1969–70 Irish Cup

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = Irish Cup

| year = 1969–70

| country = Northern Ireland

| num_teams = 16

| defending_champions = Ards

| winners = Linfield (30th win)

| second = Ballymena United

| matches = 20

| goals = 55

| prev_season = 1968–69

| next_season = 1970–71

}}

The 1969–70 Irish Cup was the 90th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Linfield won the cup for the 30th time, defeating Ballymena United 2–1 in the final at Solitude.{{cite book |title=Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005 |author=Alex Graham }}

The holders Ards were eliminated in the first round by Crusaders. To date, this was the final Irish Cup final to be held at Solitude.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html|title=Northern Ireland Cup Finals|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|publisher=RSSSF|accessdate=15 January 2023}}

Results

Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/irish-cup|title=IRISH CUP - Results|accessdate=15 January 2023}}

=First round=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ards||0–1|Crusaders}}

{{OneLegResult|Bangor||0–0|Coleraine}}

{{OneLegResult|Chimney Corner||1–2|Newry Town}}

{{OneLegResult|Derry City||2–1|Dundela}}

{{OneLegResult|East Belfast||1–2|Cliftonville}}

{{OneLegResult|Glenavon||3–3|Distillery}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||0–2|Ballymena United}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||1–0|Portadown}}

|}

==Replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Coleraine||2–1|Bangor}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||2–2|Glenavon}}

|}

==Second replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Glenavon||2–1|Distillery}}

|}

=Quarter-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||2–1|Crusaders}}

{{OneLegResult|Derry City||1–1|Cliftonville}}

{{OneLegResult|Glenavon||2–4|Coleraine}}

{{OneLegResult|Newry Town||0–2|Linfield}}

|}

==Replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||0–0|Derry City}}

|}

==Second replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Derry City||3–2 (a.e.t.)|Cliftonville}}

|}

=Semi-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||2–0|Coleraine}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||2–1|Derry City}}

|}

=Final=

{{football box

|date=4 April 1970

|time=

|team1=Linfield

|score=2–1

|aet=

|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0004162/19700404/004/0001?browse=true Report]

|team2=Ballymena United

|goals1=Scott {{goal|11||49}}

|goals2=Fleming {{goal|2}}

|stadium=Solitude, Belfast

|attendance=12,000

|referee=M. Fussey (Retford)

}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Northern Ireland - Cup Finals]

{{Irish Cup}}

{{1969–70 in Northern Ireland association football}}

{{1969–70 in European football (UEFA)}}

{{Football in Northern Ireland}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1969-70 Irish Cup}}

Category:Irish Cup seasons