1941–42 Irish Cup

The 1941–42 Irish Cup was the 62nd edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Linfield won the tournament for the 21st time, defeating Glentoran 3–1 in the final at Celtic Park.^[1]^[2]

Results

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bangor	3–7	Ards	3–2	0–5
Bangor Reserves	7–4	Sirocco Works	6–0	1–4
Distillery	3–2	Belfast Celtic	1–0	2–2
Larne	1–5	Glentoran	1–3	0–2
Linfield	6–1	Derry City	4–0	2–1
Royal Ulster Rifles	4–11	Cliftonville	2–4	2–7
Inniskilling Fusiliers	bye
Royal Irish Fusiliers	bye

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bangor Reserves	2–8	Ards	1–4	1–4
Cliftonville	0–7	Distillery	0–3	0–4
Glentoran	4–2	Royal Irish Fusiliers	4–0	0–2
Linfield	9–2	Inniskilling Fusiliers	5–1	4–1

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	2–0	Ards
Linfield	6–0	Distillery

18 April 1942

Linfield	3–1	Glentoran
Thompson 10', 35' Peppitt 16'	Report	Keddie 11'

Referee: P. Morris

^ "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005.
^ "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 15 January 2023.

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