1961–62 North-South Cup

The 1961–62 North-South Cup was the 2nd and final edition of the North-South Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.[1]

1961–62 North-South Cup
Tournament details
CountryNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Teams10
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsGlenavon
Runner-upShelbourne
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored88 (4.63 per match)
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Glenavon won the competition, defeating Shelbourne 2–1 on aggregate in the two-legged final.[2][3][4][5] Due to fixture congestion, most of the tournament (mainly from the quarter-finals onwards) was not played until the 1962–63 season.[6]

Results

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First round

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Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Drumcondra 4–4 Linfield 3–2 1–2
Glentoran 7–3 Shelbourne 3–1 4–2

Playoff

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 2–0 Drumconda

Quarter-finals

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Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Distillery 7–9 Linfield 4–4 3–5
Dundalk 3–4 Glenavon 2–3 1–1
Glentoran 3–8 Shelbourne 1–1 2–7
Shamrock Rovers 10–2 Ards 3–1 7–1

Semi-finals

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Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Glenavon 6–5 Shamrock Rovers 3–2 3–3
Linfield 2–6 Shelbourne 0–2 2–4

Final

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Glenavon2–1Shelbourne
Campbell   7'
Shields   88'
Report Gilbert   28'
Shelbourne0–0Glenavon
Report
Referee: Tommy Mitchell (Lurgan)

Glenavon win 2–1 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, North-South Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Shelbourne let off the hook". Belfast Telegraph. 23 May 1963. p. 21.
  3. ^ "Glenavon Goal Up But They Could Do Nothing Right". Belfast News Letter. 23 May 1963. p. 14.
  4. ^ "Glenavon Bring The Cup North". Ireland's Saturday Night. 25 May 1963. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Glenavon draw to gain the cup". Belfast News Letter. 25 May 1962. p. 8.
  6. ^ "North-South Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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