1982–83 Irish Cup

1982–83 Irish Cup
Country  Northern Ireland
Teams 32
Champions Glentoran (10th win)
Runners-up Linfield
Matches played 41
Goals scored 132 (3.22 per match)

The 1982–83 Irish Cup was the 103rd edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 22 January 1983, and concluded on 7 May 1983 with the replayed final. The cup was expanded this season, doubling the number of clubs taking part to 32. The extra clubs meant that an additional round was added to the competition.

Linfield were the defending champions after winning their 33rd Irish Cup last season, defeating Coleraine 2–1 in the 1982 final.[1] This season they reached the final again, but lost to archrivals Glentoran after a replay. Glentoran won their 10th Irish Cup, defeating Linfield 2–1 in the final replay, after the first game was a 1–1 draw.[2]

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymoney United 4–2 Stranmillis College
Banbridge Town 3–0 Ulster Polytechnic
Bangor 0–1 Ards
Brantwood 1–2 Larne
Distillery 2–3 Linfield
Dundela 2–2 Ballyclare Comrades
Dunmurry Recreation 0–4 Carrick Rangers
Glenavon 0–2 Crusaders
Glentoran 4–0 Ballymena United
Limavady United 1–1 New University
Newry Town 0–2 Cliftonville
Omagh Town 1–1 Coleraine
Portadown 0–1 Milford Everton
POSC 0–4 Dungannon Swifts
Roe Valley 0–0 Cookstown United
RUC 1–1 Tobermore United

Replays

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballyclare Comrades 2–0 Dundela
Cookstown United 1–1 Roe Valley
Coleraine 8–0 Omagh Town
New University 0–3 Limavady United
Tobermore United 2–6 RUC

Second replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Roe Valley 2–0 Cookstown United

Second round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballyclare Comrades 3–2 Milford Everton
Ballymoney United 0–2 Glentoran
Banbridge Town 1–1 Larne
Cliftonville 3–1 Carrick Rangers
Crusaders 1–2 Coleraine
Dungannon Swifts 0–3 Ards
Limavady United 1–1 RUC
Roe Valley 0–5 Linfield

Replays

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Larne 2–1 Banbridge Town
RUC 6–1 Limavady United

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 2–1 Larne
Ballyclare Comrades 1–1 Cliftonville
Coleraine 2–3 Glentoran
Linfield 3–1 RUC

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 0–1 Ballyclare Comrades

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballyclare Comrades 0–3 Glentoran
Linfield 2–1 Ards

Final

Replay

7 May 1983
Glentoran 2 – 1 Linfield
Jameson x2 Report McGaughey

References

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