1963–64 Irish Cup

1963–64Irish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Derry City(3rd win)
Runner-up	Glentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	63 (3.5 per match)

The1963–64 Irish Cupwas the 84th edition of theIrish Cup,the premier knock-out cup competition inNorthern Irishfootball.It began on 22 February 1964, and concluded on 25 April with the final.

The trophy was won byDerry City,who won the trophy for the third time defeatingGlentoranin the final. The defending champions wereLinfield,who were defeated 2–0 in the first round byCrusaders.

There was also a qualifying round, which saw four junior teams qualify for the first round:Ballyclare Comrades(1–0 againstBrantwood),Banbridge Town(1–0 againstLarne),Carrick Rangers(4–3 againstQueen's University), andNewry Town(2–1 againstDundela).

Results

First round

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

Replays

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	1–2	Distillery
Bangor	0–4	Coleraine
Glentoran	2–2	Ards

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	0–4	Glentoran

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Banbridge Town	3–0	Cliftonville
Coleraine	3–1	Portadown
Crusaders	2–2	Glentoran
Derry City	5–0	Distillery

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	2–0	Crusaders

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Derry City	3–0	Banbridge Town
Glentoran	2–0	Coleraine

Final

25 April 1964

Derry City	2 – 0	Glentoran
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Windsor Park,Belfast

Attendance: 19,000