1948–49 Irish Cup

1948–49 Irish Cup
Country  Northern Ireland
Teams 16
Champions Derry City (1st win)
Runners-up Glentoran
Matches played 21
Goals scored 70 (3.33 per match)

The 1948–49 Irish Cup was the 69th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition.

The defending champions were Linfield, after they defeated Coleraine 3–0 in the 1947–48 final.[1] However, they went out in the first round after a 2–0 defeat to Glentoran.

Derry City went on to win the cup for the first time, defeating the Glens 3–1 in the final.[2]

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 0–3 Bangor
Ballyclare Comrades 0–1 Cliftonville
Ballymena United 1–2 Coleraine
Brantwood 1–3 Derry City
Distillery 5–2 Linfield Swifts
Glenavon 4–01 Dundela
Linfield 0–2 Glentoran
Portadown 1–0 Belfast Celtic

1This tie required a replay, after the first game was a 4–4 draw.[2]

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 1–3 Glentoran
Derry City 1–02 Bangor
Distillery 2–1 Coleraine
Portadown 3–1 Glenavon

2This tie required three replays, after the first games ended as 1–1, 3–3 and 1–1 draws.[2]

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Derry City 2–0 Distillery
Glentoran 3–03 Portadown

3This tie required two replays, after the first games ended as 2–2 and 1–1 draws.[2]

Final

References

External links

The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Northern Ireland - Cup Finals

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