1919–20 Irish Cup

The 1919–20 Irish Cup was the 40th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.

1919–20 Irish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Teams	11
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Shelbourne (3rd win)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	15 (1.5 per match)

Shelbourne won the tournament for the 3rd time. They had defeated Glenavon in the semi-final, but crowd trouble marred the replay of the second semi-final between Belfast Celtic and Glentoran, and both clubs were subsequently expelled from the competition. Shelbourne were subsequently declared winners of the cup.

Results

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast United	0–1	Glenavon
Cliftonville	1–0	Dunmurry Recreation
Distillery	0–2	Glentoran
Linfield	0–1	Belfast Celtic
Shelbourne	1–0	St James's Gate
Bohemians	bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bohemians	0–2	Belfast Celtic
Glentoran	0–0	Cliftonville
Glenavon	bye
Shelbourne	bye

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	0–2	Shelbourne

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	1–1	Glentoran
Shelbourne	3–0	Glenavon

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	0–01	Glentoran

¹Following crowd trouble at the semi-final replay at Solitude, both Belfast Celtic and Glentoran were expelled from the competition and Shelbourne were declared winners of the cup.

External links

• Northern Ireland Cup Finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)