1965–66_Irish_Cup

1965–66 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
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)
	← 1964–65 1966–67 →

1965–66 Irish Cup

Football tournament season

The 1965–66 Irish Cup was the 86th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

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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]

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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	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

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	3–1	Derry City
Crusaders	10–1	Newry Town

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	1–3	Crusaders
Ballymena United	1–1	Coleraine
Distillery	1–1	Glentoran
Linfield	5–1	Brantwood

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Coleraine	2–2	Ballymena United
Glentoran	1–1	Distillery

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	1–2	Coleraine
Distillery	1–2	Glentoran

1965–66_Irish_Cup

1965–66 Irish Cup

Results

First round

Replay

Quarter-finals

Replay

Second replay

Semi-finals

Replay

Final

References

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