1951–52 Festival of Britain Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | Glentoran |
Final positions | |
Champions | Ballymena United (1st win) |
Runner-up | Crusaders |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 28 |
Goals scored | 109 (3.89 per match) |
The 1951–52 Festival of Britain Cup was the fourth edition of the Ulster Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1] The tournament was renamed from the Ulster Cup for one season only as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations that were held that year.[2]
Ballymena United won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Crusaders 3–0 in the final.[3][4]
Group stage
[edit]Section A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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1 | Glentoran | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 6 |
2 | Ards | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 4 |
3 | Bangor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0.455 | 2 |
Source: Irish League Archive
Section B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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1 | Ballymena United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1.400 | 6 |
2 | Coleraine | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | 6 |
3 | Derry City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0.154 | 0 |
Source: Irish League Archive
Playoff
[edit]Section C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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1 | Glenavon | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 7 |
2 | Linfield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 3 |
3 | Portadown | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 2 |
Source: Irish League Archive
Section D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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1 | Crusaders | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 6 |
2 | Cliftonville | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 4 |
3 | Distillery | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | 2 |
Source: Irish League Archive
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 1–0 | Glentoran |
Crusaders | 1–21 | Glenavon |
1Glenavon were dismissed from the competition for fielding an ineligible player. Crusaders progressed to the final.
Final
[edit]Ballymena United | 3–0 | Crusaders |
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Lyness ![]() ![]() Walsh ![]() |
Report |
References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, Ulster Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Irish League Archive, Festival of Britain Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Ballymena 3, Crusaders 0". Ireland's Saturday Night. 17 May 1952. p. 6.
- ^ "Festival Of Britain Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2023.