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1918–19 Irish Cup

The 1918–19 Irish Cup was the 39th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.

1918–19 Irish Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland
Teams10
Defending championsBelfast Celtic
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (13th win)
Runner-upGlentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored30 (2.5 per match)

Linfield won the tournament for the 13th time, defeating Glentoran 2–1 in the second final replay after the previous two matches had ended in draws.[1][2]

Results edit

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First round edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Belfast Celtic 2–0 Cliftonville
Belfast United 2–0 Distillery
Glentoran 4–0 Bangor
Linfield 2–2 Distillery II
Shelbourne 4–0 Bohemians

Replay edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery II 0–1 Linfield

Quarter-finals edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Distillery 0–4 Linfield
Belfast Celtic bye
Glentoran bye
Shelbourne bye

Semi-finals edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glentoran 2–0 Belfast Celtic
Linfield 2–0 Shelbourne

Final edit

Linfield1–1Glentoran
Featherstone   Report Lyner  
Referee: Bill Kelly

Replay edit

Linfield0–0Glentoran
Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Bill Kelly

Second replay edit

Linfield2–1Glentoran
McEwan    Report Scraggs  
Referee: Hugh Rodgers

References edit

  1. ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005.
  3. ^ "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 10 January 2023.

External links edit

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