1895–96 Irish Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Land | ![]() |
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) |
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.[1][2]
Results
[edit]Dublin University, Milltown, Distillery, Belfast Celtic, Linfield, Moyola Park, Glentoran and Cliftonville given byes into the second round.
First round
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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North End | 4–1 | St Columb's Court |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Distillery | 4–1 | Cliftonville |
Glentoran | 8–2 | North End |
Final
[edit]Distillery | 3–1 | Glentoran |
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Riley ![]() Baird ![]() Campbell ![]() |
Bericht | Carmichael ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.