| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | 
Northern Ireland |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Coleraine |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Linfield (31st win) |
| Runner-up | Ballymena United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 71 (3.94 per match) |
The 1977β78 Irish Cup was the 98th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 4 February 1978, and concluded on 29 April 1978 with the final.
The defending champions were Coleraine, after they defeated Linfield 4β1 in the 1976β77 final. [1] However, Linfield gained revenge by knocking the holders out with a 2β1 win in the first round. Linfield went on to win the cup for the 31st time, defeating Ballymena United 3β1 in the final. [2]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 5β2 | Dungannon Swifts |
| Ballymena United | 6β2 | Downpatrick Rec. |
| Cliftonville | 1β3 | Bangor |
| Dundela | 1β21 | Crusaders |
| Glenavon | 1β3 | Larne |
| Glentoran | 5β1 | RUC |
| Linfield | 2β1 | Coleraine |
| Portadown | 5β3 | Distillery |
1This tie required a replay, after the first game was a 2β2 draw. [2]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballymena United | 1β0 | Ards |
| Bangor | 0β6 | Portadown |
| Crusaders | 1β0 | Larne |
| Linfield | 4β3 | Glentoran |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballymena United | 1β1 (4β1 p)2 |
Crusaders |
| Linfield | 2β1 | Portadown |
2This tie was eventually decided by a penalty shoot-out in the second replay, after all three games ended as 1β1 draws. [2]
| Linfield | 3 β 1 | Ballymena United |
|---|---|---|
Dornan  14'Garrett 39'Rafferty 83' |
Report | Nelson 67' |
- ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "Northern Ireland 1977/78". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Country |
Northern Ireland |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Coleraine |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Linfield (31st win) |
| Runner-up | Ballymena United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 71 (3.94 per match) |
The 1977β78 Irish Cup was the 98th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 4 February 1978, and concluded on 29 April 1978 with the final.
The defending champions were Coleraine, after they defeated Linfield 4β1 in the 1976β77 final. [1] However, Linfield gained revenge by knocking the holders out with a 2β1 win in the first round. Linfield went on to win the cup for the 31st time, defeating Ballymena United 3β1 in the final. [2]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 5β2 | Dungannon Swifts |
| Ballymena United | 6β2 | Downpatrick Rec. |
| Cliftonville | 1β3 | Bangor |
| Dundela | 1β21 | Crusaders |
| Glenavon | 1β3 | Larne |
| Glentoran | 5β1 | RUC |
| Linfield | 2β1 | Coleraine |
| Portadown | 5β3 | Distillery |
1This tie required a replay, after the first game was a 2β2 draw. [2]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballymena United | 1β0 | Ards |
| Bangor | 0β6 | Portadown |
| Crusaders | 1β0 | Larne |
| Linfield | 4β3 | Glentoran |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballymena United | 1β1 (4β1 p)2 |
Crusaders |
| Linfield | 2β1 | Portadown |
2This tie was eventually decided by a penalty shoot-out in the second replay, after all three games ended as 1β1 draws. [2]
| Linfield | 3 β 1 | Ballymena United |
|---|---|---|
| Dornan 14' Garrett 39'Rafferty 83' |
Report | Nelson 67' |
- ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "Northern Ireland 1977/78". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
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