Misplaced Pages

Top Four Cup (Northern Ireland)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Football tournament
Top Four Cup
Organising bodyIrish Football Association
Founded1965
Abolished1969
RegionNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland
Most successful club(s)Linfield (2 titles)

The Top Four Cup was a football competition played between the top four clubs in the Irish League from 1965–66 to 1968–69. It was a knock-out competition, consisting of two semi-finals and a final.

Final results

Season Date Winner Score Runner-up Venue
1965–66 6 May 1966 Derry City 2 – 1 Linfield Solitude, Belfast
1966–67 17 May 1967 Linfield 2 – 1 Coleraine Solitude, Belfast
1967–68 16 May 1968 Linfield 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Coleraine Solitude, Belfast
Replay 30 May 1968 3 – 1 Solitude, Belfast
1968–69 16 April 1969 Coleraine 1 – 0 Linfield The Oval, Belfast

Sources

  • W.H.W. Platt (1986) A History of Derry City Football and Athletic Club 1929-1972.
  • Bill Irwin (ed.) (1969) Irish Association Football Guide: Season 1969-70. Belfast: Century Newspapers Ltd
  • Bill Irwin (ed.) (1968) Irish Association Football Guide: Season 1968-69. Belfast: Century Newspapers Ltd
  • Bill Irwin (ed.) (1967) Irish Association Football Guide: Season 1967-68. Belfast: Century Newspapers Ltd
  • Irish Football Club Project

External links

Northern Ireland Association football in Northern Ireland
Irish Football Association - Northern Ireland Women's Football Association
National teams
Leagues
Men
Women
Domestic cups
Men
Women
Defunct leagues
Defunct cups
Awards
Association football cup competitions in Ireland
All-Ireland
Current
Former
Defunct
Northern Ireland
Current
Defunct
Republic of Ireland
Current
Defunct
International Friendly Trophies
Current
Defunct
Category: