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1996–97 Irish Cup


FieldValue
titleIrish Cup
year1996–97
countryNorthern Ireland
num_teams89
defending_championsGlentoran
winnersGlenavon (5th win)
secondCliftonville
matches109
goals389
prev_season1995–96
next_season1997–98

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.

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.

Results

First round

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Second round

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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. |}

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Third round

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Fourth round

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Fifth round

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Sixth round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

References

References

  1. Brodie, Malcolm. "The Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 1997/98".
  2. "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". [[RSSSF]].
  3. "Northern Ireland 1996/97". [[RSSSF]].
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