1943–44 Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup

The 1943–44 Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup was the 3rd edition of the Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

1943–44 Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup
CountryNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Teams12
ChampionsGlentoran (1st win)
Runners-upBelfast Celtic
Matches played26
Goals scored87 (3.35 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]

Glentoran won the title for the 1st time, defeating Belfast Celtic 5–4 on aggregate in the two-legged final.[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
Distillery 1–0 Cork United 1–0 0–0
Dundalk1 1–2 Derry City 1–0 0–2
Linfield 3–5 Bohemians 0–4 3–1
Shamrock Rovers 4–5 Belfast Celtic 1–1 3–4
Shelbourne 4–1 Cliftonville 3–0 1–1
St James's Gate 2–7 Glentoran 1–2 1–5

1Despite losing their ties, Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers progressed to the quarter-finals as "best losers".

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
Derry City 2–5 Bohemians 0–2 2–3
Distillery 5–2 Dundalk 4–1 1–1
Glentoran 2–21 Shelbourne 2–2 0–0
Shamrock Rovers 4–8 Belfast Celtic 1–4 3–4

1Glentoran won the tie on corner kicks.

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 1–2 Belfast Celtic 0–1 1–1
Distillery 3–7 Glentoran 2–1 1–6

Final
Glentoran3–3Belfast Celtic
Neary 17', 54' (pen.)
Deakin 85'		 Report McAlinden 18'
O'Neill 43', 63'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Mr W. Behan (Dublin)


Belfast Celtic1–2Glentoran
O'Neill 89' Report McIlroy 19'
Bradford 79'

Glentoran win 5–4 on aggregate.

References
  1. "Irish League Archive, Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "Celts-Glens Draw: Gate Almost £1,000". Ireland's Saturday Night. 27 May 1944. p. 5.
  3. "Inter-City Cup, Glentoran's Surprise Win Over Celtic". Belfast News Letter. 30 May 1944. p. 4.
  4. "Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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