the irish cup final is being played at windsor park, belfast.
the irish cup final is being played at windsor park, belfast.
where is the irish cup final being played?
windsor park , belfast
2007–08 irish cup









































the 2007–08 irish cup was the 128th edition of northern ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. the competition began with the preliminary round on 15 september 2007 and culminated with the final at windsor park, belfast, on 3 may 2008.









































linfield were the defending champions, winning their 38th irish cup last season after a 3–2 penalty shootout win over dungannon swifts in the 2007 final after the game finished 2–2 after extra time. they successfully defended the cup to win it for the third successive season by defeating coleraine 2–1 in the final.
2007–08 irish cup
following a spell in england playing for sheffield wednesday and grimsby town, roy coyle joined the club as player-manager, taking over the reins from outgoing manager billy campbell. after a tough start to his managerial career at the club, coyle went on to become the most successful linfield manager in history, winning numerous trophies during his time at windsor park. his first season in charge was without silverware. in fact, having been irish cup runners-up the previous season when coleraine defeated the blues 1–0 after two replays, linfield suffered one of the biggest upsets in northern irish football history when b division club carrick rangers defeated the blues 2–1 in the 1975–76 irish cup final on 10 april 1976. this giant-killing act in which a junior club defeated a senior club in the irish cup final had only happened twice before in the cup's history, and not since 1955 – 21 years earlier. the club stuck by coyle however, and it was not long before he brought silverware to the club. his first honour arrived in the 1976–77 season in the form of the county antrim shield. however, the blues suffered defeat in the irish cup final for the third consecutive season when they once again lost out against coleraine – losing 4–1. the 1977–78 season saw the club win an irish league, irish cup and ulster cup treble. runners-up in the last three irish cup finals, this time they were not to be denied. a 3–1 victory over ballymena united secured the club's third trophy of the season.
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