Linfield 1-2 Shamrock Rovers in the All-Island Cup, round 1.

Linfield won 1, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 4 matches (W–L–L–L), scoring 3 and conceding 9.

Shamrock Rovers won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–W–W), scoring 14 and conceding 7.

The two sides have met 1 time: Linfield 0 wins, Shamrock Rovers 1, 0 draws.