1959–60_Irish_Cup

1959–60 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Glenavon
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (27th win)
Runner-up	Ards
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	85 (4.72 per match)
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1959–60 Irish Cup

Football tournament season

The 1959–60 Irish Cup was the 80th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

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Linfield won the cup for the 27th time, defeating Ards 5–1 in the final at The Oval.^[1]

The holders Glenavon were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Linfield.^[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	8–0	Dundela
Cliftonville	2–2	Ballymena United
Coleraine	0–2	Glenavon
Derry City	2–2	RUC
Distillery	4–1	Bangor
Glentoran	3–1	Ballyclare Comrades
Linfield	3–1	Portadown
Portadown Reserves	2–1	Crusaders

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	4–0	Cliftonville
RUC	1–3	Derry City

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	5–3	Ballymena United
Glentoran	1–1	Derry City
Linfield	5–3	Glenavon
Portadown Reserves	2–4	Ards

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	1–0	Derry City
Linfield	5–2	Distillery

1959–60_Irish_Cup

1959–60 Irish Cup

Results

First round

Replay

Quarter-finals

Replay

Semi-finals

Final

References

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