1951–52 Festival of Britain Cup

1951–52 Festival of Britain Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	12
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Ballymena United (1st win)
Runner-up	Crusaders
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	109 (3.89 per match)

The 1951–52 Festival of Britain Cup was the fourth edition of the Ulster Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football. The tournament was renamed from the Ulster Cup for one season only as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations that were held that year.

Ballymena United won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Crusaders 3–0 in the final.

Group stage

Section A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Glentoran	4	3	0	1	11	7	1.571	6
2	Ards	4	2	0	2	7	5	1.400	4
3	Bangor	4	1	0	3	5	11	0.455	2

Source: Irish League Archive

Section B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Ballymena United	4	3	0	1	14	10	1.400	6
2	Coleraine	4	3	0	1	13	6	2.167	6
3	Derry City	4	0	0	4	2	13	0.154	0

Source: Irish League Archive

Playoff

• Ballymena United 3–2 Coleraine

Section C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Glenavon	4	3	1	0	12	2	6.000	7
2	Linfield	4	1	1	2	2	4	0.500	3
3	Portadown	4	1	0	3	4	12	0.333	2

Source: Irish League Archive

Section D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Crusaders	4	3	0	1	12	8	1.500	6
2	Cliftonville	4	2	0	2	9	9	1.000	4
3	Distillery	4	1	0	3	6	10	0.600	2

Source: Irish League Archive

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	1–0	Glentoran
Crusaders	1–21	Glenavon

¹Glenavon were dismissed from the competition for fielding an ineligible player. Crusaders progressed to the final.

Final

17 May 1952

Ballymena United	3–0	Crusaders
Lyness Walsh	Report

Solitude, Belfast

Referee: H. Collinge (Sale)

External links

• Ulster Cup Winners