1959–60 Ulster Cup
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = Ulster Cup
| year = 1959–60
| country = Northern Ireland
| num_teams = 12
| defending_champions = Glenavon
| winners = Linfield (2nd win)
| second = Crusaders
| matches = 32
| goals = 128
| prev_season = 1958–59
| next_season = 1960–61
}}
The 1959–60 Ulster Cup was the 12th 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=25 April 2023}}
Linfield won the tournament for the 4th time, defeating Crusaders 4–1 in the final replay{{cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19591006/308/0020|title=Linfield deserve season's first trophy|work=Belfast Telegraph|date=6 October 1959|page=20|url-access=subscription}} after the original final ended in a 1–1 draw.{{cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19590916/227/0018|title=Nothing in the game to arouse the fans|work=Belfast Telegraph|date=16 September 1959|page=18|url-access=subscription}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/ulster-cup|title=Ulster Cup Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=25 April 2023}}
Group standings
=Section A=
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Result
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|result1=F
|col_F=green1 |text_F=Advance to final
|team1=LIN|name_LIN=Linfield
|team2=GLA|name_GLA=Glenavon
|team3=POR|name_POR=Portadown
|team4=ARD|name_ARD=Ards
|team5=BAN|name_BAN=Bangor
|team6=DIS|name_DIS=Distillery
|win_LIN=5|draw_LIN=0|loss_LIN=0|gf_LIN=17|ga_LIN=4
|win_GLA=4|draw_GLA=0|loss_GLA=1|gf_GLA=23|ga_GLA=6
|win_POR=2|draw_POR=0|loss_POR=3|gf_POR=12|ga_POR=13
|win_ARD=2|draw_ARD=0|loss_ARD=3|gf_ARD=6|ga_ARD=11
|win_BAN=2|draw_BAN=0|loss_BAN=3|gf_BAN=8|ga_BAN=16
|win_DIS=0|draw_DIS=0|loss_DIS=5|gf_DIS=4|ga_DIS=20
|update=complete|source=[https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/ulster-cup-tables Irish League Archive]
}}
=Section B=
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Result
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|result1=F
|col_F=green1 |text_F=Advance to final
|team1=CRU|name_CRU=Crusaders
|team2=BAL|name_BAL=Ballymena United
|team3=DER|name_DER=Derry City
|team4=GLT|name_GLT=Glentoran
|team5=COL|name_COL=Coleraine
|team6=CLI|name_CLI=Cliftonville
|win_CRU=4|draw_CRU=0|loss_CRU=1|gf_CRU=13|ga_CRU=3
|win_BAL=3|draw_BAL=1|loss_BAL=1|gf_BAL=10|ga_BAL=7
|win_DER=3|draw_DER=0|loss_DER=2|gf_DER=7|ga_DER=7
|win_GLT=2|draw_GLT=1|loss_GLT=2|gf_GLT=9|ga_GLT=9
|win_COL=1|draw_COL=0|loss_COL=4|gf_COL=7|ga_COL=12
|win_CLI=1|draw_CLI=0|loss_CLI=4|gf_CLI=5|ga_CLI=13
|update=complete|source=[https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/ulster-cup-tables Irish League Archive]
}}
Final
=Replay=
{{football box
|date=5 October 1959
|time=
|team1=Linfield
|score=4–1
|aet=
|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19591006/308/0020 Report]
|team2=Crusaders
|goals1=Milburn {{goal|11||17}}
Ervine {{goal|34}}
Stewart {{goal|89}}
|goals2=Weatherup {{goal|5}}
|stadium=Windsor Park, Belfast
|attendance=
|referee=S. Carswell (Belfast)
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/trophy-winners Ulster Cup Winners]
{{Ulster Cup}}
{{1959–60 in Northern Ireland association football}}
{{Association football in Northern Ireland}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1959-60 Ulster Cup}}