Blaxnit Cup
| Founded | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
The Blaxnit Cup, is a defunct club football competition which featured teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland, in a similar format to the current Setanta Cup. It was inaugurated in 1967 as a cross-border competition between clubs from the League of Ireland from the Republic of Ireland and the Irish League from Northern Ireland and ran until 1974.[1] The competition was sponsored by Blaxnit, a sock and hosiery manufacturer based in Newtownards.
The competition featured four teams from each league. The Blaxnit Cup was the third cross-border competition. Previous competitions included the Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup 1941/42-1948/49 and the North-South Cup 1961/62-1962/63.
After the demise of the Blaxnit Cup teams from both sides of the border continued to compete in the Texaco Cup 1973/74-1974/75, the Tyler Cup 1978-1980 and since 2005 in the Setanta Sports Cup.
The tournament suffered from lack of interest and security concerns.
Finals
Finals played over two legs except 1973-74, aggregate score given.
| 1967-68 |  Shamrock Rovers |
3-2 |  Crusaders |
| 1968-69 | Coleraine |
4-3 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1969-70 | Coleraine |
4-2 | Sligo Rovers |
| 1970-71 | Linfield |
3-2 | Cork Hibernians |
| 1971-72 | Cork Hibernians |
5-3 | Coleraine |
| 1972-73 | Glentoran |
6-2 | Cork Hibernians |
| 1973-74 | Ards |
3-1 | Ballymena United |
References
- ↑ "All-Ireland Cross-Border Cup Competitions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
External links
- Irish Football Club Project Archive on All-Ireland Competitions
- Official Setanta Cup Site
- All-Ireland Cross-Border Cup Competitions history