1969–70_Irish_Cup

1969–70 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Ards
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (30th win)
Runner-up	Ballymena United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	55 (2.75 per match)
	← 1968–69 1970–71 →

1969–70 Irish Cup

Football tournament season

The 1969–70 Irish Cup was the 90th 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 30th time, defeating Ballymena United 2–1 in the final at Solitude.^[1]

The holders Ards were eliminated in the first round by Crusaders. To date, this was the final Irish Cup final to be held at Solitude.^[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	0–1	Crusaders
Bangor	0–0	Coleraine
Chimney Corner	1–2	Newry Town
Derry City	2–1	Dundela
East Belfast	1–2	Cliftonville
Glenavon	3–3	Distillery
Glentoran	0–2	Ballymena United
Linfield	1–0	Portadown

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Coleraine	2–1	Bangor
Distillery	2–2	Glenavon

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	2–1	Crusaders
Derry City	1–1	Cliftonville
Glenavon	2–4	Coleraine
Newry Town	0–2	Linfield

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	2–0	Coleraine
Linfield	2–1	Derry City

1969–70_Irish_Cup

1969–70 Irish Cup

Results

First round

Replay

Second replay

Quarter-finals

Replay

Second replay

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

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