Country Northern Ireland Champions Linfield (31st win) Matches played 18 | Teams 16 Runners-up Ballymena United Goals scored 71 (3.94 per match) | |
The 1977–78 Irish Cup was the 98th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 4 February 1978, and concluded on 29 April 1978 with the final.
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The defending champions were Coleraine, after they defeated Linfield 4–1 in the 1976–77 final. However, Linfield gained revenge by knocking the holders out with a 2–1 win in the first round. Linfield went on to win the cup for the 31st time, defeating Ballymena United 3–1 in the final.
First round
1This tie required a replay, after the first game was a 2–2 draw.
Semi-finals
2This tie was eventually decided by a penalty shoot-out in the second replay, after all three games ended as 1–1 draws.
References
1977–78 Irish Cup Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA