1977–78 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1977–78 Northern Ireland 16 Linfield (31st win) Ballymena United 18 71 1976–77 1978–79 The 1977–78 Irish Cup was the 98th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 4 February 1978, and concluded on 29 April 1978 with the final. The defending champions were Coleraine, after they defeated Linfield 4–1 in the 1976–77 final.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 26 October 2012 However, Linfield gained revenge by knocking the holders out with a 2–1 win in the first round. Linfield went on to win the cup for the 31st time, defeating Ballymena United 3–1 in the final.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nil78.html Northern Ireland 1977/78 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 26 October 2012 Results First round Ards 5–2 Dungannon Swifts Ballymena United 6–2 Downpatrick Rec. Cliftonville 1–3 Bangor Dundela 1–21 Crusaders Glenavon 1–3 Larne Glentoran 5–1 RUC Linfield 2–1 Coleraine Portadown 5–3 Distillery |} 1This tie required a replay, after the first game was a 2–2 draw. Quarter-finals Ballymena United 1–0 Ards Bangor 0–6 Portadown Crusaders 1–0 Larne Linfield 4–3 Glentoran |} Semi-finals Ballymena United 1–1(4–1 p)2 Crusaders Linfield 2–1 Portadown |} 2This tie was eventually decided by a penalty shoot-out in the second replay, after all three games ended as 1–1 draws. Final 29 April 1978 Linfield 3 – 1 Report Ballymena United Dornan 14Garrett 39Rafferty 83 Nelson 67 The Oval, Belfast References Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup