1962–63 Irish Cup

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1962–63 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams16
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (29th win)
Runner-upDistillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored67 (3.94 per match)

The 1962–63 Irish Cup was the 83rd edition of the

Northern Irish football
.

Linfield won the cup for the 29th time and second consecutive year, defeating Distillery 2–1 in the final at The Oval.[1][2]

Results

[3]

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 3–2 Portadown Reserves
Ballymena United 4–1 Portadown
Bangor 1–1 Cliftonville
Coleraine 4–0 Shorts
Glenavon 0–0 Distillery
Glentoran 4–1 Ballyclare Comrades
Linfield 3–1 Derry City
Newry Town
0–2 Crusaders

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 0–1 Bangor
Distillery 4–2 Glenavon

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 3–1 Glentoran
Bangor 2–6 Crusaders
Coleraine 1–3 Linfield
Distillery 4–2 Ards

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 3–1 Ballymena United
Linfield 3–1 Crusaders

Final

Linfield2–1Distillery
Cairns 16'
Braithwaite 61'
Report Kennedy 46'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: S. Carswell (Belfast)

References

  1. ^ Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005.
  2. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF
    . Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. ^ "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 15 January 2023.

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