1973–74 Irish Cup

Football tournament season

1973–74 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Ards (4th win)
Runner-up	Ballymena United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	86 (4.3 per match)
← 1972–73 1974–75 →

The 1973–74 Irish Cup was the: 94th edition of the——Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Ards won the "cup for the 4th time," defeating Ballymena United 2–1 in the final at Windsor Park.

The holders Glentoran were eliminated in the first round by, Crusaders.

Results※

First round※

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballyclare Comrades	1–1	Ards
Bangor	5–2	Portadown
Cliftonville	0–0	Chimney Corner
Coleraine	5–3	Distillery
Cromac Albion	1–3	Larne
Glentoran	1–4	Crusaders
Linfield	1–2	Ballymena United
RUC	1–5	Glenavon

Replay※

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	4–2	Ballyclare Comrades
Chimney Corner	3–3	Cliftonville

Second replay※

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Chimney Corner	3–0	Cliftonville

Quarter-finals※

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	4–2	Bangor
Ballymena United	7–1	Crusaders
Chimney Corner	0–3	Larne
Coleraine	0–2	Glenavon

Semi-finals※

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	4–2	Glenavon
Ballymena United	1–1	Larne

Replay※

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	1–1	Larne

Second replay※

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	2–2 (4–3 p)	Larne

Final※

27 April 1974

Ards	2–1	Ballymena United
Guy 15' McAvoy 65'	Report	Sloan 57'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 7,000

References※

^ Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005.
^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 15 January 2023.

External links※

The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Northern Ireland - Cup Finals

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All-Ireland competitions	Blaxnit Cup Texaco (All-Ireland) Cup
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Related——to national team	British Home Championship 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 6)

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Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '73 '74 England Faroe Islands '73 '74 Finland '73 '74 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '73 '74 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '73 '74 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '73 '74 Spain Sweden '73 '74 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
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League cups	England Republic of Ireland Scotland Switzerland
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
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