1951–52 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1951–52 Northern Ireland 16 Ards (2nd win) Glentoran 25 84 1950–51 1952–53 The 1951–52 Irish Cup was the 72nd edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football. Ards won the cup for the 2nd time, defeating the holders Glentoran 1–0 in the final at Windsor Park.Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005 Alex Graham https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 15 January 2023 Results https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/irish-cup IRISH CUP - Results 15 January 2023 First round Ards 2–1 Larne Ballymena United 2–2 Distillery Brantwood 4–2 Derry City Cliftonville 7–1 Seapatrick Glenavon 2–2 Crusaders Glentoran 1–0 Bangor Linfield 5–1 Ballyclare Comrades Portadown 4–2 Coleraine |} Replay Crusaders 2–2 Glenavon Distillery 1–1 Ballymena United |} Second replay Ballymena United 2–0 Distillery Glenavon 4–1 Crusaders |} Quarter-finals Brantwood 0–1 Ards Cliftonville 2–2 Ballymena United Glentoran 3–0 Glenavon Linfield 3–3 Portadown |} Replay Ballymena United 2–0 Cliftonville Portadown 1–1 Linfield |} Second replay Linfield 4–1 Portadown |} Semi-finals Ards 3–1 Ballymena United Glentoran 0–0 Linfield |} Replay Glentoran 2–2 Linfield |} Second replay Glentoran 0–0 (a.e.t) Linfield |} Third replay Glentoran 1–0 Linfield |} Final 26 April 1952 Ards 1–0 Report Glentoran Thomson 63 Windsor Park, Belfast 23,000 References External links The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Northern Ireland - Cup Finals Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup