Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 16 |
Defending champions | Linfield |
Final positions | |
Champions | Linfield (29th win) |
Runner-up | Distillery |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 67 (3.94 per match) |
The 1962–63 Irish Cup was the 83rd edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in 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
First round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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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 |
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Cliftonville | 0–1 | Bangor |
Distillery | 4–2 | Glenavon |
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 3–1 | Glentoran |
Bangor | 2–6 | Crusaders |
Coleraine | 1–3 | Linfield |
Distillery | 4–2 | Ards |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Distillery | 3–1 | Ballymena United |
Linfield | 3–1 | Crusaders |
Final
Linfield | 2–1 | Distillery |
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Cairns ![]() Braithwaite ![]() |
Report | Kennedy ![]() |
References
- ^ Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 15 January 2023.