1979–80 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1979–80 Northern Ireland 16 Linfield (32nd win) Crusaders 22 56 1978–79 1980–81 The 1979–80 Irish Cup was the 100th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 2 February 1980, and concluded on 26 April 1980 with the final. The defending champions were Cliftonville, after they had won the cup for the 8th time the previous season, defeating Portadown 3–2 in the 1978–79 final.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 26 October 2012 However, Portadown gained revenge by knocking the holders out in the first round with a 2–1 win. Linfield won the cup for the 32nd time, defeating Crusaders 2–0 in the final.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nil80.html Northern Ireland 1979/80 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 26 October 2012 Results First round Bangor 2–01 Ballymena United Cliftonville 1–2 Portadown Coleraine 8–1 Ballyclare Comrades Crusaders 1–0 Stranmillis College Larne 0–22 Glentoran Linfield 3–1 Distillery Queen's University 0–4 Glenavon RUC 4–0 Ards |} 1This tie required a replay, after the first game ended as a 1–1 draw. 2This tie required two replays, after the first games ended as 1–1 and 0–0 draws. Quarter-finals Ballymena United 3–2 Portadown Crusaders 3-03 Glenavon Linfield 4–0 Glentoran RUC 1–04 Coleraine |} 3This tie required a replay, after the first game ended as a 0–0 draw at Glenavon. 4This tie required two replays, after the first games ended as 1–1 and 0–0 draws. Semi-finals Crusaders 2–15 RUC Linfield 1–0 Ballymena United |} 5This tie required a replay, after the first game ended as a 1–1 draw. Final 26 April 1980 Linfield 2 – 0 Report Crusaders McCurdy 12McKeown 68 pen. The Oval, Belfast References Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup