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1996–97 Irish Cup

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1996–97 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams89
Defending championsGlentoran
Final positions
ChampionsGlenavon (5th win)
Runner-upCliftonville
Tournament statistics
Matches played108
Goals scored388 (3.59 per match)

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.[1]

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.[2][3]

Results

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First round

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Dungiven Celtic and Malachians were given byes into the second round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
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

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Barn United 0–0 (aet)
(6–5 p) 		Saintfield United
Comber Recreation 1–2 (aet) Dromara Village
East Belfast 8–0 Magherafelt Sky Blues
Glebe Rangers 4–2 (aet) Bessbrook United

Second round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
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

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Downshire Young Men 1–2 (aet) Portglenone
East Belfast 1–1 (aet)
(2–4 p) 		Northern Telecom

Second round (A)

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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.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Drummond United 2–2 Rathfriland Rangers
Harland & Wolff Welders 0–0 Ballynahinch United
Portglenone 1–3 Islandmagee

Replays

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballynahinch United 2–5 Harland & Wolff Welders
Rathfriland Rangers 2–5 Drummond United

Third round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
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

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Donard Hospital 2–3 Barn United

Fourth round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
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

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dromara Village 0–4 RUC
Moyola Park 0–1 Park
Northern Telecom 0–6 Dunmurry Recreation

Fifth round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
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

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
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

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
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

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 0–2 Limavady United

Quarter-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 3–1 Crusaders
Glenavon 4–1 Coagh United
Loughgall 1–1 Coleraine
Omagh Town 2–2 Limavady United

Replays

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Coleraine 0–1 Loughgall
Limavady United 0–1 Omagh Town

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 3–1 Loughgall
Glenavon 5–0 Omagh Town

Final

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Glenavon1 – 0Cliftonville
Grant 23' Report

References

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  1. ^ Brodie, Malcolm. The Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 1997/98.
  2. ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Northern Ireland 1996/97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
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