1949–50 Irish Cup

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = Irish Cup

| year = 1949–50

| country = Northern Ireland

| num_teams = 16

| defending_champions = Derry City

| winners = Linfield (25th win)

| second = Distillery

| matches = 16

| goals = 52

| prev_season = 1948–49

| next_season = 1950–51

}}

The 1949–50 Irish Cup was the 70th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The defending champions were Derry City, however they were defeated 2–0 in the semi-finals by Linfield.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html|title=Northern Ireland Cup Finals|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|publisher=RSSSF|accessdate=15 January 2023}}

Linfield won the cup for the 25th time, defeating Distillery 2–1 in the final at Windsor Park.{{cite book |title=Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005 |author=Alex Graham }}

Results

{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/irish-cup|title=IRISH CUP - Results|accessdate=15 January 2023}}

=First round=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Albert Foundry||1–2|Crusaders}}

{{OneLegResult|Banbridge Town||0–2|Ards}}

{{OneLegResult|Bangor||2–1|Ballymena United}}

{{OneLegResult|Derry City||4–0|Cliftonville}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||1–0|Ballyclare Comrades}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||4–0|Coleraine}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield Swifts||0–0|Glenavon}}

{{OneLegResult|Portadown||0–4|Linfield}}

|}

==Replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Glenavon||2–3|Linfield Swifts}}

|}

=Quarter-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||1–7|Distillery}}

{{OneLegResult|Derry City||2–0|Ards}}

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

{{OneLegResult|Linfield Swifts||3–0|Bangor}}

|}

=Semi-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||5–1|Linfield Swifts}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||1–0|Derry City}}

|}

=Final=

{{football box

|date=22 April 1950

|time=

|team1=Linfield

|score=2–1

|aet=

|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0004162/19500422/093/0007?browse=true Report]

|team2=Distillery

|goals1=Thompson {{goal|25}}
McDowell {{goal|88}}

|goals2=Mycock {{goal|63}}

|stadium=Windsor Park, Belfast

|attendance=17,000

|referee=G. S. Cox (Rutherglen)

}}

References

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External links

[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Northern Ireland - Cup Finals]

{{Irish Cup}}

{{1949–50 in Northern Ireland association football}}

{{1949–50 in European football (UEFA)}}

{{Football in Northern Ireland}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1949-50 Irish Cup}}

Category:Irish Cup seasons