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1940/41 1st round
Ards 4-1 Bangor Reserves
2nd round
Ards 0-5 Distillery
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SEASON
1941/42 1st round
bye
2nd round
Belfast Celtic 5-2 Ards
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1942/43
1st round
bye
2nd round
Ards 2-3 Linfield
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SEASON
1943/44
1st round
bye
2nd round
Ards 0-3 Distillery
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1944/45
1st round
Bangor 0-0 Ards
1st round replay
Ards 2-1 Bangor
Semi-final
Belfast Celtic 1-0 Ards
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SEASON
1945/46 1st round
Dundela 5-1 Ards
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1946/47
non entry
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SEASON
1947/48
1st round
Ards 3-1 Cliftonville
Semi-final
Ards 1-4 Ballymena United
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1948/49
1st round
bye
2nd round
Ards 1-2 Belfast Celtic
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SEASON
1949/50
1st round
bye
2nd round
Glentoran 4-2 Ards
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1950/51 1st round
Glentoran 2-1 Ards
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SEASON
1951/52
1st round
bye
2nd round
Distillery 2-0 Ards
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1952/53
1st round
Ballymena United 0-0 Ards
1st round replay
Ards 5-1 Ballymena United
Semi-final
Linfield 2-1 Ards
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SEASON
1953/54
1st round
Ards 2-1 Linfield Swifts
2nd round
Ards 0-1 Distillery
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| SEASON
1954/55
1st round
Ards 0-1 East Belfast*
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SEASON
1955/56
1st round
bye
2nd round
Ards 3-1 Crusaders
Semi-final
Distillery 0-0 Ards
Semi-final replay
Ards 2-1 Distillery
Final
Ards 4-1 Linfield
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1956/57
1st round
bye
2nd round
Ards 5-0 Cliftonville
Semi-final
Glentoran 2-0 Ards
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SEASON 1957/58
1st round
Linfield 3-0 Ards
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| SEASON
1958/59
1st round
bye
2nd round
Ards 4-0 Glentoran
Semi-final
Bangor 2-1 Ards
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SEASON 1959/60
1st round
Glentoran II 1-0 Ards
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Notes
* Match played at Seaview
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