Irish Cup 1979/80

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Irish Cup 1979/80
Cup winners Linfield FC (32nd title)
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Crusaders FC
( As champions, Linfield FC had already qualified for the 1979/80 European Cup.)
Beginning April 2, 1980
final April 26, 1980
Final stadium The oval
Teams 16
Games 22nd
Gates 56  (ø 2.55 per game)
← Irish Cup 1978/79

The Irish Cup 1979/80 was the 100th edition of the Northern Irish soccer cup competition . The first games took place on February 2, 1980, the final on April 26, 1980.

Defending champions Cliftonville FC were eliminated in the round of 16. The title went to Linfield FC for the 32nd time .

Tournament course

  Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
                                     
Bangor FC 2 1                  
Ballymena United Ballymena United 0  
Ballymena United Ballymena United 3
  Portadown FC Portadown FC 2  
Cliftonville FC Cliftonville FC 1
 
Portadown FC Portadown FC 2  
Ballymena United Ballymena United 0
  Linfield FC 1  
Linfield FC 3      
 
Coats of arms of None.svg Lisburn Distillery 1  
Linfield FC 4th
  Glentoran FC Glentoran FC 0  
Coats of arms of None.svg Larne FC 0 2
 
Glentoran FC Glentoran FC 2  
Linfield FC 2
  Crusaders FC Crusaders FC 0
Crusaders FC Crusaders FC 1            
 
Coats of arms of None.svg Stranmillis College FC 0  
Crusaders FC Crusaders FC 3 3
  Glenavon FC Glenavon FC 0  
Coats of arms of None.svg Queen's University Belfast AFC 0
 
Glenavon FC Glenavon FC 4th  
Crusaders FC Crusaders FC 2 5
  Coats of arms of None.svg RUC 1  
Coats of arms of None.svg RUC 4th      
 
Coats of arms of None.svg Ards FC 0  
Coats of arms of None.svg RUC 1 4
  Coleraine FC Coleraine FC 0  
Coleraine FC Coleraine FC 8th
 
Coats of arms of None.svg Ballyclare Comrades 1  
1 Replay after a 1-1 draw in the first game.
2 2. Replay after a 1: 1 or 0: 0 in the first two games.
3 Replay after a 0-0 game in the first game.
4th 2. Replay after a 1: 1 or 0: 0 in the first two games.
5 Replay after a 1-1 draw in the first game.

final

pairing Linfield FC - Crusaders FCCrusaders FC
Result 2-0
date April 26, 1980
Stadion The Oval , Belfast
spectator 12,000
Gates 1-0 McCurdy (12th)
2-0 McKeown (68th)
Linfield FC George Dunlop, Alan Fraser, Terry Hayes, Peter Dornan, Peter Rafferty, Lindsey McKeown, Nixon (Johnny Jameson, 74th), McKee, Colin McCurdy, Feeney, Trevor Anderson
Crusaders FC Roy McDonald, Thompson, Jeff Gorman, Mulhall, Bob Gillespie, John McPolin, Kennedy (Patterson, 61.), Currie, Byrne, King

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