1956–57 Irish Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Land | ![]() |
Teams | 16 |
Defending champions | Distillery |
Final positions | |
Champions | Glenavon (1st win) |
Runner-up | Derry City |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 69 (3.45 per match) |
The 1956–57 Irish Cup was the 77th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.
Glenavon won the cup for the 1st time, defeating Derry City 2–0 in the final at Windsor Park.[1]
Distillery were the holders but they were defeated 1-0 by Glenavon in the semi-finals.[2]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 4–1 | Crusaders |
Derry City | 2–1 | Bangor |
Distillery | 2–1 | Cliftonville |
Glentoran | 3–2 | Linfield Swifts |
Larne | 1–1 | Glenavon |
Linfield | 2–1 | Coleraine |
Newry Town | 4–2 | Brantwood Seconds |
Portadown | 1–1 | Ballymena United |
Replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 2–3 | Portadown |
Glenavon | 6–2 | Larne |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Derry City | 3–0 | Ards |
Distillery | 1–1 | Portadown |
Glentoran | 2–2 | Linfield |
Newry Town | 1–4 | Glenavon |
Replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Linfield | 2–1 | Glentoran |
Portadown | 2–4 | Distillery |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Derry City | 0–0 | Linfield |
Glenavon | 1–0 | Distillery |
Replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Derry City | 1–0 | Linfield |
Final
[edit]Glenavon | 2–0 | Derry City |
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Houston ![]() Jones ![]() |
Bericht |
References
[edit]- ^ Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 15 January 2023.