The Blaxnit Cup , is a defunct club football competition which featured teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland , in a similar format to the later Setanta Cup . It was inaugurated in 1967 as a cross-border competition between clubs from the League of Ireland from the Republic of Ireland and the Irish League from Northern Ireland and ran until 1974. The competition was sponsored by Blaxnit, a sock and hosiery manufacturer based in Newtownards .
3-704: The competition featured four teams from each league. The Blaxnit Cup was the third cross-border competition. Previous competitions included the Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup 1941/42-1948/49 and the North-South Cup 1961/62-1962/63. After the demise of the Blaxnit Cup teams from both sides of the border continued to compete in the Texaco Cup 1973/74-1974/75, the Tyler Cup 1978-1980 and after 2005 in
6-521: The Setanta Sports Cup . The tournament suffered from lack of interest and security concerns. Finals played over two legs except 1973–74. Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup The Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup was an association football competition that ran for eight seasons in Ireland between 1941 and 1949. Each season's competition consisted of six teams from each of
9-665: The two jurisdictions on the island of Ireland ( Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland ), and their respective governing bodies (the Irish Football Association and the Football Association of Ireland ). Played in knock out format, the matches were played on a two-legged basis. Dalymount Park , Dublin was used as the home venue by all the League of Ireland clubs. For the second round of
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