Tournament details | |
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Country | Ireland |
Teams | 20 |
Defending champions | Linfield |
Final positions | |
Champions | Distillery (6th win) |
Runner-up | Glentoran |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 92 (4.6 per match) |
← 1894–951896–97 → |
The 1895–96 Irish Cup was the 16th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.
Distillery won the tournament for the 6th time, defeating Glentoran 3–1 in the final.
Results
Dublin University, Milltown, Distillery, Belfast Celtic, Linfield, Moyola Park, Glentoran and Cliftonville given byes into the second round.
First round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Strabane | 1–4 | Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
St Columb's Hall Celtic | 1–3 | 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent |
St Columb's Court | 3–1 | Bright Stars |
North End | w/o | Limavady |
2nd Battalion, Scots Guards | 5–2 | Sherwood Foresters |
Hibernians | 1–6 | Bohemians |
Second round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Dublin University | 2–5 | Bohemians |
Milltown | 0–8 | Distillery |
Linfield | 1-0 | Belfast Celtic |
Moyola Park | 1–7 | Glentoran |
2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent | w/o | North End |
St Columb's Court | 2–1 | Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
Cliftonville | bye | |
2nd Battalion, Scots Guards | bye |
Third round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Cliftonville | 1–0 | Linfield |
North End | 0–0 | St Columb's Court |
Distillery | 3–1 | Bohemians |
2nd Battalion, Scots Guards | 2–2 | Glentoran |
Replays
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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St Columb's Court | 1–1 | North End |
Glentoran | 3–0 | 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards |
Second replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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North End | 4–1 | St Columb's Court |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Distillery | 4–1 | Cliftonville |
Glentoran | 8–2 | North End |
Final
Distillery | 3–1 | Glentoran |
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Riley Baird Campbell |
Report | Carmichael |
References
- "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005. p. 14.
External links
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