1973–74 Blaxnit Cup

Football tournament season

1973–74 Blaxnit Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland
Teams	8
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Ards (1st title)
Runner-up	Ballymena United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	30 (4.29 per match)
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The 1973–74 Blaxnit Cup was the 7th and final edition of the Blaxnit Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.^[1]

Ards won the title for the 1st time, defeating Ballymena United 3–1 in the final.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Results

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	3–1	Finn Harps
Ballymena United	4–2	Athlone Town
Drogheda United	2–1	Larne
St Patrick's Athletic	1–2	Glenavon

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	3–1	Glenavon
Drogheda United	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Ards

Final

7 May 1974

Ards	3–1	Ballymena United
Cathcart 3' McAteer 10' Patterson 27'	Report	Orr 25'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Referee: John Carpenter (Dublin)

References

^ "Irish League Archive, Blaxnit Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
^ "All Ireland kings and they looked it". Belfast Telegraph. 8 May 1974. p. 23.
^ "Salute Ards, Team Of Year". Belfast News Letter. 8 May 1974. p. 14.
^ "Blaxnit Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

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