1968–69 Blaxnit Cup

Blaxnit Cup 1968–69 Northern IrelandRepublic of Ireland 8 Coleraine 1 Shamrock Rovers 8 23 1967–68 1969–70 The 1968–69 Blaxnit Cup was the 2nd edition of the Blaxnit Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/north-south Irish League Archive, Blaxnit Cup Irish League Archive 29 April 2023 Coleraine won the title for the 1st time, defeating Shamrock Rovers 4–3 on aggregate in the two-legged final.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19690521/551/0023 'Away' Goal May Help Rovers Belfast Telegraph 21 May 1969 23 subscriptionColeraine Grab Lead - Now Rovers Must Go Flat Out Belfast News Letter 21 May 1969 16https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19690524/365/0012 Coleraine triumph with power finish Belfast Telegraph 24 May 1969 12 subscriptionLast Gasp Coleraine Belfast News Letter 24 May 1969 11https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/blaxnit-cup Blaxnit Cup Results Irish League Archive 29 April 2023 Results Quarter-finals Coleraine 4–0 Cork Celtic Glentoran 0–2 Shamrock Rovers Limerick 2–1 Ards Shelbourne 3–0 Distillery |} Semi-finals Coleraine 2–1 Limerick Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Shelbourne |} Final 20 May 1969 Coleraine 2–1 Report Shamrock Rovers Curley 24Jennings 43 Leech 66 Windsor Park, Belfast 7,000 W. A. O'Neill (Dublin) 23 May 1969 Shamrock Rovers 2–2 Report Coleraine Lawlor 10O'Neill 25 Kearin 75 o.g.Dickson 87 Dalymount Park, Dublin Jack Adair (Belfast) Coleraine win 4–3 on aggregate. References External links All-Ireland Cross-Border Cup Competitions history Irish League Archive - Blaxnit Cup Category:1968–69 in Northern Ireland association football cups Category:1968–69 in Republic of Ireland association football