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(Top) 1 Results 1.1 First round 1.1.1 Replay 1.2 Quarter-finals 1.2.1 Replay 1.2.2 Second replay 1.3 Semi-finals 1.3.1 Replay 1.4 Final 1.4.1 Replay 2 References 3 External links

1937–38 Irish Cup

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1937–38 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Belfast Celtic
Final positions
Champions	Belfast Celtic (4th win)
Runner-up	Bangor
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	63 (2.74 per match)
← 1936–37 1938–39 →

The 1937–38 Irish Cup was the 58th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Belfast Celtic won the tournament for the 4th time and second consecutive season, defeating Bangor 2–0 in the final replay at Solitude after the first match ended in a draw.^[1]^[2]

Results

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^[3]

First round

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	3–2	Linfield
Belfast Celtic	3–0	Portadown
Cliftonville	2–7	Derry City
Crusaders	1–2	Glentoran
Glenavon	1–1	Distillery
Larne	0–1	Bangor
Linfield Swifts	2–1	Coleraine
Newry Town	3–0	Ards

Replay

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	1–6	Glenavon

Quarter-finals

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	2–0	Linfield Swifts
Belfast Celtic	0–0	Ballymena United
Derry City	2–1	Newry Town
Glentoran	1–1	Glenavon

Replay

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	0–0	Belfast Celtic
Glenavon	0–0	Glentoran

Second replay

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	1–0	Ballymena United
Glentoran	2–1	Glenavon

Semi-finals

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	2–2	Derry City
Belfast Celtic	1–1	Glentoran

Replay

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bangor	3–1	Derry City
Belfast Celtic	3–1	Glentoran

Final

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9 April 1938

Belfast Celtic	0–0	Bangor
	Report

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: T. Thompson (Northumberland)

Replay

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7 May 1938

Belfast Celtic	2–0	Bangor
McAlinden 14' Bruce 25'	Report

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: R. A. Mortimer (Huddersfield)

References

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^ "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.

External links

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Northern Ireland Cup Finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)

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v t e 1937–38 in European football
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Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Estonia Finland '37 '38 France Germany (Finals) Greece Hungary Iceland '37 '38 Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Palestine Poland '37 '38 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '37 '38 Sweden Switzerland Turkey (National Division '37 '38) Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Austria Bulgaria '38 Cyprus England France Germany '37 '38 Italy Latvia '37 '38 Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '37 '38 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '37 '38 Switzerland Wales
International competitions	Mitropa Cup '37 '38