Irish League Clubs In The Cup Winners Cup - 1980s
Results by Club
1980/81 Season
First Round - First leg
Wednesday, 17th September, 1980 Venue: Somerton Park, Newport, Wales
Newport County
4-0
Crusaders

Newport County(Wales): Dowler, Walden, Relish, Bruton, Oakes, Tynan, Vaughan, Lowndes, Gwyther, John Aldridge, Moore
Subs: Elsey (replaced John Aldridge)
Goalscorers: Gwyther 5, Moore 7, John Aldridge 66, Burton 68

Crusaders: Roy McDonald, Thompson, Gorman, Mulhall, Gillespie, Whiteside, Jess, Fellowes, Byrne, Currie, Rice
Subs: King (replaced Byrne), Cromie (replaced Rice)

First Round - Second leg
Wednesday, 1st October, 1980 Venue: Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Crusaders
0-0
Newport County

Crusaders: Roy McDonald, Currie, Gorman, Mulhall, Gillespie, Thompson, Jess, Fellowes, King, John McPolin, Rice
Subs: Byrne (replaced Jess), Whiteside (replaced John McPolin)

Newport County(Wales): Plumley, Walden, Relish, Bruton, Oakes, Tynan, Vaughan, Lowndes, Gwyther,
John Aldridge, Moore
Subs: Elsey (replaced Relish), Davies (replaced Bruton)

Newport County win 4-0 on Agg

1981/82 Season
First Round - First leg
Wednesday, 16th September, 1981 Venue: The Showgrounds, Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Ballymena United
0-2
AS Roma

Ballymena United: Matthews, Beattie, Fox, O'Doherty, McCullough, McDowell, Neill, J. Sloan, McCusker, Malone, Moffatt
Subs: D. Smyth (replaced McDowell), Huston (replaced Moffatt)

AS Roma(Italy)
: Tancredi, Neia, Marangon, Turone, Falcao, Bonetti, Chierico, Naggiora, Pruzzo, Ancelotti, Conti
Goalscorers: Chierico 63, 88

First Round - Second leg
Wednesday, 30th September, 1981 Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
AS Roma
4-0
Ballymena United

AS Roma(Italy): Tancredi, Nela, Marangon, Falcao, Bonetti, Spinosi, Chierico, Giovanelli, Pruzzo, Ancelotti, Conti
Subs: Perrone (replaced Marangon), Faccini (replaced Conti)
Goalscorers:
Spinosi 27, Pruzzo 43, 50, Giovanelli 55

Ballymena United: Matthews, Beattie, Huston, O'Doherty, McCullough, McDowell, Neill, J. Sloan, McQuiston, Malone, Fox
Subs: McCusker (replaced McQuiston)

AS Roma win 6-0 on Agg

1982/83 Season
First Round - First leg
Wednesday, 15th September, 1982 Venue: The Showgrounds, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Coleraine
0-3
Tottenham Hotspur

Coleraine: Team???

Tottenham Hotspur(England): Team ???
Goalscorers: Archibald 12, Crooks 49, 84

First Round - Second leg
Tuesday, 29th September, 1982 Venue: White Hart Lane, London, England
Tottenham Hotspur
4-0
Coleraine

Tottenham Hotspur(England): Team ???
Goalscorers: Crooks 14, Mabbutt 52, Brooke 82, Gibson 85

Coleraine: Team???

Tottenham Hotspur
win 7-0 on Agg

1983/84 Season
First Round - First leg
Wednesday, 14th September, 1983 Venue: The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Glentoran
1-2
Paris St. Germain

Glentoran: Team???
Goalscorer: Jameson 74

Paris St. Germain(France): Team???
Goalscorers: Zaremba 78, N'Gom 83

First Round - Second leg
Wednesday, 28th September, 1983 Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris, France
Paris St. Germain
2-1
Glentoran

Paris St. Germain(France): Team???
Goalscorers: Bathenay 48 p. Susic 76

Glentoran: Team???
Goalscorer: Mullan 21

Paris St. Germain win 4-2 on Agg

1984/85 Season
First Round - First leg
Wednesday, 19th September, 1984 Venue: The Showgrounds, Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Ballymena United
0-1
Hamrun Spartans

Ballymena United: Hutchinson, McCreery, Fox, Harrison, Crockard, Buchanan, R. Smyth, J. Sloan, O'Neill, Campbell, McAllister Subs: Wright (replaced Buchanan)

Hamrun Spartans(Malta): Zammit, Farrugia, Alex Azzopardi, G.Xuereb, Grech, Alfred Azzopardi, L. Rafalo, Robertson, Stegner, R. Xuereb, Degiorgio
Subs: Zarb (replaced Robertson)
Goalscorer: Xuereb 19

First Round - Second leg
Wednesday, 26th September, 1984 Venue: Ta’ Qali Stadium, Hamrun, Malta
Hamrun Spartans
2-1
Ballymena United

