1996–97 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1996–97 Northern Ireland 89 Glenavon (5th win) Cliftonville 109 389 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Irish Cup was the 117th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 3 May 1997 with the final.Brodie Malcolm The Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 1997/98 Glentoran were the defending champions after winning their 16th Irish Cup last season, with a 1–0 win over Glenavon in the 1996 final. This season Glenavon went one better by winning the cup for the 5th time, with a 1–0 win over Cliftonville in the final.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 2 November 2012https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcup97.html Northern Ireland 1996/97 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 2 November 2012 Results First round Dungiven Celtic and Malachians were given byes into the second round. 1st Shankill NISC 3–5 Donard Hospital AFC Craigavon 2–5 Oxford United Stars Abbey Villa 0–2 Downshire Young Men Annagh United 2–4 Shorts Armoy United 6–1 Killymoon Rangers Ballynahinch United 2–1 Orangefield Old Boys Bangor Amateurs 4–2 Ards Rangers Bessbrook United 1–1 Glebe Rangers Bridge End United 1–2 Rathfriland Rangers Cullybackey 1–5 Civil Service Dromara Village 1–1 Comber Recreation Drummond United 4–2 Roe Valley Hanover 2–0 Larne Tech Old Boys Harland & Wolff Welders 4–0 1st Bangor Old Boys Islandmagee 5–3 Laurelvale Magherafelt Sky Blues 0–0 East Belfast Mountnorris 0–1 Killyleagh Youth Portglenone 5–4 Queen's University Portstewart 4–0 Seapatrick Richhill 4–0 1st Liverpool Saintfield United 2–2 Barn United UUC 0–4 Northern Telecom Wellington Recreation 0–2 Harland & Wolff Sports |} Replays Barn United 0–0 (a.e.t.)(6–5 p) Saintfield United Comber Recreation 1–2 (a.e.t.) Dromara Village East Belfast 8–0 Magherafelt Sky Blues Glebe Rangers 4–2 (a.e.t.) Bessbrook United |} Second round Armoy United 3–4 Donard Hospital Ballynahinch United 4–3 Harland & Wolff Sport Dromara Village 2–1 Killyleagh Youth Drummond United 10–0 Richhill Dungiven Celtic 1–4 Harland & Wolff Welders Glebe Rangers 1–2 Barn United Hanover 3–5 Oxford United Stars Islandmagee 4–1 Bangor Amateurs Malachians 1–3 Civil Service Nortel 2–2 East Belfast Portglenone 1–1 Downshire Young Men Shorts 1–1 Portstewart |} Replays Downshire Young Men 1–2 (a.e.t.) Portglenone East Belfast 1–1 (a.e.t.)(2–4 p) Northern Telecom |} Second round (A) The following teams were given byes into the third round: Barn United, Civil Service, Donard Hospital, Dromara Village, Northern Telecom, Oxford United Stars and Portstewart. Drummond United 2–2 Rathfriland Rangers Harland & Wolff Welders 0–0 Ballynahinch United Portglenone 1–3 Islandmagee |} Replays Ballynahinch United 2–5 Harland & Wolff Welders Rathfriland Rangers 2–5 Drummond United |} Third round Ballynahinch United 1–0 Civil Service Barn United 2–2 Donard Hospital Dromara Village 3–0 Oxford United Stars Northern Telecom 1–0 Drummond United Portstewart 2–1 Islandmagee |} Replay Donard Hospital 2–3 Barn United |} Fourth round Banbridge Town 0–2 Portstewart British Telecom 5–2 Cookstown United Chimney Corner 6–0 Kilmore Recreation Coagh United 2–1 Ballymoney United Crumlin United 4–1 Tobermore United Crewe United 0–2 Brantwood Drumaness Mills 2–1 Armagh City Dundela 1–2 Barn United Dunmurry Recreation 1–1 Northern Telecom FC Enkalon 2–2 Ballinamallard United Institute 2–1 Donegal Celtic Limavady United 3–1 Ballynahinch United Park 1–1 Moyola Park RUC 1–1 Dromara Village |} Replays Dromara Village 0–4 RUC Enkalon 1–0 Ballinamallard United Moyola Park 0–1 Park Northern Telecom 0–6 Dunmurry Recreation |} Fifth round Ballyclare Comrades 2–3 Cliftonville Bangor 3–0 Ballymena United Brantwood 0–2 Dundela British Telecom 1–1 Crumlin United Carrick Rangers 0–0 RUC Coleraine 2–1 Linfield Crusaders 4–1 Institute Drumaness Mills 1–3 Limavady United Dungannon Swifts 1–1 Loughgall Enkalon 1–1 Portstewart Glenavon 1–0 Ards Glentoran 4–0 Distillery Larne 0–2 Coagh United Newry Town 0–0 Omagh Town Park 0–4 Chimney Corner Portadown 3–0 Dunmurry Recreation |} Replays Crumlin United 4–1 British Telecom Loughgall 3–1 Dungannon Swifts Omagh Town 1–0 Newry Town Portstewart 3–1 Enkalon RUC 2–1 Carrick Rangers |} Sixth round Crumlin United 1–2 Loughgall Crusaders 1–0 Portadown Dundela 1–2 Coagh United Glenavon 2–0 Glentoran Limavady United 1–1 Bangor Omagh Town 3–2 Chimney Corner Portstewart 0–1 Coleraine RUC 0–3 Cliftonville |} Replay Bangor 0–2 Limavady United |} Quarter-finals Cliftonville 3–1 Crusaders Glenavon 4–1 Coagh United Loughgall 1–1 Coleraine Omagh Town 2–2 Limavady United |} Replays Coleraine 0–1 Loughgall Limavady United 0–1 Omagh Town |} Semi-finals Cliftonville 3–1 Loughgall Glenavon 5–0 Omagh Town |} Final 3 May 1997 Glenavon 1 – 0 Report Cliftonville Grant 23 Windsor Park, Belfast References Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup