| Organising body | Irish Football Association Football Association of Ireland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1967 |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Region |  Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Most successful club(s) | Coleraine (2 titles) |
The Blaxnit Cup, is a defunct club football competition which featured teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland, in a similar format to the later Setanta Cup. It was inaugurated in 1967 as a cross-border competition between clubs from the League of Ireland from the Republic of Ireland and the Irish League from Northern Ireland and ran until 1974.[1] The competition was sponsored by Blaxnit, a sock and hosiery manufacturer based in Newtownards.
The competition featured four teams from each league. The Blaxnit Cup was the third cross-border competition. Previous competitions included the Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup 1941/42-1948/49 and the North-South Cup 1961/62-1962/63.
After the demise of the Blaxnit Cup teams from both sides of the border continued to compete in the Texaco Cup 1973/74-1974/75, the Tyler Cup 1978-1980 and after 2005 in the Setanta Sports Cup.
The tournament suffered from lack of interest and security concerns.
Finals
Finals played over two legs except 1973–74, aggregate score given.
| 1967-68 | Shamrock Rovers | 3-2 | Crusaders |
| 1968-69 | Coleraine | 4-3 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1969-70 | Coleraine | 4-2 | Sligo Rovers |
| 1970-71 | Linfield | 3-2 | Cork Hibernians |
| 1971-72 | Cork Hibernians | 5-3 | Coleraine |
| 1972-73 | Glentoran | 6-2 | Cork Hibernians |
| 1973-74 | Ards | 3-1 | Ballymena United |
References
- ^ "All-Ireland Cross-Border Cup Competitions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 June 2007.