaf

NI Hospice

Daisyhill Cancer Appeal

Down Syndrome Association

The Oasis

Crossroads

Chest, Heart & Stroke Foundation