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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 current Setanta Cup . It was inaugurated in 1967 as a cross-border competition between clubs from the FAI League Of Ireland from the Republic Of Ireland and the Irish League from Northern Ireland and ran until 1974.1 The competition featured 4 teams from each league. The Blaxnit Cup is the 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 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 since 2005 in the Setanta Cup. The tournament suffered from lack of interest and security concerns. WINNERS Finals played over two legs except 1973-74, aggregate score given.
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