1948–49 Irish Cup

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

1948–49 Irish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Derry City (1st win)
Runner-up	Glentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	70 (3.33 per match)

The defending champions were Linfield, after they defeated Coleraine 3–0 in the 1947–48 final. 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.

Results

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
Dundela	4–4	Glenavon
Linfield	0–2	Glentoran
Portadown	1–0	Belfast Celtic

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glenavon	4–0	Dundela

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	1–1	Derry City
Cliftonville	1–3	Glentoran
Distillery	2–1	Coleraine
Portadown	3–1	Glenavon

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Derry City	3–3	Bangor

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	1–1	Derry City

Third replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Derry City	1–0	Bangor

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Derry City	2–0	Distillery
Glentoran	2–2	Portadown

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Portadown	1–1	Glentoran

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	3–0	Portadown

Final

16 April 1949

Derry City	3–1	Glentoran
Colvin 28' Hermon 51' Cannon 88'	Report	Peacock 25'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Peter Craigmyle (Aberdeen)

External links

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