1996–97 Irish League Cup

Irish League Cup Wilkinson Sword League Cup 1996–97 Northern Ireland 32 Crusaders (1st win) Glentoran 31 122 1995–96 1997–98 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 knockout cup competition. It concluded on 15 October 1996 with the final. Portadown unsuccessfully defended its 1996 title in the semifinals to Glentoran. Glentoran unsuccessfully defend its pursuit of a title in the final against the Crusaders, 1–0.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilleagcuphist.html Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 24 December 2012https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nil97.html Northern Ireland 1996/97 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 24 December 2012 First round Ards 3–1 Chimney Corner Ballyclare Comrades 1–0 Armagh City Ballymoney United 1–2 Newry Town Banbridge Town 4–4 (4–5 p) Distillery Bangor 2–0 RUC Carrick Rangers 2–1 Institute Coleraine 5–1 Limavady United Crusaders 1–0 Brantwood Dungannon Swifts 1–0 Ballymena United Glenavon 4–0 Dundela Glentoran 3–0 Moyola Park Larne 0–1 Harland & Wolff Welders Linfield 8–2 Tobermore United Loughgall 3–2 Cliftonville Omagh Town 10–0 Cookstown United Portadown 3–0 Ballinamallard United |} Second round Ards 0–3 Crusaders Ballyclare Comrades 2–4 Omagh Town Carrick Rangers 3–2 Harland & Wolff Welders Coleraine 3–2 Glenavon Distillery 1–0 Bangor Glentoran 3–1 Dungannon Swifts Linfield 5–0 Loughgall Portadown 2–1 Newry Town |} Quarter-finals Carrick Rangers 1–4 Linfield Crusaders 4–2 Omagh Town Distillery 1–3 Portadown Glentoran 4–0 Coleraine |} Semi-finals Crusaders 1–1 (4–1 p) Linfield Portadown 1–2 Glentoran |} Final 15 October 1996 Crusaders 1 – 0 Report Glentoran Dully 57 Windsor Park, Belfast 3,000 References Category:Irish League Cup seasons League Cup