1954–55 Irish Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Dundela (1st win) |
Runner-up | Glenavon |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 55 (3.06 per match) |
The 1954–55 Irish Cup was the 75th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 5 February 1955, and concluded on 23 April with the final.
The trophy was won by junior side Dundela, who pulled off one of the biggest shocks in Irish Cup history by defeating Irish League side Glenavon in the final, who had already won three senior trophies that season: the City Cup, Gold Cup and Ulster Cup.[1] The defending champions were Derry City, who were defeated 3-2 in the first round by Linfield.[2][3]
First round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 1–2 | Crusaders |
Bangor | 1–4 | Ards |
Distillery | 0–0 | Glenavon |
Glentoran | 1–0 | East Belfast |
Larne | 2–4 | Cliftonville |
Linfield | 3–2 | Derry City |
Newington Rangers | 1–3 | Dundela |
Portadown | 4–2 | Coleraine |
Replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Glenavon | 5–1 | Distillery |
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Crusaders | 2–1 | Linfield |
Dundela | 1–0 | Cliftonville |
Glenavon | 1–0 | Ards |
Glentoran | 1–1 | Portadown |
Replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Portadown | 1–1 | Glentoran |
Second replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Glentoran | 2–0 | Portadown |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Glenavon | 2–0 | Portadown |
Dundela | 2–1 | Crusaders |
Final
References
- ^ "Dundela's famous cup upset 60 years ago". BBC. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Irish Cup 1954/55". Irish Football Club Project. Retrieved 1 September 2019.