1944–45 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1944–45 Northern Ireland 12 Linfield (22nd win) Glentoran 17 100 1943–44 1945–46 The 1944–45 Irish Cup was the 65th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football. Linfield won the tournament for the 22nd time, defeating Glentoran 4–2 in the final at Celtic Park.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphistsemi.html Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) 15 January 2023Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005 Alex Graham Results https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/irish-cup IRISH CUP - Results 15 January 2023 First round Bangor w/o1 Glentoran II Bangor Reserves 3–6 Ards 2–3 1–3 Belfast Celtic bye Cliftonville bye Derry City bye Distillery bye Glentoran bye Infantry Training Centre bye Larne bye Linfield bye |} 1 Glentoran II were awarded the tie as Bangor were expelled from the tournament for an infringement of the rules. Second round Ards 10–5 Infantry Training Centre 5–3 5–2 Larne 10–6 Glentoran II 6–2 4–4 Belfast Celtic bye Cliftonville bye Derry City bye Distillery bye Glentoran bye Linfield bye |} Quarter-finals Derry City 8–2 Cliftonville 5–0 3–2 Distillery 7–5 Belfast Celtic 4–1 3–4 Larne 6–9 Glentoran 3–4 3–5 Linfield 10–0 Ards 8–0 2–0 |} Semi-finals Glentoran 3–0 Distillery Linfield 4–0 Derry City |} Final 14 April 1945 Linfield 4–2 Report Glentoran Lockhart 10Cochrane 20McCrory 30 89 Hill 13McIlvenny 52 Celtic Park, Belfast 20,000 J. Ferguson References External links Northern Ireland Cup Finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup