Carlsberg Cup (Northern Ireland)

The Carlsberg Cup was a football competition played for two seasons between clubs in the Irish League in 1972-73 and 1973-74. Held at the beginning of each season, it consisted solely of twelve Irish League clubs in the first season, and in the second season it consisted of twelve Irish League Clubs and four B Division teams.[1]

Carlsberg Cup
Organising bodyIrish Football Association
Founded1972
Abolished1973
RegionNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland
Most successful club(s)Crusaders
Portadown
(1 title each)

Final results edit

Season Date Winner Score Runner-up Venue
1972–73 16 August 1972 Portadown 3 – 0 Ards Windsor Park, Belfast
1973–74 15 August 1973 Crusaders 3 – 0 Ards Windsor Park, Belfast

Sources edit

  • Malcolm Brodie, "100 Years of Irish Football", Blackstaff Press, Belfast (1980)

References edit

  1. ^ "Carlsberg Cup". Irish Football Club Project. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

External links edit