The 1976–77 Irish Cup was the 97th edition of the Irish Cup, 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
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams16
Defending championsCarrick Rangers
Final positions
ChampionsColeraine (4th win)
Runner-upLinfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored66 (3.3 per match)

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]

Results

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First round

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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

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

Second replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 1–3 Ards

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Replays

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

Final

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

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. 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.