The Dr Lagan Cup was an inter-county

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competition in the province of

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. The competition was discontinued in 1967 when Donegal won the competition. The Lagan Cup was the trophy for a Senior Football League, which at the time was limited to seven Ulster counties, unlike the

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, which is a knockout competition that includes all nine of Ulster's counties.

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holds the record for the highest individual scoring tally in an inter-county match, with 4–11 for Tyrone against

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in the 1957 Dr Lagan Cup.

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