1918–19 Irish Cup

1918–19 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Teams	10
Defending champions	Belfast Celtic
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (13th win)
Runner-up	Glentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	30 (2.5 per match)
	← 1917–18 1919–20 →

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

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

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First round

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

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery II	0–1	Linfield

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

29 March 1919

Linfield	1–1	Glentoran
Featherstone	Report	Lyner

Celtic Park, Belfast

Referee: Bill Kelly

Replay

5 April 1919

Linfield	0–0	Glentoran
	Report

Grosvenor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Bill Kelly

Second replay

7 April 1919

Linfield	2–1	Glentoran
McEwan	Report	Scraggs

Solitude, Belfast

Referee: Hugh Rodgers

References

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

External links

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

[1] "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 8 January 2023.

[Graham-2] Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005.

[3] "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 10 January 2023.

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