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(Top) 1 Results 1.1 First round 1.1.1 Replay 1.2 Quarter-finals 1.2.1 Replay 1.2.2 Second replay 1.3 Semi-finals 1.4 Final 2 References 3 External links

1960–61 Irish Cup

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1960–61 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Glenavon (3rd win)
Runner-up	Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	90 (4.5 per match)
← 1959–60 1961–62 →

The 1960–61 Irish Cup was the 81st edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Glenavon won the cup for the 3rd time, defeating the holders Linfield 5–1 in the final at Solitude.^[1]^[2]

Results

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^[3]

First round

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	2–2	Coleraine
Ballyclare Comrades	2–1	Chimney Corner
Ballymena United	2–1	Derry City
Glenavon	7–0	Banbridge Town
Glentoran	3–4	Distillery
Linfield	3–2	Cliftonville
Newington Rangers	2–3	Bangor
Portadown	2–2	Crusaders

Replay

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Coleraine	1–4	Ards
Crusaders	3–1	Portadown

Quarter-finals

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	1–1	Glenavon
Ballymena United	1–3	Ballyclare Comrades
Distillery	1–1	Crusaders
Linfield	5–1	Bangor

Replay

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Crusaders	2–2	Distillery
Glenavon	4–1	Ards

Second replay

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	1–3	Crusaders

Semi-finals

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glenavon	3–2	Crusaders
Linfield	4–2	Ballyclare Comrades

Final

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22 April 1961

Glenavon	5–1	Linfield
Campbell 30', 67', 77' Jones 31', 55'	Report	Ferguson 61'

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: H. Callaghan (Stockport)

References

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^ 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.

External links

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The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Northern Ireland - Cup Finals

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v t e 1960–61 in European football (UEFA)
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Domestic leagues	Albania '60 '61 Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '60 '61 England Faroe Islands '60 '61 Finland '60 '61 France East Germany '60 West Germany (Finals) Greece Hungary Iceland '60 '61 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland '60 '61 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '60 '61 Spain Sweden '60 '61 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania '60 '61 Austria Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '60 '61 Finland '60 '61 France East Germany '60 West Germany Greece Iceland '60 '61 Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '60 '61 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '61 Spain Switzerland Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Scotland
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final)
Non-UEFA competitions	Cup Winners' Cup (Final) Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Final) Balkans Cup Mitropa Cup