1948–49 Irish Cup

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1948–49 Irish Cup
Tournament details
CountryNorthern Ireland
Teams16
Defending championsLinfield
Final positions
ChampionsDerry City (1st win)
Runner-upGlentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored70 (3.33 per match)

The 1948–49 Irish Cup was the 69th edition of the

Northern Irish football
.

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]

Results

[3]

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
Dundela 4–4 Glenavon
Linfield 0–2 Glentoran
Portadown 1–0 Belfast Celtic

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glenavon 4–0 Dundela

Quarter-finals

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

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Derry City 3–3 Bangor

Second replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 1–1 Derry City

Third replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Derry City 1–0 Bangor

Semi-finals

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

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Portadown 1–1 Glentoran

Second replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glentoran 3–0 Portadown

Final

Derry City3–1Glentoran
Colvin 28'
Hermon 51'
Cannon 88'		 Report Peacock 25'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Peter Craigmyle (Aberdeen)

References

  1. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF
    . Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  2. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF
    . Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  3. ^ "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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