| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | 
Northern Ireland |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Glentoran |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ards (4th win) |
| Runner-up | Ballymena United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 86 (4.3 per match) |
The 1973β74 Irish Cup was the 94th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.
Ards won the cup for the 4th time, defeating Ballymena United 2β1 in the final at Windsor Park. [1]
The holders Glentoran were eliminated in the first round by Crusaders. [2]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballyclare Comrades | 1β1 | Ards |
| Bangor | 5β2 | Portadown |
| Cliftonville | 0β0 | Chimney Corner |
| Coleraine | 5β3 | Distillery |
| Cromac Albion | 1β3 | Larne |
| Glentoran | 1β4 | Crusaders |
| Linfield | 1β2 | Ballymena United |
| RUC | 1β5 | Glenavon |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 4β2 | Ballyclare Comrades |
| Chimney Corner | 3β3 | Cliftonville |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Corner | 3β0 | Cliftonville |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 4β2 | Bangor |
| Ballymena United | 7β1 | Crusaders |
| Chimney Corner | 0β3 | Larne |
| Coleraine | 0β2 | Glenavon |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 4β2 | Glenavon |
| Ballymena United | 1β1 | Larne |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballymena United | 1β1 | Larne |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballymena United | 2β2 (4β3 p) | Larne |
| Ards | 2β1 | Ballymena United |
|---|---|---|
Guy  15'McAvoy 65' |
Report | Sloan 57' |
Attendance: 7,000
- ^ Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881β2005.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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| Defunct leagues | |||||
| Defunct cups | |||||
| Awards | |||||
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |
Northern Ireland |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Glentoran |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ards (4th win) |
| Runner-up | Ballymena United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 86 (4.3 per match) |
The 1973β74 Irish Cup was the 94th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.
Ards won the cup for the 4th time, defeating Ballymena United 2β1 in the final at Windsor Park. [1]
The holders Glentoran were eliminated in the first round by Crusaders. [2]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballyclare Comrades | 1β1 | Ards |
| Bangor | 5β2 | Portadown |
| Cliftonville | 0β0 | Chimney Corner |
| Coleraine | 5β3 | Distillery |
| Cromac Albion | 1β3 | Larne |
| Glentoran | 1β4 | Crusaders |
| Linfield | 1β2 | Ballymena United |
| RUC | 1β5 | Glenavon |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 4β2 | Ballyclare Comrades |
| Chimney Corner | 3β3 | Cliftonville |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Corner | 3β0 | Cliftonville |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 4β2 | Bangor |
| Ballymena United | 7β1 | Crusaders |
| Chimney Corner | 0β3 | Larne |
| Coleraine | 0β2 | Glenavon |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 4β2 | Glenavon |
| Ballymena United | 1β1 | Larne |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballymena United | 1β1 | Larne |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballymena United | 2β2 (4β3 p) | Larne |
| Ards | 2β1 | Ballymena United |
|---|---|---|
| Guy 15' McAvoy 65' |
Report | Sloan 57' |
Attendance: 7,000
- ^ Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881β2005.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
| National teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leagues |
| ||||
| Domestic cups |
| ||||
| Defunct leagues | |||||
| Defunct cups | |||||
| Awards | |||||