1948–49 Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup

1948–49 Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup
Tournament details
CountryNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsBelfast Celtic
Distillery
Final positions
ChampionsShamrock Rovers (4th win)
Runner-upDundalk
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored37 (3.08 per match)
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The 1948–49 Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup was the 8th and final edition of the Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Teams from outside Dublin and Belfast competed, but played their home matches in either Dublin (if based in the Republic of Ireland) or Belfast (if based in Northern Ireland). Each round was one-legged rather than the two-legged format of previous editions.[1]

Shamrock Rovers won the title for the 4th time, defeating Dundalk 3–0 in the final.[2][3]

Results

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Derry City 5–1 Limerick
Drumcondra 3–0 Cliftonville
Glentoran 1–11 Shamrock Rovers
Shelbourne 1–2 Distillery
Ballymena United bye
Belfast Celtic bye2
Bohemians bye
Dundalk bye

1Glentoran and Shamrock Rovers both advanced into the quarter-finals due to Belfast Celtic's withdrawal.
2Despite being given a bye into the quarter-finals, Belfast Celtic withdrew from the tournament.

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 0–4 Drumcondra
Bohemians 1–0 Glentoran
Distillery 1–3 Dundalk
Shamrock Rovers 2–0 Derry City

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bohemians 1–1 Dundalk
Drumcondra 1–2 Shamrock Rovers

Replay

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dundalk 3–1 Bohemians

Final

Shamrock Rovers3–0Dundalk
Glennon 20'
Gaynor 79', 90'		 Report

References

  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Inter-City Cup Winners". Belfast Telegraph. 19 May 1949. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.