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9 September 1944

(Friendly Match) 
IRELAND - COMBINED SERVICES 4:8 
  • Referee: Flight-Lieut. J.A. Mowatt
  • Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast 
  • Attendance: 49,875, 
  • Goals: (Ireland) Doherty 4; (Combined Services) Carter 4, Lawton, Mortensen, Mullen 2. 
Ireland: (green)
Tom Breen (Linfield/Manchester United) -- Billy McMillan (Belfast Celtic), Joe Barr (Cliftonville) -- Harry Walsh (Linfield), Jack Vernon (Belfast Celtic), Sam Jones (Blackpool) -- Davy Cochrane (Linfield/Leeds United), Alex Stevenson (Everton), Jimmy McAlinden (Belfast Celtic/Portsmouth), Peter Dermot Doherty (Manchester City), Paddy Bonnar (Belfast Celtic) 
Captain: Peter Doherty

Combined Services: (white)
Frank Swift (Manchester City/England) -- Laurie Scott (Arsenal/England), Wally Barnes (Arsenal/Wales) -- Archie R. Macauley (West Ham United/Scotland), Bernard Joy (Arsenal/England), Matt Busby (Liverpool/Scotland) -- Stanley Matthews (Stoke City/England), Horatio S. Carter (Sunderland//England), Tommy Lawton (Everton/England), Stanley Mortensen (Blackpool), James Mullen (Wolverhampton Wanderers/England) 
Captain: Bernard Joy

By George Glass 
 

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