1949–50 Irish Cup

1949–50 Irish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Derry City
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (25th win)
Runner-up	Distillery
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	52 (3.25 per match)

The 1949–50 Irish Cup was the 70th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The defending champions were Derry City, however they were defeated 2–0 in the semi-finals by Linfield.^[1]

Linfield won the cup for the 25th time, defeating Distillery 2–1 in the final at Windsor Park.^[2]

Results

^[3]

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Albert Foundry	1–2	Crusaders
Banbridge Town	0–2	Ards
Bangor	2–1	Ballymena United
Derry City	4–0	Cliftonville
Distillery	1–0	Ballyclare Comrades
Glentoran	4–0	Coleraine
Linfield Swifts	0–0	Glenavon
Portadown	0–4	Linfield

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glenavon	2–3	Linfield Swifts

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Crusaders	1–7	Distillery
Derry City	2–0	Ards
Linfield	3–0	Glentoran
Linfield Swifts	3–0	Bangor

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	5–1	Linfield Swifts
Linfield	1–0	Derry City

Final

22 April 1950

Linfield	2–1	Distillery
Thompson 25' McDowell 88'	Report	Mycock 63'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: G. S. Cox (Rutherglen)

References

1. "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". 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

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