1954–55 Irish Cup

1954–55 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams16
Defending championsDerry City
Final positions
ChampionsDundela (1st win)
Runner-upGlenavon
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored55 (3.06 per match)

The 1954–55 Irish Cup was the 75th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football. It began on 5 February 1955, and concluded on 23 April with the final.

The trophy was won by junior side Dundela, who pulled off one of the biggest shocks in Irish Cup history by defeating Irish League side Glenavon in the final, who had already won three senior trophies that season: the City Cup, Gold Cup and Ulster Cup.[1] The defending champions were Derry City, who were defeated 3–2 in the first round by Linfield.[2][3]

Results

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First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 1–2 Crusaders
Bangor 1–4 Ards
Distillery 0–0 Glenavon
Glentoran 1–0 East Belfast
Larne 2–4 Cliftonville
Linfield 3–2 Derry City
Newington Rangers 1–3 Dundela
Portadown 4–2 Coleraine

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glenavon 5–1 Distillery

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Crusaders 2–1 Linfield
Dundela 1–0 Cliftonville
Glenavon 1–0 Ards
Glentoran 1–1 Portadown

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Portadown 1–1 Glentoran

Second replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glentoran 2–0 Portadown

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glenavon 2–0 Portadown
Dundela 2–1 Crusaders

Final

Dundela3 – 0Glenavon
Ervine 21', 85'
Greenwood 88'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000

References

  1. ^ "Dundela's famous cup upset 60 years ago". BBC. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Irish Cup 1954/55". Irish Football Club Project. Archived from the original on 2015-10-31. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ^ "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 15 January 2023.