Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 16 |
Defending champions | Belfast Celtic |
Final positions | |
Champions | Linfield (20th win) |
Runner-up | Ballymena United |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 65 (3.82 per match) |
The 1938–39 Irish Cup was the 59th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.
Linfield won the tournament for the 20th time, defeating Ballymena United 2–0 in the final at Solitude.[1][2]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 2–2 | Glenavon |
Ballymena United | 1–0 | Glentoran |
Bangor | 2–0 | Crusaders |
Cliftonville | 4–2 | Coleraine |
Derry City | 1–2 | Portadown |
Distillery | 1–4 | Belfast Celtic |
Larne | 0–4 | Linfield |
Newry Town | 2–2 | Sirocco Works |
Replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Glenavon | 3–2 | Ards |
Sirocco Works | 1–2 | Newry Town |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 3–1 | Belfast Celtic |
Bangor | 2–4 | Portadown |
Cliftonville | 3–0 | Glenavon |
Linfield | 3–1 | Newry Town |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 3–2 | Portadown |
Linfield | 4–0 | Cliftonville |
Final
[edit]Linfield | 2–0 | Ballymena United |
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Finlay ![]() Marshall ![]() |
Report |
References
[edit]- ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005.
- ^ "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 15 January 2023.