1966–67 Irish Cup

Football tournament season

1966–67 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Crusaders (1st win)
Runner-up	Glentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	55 (3.06 per match)
← 1965–66 1967–68 →

The 1966–67 Irish Cup was the 87th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Crusaders won the cup for the 1st time, defeating the holders Glentoran 3–1 in the final at Windsor Park.^[1]^[2]

Results

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First round

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	0–2	Coleraine
Bangor	2–1	Glenavon
Brantwood	1–3	Portadown
Crusaders	1–0	Dundela
Distillery	3–0	Ballymena United
Glentoran	1–1	Derry City
Linfield	2–0	Ballyclare Comrades
Newry Town	1–1	Cliftonville

Replay

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	3–2	Newry Town
Derry City	1–1	Glentoran

Second replay

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	1–0	Derry City

Quarter-finals

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	4–1	Portadown
Cliftonville	1–4	Linfield
Crusaders	1–0	Coleraine
Glentoran	3–1	Distillery

Semi-finals

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Crusaders	3–2	Bangor
Glentoran	1–0	Linfield

Final

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22 April 1967

Crusaders	3–1	Glentoran
Trainor 3' McNeill 26' McCullough 49'	Report	Thompson 64'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: J. Butler (Sunderland)

References

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^ 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.

External links

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The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Northern Ireland - Cup Finals

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