1947–48 Irish Cup

The 1947–48 Irish Cup was the 68th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

1947–48 Irish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Belfast Celtic
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (24th win)
Runners-up	Coleraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	63 (3.94 per match)
← 1946–47 1948–49 →

Linfield won the tournament for the 24th time, defeating Coleraine 3–0 in the final at Celtic Park after the first match ended in a draw.^[1][2]

Results

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First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballymena United	3–4	Linfield
Bangor	3–1	Distillery II
Belfast Celtic	2–0	Cliftonville
Derry City	2–1	Ards
Distillery	4–1	Portadown
East Belfast	0–3	Coleraine
Glenavon	2–0	Linfield Swifts
Glentoran	1–2	Brantwood

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	4–1	Brantwood
Coleraine	1–0	Derry City
Glenavon	3–0	Distillery
Linfield	3–2	Bangor

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Coleraine	3–3	Belfast Celtic
Linfield	5–1	Glenavon

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Coleraine	3–2	Belfast Celtic

Final

10 April 1948

Linfield	3–0	Coleraine
Thompson 60' O'Connor 71' (o.g.) Simpson 85'	Report

Celtic Park, Belfast

Attendance: 31,000

Referee: S. McKittrick