Ulster Cup

The Ulster Cup was held for fifty editions, primarily for members of the Irish League, but often involving intermediate clubs to "make up the numbers". The format was varied, from a straight league format to group stages with various degress of knock-out rounds following. It was removed from the the calender in the late-1990s, initially being limited to First Division clubs before disappearing altogether.

Season. Winners..... Score Runners-Up
1948/49 Linfield.... 3 - 0 Ards
1949/50 Larne....... 2 - 1 Ballymena U.
1950/51 Glentoran... 2 - 1 Linfield
1951/52 ,,Not held (one-off Festival of Britain Cup played instead)
1952/53 Glentoran... 3 - 0 Distillery
1953/54 Crusaders... 2 - 1 Linfield
1954/55 Glenavon.... 3 - 1 Coleraine
1955/56 Linfield.... 5 - 1 Coleraine
1956/57 Linfield.... League
1957/58 Distillery.. 1 - 1 Glentoran
..replay ........... 4 - 1
1958/59 Glenavon.... 2 - 0 Crusaders
1959/60 Linfield.... 1 - 1 Crusaders
..replay ........... 4 - 1
1960/61 Ballymena U. 3 - 1 Glenavon
1961/62 Linfield.... 2 - 0 Glentoran
1962/63 Glenavon.... 1 - 0 Coleraine
1963/64 Crusaders... 2 - 2 Glenavon
..replay ........... 1 - 0
1964/65 Linfield.... 1 - 0 Glentoran
1965/66 Coleraine... League
1966/67 Glentoran... League
1967/68 Linfield.... League
1968/69 Coleraine... League
1969/70 Coleraine... League
1970/71 Linfield.... League
1971/72 Linfield.... League
1972/73 Coleraine... League
1973/74 Ards........ League
1974/75 Linfield.... League
1975/76 Coleraine... League
1976/77 Glentoran... League
1977/78 Linfield.... League
1978/79 Linfield.... League
1979/80 Linfield.... League
1980/81 Ballymena U. League
1981/82 Glentoran... League
1982/83 Glentoran... League
1983/84 Glentoran... 5 - 2 Coleraine... aet
1984/85 Linfield.... 2 - 2 Larne....... aet 3-2 pens
1985/86 Coleraine... 5 - 0 Portadown... aet
1986/87 Coleraine... 1 - 0 Linfield
1987/88 Larne....... 2 - 1 Coleraine
1988/89 Glentoran... 5 - 2 Larne
1989/90 Glentoran... 3 - 1 Glenavon
1990/91 Portadown... 1 - 1 Glenavon
..replay ........... 1 - 1 ............ aet 3-2 pens
1991/92 Bangor...... 3 - 1 Crusaders
1992/93 Linfield.... 2 - 0 Ards
1993/94 Crusaders... 1 - 0 Bangor
1994/95 Bangor...... 3 - 1 Crusaders
1995/96 Portadown... 2 - 2 Linfield.... aet 5-3 pens
1996/97 Coleraine... 1 - 1 Crusaders... aet 4-3 pens
1997/98 Ballyclare C League For Division One Clubs only
1998/99 Distillery.. League For Division One Clubs only
2002/03 Dungannon S. League For Division One Clubs only

................... W . F
Linfield.......... 15 . 4
Glentoran.......... 9 . 3
Coleraine.......... 8 . 5
Glenavon........... 3 . 4
Distillery......... 2 . 2
Ballymena United... 2 . 1
Larne.............. 2 . 2
Crusaders.......... 3 . 5
Bangor............. 2 . 1
Portadown.......... 2 . 1
Ards............... 1 . 3
Ballyclare Comrades 1 . 0
Dungannon Swifts .. 1 ..0
.................. 50 . 31

Festival of Britain Cup
The Festival of Britain was organised in 1951 as a spur to regeneration after the Second World War. To commemorate the event the Ulster Cup was replaced by a one-off Festival of Britain Cup. Played between August 1951 and May 1952 it began with four three-team groups, followed by semi-finals then the final.

1951/52 Ballymena U. 3-0 Crusaders