Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | Belfast Celtic |
Final positions | |
Champions | Linfield (22nd win) |
Runner-up | Glentoran |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 100 (5.88 per match) |
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.[1][2]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Glentoran | 3–0 | Distillery |
Linfield | 4–0 | Derry City |
Final
[edit]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.