1948–49 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1948–49 Northern Ireland 16 Derry City (1st win) Glentoran 21 70 1947–48 1949–50 The 1948–49 Irish Cup was the 69th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football. The defending champions were Linfield, after they defeated Coleraine 3–0 in the 1947–48 final.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 26 October 2012 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.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcup49.html Northern Ireland Cups 1948/49 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 26 October 2012 Results https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/irish-cup IRISH CUP - Results 15 January 2023 First round 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 Glenavon 4–0 Dundela |} Quarter-finals Bangor 1–1 Derry City Cliftonville 1–3 Glentoran Distillery 2–1 Coleraine Portadown 3–1 Glenavon |} Replay Derry City 3–3 Bangor |} Second replay Bangor 1–1 Derry City |} Third replay Derry City 1–0 Bangor |} Semi-finals Derry City 2–0 Distillery Glentoran 2–2 Portadown |} Replay Portadown 1–1 Glentoran |} Second replay Glentoran 3–0 Portadown |} Final 16 April 1949 Derry City 3–1 Report Glentoran Colvin 28Hermon 51Cannon 88 Peacock 25 Windsor Park, Belfast 27,000 Peter Craigmyle (Aberdeen) References External links The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Northern Ireland - Cup Finals Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup