Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 16 |
Defending champions | Coleraine |
Final positions | |
Champions | Glentoran (8th win) |
Runner-up | Linfield |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 89 (4.05 per match) |
The 1965–66 Irish Cup was the 86th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.
Glentoran won the cup for the 8th time, defeating Linfield 1–0 in the final at The Oval.[1]
The holders Coleraine were knocked out by Glentoran in the semi-finals.[2]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 3–2 | Portadown |
Brantwood | 2–1 | Cliftonville |
Derry City | 2–2 | Ballymena United |
Distillery | 4–0 | Bangor |
Glentoran | 4–3 | Banbridge Town |
Larne | 2–7 | Coleraine |
Linfield | 1–0 | Glenavon |
Newry Town | 2–2 | Crusaders |
Replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 3–1 | Derry City |
Crusaders | 10–1 | Newry Town |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 1–3 | Crusaders |
Ballymena United | 1–1 | Coleraine |
Distillery | 1–1 | Glentoran |
Linfield | 5–1 | Brantwood |
Replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Coleraine | 2–2 | Ballymena United |
Glentoran | 1–1 | Distillery |
Second replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 1–2 | Coleraine |
Distillery | 1–2 | Glentoran |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Glentoran | 1–1 | Coleraine |
Linfield | 2–0 | Crusaders |
Replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Glentoran | 5–0 | Coleraine |
Final
[edit]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.