1942–43 Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup

The 1942–43 Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup was the 2nd edition of the Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

1942–43 Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup
CountryNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Teams12
ChampionsShamrock Rovers (1st win)
Runners-upBohemians
Matches played26
Goals scored95 (3.65 per match)

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).[1]

Shamrock Rovers won the title for the 1st time, defeating Bohemians 19–9 on corner kicks, after the two-legged final between the teams ended in a 2-2 aggregate draw.[2][3][4]

Results

First round

Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Belfast Celtic 5–2 Cork United 5–1 0–1
Bohemians1 1–12 Distillery 1–0 0–1
Cliftonville1 3–4 Dundalk 2–1 1–3
Shamrock Rovers 7–4 Linfield 3–2 4–2
Shelbourne 3–0 Glentoran 1–0 2–0
St James's Gate 3–5 Derry City 3–1 0–4

1Despite losing their ties, Bohemians and Cliftonville progressed to the quarter-finals as "best losers".
2Distillery progressed by virtue of winning more corner kicks.

Quarter-finals

Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bohemians 7–3 Derry City 4–2 3–1
Cliftonville 2–4 Shamrock Rovers 1–1 1–3
Distillery 10–5 Dundalk 5–2 5–3
Shelbourne 2–7 Belfast Celtic 1–4 1–3

Semi-finals

Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bohemians 3–2 Belfast Celtic 2–2 1–0
Distillery 2–6 Shamrock Rovers 0–2 2–4

Final
Shamrock Rovers0–2Bohemians
Report O'Flanagan 42', 52'


Bohemians0–2Shamrock Rovers
Report Molloy 8' (o.g.)
Coad 55'

Shamrock Rovers win 19–9 on corner kicks after final finished 2–2 on aggregate.

References
  1. "Irish League Archive, Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "Bohs Two Up In Final Of Tourney". Ireland's Saturday Night. 29 May 1942. p. 4.
  3. "Inter-City Cup Won By Shamrock Rovers, 10 Corners' Margin". Belfast News Letter. 31 May 1943. p. 2.
  4. "Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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