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1983–84 Irish Cup

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1983–84 Irish Cup
Tournament details
CountryNorthern Ireland
Teams32
Defending championsGlentoran
Final positions
ChampionsBallymena United (4th win)
Runner-upCarrick Rangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored111 (3 per match)

The 1983–84 Irish Cup was the 104th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 28 January 1984, and concluded on 5 May 1984 with the final.

Glentoran were the defending champions after winning their 10th Irish Cup last season, defeating rivals Linfield 2–1 in the 1983 final replay.[1] This season they reached the semi-finals, but lost to Carrick Rangers. Ballymena United won their fourth Irish Cup, defeating Carrick Rangers 4–1 in the final.[2]

Results

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First round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 1–0 Coleraine
Armoy United 1–1 POSC
Ballyclare Comrades 1–2 Newry Town
Banbridge Town 2–3 Bangor
Brantwood 2–2 Queen's University
Carrick Rangers 1–1 Crusaders
Crewe United 0–5 Glenavon
Distillery 4–0 Dunmurry Rec.
Harland & Wolff Welders 0–4 Glentoran
Institute 2–0 New University of Ulster
Islandmagee 0–3 Portadown
Killyleagh Youth 1–3 Dundela
Limavady United 5–1 Standard Telephone
Linfield 1–0 Larne
Omagh Town 0–1 Cliftonville
Tobermore United 0–7 Ballymena United

Replays

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Crusaders 0–1 Carrick Rangers
POSC 5–2 Armoy United
Queen's University 0–1 Brantwood

Second round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 2–1 Dundela
Bangor 2–2 Glentoran
Brantwood 1–2 Carrick Rangers
Cliftonville 1–0 Ards
Glenavon 0–0 Distillery
Institute 1–2 POSC
Limavady United 0–3 Linfield
Newry Town 3–0 Portadown

Replays

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 1–1 Glenavon
Glentoran 3–1 Bangor

Second replay

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glenavon 4–0 Distillery

Quarter-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 2–1 Linfield
Cliftonville 2–0 POSC
Glentoran 1–0 Glenavon
Newry Town 0–1 Carrick Rangers

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 2–1 Cliftonville
Glentoran 1–2 Carrick Rangers

Final

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Ballymena United4 – 1Carrick Rangers
Fox 8'
Crockard 47'
Harrison 65' (pen.)
Speak 76'
Report Fellowes 90'

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Northern Ireland 1983/84". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 27 October 2012.