1948–49 Irish Cup

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

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)
← 1947–48 1949–50 →

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	4–0^1	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	1–0^2	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	3–0^3	Portadown

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

Final

Derry City	3 – 1	Glentoran
Colvin Hermon Cannon	Report	Peacock

Windsor Park, Belfast

References

1. "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
2. "Northern Ireland Cups 1948/49". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

External links

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