1960–61 North-South Cup

North-South Cup 1960–61 Northern IrelandRepublic of Ireland 8 Northern Ireland Linfield Northern Ireland Glentoran 14 55 1961–62 The 1960–61 North-South Cup was the 1st edition of the North-South Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/north-south Irish League Archive, North-South Cup Irish League Archive 28 April 2023 Linfield won the competition, defeating Glentoran 7–1 on aggregate in the two-legged final.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002318/19620131/217/0013?browse=true North-South second leg next Monday Belfast Telegraph 31 January 1962 13 subscriptionNo Score In Tough Game For The N.-S. Cup Belfast News Letter 31 January 1962 9https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19620206/216/0011 Smiles from North-South organisers Belfast Telegraph 6 February 1962 11 subscriptionGrosvenor "Sends" Linfield Again Belfast News Letter 6 February 1962 8 Due to fixture congestion, the final was not held until the 1961–62 season.https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/dublin-and-belfast-inter-city-cup North-South Cup Results Irish League Archive 28 April 2023 Results Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left. Quarter-finals Distillery Northern Ireland 1–5 Republic of Ireland Drumcondra 0–2 1–3 Glentoran Northern Ireland 6–3 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 3–1 3–2 Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 2–4 Northern Ireland Glenavon 0–2 2–2 Shelbourne Republic of Ireland 4–5 Northern Ireland Linfield 2–2 2–3 |} Semi-finals Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left. Glentoran Northern Ireland 5–4 Republic of Ireland Drumcondra 5–2 0–2 Linfield Northern Ireland 5–4 Northern Ireland Glenavon 3–3 2–1 |} Final 30 January 1962 Linfield Northern Ireland 0–0 Report Northern Ireland Glentoran Windsor Park, Belfast 5 February 1962 Glentoran Northern Ireland 1–7 Report Northern Ireland Linfield M. Doherty 22 Reid 10Braithwaite 11 58Stewart 17Wilson 43Dickson 48 81 Grosvenor Park, Belfast Linfield win 7–1 on aggregate. References External links All-Ireland Cross-Border Cup Competitions history Irish League Archive - North-South Cup Category:1960–61 in Northern Ireland association football cups Category:1960–61 in Republic of Ireland association football