1960–61 North-South Cup

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1960–61 North-South Cup
Tournament details
CountryNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield
Runner-upGlentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored55 (3.93 per match)
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The 1960–61 North-South Cup was the 1st edition of the North-South Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.[1]

Linfield won the competition, defeating Glentoran 7–1 on aggregate in the two-legged final.[2][3][4][5] Due to fixture congestion, the final was not held until the 1961–62 season.[6]

Results

Quarter-finals

Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Distillery 1–5 Drumcondra 0–2 1–3
Glentoran 6–3 St Patrick's Athletic 3–1 3–2
Shamrock Rovers 2–4 Glenavon 0–2 2–2
Shelbourne 4–5 Linfield 2–2 2–3

Semi-finals

Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Glentoran 5–4 Drumcondra 5–2 0–2
Linfield 5–4 Glenavon 3–3 2–1

Final

Linfield0–0Glentoran
Report
Glentoran1–7Linfield
M. Doherty 22' Report Reid 10'
Braithwaite 11', 58'
Stewart 17'
Wilson 43'
Dickson 48', 81'

Linfield win 7–1 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, North-South Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. ^ "North-South second leg next Monday". Belfast Telegraph. 31 January 1962. p. 13.
  3. ^ "No Score In Tough Game For The N.-S. Cup". Belfast News Letter. 31 January 1962. p. 9.
  4. ^ "Smiles from North-South organisers". Belfast Telegraph. 6 February 1962. p. 11.
  5. ^ "Grosvenor "Sends" Linfield Again". Belfast News Letter. 6 February 1962. p. 8.
  6. ^ "North-South Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

External links

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