1938–39 Irish Cup

The 1938–39 Irish Cup was the 59th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

1938–39 Irish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Belfast Celtic
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (20th win)
Runners-up	Ballymena United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	65 (3.82 per match)
← 1937–38 1939–40 →

Linfield won the tournament for the 20th time, defeating Ballymena United 2–0 in the final at Solitude.^[1][2]

Results

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First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	2–2	Glenavon
Ballymena United	1–0	Glentoran
Bangor	2–0	Crusaders
Cliftonville	4–2	Coleraine
Derry City	1–2	Portadown
Distillery	1–4	Belfast Celtic
Larne	0–4	Linfield
Newry Town	2–2	Sirocco Works

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glenavon	3–2	Ards
Sirocco Works	1–2	Newry Town

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	3–1	Belfast Celtic
Bangor	2–4	Portadown
Cliftonville	3–0	Glenavon
Linfield	3–1	Newry Town

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	3–2	Portadown
Linfield	4–0	Cliftonville

Final

29 April 1939

Linfield	2–0	Ballymena United
Finlay 12' Marshall 54'	Report

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 17,500

Referee: H. A. Mortimer (Huddersfield)