1917–18 Belfast Charity Cup

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = Belfast Charity Cup

| year = 1917–18

| date = 10 April 1918 –
4 May 1918

| country = Ireland

| num_teams = 6

| defending_champions = Linfield

| winners = Linfield (14th win)

| second = Glentoran

| matches = 5

| goals = 11

| prev_season = 1916–17

| next_season = 1918–19

}}

The 1917–18 Belfast Charity Cup was the 35th edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Irish football.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland|title=Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=9 April 2023}}

Linfield won the tournament for the 13th time and 2nd consecutive year, defeating Glentoran 1–0 in the final.{{cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0004162/19180504/029/0002?browse=true|title=Charity Cup Final, Linfield v Glentoran|work=Ireland's Saturday Night|date=4 May 1918|page=2|url-access=subscription}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/belfast-charity-cup|title=Belfast Charity Cup Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=9 April 2023}}

Results

=Quarter-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||0–3|Belfast United}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||3–0|Belfast Celtic}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||bye|}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||bye|}}

|}

=Semi-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||3–0|Distillery}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||1–0|Belfast United}}

|}

=Final=

{{football box

|date=4 May 1918

|time=

|team1=Linfield

|score=1–0

|aet=

|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0004162/19180504/029/0002?browse=true Report]

|team2=Glentoran

|goals1=McBean {{goal}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Solitude, Belfast

|attendance=

|referee=George Maginnis

}}

References

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