1956–57 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1956–57 Northern Ireland 16 Glenavon (1st win) Derry City 20 69 1955–56 1957–58 The 1956–57 Irish Cup was the 77th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football. Glenavon won the cup for the 1st time, defeating Derry City 2–0 in the final at Windsor Park.Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005 Alex Graham Distillery were the holders but they were defeated 1-0 by Glenavon in the semi-finals.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 4–1 Crusaders Derry City 2–1 Bangor Distillery 2–1 Cliftonville Glentoran 3–2 Linfield Swifts Larne 1–1 Glenavon Linfield 2–1 Coleraine Newry Town 4–2 Brantwood Seconds Portadown 1–1 Ballymena United |} Replay Ballymena United 2–3 Portadown Glenavon 6–2 Larne |} Quarter-finals Derry City 3–0 Ards Distillery 1–1 Portadown Glentoran 2–2 Linfield Newry Town 1–4 Glenavon |} Replay Linfield 2–1 Glentoran Portadown 2–4 Distillery |} Semi-finals Derry City 0–0 Linfield Glenavon 1–0 Distillery |} Replay Derry City 1–0 Linfield |} Final 13 April 1957 Glenavon 2–0 Report Derry City Houston 87 o.g. Jones 89 Windsor Park, Belfast 25,000 A. E. Ellis (Halifax) References External links The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Northern Ireland - Cup Finals Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup