1962–63 Irish Cup

The 1962–63 Irish Cup was the 83rd edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

1962–63 Irish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (29th win)
Runners-up	Distillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	67 (3.94 per match)
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Linfield won the cup for the 29th time and second consecutive year, defeating Distillery 2–1 in the final at The Oval.^[1][2]

Results

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First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	3–2	Portadown Reserves
Ballymena United	4–1	Portadown
Bangor	1–1	Cliftonville
Coleraine	4–0	Shorts
Glenavon	0–0	Distillery
Glentoran	4–1	Ballyclare Comrades
Linfield	3–1	Derry City
Newry Town	0–2	Crusaders

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	0–1	Bangor
Distillery	4–2	Glenavon

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	3–1	Glentoran
Bangor	2–6	Crusaders
Coleraine	1–3	Linfield
Distillery	4–2	Ards

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	3–1	Ballymena United
Linfield	3–1	Crusaders

Final

20 April 1963

Linfield	2–1	Distillery
Cairns 16' Braithwaite 61'	Report	Kennedy 46'

The Oval, Belfast

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: S. Carswell (Belfast)