1996–97 Irish Cup

1996–97 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	89
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Glenavon (5th win)
Runners-up	Cliftonville
Tournament statistics
Matches played	109
Goals scored	389 (3.57 per match)
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 Irish Cup was the 117th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 3 May 1997 with the final.^[1]

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Glentoran were the defending champions after winning their 16th Irish Cup last season, with a 1–0 win over Glenavon in the 1996 final. This season Glenavon went one better by winning the cup for the 5th time, with a 1–0 win over Cliftonville in the final.^[2]^[3]

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
1st Shankill NISC	3–5	Donard Hospital
AFC Craigavon	2–5	Oxford United Stars
Abbey Villa	0–2	Downshire Young Men
Annagh United	2–4	Shorts
Armoy United	6–1	Killymoon Rangers
Ballynahinch United	2–1	Orangefield Old Boys
Bangor Amateurs	4–2	Ards Rangers
Bessbrook United	1–1	Glebe Rangers
Bridge End United	1–2	Rathfriland Rangers
Cullybackey	1–5	Civil Service
Dromara Village	1–1	Comber Recreation
Drummond United	4–2	Roe Valley
Hanover	2–0	Larne Tech Old Boys
Harland & Wolff Welders	4–0	1st Bangor Old Boys
Islandmagee	5–3	Laurelvale
Magherafelt Sky Blues	0–0	East Belfast
Mountnorris	0–1	Killyleagh Youth
Portglenone	5–4	Queen's University
Portstewart	4–0	Seapatrick
Richhill	4–0	1st Liverpool
Saintfield United	2–2	Barn United
UUC	0–4	Northern Telecom
Wellington Recreation	0–2	Harland & Wolff Sports

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Barn United	0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Saintfield United
Comber Recreation	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Dromara Village
East Belfast	8–0	Magherafelt Sky Blues
Glebe Rangers	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Bessbrook United

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Armoy United	3–4	Donard Hospital
Ballynahinch United	4–3	Harland & Wolff Sport
Dromara Village	2–1	Killyleagh Youth
Drummond United	10–0	Richhill
Dungiven Celtic	1–4	Harland & Wolff Welders
Glebe Rangers	1–2	Barn United
Hanover	3–5	Oxford United Stars
Islandmagee	4–1	Bangor Amateurs
Malachians	1–3	Civil Service
Nortel	2–2	East Belfast
Portglenone	1–1	Downshire Young Men
Shorts	1–1	Portstewart

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Downshire Young Men	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Portglenone
East Belfast	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Northern Telecom

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Drummond United	2–2	Rathfriland Rangers
Harland & Wolff Welders	0–0	Ballynahinch United
Portglenone	1–3	Islandmagee

1996–97 Irish Cup

Results

First round

Replays

Second round

Replays

Second round (A)

Replays

Third round

Replay

Fourth round

Replays

Fifth round

Replays

Sixth round

Replay

Quarter-finals

Replays

Semi-finals

Final

References

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Dromara Village	0–4	RUC
Enkalon	1–0	Ballinamallard United
Moyola Park	0–1	Park
Northern Telecom	0–6	Dunmurry Recreation

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballyclare Comrades	2–3	Cliftonville
Bangor	3–0	Ballymena United
Brantwood	0–2	Dundela
British Telecom	1–1	Crumlin United
Carrick Rangers	0–0	RUC
Coleraine	2–1	Linfield
Crusaders	4–1	Institute
Drumaness Mills	1–3	Limavady United
Dungannon Swifts	1–1	Loughgall
Enkalon	1–1	Portstewart
Glenavon	1–0	Ards
Glentoran	4–0	Distillery
Larne	0–2	Coagh United
Newry Town	0–0	Omagh Town
Park	0–4	Chimney Corner
Portadown	3–0	Dunmurry Recreation

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Crumlin United	4–1	British Telecom
Loughgall	3–1	Dungannon Swifts
Omagh Town	1–0	Newry Town
Portstewart	3–1	Enkalon
RUC	2–1	Carrick Rangers

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Crumlin United	1–2	Loughgall
Crusaders	1–0	Portadown
Dundela	1–2	Coagh United
Glenavon	2–0	Glentoran
Limavady United	1–1	Bangor
Omagh Town	3–2	Chimney Corner
Portstewart	0–1	Coleraine
RUC	0–3	Cliftonville