PICTURE SPECIAL: 14 fan images from Irish Cup final between Cliftonville and Linfield

By Patrick Van Dort

Published 4th May 2024, 16:10 BST

Updated 4th May 2024, 18:53 BST

Linfield and Cliftonville today meet for the first time since 1934 in an Irish Cup final.

A bumper crowd of around 15,000 fans was expected at the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park – a record attendance for an Irish League fixture this century.

Cliftonville were hoping to lift the trophy for the first time since 1979, with Linfield aiming to extend a record-breaking tally in the tournament to 45 wins.

Fans turned up showing off plenty of colour in support of the players despite the wet weather in Belfast.