Irish News Cup

Last updated
Irish News Cup
Founded1995
Abolished1999
RegionNorthern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Most successful club(s) Coleraine
Derry City
Omagh Town
Finn Harps
(1 title each)

The Irish News Cup was a "north-south" association football competition in Ireland involving teams from the Irish League and League of Ireland, mostly located in the north-west of the island. It is thus not counted among the major all-Ireland cup tournaments, since neither League champions nor Cup winners were involved. (Derry City did win the League of Ireland title in 1996-97). It was sponsored by the The Irish News (a nationalist newspaper based in Belfast) and also referred to as the Irish News North West Cup. It lasted four seasons.

Contents

List of finals

[1]

SeasonWinner
(number of titles)		ScoreRunner-upVenue
1995–96 Ulster Banner.svg Coleraine (1)4 – 1 Ulster Banner.svg Omagh Town St Julian's Road, Omagh
8 – 1 (12 – 2 agg.) The Showgrounds, Coleraine
1996–97 Flag of Ireland.svg Derry City (1)0 – 3 Flag of Ireland.svg Sligo Rovers The Showgrounds, Sligo
5 – 1 (5 – 4 agg.) Brandywell Stadium, Derry
1997–98 Ulster Banner.svg Omagh Town (1)1 – 1 Ulster Banner.svg Ballymena United St Julian's Road, Omagh
1 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.) The Showgrounds, Ballymena
1998–99 Flag of Ireland.svg Finn Harps (1)2 – 0 Ulster Banner.svg Ballymena United Finn Park, Ballybofey

References

  1. ↑ "Irish News Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

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