1959–60 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1959–60 Northern Ireland 16 Linfield (27th win) Ards 18 85 1958–59 1960–61 The 1959–60 Irish Cup was the 80th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football. Linfield won the cup for the 27th time, defeating Ards 5–1 in the final at The Oval.Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005 Alex Graham The holders Glenavon were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Linfield.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 8–0 Dundela Cliftonville 2–2 Ballymena United Coleraine 0–2 Glenavon Derry City 2–2 RUC Distillery 4–1 Bangor Glentoran 3–1 Ballyclare Comrades Linfield 3–1 Portadown Portadown Reserves 2–1 Crusaders |} Replay Ballymena United 4–0 Cliftonville RUC 1–3 Derry City |} Quarter-finals Distillery 5–3 Ballymena United Glentoran 1–1 Derry City Linfield 5–3 Glenavon Portadown Reserves 2–4 Ards |} Replay Derry City 3–2 Glentoran |} Semi-finals Ards 1–0 Derry City Linfield 5–2 Distillery |} Final 30 April 1960 Linfield 5–1 Report Ards Ferguson 22 76Gough 24Milburn 53 75 Welsh 27 The Oval, Belfast 17,000 References External links The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Northern Ireland - Cup Finals Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup