1965–66 Irish Cup

1965–66 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Glentoran (8th win)
Runners-up	Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	89 (4.05 per match)
	← 1964–65 1966–67 →

The 1965–66 Irish Cup was the 86th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football. Glentoran won for the 8th time, defeating Linfield 1–0 in the final at the Oval.^[1] They eliminated defending champions Coleraine in the semi-finals.^[2]

CountryNorthern Ireland

Teams16

ChampionsGlentoran (8th win)

Runners-upLinfield

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	3–2	Portadown
Brantwood	2–1	Cliftonville
Derry City	2–2	Ballymena United
Distillery	4–0	Bangor
Glentoran	4–3	Banbridge Town
Larne	2–7	Coleraine
Linfield	1–0	Glenavon
Newry Town	2–2	Crusaders

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	3–1	Derry City
Crusaders	10–1	Newry Town

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	1–3	Crusaders
Ballymena United	1–1	Coleraine
Distillery	1–1	Glentoran
Linfield	5–1	Brantwood

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Coleraine	2–2	Ballymena United
Glentoran	1–1	Distillery

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	1–2	Coleraine
Distillery	1–2	Glentoran

1965–66 Irish Cup

Results

First round

Replay

Quarter-finals

Replay

Second replay

Semi-finals

Replay

Final

References

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