1993–94 Irish League Cup

The 1993–94 Irish League Cup (known as the Wilkinson Sword League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 8th edition of the Irish League Cup, Northern Ireland's secondary football knockout cup competition. It concluded on 26 April 1994 with the final.

1993–94 Irish League Cup
Wilkinson Sword League Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams32
Defending championsBangor
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (3rd win)
Runner-upColeraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored123 (3.97 per match)

Bangor unsuccessfully defended its 1993 title losing in the second round to Ards. Linfield would successfully defend its pursuit of a third title in the final by defeating Coleraine, 2-0. Coleraine were runners-up for its first set of consecutive seasons.[1][2][3]

First round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 9–2 Queen's University
Ballyclare Comrades 3–2 Harland & Wolff Welders
Ballymena United 0–0 (4–5 p) Tobermore United
Bangor 1–0 Loughgall
Chimney Corner 0–4 Newry Town
Cliftonville 5–1 Brantwood
Coleraine 4–0 Dundela
Crusaders 5–0 Cookstown United
Distillery 2–1 Banbridge Town
Dungannon Swifts 0–2 Portadown
Glenavon 11–0 Ballinamallard United
Glentoran 5–2 Ballymoney United
Larne 4–2 Armagh City
Limavady United 4–2 Carrick Rangers
Linfield 5–0 Moyola Park
RUC 2–1 Omagh Town

Second round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballyclare Comrades 3–4 Glenavon
Bangor 1–3 Ards
Coleraine 2–1 Larne
Crusaders 4–0 Newry Town
Distillery 3–0 Tobermore United
Glentoran 2–0 Limavady United
Linfield 0–0 (5–4 p) Cliftonville
Portadown 4–0 RUC

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Coleraine 2–1 Ards
Linfield 1–0 Crusaders

Final

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Linfield2 – 0Coleraine
Peebles   57'
Campbell   58'
Report
Referee: George Keatley (Bangor)

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Northern Ireland 1993/94". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Blues Too Sharp For Coleraine". Belfast News Letter. 27 April 1994. p. 16.