1953–54_Irish_Cup

1953–54 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Derry City (2nd win)
Runner-up	Glentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	66 (3.14 per match)
	← 1952–53 1954–55 →

1953–54 Irish Cup

Football tournament season

The 1953–54 Irish Cup was the 74th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

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Derry City won the cup for the 2nd time, defeating Glentoran 1–0 in the second final replay at Windsor Park after the previous two matches ended in draws.^[1]

Linfield were the holders but they were defeated 2–1 by Derry in the semi-final replay.^[2]

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Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005.

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"Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

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"IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 15 January 2023.

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	4–0	Carrick Rangers
Ballymena United Reserves	3–2	Ballyclare Comrades
Cliftonville	0–2	Bangor
Derry City	1–0	Ballymena United
Distillery	3–2	Crusaders
Glenavon	1–2	Coleraine
Larne	2–2	Glentoran
Linfield	3–1	Portadown

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Coleraine	2–2	Distillery
Derry City	1–1	Bangor
Ards	0-4	Glentoran
Linfield	2–0	Ballymena United Reserves

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	1–0	Coleraine
Derry City	2–0	Bangor

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Derry City	2–2	Linfield
Glentoran	2–1	Distillery

1953–54_Irish_Cup

1953–54 Irish Cup

Results

First round

Replay

Quarter-finals

Replay

Semi-finals

Replay

Final

Replay

Second replay

References

External links

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