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
CountryNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Teams10
ChampionsGlenavon
Runners-upShelbourne
Matches played19
Goals scored88 (4.63 per match)
Last →

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

First round

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

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linfield 2–0 Drumconda

Quarter-finals

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

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

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

Glenavon win 2–1 on aggregate.

References

  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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