1939–40 Belfast Charity Cup

Football tournament season

1939–40 Belfast Charity Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	5
Defending champions	Belfast Celtic
Final positions
Champions	Belfast Celtic (10th win)
Runner-up	Glentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	19 (4.75 per match)
← 1938–39Last →

The 1939–40 Belfast Charity Cup was the 57th and final edition of the Belfast Charity Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Belfast Celtic won the tournament for the 10th time after defeating Glentoran 3–0 in the final.

The following year, instead of the tournament being played, Belfast Celtic played a representative match against players with cross-channel experience. The representative team won 3–1.

Results

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	4–2	Distillery
Cliftonville	bye
Glentoran	bye
Linfield	bye

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	3–0	Linfield
Glentoran	5–2	Cliftonville

Final

18 May 1940

Belfast Celtic	3–0	Glentoran
O'Connor Kernaghan Nelson	Report

Solitude, BelfastReferee: Mr John McIlveen

References

"Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
"Charity Cup Goes To Celtic Park". Ireland's Saturday Night. 18 May 1940. p. 6.
"Belfast Charity Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
"Belfast Charity Competition. A Representative Match Instead Of Usual Cup Tourney". Belfast Telegraph. 16 May 1941. p. 6.

External links

Northern Ireland - List of Belfast Charity Cup Winners

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