1943–44 Irish Cup

1943–44 Irish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	13
Defending champions	Belfast Celtic
Final positions
Champions	Belfast Celtic (7th win)
Runner-up	Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	93 (4.23 per match)

The 1943–44 Irish Cup was the 64th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Belfast Celtic won the tournament for the 7th time and 2nd consecutive year, defeating Linfield 3–1 in the final at Windsor Park.^[1][2]

Results

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First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bangor	3–5	Ards	3–2	0–3
Cliftonville	3–2	Derry City	3–0	0–2
Coleraine	1–9	Distillery	0–3	1–6
Glentoran	3–16	Belfast Celtic	1–7	2–9
Victoria Works	4–7	Bangor Reserves	1–4	3–3
Infantry Training Centre	bye
Larne	bye
Linfield	bye

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bangor Reserves	2–3	Infantry Training Centre	0–1	2–2
Belfast Celtic	7–1	Distillery	3–0	4–1
Cliftonville	5–2	Ards	2–2	3–0
Linfield	8–3	Larne	4–2	4–1

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	3–0	Infantry Training Centre
Linfield	0–0	Cliftonville

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	2–0	Cliftonville

Final

22 April 1944

Belfast Celtic	3–1	Linfield
Bonner 16' McAlinden 29' A. Kelly 77'	Report	Cochrane 80'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 25,240

Referee: T. Hunter

References

1. "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
2. Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005.
3. "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 15 January 2023.

External links

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