Festival of Britain Cup
Season 1951/52
Group A
| - | - | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
1 |
Glentoran | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
Ards | 4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
Bangor | 4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
11 |
2 |
| _ | _ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ |
Results
| Tuesday, 21st August, 1951 | ||
Glentoran |
6-2 |
Bangor |
Glentoran(Ewing x2, Feeney, S Hughes x3) Bangor(??, ??) |
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| Thursday, 23rd August, 1951 | ||
Bangor |
1-0 |
Ards |
Gordon |
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| Thursday, 30th August, 1951 | ||
Ards |
3-1 |
Bangor |
Ards(McDowell, Walker, Black) Bangor(Leeman) |
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| Tuesday, 9th October, 1951 | ||
Ards |
1-2 |
Glentoran |
Ards(McDowell) Glentoran(Feeney x2) |
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| Monday, 28th April, 1952 | ||
Glentoran |
2-1 |
Bangor |
Glentoran(S Hughes, McFarlane) Bangor(??) |
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| Wednesday, 30th April, 1952 | ||
Glentoran |
1-3 |
Ards |
Glentoran(S Hughes) Ards(Walker x2, Brown) |
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Group B
| - | - | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
1 |
Coleraine | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
Ballymena United | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
Derry City | 4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
0 |
| _ | _ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ |
Results
| Tuesday, 21st August, 1951 | ||
Coleraine |
4-0 |
Derry City |
- |
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| Thursday, 23rd August, 1951 | ||
Ballymena United |
5-4 |
Coleraine |
- |
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| Thursday, 30th August, 1951 | ||
Coleraine |
4-1 |
Ballymena United |
- |
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| Thursday, 6th September, 1951 | ||
Derry City |
0-1 |
Coleraine |
- |
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| Thursday, 20th September, 1951 | ||
Derry City |
2-3 |
Ballymena United |
- |
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| Wednesday, 3rd October, 1951 | ||
Ballymena United |
5-0 |
Derry City |
- |
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Group B Play Off
| Monday, 28th April, 1952 | ||
Ballymena United |
3-2 |
Coleraine |
- |
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Group C
| - | - | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
1 |
Glenavon | 4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
Linfield | 4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
Portadown | 4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
| _ | _ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ |
Results
| Tuesday, 21st August, 1951 | ||
Glenavon |
0-0 |
Linfield |
- |
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| Thursday, 23rd August, 1951 | ||
Linfield |
1-0 |
Portadown |
- |
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| Thursday, 6th September, 1951 | ||
Glenavon |
4-1 |
Portadown |
- |
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| Wednesday, 10th October, 1951 | ||
Portadown |
2-1 |
Linfield |
- |
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| Wednesday, 16th April, 1952 | ||
Portadown |
1-6 |
Glenavon |
- |
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| Saturday, 19th April, 1952 | ||
Glenavon |
2-0 |
Linfield |
- |
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Group D
| - | - | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
1 |
Crusaders | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
Cliftonville | 4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
Distillery | 4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
2 |
| _ | _ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ |
Results
| Wednesday, 22nd August, 1951 | ||
Crusaders |
3-1 |
Distillery |
- |
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| Thursday, 6th September, 1951 | ||
Cliftonville |
3-1 |
Distillery |
- |
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| Thursday, 13th September, 1951 | ||
Crusaders |
3-2 |
Cliftonville |
- |
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| Thursday, 20th September, 1951 | ||
Cliftonville |
2-1 |
Distillery |
- |
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| Monday, 24th September, 1951 | ||
Crusaders |
4-2 |
Cliftonville |
- |
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| Monday, 10th September, 1951 | ||
Crusaders |
2-3 |
Distillery |
- |
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SEMI FINALS |
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| Monday, 28th April, 1952 | Venue: Solitude, Belfast | |||
| Crusaders |
1-2 |
Glenavon |
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| Monday, 5th May, 1952 | Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast | |||
| Ballymena United |
1-0 |
Glentoran |
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FINAL |
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| Saturday, 17th May, 1952 | Venue: Solitude, Belfast | |||
Ballymena United |
3-0 |
Crusaders |
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Goalscorers |
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Goals |
Player |
Club |
6 |
Lyness |
Ballymena United |
4 |
S Mitten |
Ballymena United |
4 |
Currie |
Ballymena United |
4 |
J Mitten |
Ballymena United |
1 |
Cubitt |
Ballymena United |
1 |
Barr |
Ballymena United |
1 |
Walsh |
Ballymena United |
6 |
Milne |
Coleraine |
2 |
Corr |
Coleraine |
2 |
McCormick |
Coleraine |
2 |
Shields |
Coleraine |
1 |
Doherty |
Coleraine |
1 |
Brolly |
Coleraine |
1 |
Kelly |
Coleraine |
6 |
Wilbur Cush |
Glenavon |
5 |
Jimmy Jones |
Glenavon |
2 |
Denver |
Glenavon |
1 |
Forde |
Glenavon |
5 |
Bradford |
Crusaders |
3 |
Brady |
Crusaders |
2 |
Simpson |
Crusaders |
1 |
McMullan |
Crusaders |
1 |
Smyth |
Crusaders |
1 |
Mulholland |
Crusaders |
5 |
Hughes |
Glentoran |
3 |
Feeney |
Glentoran |
2 |
Ewing |
Glentoran |
1 |
McFarlane |
Glentoran |
3 |
Reid |
Cliftonville |
1 |
Davidson |
Cliftonville |
1 |
Hicks |
Cliftonville |
1 |
McGarry |
Cliftonville |
1 |
McCleary |
Cliftonville |
1 |
Scott |
Cliftonville |
1 |
Sheills |
Cliftonville |
3 |
Walker |
Ards |
2 |
McDonald |
Ards |
1 |
Brown |
Ards |
1 |
Gorman |
Ards |
2 |
Hollinger |
Distillery |
2 |
Smith |
Distillery |
1 |
Clugston |
Distillery |
1 |
Dodds |
Distillery |
1 |
Gordon |
Bangor |
1 |
Leeman |
Bangor |
1 |
McNeill |
Bangor |
1 |
Orr |
Bangor |
1 |
Richardson |
Bangor |
1 |
Ross |
Portadown |
1 |
Hudson |
Portadown |
1 |
Allen |
Portadown |
1 |
Hopkins |
Portadown |
1 |
Lynch |
Derry City |
1 |
Hagan(OG - Ballymena United Player) |
Derry City |
1 |
Dickson |
Linfield |
1 |
Shearer |
Linfield |
Notes
| * The Festival of Britain Cup replaced the Ulster Cup for one season. |
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