Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() ![]() |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Shamrock Rovers (1st title) |
Runner-up | Crusaders |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 8 |
Goals scored | 23 (2.88 per match) |
The 1967–68 Blaxnit Cup was the inaugural edition of the Blaxnit Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.[1]
Shamrock Rovers won the title for the 1st time, defeating Crusaders 3–2 on aggregate in the two-legged final.[2][3][4][5][6]
Results
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 0–3 | Shamrock Rovers |
Crusaders | 6–1 | Drumcondra |
Dundalk | 1–0 | Derry City |
Waterford | 3–2 | Linfield |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Crusaders | 1–0 | Dundalk |
Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | Waterford |
Final
[edit]Crusaders | 0–2 | Shamrock Rovers |
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Report | Lawlor ![]() Leech ![]() |
Shamrock Rovers | 1–2 | Crusaders |
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Lawlor ![]() |
Report | Trainor ![]() McPolin ![]() |
Shamrock Rovers win 3–2 on aggregate.
References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, Blaxnit Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Second leg a formality for Shamrock". Belfast Telegraph. 21 May 1968. p. 13.
- ^ "Crusaders' Attack Baffled". Belfast News Letter. 21 May 1968. p. 12.
- ^ "You Never Know With The Crues". Belfast Telegraph. 23 May 1968. p. 23.
- ^ "Crusaders Shock Rovers". Belfast News Letter. 23 May 1968. p. 16.
- ^ "Blaxnit Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2023.