1996–97_Irish_League_Cup

1996–97 Irish League Cup

1996–97 Irish League Cup

Football tournament season

The 1996–97 Irish League Cup (known as the Wilkinson Sword League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th edition of the Irish League Cup, Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 15 October 1996 with the final.

Quick Facts Wilkinson Sword League Cup, Tournament details ...

Portadown were the defending champions after their first League Cup win last season; a 2–1 victory over Crusaders in the previous final. This season they went out in the semi-finals to Glentoran. Crusaders were victorious in the final this time, lifting the cup for the first time with a 1–0 victory over Glentoran.[1][2]

First round

More information Team 1, Score ...

Second round

More information Team 1, Score ...

Quarter-finals

More information Team 1, Score ...

Semi-finals

More information Team 1, Score ...

Final

More information Crusaders, 1 – 0 ...
Attendance: 3,000

References

  1. [1]
    "Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Northern Ireland 1996/97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1996–97_Irish_League_Cup, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.