1950–51 Ulster Cup
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = Ulster Cup
| year = 1950–51
| country = Northern Ireland
| num_teams = 16
| defending_champions = Larne
| winners = Glentoran (1st win)
| second = Linfield
| matches = 32
| goals = 118
| prev_season = 1949–50
| next_season = 1951–52
}}
The 1950–51 Ulster Cup was the third edition of the Ulster Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland|title=Irish League Archive, Ulster Cup|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=24 April 2023}}
Glentoran won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Linfield 2–1 in the final.{{cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000038/19510111/147/0006|title=Glentoran's Ulster Cup Triumph|work=Belfast News Letter|date=11 January 1951|page=6|url-access=subscription}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/ulster-cup|title=Ulster Cup Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=24 April 2023}}
Group stage
=Section A=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Result
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=COL|name_COL=Coleraine
|team2=BAL|name_BAL=Ballymena United
|team3=DER|name_DER=Derry City
|team4=ULS|name_ULS=Ulsterville
|win_COL=3|draw_COL=0|loss_COL=0|gf_COL=10|ga_COL=2
|win_BAL=2|draw_BAL=0|loss_BAL=1|gf_BAL=7|ga_BAL=2
|win_DER=1|draw_DER=0|loss_DER=2|gf_DER=4|ga_DER=6
|win_ULS=0|draw_ULS=0|loss_ULS=3|gf_ULS=2|ga_ULS=13
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Advance to semi-final
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=[https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/ulster-cup-tables Irish League Archive]
}}
=Section B=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Result
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=GLT|name_GLT=Glentoran
|team2=ARD|name_ARD=Ards
|team3=DUN|name_DUN=Dundela
|team4=BAN|name_BAN=Bangor
|win_GLT=2|draw_GLT=1|loss_GLT=0|gf_GLT=12|ga_GLT=3
|win_ARD=2|draw_ARD=1|loss_ARD=0|gf_ARD=10|ga_ARD=5
|win_DUN=1|draw_DUN=0|loss_DUN=2|gf_DUN=3|ga_DUN=9
|win_BAN=0|draw_BAN=0|loss_BAN=3|gf_BAN=2|ga_BAN=10
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Advance to semi-final
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=[https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/ulster-cup-tables Irish League Archive]
}}
==Playoff==
=Section C=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Result
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=LIN|name_LIN=Linfield
|team2=GLA|name_GLA=Glenavon
|team3=POR|name_POR=Portadown
|team4=BRA|name_BRA=Brantwood
|win_LIN=2|draw_LIN=1|loss_LIN=0|gf_LIN=11|ga_LIN=5
|win_GLA=2|draw_GLA=1|loss_GLA=0|gf_GLA=6|ga_GLA=2
|win_POR=1|draw_POR=0|loss_POR=2|gf_POR=5|ga_POR=11
|win_BRA=0|draw_BRA=0|loss_BRA=3|gf_BRA=5|ga_BRA=9
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Advance to semi-final
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=[https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/ulster-cup-tables Irish League Archive]
}}
==Playoff==
===Replay===
=Section D=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Result
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=CLI|name_CLI=Cliftonville
|team2=LAR|name_LAR=Larne
|team3=CRU|name_CRU=Crusaders
|team4=DIS|name_DIS=Distillery
|win_CLI=2|draw_CLI=1|loss_CLI=0|gf_CLI=5|ga_CLI=3
|win_LAR=2|draw_LAR=1|loss_LAR=0|gf_LAR=8|ga_LAR=5
|win_CRU=1|draw_CRU=0|loss_CRU=2|gf_CRU=3|ga_CRU=4
|win_DIS=0|draw_DIS=0|loss_DIS=3|gf_DIS=1|ga_DIS=5
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Advance to semi-final
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=[https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/ulster-cup-tables Irish League Archive]
}}
==Playoff==
- Cliftonville 2–1 Larne
Semi-finals
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||4–1|Cliftonville}}
{{OneLegResult|Linfield||2–2|Coleraine}}
{{end}}
=Replay=
Final
{{football box
|date=10 January 1951
|time=
|team1=Glentoran
|score=2–1
|aet=
|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000038/19510111/147/0006 Report]
|team2=Linfield
|goals1=Hughes {{goal|26}}
Cunningham {{goal|29}}
|goals2=McDowell {{goal|34}}
|stadium=Grosvenor Park, Belfast
|attendance=
|referee=J. S. Cox (Rutherglen)
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/trophy-winners Ulster Cup Winners]
{{Ulster Cup}}
{{1950–51 in Northern Ireland association football}}
{{Association football in Northern Ireland}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1950-51 Ulster Cup}}