Top Four Cup

Top Four Cup
Founded 1955–56
Region Republic of Ireland Ireland
Number of teams 4
Most successful club(s) Waterford (5 wins)
Shamrock Rovers (7 finals)

The Top Four Cup was an association football super cup featuring the top four clubs in the League of Ireland. It was first held in 1955–56 and last played for in 1973–74. It was played at the end of the season. Shamrock Rovers were the inaugural winners and subsequently featured in seven finals. Waterford won the competition the most times, five times in total. [1] The competition was sponsored by the Irish Independent and a result was also known as the Independent Cup. [2][3] The cup was last won by Cork Celtic and is currently on display in the Evergreen Bar in Turners Cross, Cork. During the late 1960s the (Northern) Irish Football League also organised a Top Four Cup. Between 1998 and 2001 the FAI organised a similar formatted competition known as the FAI Super Cup.

List of finals

Season Winner Score Runners-up Venue
1955–56 Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Waterford Dalymount Park
1956–57 Evergreen United 2–1 DrumcondraDalymount Park
1957–58 Shamrock Rovers 2–1 DrumcondraDalymount Park
1958–59 Evergreen United 1–0 Shamrock RoversDalymount Park
1959–60 Cork Celtic 2–1 ShelbourneDalymount Park
1960–61 Drumcondra 1–1 Cork CelticDalymount Park
Replay Drumcondra 2–2 Cork CelticThe Mardyke
2nd Replay Drumcondra3–0 Cork CelticTolka Park
1961–62 Shelbourne2–1 Cork CelticDalymount Park
1962–63 Drumcondra 2–2 Cork CelticTolka Park
ReplayDrumcondra 4–3 Cork CelticTurners Cross
1963–64 Dundalk 0–0 LimerickDalymount Park
Replay Dundalk 2–1 LimerickTolka Park
1964–65Drumcondra3–0Shamrock RoversDalymount Park
1965–66 Shamrock Rovers3–3BohemiansDalymount Park
ReplayShamrock Rovers1–1 BohemiansTolka Park
2nd ReplayShamrock Rovers3–0 BohemiansDalymount Park
1966–67 Dundalk0–0 BohemiansDalymount Park
ReplayDundalk2–1BohemiansTolka Park
1967–68 Waterford3–2 Shamrock RoversTolka Park
1968–69 Waterford 2–0 Shamrock RoversTolka Park
1969–70 Waterford6–2 Cork HiberniansKilcohan Park
1970–71 Waterford3–0 Cork HiberniansTolka Park
1971–72 Bohemians2–1 Finn HarpsDalymount Park
1972–73 Waterford 6–2 BohemiansTolka Park
1973–74Cork Celtic [note 1]0–0 BohemiansFlower Lodge

Source:[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Cork Celtic won on penalties

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ireland - List of Top Four Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com.
  2. ↑ Paul Doolan, Robert Goggins (1993). The Hoops. Gill & MacmillanLtd. ISBN 0-7171-2121-6.
  3. ↑ "Bunny Fulham (Drumcondra) Recalls Sunny Spain & Some Soccer Sorcery". upthedrums.weebly.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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