1946–47 Irish Cup

The 1946–47 Irish Cup was the 67th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

1946–47 Irish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	12
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Belfast Celtic (8th win)
Runner-up	Glentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	82 (3.57 per match)

Belfast Celtic won the tournament for the 8th and final time before their withdrawal from football in 1949, defeating Glentoran 1–0 in the final at Windsor Park.

Results

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ballymoney United	3–11	Glentoran	2–5	1–6
Belfast Celtic	12–3	Queen's Island Woodworkers	5–1	7–2
Derry City	2–1	Bangor Reserves	2–1	0–0
Linfield	9–1	Dundela	6–1	3–0
Ballymena United	bye
Cliftonville	bye
Coleraine	bye
Distillery	bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Cliftonville	0–5	Ballymena United	0–2	0–3
Coleraine	4–4	Linfield	4–1	0–3
Derry City	2–6	Belfast Celtic	0–1	2–5
Distillery	2–2	Glentoran	1–0	1–2

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	2–1	Distillery
Linfield	3–0	Coleraine

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	1–0	Linfield
Glentoran	1–1	Ballymena United

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	1–1	Ballymena United

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	2–1	Ballymena United

Final

26 April 1947

Belfast Celtic	1–0	Glentoran
Tully 52'	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 25,000

External links

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