Tournament details | |
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Country | Ireland |
Teams | 10 |
Defending champions | Linfield |
Final positions | |
Champions | Linfield (12th win) |
Runner-up | Glentoran |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 11 |
Goals scored | 30 (2.73 per match) |
← 1914–151916–17 → |
The 1915–16 Irish Cup was the 36th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.
Linfield won the tournament for the 12th time and the 2nd consecutive year, defeating Glentoran 1–0 in the final.
Results
First round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Belfast United | 1–0 | Linfield |
Bohemians | 4–0 | St James's Gate |
Cliftonville | 1–2 | Belfast Celtic |
Distillery | 5–3 | Glenavon |
Glentoran | bye | |
Shelbourne | bye |
Linfield were awarded victory after Belfast United played an ineligible player.
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Distillery | 0–3 | Glentoran |
Shelbourne | 0–0 | Bohemians |
Belfast Celtic | bye | |
Linfield | bye |
Replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Bohemians | 1–0 | Shelbourne |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Belfast Celtic | 0–1 | Linfield |
Glentoran | 4–2 | Bohemians |
Final
Linfield | 1–1 | Glentoran |
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Clifford | Report | Ferritt (pen.) |
Replay
Linfield | 1–0 | Glentoran |
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Nixon | Report |
References
- "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005.
- "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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