1939–40 Irish Cup
The 1939–40 Irish Cup was the 60th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish Association football, football. Ballymena United F.C., Ballymena United won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Glenavon F.C., Glenavon 2–0 in the final at Windsor Park. Results First round Replay Second replay Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final References External links Northern Ireland Cup Finals
RSSSF, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) {{DEFAULTSORT:1939-40 Irish Cup Irish Cup seasons 1939–40 domestic association football cups 1939–40 in Northern Ireland association football 1940 in Northern Ireland sport ...
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Irish Cup
The Irish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly referred to as the Irish Cup (currently known as the Samuel Gelston's Whiskey Irish Cup for sponsorship purposes) is the primary football knock-out cup competition in Northern Ireland. Inaugurated in 1881, it is the fourth-oldest national cup competition in the world. Prior to the break-away from the Irish Football Association by clubs from what would become the Irish Free State in 1921, the Irish Cup was the national cup competition for the whole of Ireland. Since 30 November 2021, the cup has been sponsored by ''Samuel Gelston's Irish Whiskey''. It was previously sponsored by Nationwide Building Society, Bass Ireland Ltd, JJB Sports, Tennent's Lager and Sadler's Peaky Blinder. 126 clubs entered the 2018–19 competition. Crusaders are the current holders, after they defeated Ballymena United 2–1 in the 2022 final to win the competition for a 5th time. Format During the cup's history, different formats and rules ...
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