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1980/81 (round
robin)
Glenavon 3-2 Ards
Ards 0-4 Linfield
Crusaders 2-0 Ards
Ards 2-0 Coleraine
Ballymena Utd 2-2 Ards
Ards 2-2 Bangor
Portadown 4-0 Ards
Ards 1-2 Glentoran
Distillery 1-0 Ards
Ards 1-1 Cliftonville
Larne 2-0 Ards
12th
P11 W1 D3 L7 F10 A23
Pts5
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SEASON
1981/82
1st round
Bangor 0-0 Ards
Ards 2-2 Portadown
Linfield 3-3 Ards
Ards 5-2 Distillery
Ballymena United 1-2 Ards
Ards 0-1 Crusaders
Ards 1-2 Glenavon
Glentoran 2-0 Ards
Ards 1-3 Cliftonville
Coleraine 4-2 Ards
Ards 2-1 Larne
8th
P11 W3 D3 L5 F18 A21
Pts9
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1982/83 (round
robin)
Ards 4-0 Bangor
Portadown 1-1 Ards
Ards 2-1 Linfield
Distillery 0-2 Ards
Ards 1-1 Ballymena Utd
Crusaders 2-2 Ards
Glenavon 0-2 Ards
Ards 0-5 Glentoran
Cliftonville 2-2 Ards
Ards 0-1 Coleraine
Larne 2-2 Ards
5th
P11 W4 D5 L2 F18 A15 Pts13
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SEASON
1983/84 1st round
(semi-final)
Ards 1-0 Cliftonville
Glenavon 1-2 Ards
Ards 2-1 Portadown
Bangor 1-0 Ards
Coleraine 1-1 Ards
Ards 1-0 Newry Town
Ards 3-0 Larne
2nd
P7 W5 D1 L1 F10 A4
Pts11
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1984/85 1st round
(semi-final)
Cliftonville 0-1 Ards
Ards 0-1 Glenavon
Portadown 3-1 Ards
Ards 4-0 Bangor
Ards 2-1 Coleraine
Newry Town 4-0 Ards
Ards 1-1 Larne
3rd
P7 W3 D1 L3 F9 A10
Pts7
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SEASON
1985/86 1st round
Glenavon 4-2 Ards
Ards 1-3 Glentoran
Chimney Corner 0-1 Ards
3rd
P4 W1 D0 L2 F4 A7 Pts2
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1986/87 1st round
Glenavon 4-2 Ards
Ards 2-2 Ballymena Utd
Ards 2-1 Dundela
3rd
P3 W1 D1 L1 F6 A7 Pts4
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SEASON
1987/88
1st round
Ards 3-2 RUC
Glentoran 3-1 Ards
Ards 0-2 Crusaders
3rd
P3 W1 D0 L2 F4 A7 Pts3
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1988/89
1st round
Coleraine 3-2 Ards
Ards 0-0 Ballyclare Com
Ballymena Utd 3-2 Ards
4th
P3
W0 D1 L2 F4 A6 Pts1
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SEASON
1989/90 1st round
Ards 1-4 Glenavon
Ballymena United 2-3 Ards
Linfield 1-1 Ards
2nd
P3 W1 D1 L1 F5 A7 Pts4
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1990/91 1st round
Ards 2-2 Cliftonville
Ards 1-0 Omagh Town
Linfield 1-0 Ards
3rd
P3 W1 D1 L1 F3 A3 Pts4
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SEASON 1991/92
1st round
Portadown 4-3 Ards
Ards 1-1 Coleraine
Ballymena United 4-1 Ards
4th
P3 W0 D1 L2 F5 A9 Pts1
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SEASON 1992/93
1st round
Portadown 1-2 Ards
Ards 3-0 Distillery
Ballymena Utd 0-6 Ards
1st
P3 W3 D0 L0 F11 A1 Pts9
2nd round
Ards 1-1 Omagh Town
(Ards won on penalties)
Semi-final
Ards 1-0 Glenavon
Final
Linfield 2-0 Ards
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SEASON 1993/94
1st round
Ards 0-3 Portadown
Ards 4-0 Omagh Town
Ballyclare Comrades 2-0 Ards
3rd
P3 W1 D0 L2 F4 A5 Pts3
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SEASON 1994/95
1st round
Portadown 3-1 Ards
Ards 0-1 Coleraine
Ards 1-2 Newry Town
4th
P3 W0 D0 L0 F2 A6 Pts0
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SEASON 1995/96
1st round
Ards 2-0 Linfield
Ards 1-0 Larne
Ballymena United 0-4 Ards
1st
P3 W3 D0 L0 F7 A0
Pts9
2nd round
Portadown 2-1 Ards
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SEASON 1996/97
1st round - 2 legs
Carrick Rangers 0-2 Ards
Ards 3-0 Carrick Rangers
2nd round
Ards 3-4 Glentoran
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SEASON 1997/98
competition restricted to First
Division clubs
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SEASON 1998/99
(round
robin)
Ards 0-1 Bangor*
Limavady United 1-0 Ards
Ballyclare Com 4-3 Ards
Ards 3-1 Carrick Rangers
Dungannon Sfts 2-3 Ards
Ards 1-0 Distillery
Larne 1-4 Ards
2nd
P7 W4 D0 L3 F14 A10
Pts12
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Competition not held since
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Notes
* Bangor awarded win due to suspended player
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