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Football tournament season
1968–69 Top Four Cup
Tournament details
CountryNorthern Ireland
Teams4
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsColeraine (1st title)
Runner-upLinfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored7 (2.33 per match)
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The 1968–69 Top Four Cup was the 4th and final edition of the Top Four Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Coleraine for the 1st time, defeating Linfield 1–0 in the final at The Oval.

Results

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Coleraine 5–0 Derry City
Linfield 1–0 Glentoran

Final

Coleraine1–0Linfield
Curley 35' Report
The Oval, BelfastAttendance: 5,000Referee: Malcolm Wright (Portadown)

References

  1. "Irish League Archive, Top Four Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. "Blues pathetic - this will just not do". Belfast Telegraph. 17 April 1969. p. 24.
  3. "Coleraine Are 'Tops'". Belfast News Letter. 17 April 1969. p. 17.
  4. "Top Four Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

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