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1996–97 Irish League Cup

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1996–97 Irish League Cup
Wilkinson Sword League Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams32
Defending championsPortadown
Final positions
ChampionsCrusaders (1st win)
Runner-upGlentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored122 (3.94 per match)

The 1996–97 Irish League Cup (known as the Wilkinson Sword League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th edition of the Irish League Cup, Northern Ireland's secondary football knockout cup competition. It concluded on 15 October 1996 with the final.

Portadown unsuccessfully defended its 1996 title in the semifinals to Glentoran. Glentoran unsuccessfully defend its pursuit of a title in the final against the Crusaders, 1–0.[1][2]

First round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 3–1 Chimney Corner
Ballyclare Comrades 1–0 Armagh City
Ballymoney United 1–2 Newry Town
Banbridge Town 4–4 (4–5 p) Distillery
Bangor 2–0 RUC
Carrick Rangers 2–1 Institute
Coleraine 5–1 Limavady United
Crusaders 1–0 Brantwood
Dungannon Swifts 1–0 Ballymena United
Glenavon 4–0 Dundela
Glentoran 3–0 Moyola Park
Larne 0–1 Harland & Wolff Welders
Linfield 8–2 Tobermore United
Loughgall 3–2 Cliftonville
Omagh Town 10–0 Cookstown United
Portadown 3–0 Ballinamallard United

Second round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 0–3 Crusaders
Ballyclare Comrades 2–4 Omagh Town
Carrick Rangers 3–2 Harland & Wolff Welders
Coleraine 3–2 Glenavon
Distillery 1–0 Bangor
Glentoran 3–1 Dungannon Swifts
Linfield 5–0 Loughgall
Portadown 2–1 Newry Town

Quarter-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Carrick Rangers 1–4 Linfield
Crusaders 4–2 Omagh Town
Distillery 1–3 Portadown
Glentoran 4–0 Coleraine

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Crusaders 1–1 (4–1 p) Linfield
Portadown 1–2 Glentoran

Final

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Crusaders1 – 0Glentoran
Dully 57' Report
Attendance: 3,000

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Northern Ireland 1996/97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 24 December 2012.