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Football tournament season
1926–27 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams14
Defending championsBelfast Celtic
Final positions
ChampionsArds (1st win)
Runner-upCliftonville
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored56 (4.31 per match)
← 1925–261927–28 →

The 1926–27 Irish Cup was the 47th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Ards won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Cliftonville 3–2 in the final at The Oval.

Results

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Belfast Celtic 2–1 Queen's Island
Cliftonville 3–0 Linfield
Crusaders 3–1 Distillery
Larne 5–2 Glentoran
Linfield Rangers 4–0 Barn
Newry Town 1–2 Ards
Portadown 3–4 Glenavon

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Belfast Celtic 4–0 Linfield Rangers
Glenavon 1–2 Ards
Larne 1–2 Crusaders
Cliftonville bye

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 3–1 Belfast Celtic
Cliftonville 4–2 Crusaders

Final

Ards3–2Cliftonville
McGee
McIlreavy
Report Mortishead
Hughes
The Oval, BelfastReferee: J.B. Stark

References

  1. "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005.
  3. "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 14 January 2023.

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