1952 �53 ULSTER CUP

The 1952–53 Ulster Cup was the fifth edition of the Ulster Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.^[1]

Glentoran won the tournament for the 2nd time, defeating Distillery 3–0 in the final.^[2]^[3]

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Distillery	10	6	3	1	17	8	2.125	15	Advance to final
2	Glenavon	10	6	2	2	19	10	1.900	14
3	Ards	10	3	3	4	13	15	0.867	9
4	Portadown	10	3	3	4	11	16	0.688	9
5	Linfield	10	3	2	5	14	13	1.077	8
6	Bangor	10	2	1	7	11	23	0.478	5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Glentoran	10	8	0	2	40	19	2.105	16	Advance to final
2	Coleraine	10	7	1	2	27	15	1.800	15
3	Crusaders	10	4	2	4	19	26	0.731	10
4	Ballymena United	10	4	1	5	23	24	0.958	9
5	Cliftonville	10	2	2	6	21	30	0.700	6
6	Derry City	10	1	2	7	11	27	0.407	4

30 September 1952

Glentoran	3–0	Distillery
McCarthy Deakin Lowry	Report

^ "Irish League Archive, Ulster Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
^ "Injury Hit Whites Lose 3-0". Northern Whig. 1 October 1952. p. 6.
^ "Ulster Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2023.