1971–72 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1971–72 Northern Ireland 16 Coleraine (2nd win) Portadown 17 52 1970–71 1972–73 The 1971–72 Irish Cup was the 92nd edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football. Coleraine won the cup for the 2nd time, defeating Portadown 2–1 in the final at Windsor Park.Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005 Alex Graham The holders Distillery were eliminated in the first round by Coleraine.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 Bangor 0–1 Ards Coleraine 7–1 Distillery Crusaders 1–0 Ballymena United Derry City 1–0 Ballyclare Comrades Glentoran 5–1 Ards Rangers Linfield 5–0 Glenavon Portadown 3–0 Cliftonville Queen's University 1–0 Chimney Corner |} Quarter-finals Crusaders 1–1 Ards Glentoran 2–3 Coleraine Portadown 2–0 Linfield Queen's University 2–4 Derry City |} Replay Ards 3–0 Crusaders |} Semi-finals Coleraine 1–1 Ards Portadown 2–0 Derry City |} Replay Coleraine 1–0 Ards |} Final 22 April 1972 Coleraine 2–1 Report Portadown Dickson 72Murray 87 Anderson 81 Windsor Park, Belfast 8,000 H. Wilson (Belfast) References External links The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Northern Ireland - Cup Finals Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup