2010–11 Irish League Cup

2010–11 Irish League Cup
Co-operative Insurance Cup
Country  Northern Ireland
Teams 42
Champions Lisburn Distillery (1st win)
Runners-up Portadown
Matches played 41
Goals scored 163 (3.98 per match)

The 2010–11 Irish League Cup (known as the Co-operative Insurance Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. For this season all matches reverted to a one-legged basis having previously been two-legged ties up until the semi-final stage. The competition was also opened up to include more clubs. It was contested by the 12 members of the IFA Premiership, as well as the 14 members of IFA Championship 1 and for the first time, the 16 members of IFA Championship 2 (the third tier). Glentoran were the defending champions.

Lisburn Distillery were the eventual winners, winning the competition for the first time with a 2–1 victory over Portadown in the final.[1]

First round

The games were played in a one-leg format on 21 August 2010.

Team #1  Score  Team #2
Ballyclare Comrades 11 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Ballinamallard United
Carrick Rangers 20 Limavady United
Coagh United 03 Knockbreda Parish
Dundela 05 Institute
Glebe Rangers 51 Chimney Corner
Larne 51 Wakehurst
Loughgall 61 Ballymoney United
Lurgan Celtic 02 Ards
Moyola Park 30 Annagh United
PSNI 02 Warrenpoint Town

Second round

These matches were played on 18 September 2010.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 31 Moyola Park
Armagh City 09 Lisburn Distillery
Banbridge Town 03 Ballymena United
Carrick Rangers 40 Bangor
Dergview 11 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)
Dungannon Swifts
Glebe Rangers 25 Coleraine
Glenavon 51 Portstewart
Knockbreda Parish 07 Portadown
Larne 01 Cliftonville
Linfield 40 Killymoon Rangers
Loughgall 10 Ballyclare Comrades
Newry City 33 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
H&W Welders
Queen's University 05 Glentoran
Sport & Leisure Swifts 03 Institute
Tobermore United 24 Donegal Celtic
Warrenpoint Town 35 Crusaders

Third round

These matches were played on 23 October 2010.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 31 Ards
Coleraine 32 Donegal Celtic
Crusaders 21 Loughgall
Glentoran 51 Dungannon Swifts
Newry City 11 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Linfield
Glenavon 12 Cliftonville
Portadown 21 Carrick Rangers
Institute 03 Lisburn Distillery

Quarter-finals

These matches were played on 5 December 2010, 11 and 18 January 2011.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 02 Glentoran
Ballymena United 02 Crusaders
Portadown 20 Coleraine
Lisburn Distillery 31 Newry City

Semi-finals

1 February 2011
19:45 GMT
Lisburn Distillery 2 – 2 Crusaders
Liggett  73'
Cushley  100'
Report Owens  74'
Rainey  101'
  Penalties  
4 – 2
New Grosvenor Stadium, Ballyskeagh
Referee: Stephen Weatherall

2 February 2011
19:45 GMT
Glentoran 1 – 2 (a.e.t) Portadown
Clarke  26' Report Mackle  45'
Lecky  105'
The Oval, Belfast
Referee: Raymond Crangle

Final

2 April 2011
14:30 GMT
Lisburn Distillery 2 – 1 Portadown
Davidson  51'
Cushley  88'
Report Tipton  42'
Mourneview Park, Lurgan
Referee: Mark Courtney

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