1976–77 Irish Cup

The 1976–77 Irish Cup was the 97th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 5 February 1977, and concluded on 23 April 1977 with the final.

1976–77 Irish Cup
Country Northern Ireland
Teams16
ChampionsColeraine (4th win)
Runners-upLinfield
Matches played20
Goals scored66 (3.3 per match)
← 1975–76

The defending champions were Carrick Rangers after they defeated Linfield 2–1 in the 1975–76 final - one of the biggest shocks in the Cup's history.[1] However, this season they went out in the first round to eventual winners Coleraine, who defeated Linfield 4–1 in the final to condemn the Blues to defeat in the Irish Cup final for the third successive season (a record that still stands), and the fourth time in five years. It was a repeat of the 1974–75 final two years earlier, which was also won by Coleraine.[2]

First round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 0–0 Ards
Carrick Rangers 2–5 Coleraine
Chimney Corner 0–2 Larne
Cliftonville 0–2 Glenavon
Distillery 4–1 Ballymena United
Dundela 0–6 Portadown
Dungannon Swifts 1–5 Crusaders
Glentoran 1–1 Linfield

Replays
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 0–0 Bangor
Linfield 3–0 Glentoran

Second replay
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 1–3 Ards

Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 0–6 Linfield
Crusaders 0–1 Coleraine
Glenavon 0–3 Distillery
Portadown 1–3 Larne

Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Coleraine 0–0 Distillery
Larne 1–1 Linfield

Replays
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 0–3 Coleraine
Linfield 3–2 Larne

Final
Coleraine4 – 1Linfield
Beckett  19'
Dickson  74'
Moffatt  75'
Guy  89'		 Report Lemon  32'

References
  1. "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. "Irish Cup 1976/77". Irish Football Club Project. Archived from the original on 2015-10-31. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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