1993–94 Irish League Cup

The 1993–94 Irish League Cup (known as the Wilkinson Sword League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 26 April 1994 with the final.

1993–94 Irish League Cup
Wilkinson Sword League Cup
Country Northern Ireland
Teams32
ChampionsLinfield (3rd win)
Runners-upColeraine
Matches played31
Goals scored123 (3.97 per match)

Bangor were the defending champions after winning the League Cup for the first, and to date, only time by defeating Coleraine 3–0 in the previous final. This season they went out in the second round to Ards. Linfield were the eventual winners, lifting the cup for the third time with a 2–0 victory over Coleraine in the final. Coleraine became runners-up for the second successive season.[1][2]

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 9–2 Queen's University
Ballyclare Comrades 3–2 Harland & Wolff Welders
Ballymena United 0–0 (4–5 p) Tobermore United
Bangor 1–0 Loughgall
Chimney Corner 0–4 Newry Town
Cliftonville 5–1 Brantwood
Coleraine 4–0 Dundela
Crusaders 5–0 Cookstown United
Distillery 2–1 Banbridge Town
Dungannon Swifts 0–2 Portadown
Glenavon 11–0 Ballinamallard United
Glentoran 5–2 Ballymoney United
Larne 4–2 Armagh City
Limavady United 4–2 Carrick Rangers
Linfield 5–0 Moyola Park
RUC 2–1 Omagh Town

Second round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballyclare Comrades 3–4 Glenavon
Bangor 1–3 Ards
Coleraine 2–1 Larne
Crusaders 4–0 Newry Town
Distillery 3–0 Tobermore United
Glentoran 2–0 Limavady United
Linfield 0–0 (5–4 p) Cliftonville
Portadown 4–0 RUC

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Coleraine 1–0 Glenavon
Crusaders 3–1 Portadown
Distillery 1–2 Ards
Linfield 2–1 Glentoran

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Coleraine 2–1 Ards
Linfield 1–0 Crusaders

Final

Linfield2 – 0Coleraine
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References

  1. "Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. "Northern Ireland 1993/94". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
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