1968–69 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1968–69 Northern Ireland 16 Ards (3rd win) Distillery 21 58 1967–68 1969–70 The 1968–69 Irish Cup was the 89th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football. Ards won the cup for the 3rd time, defeating Distillery 4–2 in the final replay at Windsor Park after the first game ended in a draw.Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005 Alex Graham The holders Crusaders were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Ards.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 Ballymena United 2–0 Carrick Rangers Bangor 1–1 Glenavon Cliftonville 0–3 Distillery Coleraine 1–0 Larne Crusaders 6–1 Banbridge Town Derry City 3–0 Queen's University Linfield 2–2 Glentoran Portadown 0–1 Ards |} Replay Glenavon 2–2 Bangor Glentoran 2–0 Linfield |} Second replay Bangor 3–0 Glenavon |} Quarter-finals Ards 4–1 Crusaders Ballymena United 1–2 Distillery Bangor 0–1 Coleraine Glentoran 3–2 Derry City |} Semi-finals Ards 1–0 Coleraine Distillery 1–1 Glentoran |} Replay Distillery 0–0 Glentoran |} Second replay Distillery 2–1 Glentoran |} Final 19 April 1969 Ards 0–0 Report Distillery Windsor Park, Belfast 17,000 Malcolm Wright (Portadown) Replay 23 April 1969 Ards 4–2 yes Report Distillery McAvoy 48 59 104 108 McCaffrey 40Conlon 49 Windsor Park, Belfast 16,000 Malcolm Wright (Portadown) References External links The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Northern Ireland - Cup Finals Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup