1942–43 Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup
| year = 1942–43
| country = Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
| num_teams = 12
| defending_champions = Dundalk
| winners = Shamrock Rovers
| count = 1
| second = Bohemians
| matches = 26
| goals = 95
| prev_season = 1941–42
| next_season = 1943–44
}}
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.
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).{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/north-south|title=Irish League Archive, Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=10 April 2023}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19430529/036/0004|title=Bohs Two Up In Final Of Tourney|work=Ireland's Saturday Night|date=29 May 1942|page=4|url-access=subscription}}{{cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000038/19430531/060/0002|title=Inter-City Cup Won By Shamrock Rovers, 10 Corners' Margin|work=Belfast News Letter|date=31 May 1943|page=2|url-access=subscription}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/dublin-and-belfast-inter-city-cup|title=Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=10 April 2023}}
Results
=First round=
Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Belfast Celtic||5–2|Cork United||5–1|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Bohemians1||1–12|Distillery||1–0|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Cliftonville1||3–4|Dundalk||2–1|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|Shamrock Rovers||7–4|Linfield||3–2|4–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Shelbourne||3–0|Glentoran||1–0|2–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|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.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Bohemians||7–3|Derry City||4–2|3–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Cliftonville||2–4|Shamrock Rovers||1–1|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|Distillery||10–5|Dundalk||5–2|5–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|Shelbourne||2–7|Belfast Celtic||1–4|1–3}}
|}
=Semi-finals=
Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Bohemians||3–2|Belfast Celtic||2–2|1–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Distillery||2–6|Shamrock Rovers||0–2|2–4}}
|}
=Final=
{{football box
|date=29 May 1943
|time=
|team1=Shamrock Rovers
|score=0–2
|aet=
|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19430529/036/0004 Report]
|team2=Bohemians
|goals1=
|goals2=O'Flanagan {{goal|42||52}}
|stadium=Windsor Park, Belfast
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box
|date=30 May 1943
|time=
|team1=Bohemians
|score=0–2
|aet=
|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/19420601/080/0004 Report]
|team2=Shamrock Rovers
|goals1=
|goals2=Molloy {{goal|8|o.g.}}
Coad {{goal|55}}
|stadium=Dalymount Park, Dublin
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
Shamrock Rovers win 19–9 on corner kicks after final finished 2–2 on aggregate.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131231025205/http://home.online.no/~smogols/ifcp/archive/allirelandarchive/dbicc.htm Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup at the Irish Football Club Project]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/alliercuphist.html All-Ireland Cross-Border Cup Competitions history]
- [https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/north-south Irish League Archive - Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup]
{{Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup}}
{{1942–43 in Northern Ireland association football}}
{{Association football cup competitions in Ireland}}
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