1991–92 Irish League Cup

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1991–92
Irish League Cup
Wilkinson Sword League Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams32
Defending championsGlentoran
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (2nd win)
Runner-upLarne
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored104 (3.35 per match)

The 1991–92 Irish League Cup (known as the

Irish League Cup, Northern Ireland's secondary football
knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 14 April 1992 with the final.

Glentoran were the defending champions. The previous season they had become the first club to win the trophy more than once, after the first four competitions were won by four clubs. They defeated Ards 2–0 in the previous final. This season however, they went out in the first round to Harland & Wolff Welders. The eventual winners were Linfield who won their second League Cup, defeating Larne 3–0 in the final.[1][2]

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 5–0 Queen's University
Ballyclare Comrades 1–0 Tobermore United
Ballymena United 2–1 (
aet
)
Ballymoney United
Bangor 0–2 Dundela
Carrick Rangers 2–1 Moyola Park
Cliftonville 4–0 Banbridge Town
Coleraine 5–4 Limavady United
Crusaders 3–0 Brantwood
Distillery 3–1 Loughgall
Glenavon 2–0 Dungannon Swifts
Glentoran 0–2 Harland & Wolff Welders
Larne 3–0 Chimney Corner
Linfield 3–1 RUC
Newry Town 3–1 Armagh City
Omagh Town 3–2 Ballinamallard United
Portadown 1–0 Cookstown United

Second round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballyclare Comrades 1–3 Ards
Ballymena United 3–0 Newry Town
Coleraine 0–2 Dundela
Crusaders 3–1 Harland & Wolff Welders
Glenavon 1–1 (3–5 p) Cliftonville
Larne 4–2 (
aet
)
Distillery
Omagh Town 1–2 Linfield
Portadown 4–1 Carrick Rangers

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 0–2 Portadown
Cliftonville 4–1 (
aet
)
Dundela
Larne 3–0 Ballymena United
Linfield 1–1 (3–1 p) Crusaders

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Larne 1–0 Cliftonville
Linfield 3–1 Portadown

Final

Linfield3 – 0Larne
Hanna 16' (o.g.)
McGaughey 73'
Hunter 90+5'
Report

References