Top Four Cup (Northern Ireland)

The Top Four Cup was a football competition played between the top four clubs in the Irish League from 1965-66 to 1968-69. It was a knock-out competition, consisting of two semi-finals and a final.

Top Four Cup
Organising bodyIrish Football Association
Founded1965
Abolished1969
Region Northern Ireland
Most successful club(s)Linfield (2 titles)

Final results

Season Date Winner Score Runner-up Venue
1965-66 ??.05.66 Derry City 2 1 Linfield The Oval, Belfast
1966-67 17.05.67 Linfield 2 1 Coleraine Solitude, Belfast
1967-68 30.05.68 Linfield 3 1 Coleraine Solitude, Belfast
1968-69 16.04.69 Coleraine 1 0 Linfield The Oval, Belfast

Sources

  • W.H.W. Platt (1986) A History of Derry City Football and Athletic Club 1929-1972.
  • Bill Irwin (ed.) (1969) Irish Association Football Guide: Season 1969-70. Belfast: Century Newspapers Ltd
  • Bill Irwin (ed.) (1968) Irish Association Football Guide: Season 1968-69. Belfast: Century Newspapers Ltd
  • Bill Irwin (ed.) (1967) Irish Association Football Guide: Season 1967-68. Belfast: Century Newspapers Ltd
  • Irish Football Club Project
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