1956–57_Irish_Cup

1956–57 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Distillery
Final positions
Champions	Glenavon (1st win)
Runner-up	Derry City
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	69 (3.45 per match)
	← 1955–56 1957–58 →

1956–57 Irish Cup

Football tournament season

The 1956–57 Irish Cup was the 77th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

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Glenavon won the cup for the 1st time, defeating Derry City 2–0 in the final at Windsor Park.^[1]

Distillery were the holders but they were defeated 1-0 by Glenavon in the semi-finals.^[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	4–1	Crusaders
Derry City	2–1	Bangor
Distillery	2–1	Cliftonville
Glentoran	3–2	Linfield Swifts
Larne	1–1	Glenavon
Linfield	2–1	Coleraine
Newry Town	4–2	Brantwood Seconds
Portadown	1–1	Ballymena United

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	2–3	Portadown
Glenavon	6–2	Larne

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Derry City	3–0	Ards
Distillery	1–1	Portadown
Glentoran	2–2	Linfield
Newry Town	1–4	Glenavon

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	2–1	Glentoran
Portadown	2–4	Distillery

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Derry City	0–0	Linfield
Glenavon	1–0	Distillery

1956–57_Irish_Cup

1956–57 Irish Cup

Results

First round

Replay

Quarter-finals

Replay

Semi-finals

Replay

Final

References

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