1954–55 Irish Cup

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

1954–55 Irish Cup
Country Northern Ireland
Teams16
ChampionsDundela (1st win)
Runners-upGlenavon
Matches played18
Goals scored55 (3.06 per match)
← 1953–54
1955–56 →

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]

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.com. 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.
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