Vienna Cup (association football)

[2][3][4] Glentoran, as winners of the Irish Cup in 1914, embarked on a tour of Central Europe in May and June of that year.

After losing 4–3 to Deutscher FC in front of a crowd of 3000 in Prague on 21 May, only a few days after winning the Irish City Cup on 16 May.

A second match was played against the Vienna Select XI side on 30 May on the same location which Glentoran won 5–0.

Glentoran played two further times on their tour, following up the Vienna Cup win with a 3–0 victory against a combination of Pozsonyi FC and Budapesti AC in Pressburg (Bratislava) on 31 May before losing 7–0 against a Hungarian XI on 1 June.

[9][better source needed] The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with a replay at Turf Moor won 2–1 by Celtic on 1 September.