The Blaxnit Cup, is a defunct club

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competition which featured teams from both football associations on the island of

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, in a similar format to the later

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. It was inaugurated in 1967 as a cross-border competition between clubs from the

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from the

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and the Irish League from

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and ran until 1974. The competition was sponsored by Blaxnit, a sock and

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manufacturer based in Newtownards. The competition featured four teams from each league. The Blaxnit Cup was the third cross-border competition. Previous competitions included the Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup 1941/42-1948/49 and the

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1961/62-1962/63. After the demise of the Blaxnit Cup teams from both sides of the border continued to compete in the

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1973/74-1974/75, the

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1978-1980 and after 2005 in the

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. The tournament suffered from lack of interest and security concerns.

Finals

Finals played over two legs except 1973–74, aggregate score given.

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