7 March 1945
(P.O.W. Fund Match)
IRELAND 2 - 1 SERVICES & GUESTS
Referee: D. Maxwell
Attendance: 26,000, Grosvenor Park, Belfast
Goals: (Ireland) Walker, Byrne; (Services) Warner
Ireland: (white)
Alex Russell (Cliftonville) --
Bob Bryson (Linfield)
William McMillan (Belfast Celtic) --
Michael Collins (Distillery)
Jack Vernon (Belfast Celtic)
Bertie Wright (Glentoran) --
David Cochrane (Linfield)
Sam McCrory (Linfield)
Tommy Byrne (Belfast Celtic)
Hugh Kelly (Derry City)
Tommy Walker (Distillery)
Captain:
Services & Guests: (red)
Hugh Kelly (Chesterfield & Belfast Celtic) --
Smithurst (Halifax &
Sam Jones (Blackpool) --
Jackie Robinson (Birmingham City)
Jimmy Dykes (Hearts & Glentoran)
George Oldham (Stoke & Derry City) --
Leslie H Warner (Coventry & Derry City)
James McAlinden (Portsmouth & Belfast Celtic)
David Kirker Martin (Notts County & Derry City)
Peter Dermot Doherty (Manchester City)
Johnny Deakin (St. Mirren & Glentoran)
Captain:
By George Glass