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1945–46 Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup
Tournament details
CountryNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Teams12
Defending championsBohemians
Final positions
ChampionsShamrock Rovers (2nd win)
Runner-upBelfast Celtic
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored109 (4.19 per match)

The 1945–46 Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup was the 5th edition of the Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Teams from outside Dublin and Belfast competed, but played their home matches in either Dublin (if based in the Republic of Ireland) or Belfast (if based in Northern Ireland).[1]

Shamrock Rovers won the title for the 2nd time, defeating Belfast Celtic 3–2 on aggregate in the two-legged final.[2][3][4]

Results

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First round

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Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bohemians1 2–3 Glentoran 1–0 1–3
Cliftonville 1–7 Shelbourne 1–4 0–3
Distillery 7–1 Cork United 5–0 2–1
Dundalk 2–10 Belfast Celtic 0–5 2–5
Linfield 3–1 Drumcondra1 2–1 1–0
Shamrock Rovers 6–2 Derry City 5–1 1–1

1Despite losing their ties, Bohemians and Drumcondra progressed to the quarter-finals as "best losers".

Quarter-finals

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Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bohemians 2–11 Linfield 1–7 1–4
Distillery 5–4 Drumcondra 4–3 1–1
Shamrock Rovers 7–4 Glentoran 3–1 4–3
Shelbourne 0–10 Belfast Celtic 0–2 0–8

Semi-finals

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Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Belfast Celtic 6–1 Linfield 5–1 1–0
Shamrock Rovers 6–3 Distillery 1–2 5–1

Final

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Belfast Celtic1–3Shamrock Rovers
Tully Report Gregg
Coad
Referee: Mr P. Finnegan (Dublin)


Shamrock Rovers0–1Belfast Celtic
Report Tully 62'

Shamrock Rovers win 3–2 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ "Irish League Archive, Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Rovers Too Good For Celts". Ireland's Saturday Night. 1 June 1946. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Celtic's 1-0 Victory". Belfast News Letter. 4 June 1946. p. 4.
  4. ^ "Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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