1952–53 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1952–53 Northern Ireland 16 Linfield (26th win) Coleraine 18 66 1951–52 1953–54 The 1952–53 Irish Cup was the 73rd edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football. Ards were the holders but they were defeated 5–4 by Glentoran in the quarter-finals.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 15 January 2023 Linfield won the cup for the 26th time, defeating Coleraine 5–0 in the final at Solitude.Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005 Alex Graham Results https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/irish-cup IRISH CUP - Results 15 January 2023 First round Ards 6–2 Distillery Bangor 2–1 Monkstown Cliftonville 2–6 Glentoran Coleraine 0–0 Ballymena United Derry City 1–3 Crusaders Glenavon 1–3 Linfield Portadown 2–1 Brantwood Shorts 0–0 Glentoran II |} Replay Ballymena United 2–2 Coleraine Glentoran II 1–0 Shorts |} Second replay Coleraine 2–1 Ballymena United |} Quarter-finals Ards 4–5 Glentoran Crusaders 0–1 Coleraine Glentoran II 2–0 Bangor Portadown 1–2 Linfield |} Semi-finals Coleraine 5–0 Glentoran II Linfield 2–1 Glentoran |} Final 25 April 1953 Linfield 5–0 Report Coleraine Walker 28Thompson 41 85 pen.McDowell 57Dickson 77 Solitude, Belfast 21,000 Charlie Faultless (Glasgow) References External links The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Northern Ireland - Cup Finals Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup