1895–96 Irish Cup

The 1895–96 Irish Cup was the 16th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.

1895–96 Irish Cup

Tournament details
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)

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
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
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
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
St Columb's Court	1–1	North End
Glentoran	3–0	2nd Battalion, Scots Guards

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
North End	4–1	St Columb's Court

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	4–1	Cliftonville
Glentoran	8–2	North End

Final

14 March 1896

Distillery	3–1	Glentoran
Riley Baird Campbell	Report	Carmichael

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 6,000

External links

• Northern Ireland Cup Finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)