Hamrun Spartans(Malta): Zammit, Farrugia, Alex Azzopardi, Grech, G. Xuereb, Alfred Azzopardi, L. Rafalo, Robertson, Stegner, R. Xuereb
Subs: Zarb (replaced Stegner), G. Rafalo (replaced R. Xuereb)
Goalscorer: Xuereb 43, 66

Ballymena United: Hutchinson, McCreery, Fox, Harrison, Crockard, Beattie, R. Smyth, J. Sloan, O'Neill, Campbell, Wright
Subs: McAllister (replaced McCreery), Buchanan (replaced Wright)
Goalscorer: Beatty 17
Hamrun Spartans win 3-1 on Agg

1985/86 Season
First Round - First leg
Wednesday, 21st September, 1985 Venue: Reykjavik, Iceland
Fram Reykjavik
3-1
Glentoran

Fram Reykjavik(Iceland):
Goalscorers: Tolmasson 47, 60, Thorkelsson 85

Glentoran: Team???
Goalscorer: Barney Bowers 1

First Round - Second leg
Wednesday, 2nd September, 1985 Venue: The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Glentoran
1-0
Fram Reykjavik
Glentoran: Team???
Goalscorer: Mullan 85

Fram Reykjavik(Iceland): Team???


Fram Reykjavik win 3-2 on on Agg
1986/87 Season
Second Round - First leg
Wednesday, 17th September, 1986 Venue: The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Glentoran
1-1
Lokomotive Leipzig

Glentoran: Team???
Goalscorer: Cleary 43

Lokomotive Leipzig(East Germany): Team???
Goalscorer: Lindner 66

Second Round - Second leg
Wednesday, 1st October, 1986 Venue: Zentral Stadion, Leipzig, East Germany
Lokomotive Leipzig
2-0
Glentoran
Lokomotive Leipzig(East Germany): Team???
Goalscorers:
Bredow 36, Richter 90

Glentoran: Team???

Lokomotive Leipzig win 3-1 on Agg
1987/88 Season
First Round - First leg
Wednesday, 16th September, 1987 Venue: Keskuskenttä, Rovaniemi, Finland
RoPS Rovaniemi
0-0
Glentoran

RoPS Rovaniemi(Finland): Team???

Glentoran: Team???

First Round - Second leg
Monday, 28th September, 1987 Venue: The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Glentoran
1-1
RoPS Rovaniemi

Glentoran: Team???
Goalscorer: Caskey 65

RoPS Rovaniemi(Finland): Team???
Goalscorer: Kallio 63

RoPS Rovaniemi win on away goals

1988/89 Season
First Round - First leg
Wednesday, 7th September, 1988 Venue: Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland
Glenavon
1-4
AGF Århus

Glenavon: Team???
Goalscorer: McCann 17

AGF Århus
(Denmark): Team???
Goalscorers: Mortensen 25, Pingel 52, 80, Reeber 67

First Round - Second leg
Wednesday, 5th October, 1988 Venue: Århus, Denmark
AGF Århus
3-1
Glenavon

AGF Århus(Denmark): Team???
Goalscorers: Mortensen 26, Kristensen 65, Stampe 87

Glenavon: Team???
Goalscorer: McConville 88

AGF Århus win 7-2 on Agg

1989/90 Season
First Round - First leg
Wednesday, 13th September, 1989 Venue: Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium
RSC Anderlecht
6-0
Ballymena United

RSC Anderlecht(Belgium): de Wilde, Gudjohnsen, Marchoul, van Tiggelen, Andersen, Ukkonen, Vervoort, Nilis, Degryse, Jankovic, van der Linden
Subs: Zitterberg (replaced Jankovic), Da Oliveria (replaced van der Linden)
Goalscorers: Ukkonen 11, Nilis 16, 35, Van Der Linden 47, 52, Gudjohnsen 85

Ballymena United: Grant, Hamilton, M. Smyth, Garrett, Heron, S. Young, McKee, Curry, T. Sloan, Hardy, D. Smyth
Subs: Loughery (replaced Curry), R. Simpson (replaced D. Smyth)

First Round - Second leg
Wednesday, 27th September, 1989 Venue: The Showgrounds, Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Ballymena United
0-4
RSC Anderlecht

Ballymena United: McErlean, Hamilton, M. Smyth, Garrett, Heron, S. Young, McKee, Loughery, Pyper, Hardy, R. Simpson
Subs: D. Smyth (replaced R. Simpson), Scott (replaced McKee)

RSC Anderlecht(Belgium): de Wilde, Gudjohnsen, Marchoul, van Tiggelen, Andersen, Ukkonen, Vervoort, Nilis, Degryse, Jankovic, van der Linden
Subs: Da Oliveria (replaced van der Linden), Musonda (replaced Jankovic)
Goalscorers: Vervoort 27, 87, Degryse 54, Gudjohnsen 83

RSC Anderlecht win 10-0 on Agg