| SEASON
1960/61
1st round
bye
2nd round
Linfield 2-2 Ards
2nd round
replay
Ards 3-5 Linfield
|
SEASON
1961/62
1st round
Cliftonville 3-3 Ards
1st round
replay
Ards 5-1 Cliftonville
2nd round
Glentoran 6-1 Ards
|
|
|
| SEASON
1962/63
1st round
bye 2nd
round
Derry City 2-1 Ards
|
SEASON
1963/64
1st round
Ards 2-6 Linfield
|
|
|
| SEASON
1964/65
1st round
bye
2nd round
Ards 2-2 Glenavon
2nd round
replay
Glenavon 6-2 Ards
|
SEASON
1965/66
1st round
Coleraine 0-2 Ards
2nd round
Ards 1-2 Cliftonville
|
|
|
| SEASON
1966/67
1st round
bye
2nd round
Ards 2-1 Portadown
Semi-final
Ards 1-1 Crusaders
Semi-final
replay
Crusaders 3-2 Ards
|
SEASON
1967/68
1st round
Glentoran 0-1 Ards
2nd round
Glenavon 0-0 Ards
2nd round replay
Ards 2-0 Glenavon
Semi-final
Ards 1-0 Derry City
Final
Linfield 5-0 Ards
|
|
|
| SEASON
1968/69
1st round
Ards 1-2 Glenavon
|
SEASON
1969/70
1st round
Derry City 1-1 Ards
1st round replay
Ards 1-2 Derry City
|
|
|
|
| SEASON
1970/71
1st round
Ards 4-1 Derry City
2nd round
Ards 1-2 Glentoran
|
SEASON
1971/72
1st round
bye
2nd round
Glenavon 0-5 Ards
Semi-final
Ards 3-1 Distillery
Final
Portadown 4-1 Ards
|
|
|
|
| SEASON
1972/73
1st round
Ards 2-0 Coleraine
2nd round
Ards 2-2 Cliftonville
2nd round
replay
Cliftonville 2-3 Ards
Semi-final
Linfield 4-1 Ards
|
SEASON
1973/74
1st round
bye
2nd round
Cliftonville 1-6 Ards
Semi-final
Glentoran 1-1 Ards
(Ards won 5-4 on penalties)
Final
Ards 4-1 Bangor
|
|
|
|
| SEASON
1974/75
1st round
Coleraine 2-1 Ards
|
SEASON
1975/76
1st round
Ards 0-3 Coleraine
|
|
|
|
| SEASON
1976/77
Section A
(semi-final)
Ards 1-3 Glentoran
Distillery 3-0 Ards
Ards 1-1 Portadown
Ards 2-2 Bangor
Glenavon 1-1 Ards
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Glentoran |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
5 |
10 |
| Bangor |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
| Glenavon |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
| Portadown |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
3 |
| Distillery |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
13 |
3 |
| Ards |
5 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SEASON
1977/78
Section A (semi-final)
Ards 1-2 Glenavon
Bangor 3-3 Ards
Distillery 2-0 Ards
Ards 1-1 Portadown
Linfield 1-1 Ards
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Glenavon |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
8 |
9 |
| Bangor |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
| Linfield |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
| Portadown |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
9 |
4 |
| Distillery |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
11 |
3 |
| Ards |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
| SEASON
1978/79
Section A (semi-final)
Ards 2-1 Bangor
Glenavon 3-2 Ards
Portadown 2-1 Ards
Ards 2-2 Distillery
Ards 1-6 Linfield
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Portadown |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
5 |
10 |
| Linfield |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
6 |
9 |
| Glenavon |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
6 |
| Ards |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
14 |
3 |
| Distillery |
5 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
| Bangor |
5 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SEASON 1979/80
Section A
(semi-final)
Linfield 7-0 Ards
Ards 2-0 Distillery
Ards 3-3 Portadown
Bangor 3-3 Ards
Ards 0-2 Glenavon
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Linfield |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
9 |
7 |
| Portadown |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
10 |
6 |
| Glenavon |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
| Bangor |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
11 |
5 |
| Ards |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
16 |
4 |
| Distillery |
5 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
2 |
|
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