1973–74 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1973–74 Northern Ireland 16 Ards (4th win) Ballymena United 20 86 1972–73 1974–75 The 1973–74 Irish Cup was the 94th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football. Ards won the cup for the 4th time, defeating Ballymena United 2–1 in the final at Windsor Park.Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005 Alex Graham The holders Glentoran were eliminated in the first round by Crusaders.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 Ballyclare Comrades 1–1 Ards Bangor 5–2 Portadown Cliftonville 0–0 Chimney Corner Coleraine 5–3 Distillery Cromac Albion 1–3 Larne Glentoran 1–4 Crusaders Linfield 1–2 Ballymena United RUC 1–5 Glenavon |} Replay Ards 4–2 Ballyclare Comrades Chimney Corner 3–3 Cliftonville |} Second replay Chimney Corner 3–0 Cliftonville |} Quarter-finals Ards 4–2 Bangor Ballymena United 7–1 Crusaders Chimney Corner 0–3 Larne Coleraine 0–2 Glenavon |} Semi-finals Ards 4–2 Glenavon Ballymena United 1–1 Larne |} Replay Ballymena United 1–1 Larne |} Second replay Ballymena United 2–2 (4–3 p) Larne |} Final 27 April 1974 Ards 2–1 Report Ballymena United Guy 15McAvoy 65 Sloan 57 Windsor Park, Belfast 7,000 References External links The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Northern Ireland - Cup Finals Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup