1915–16 Irish Cup

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = Irish Cup

| year = 1915–16

| date = 29 January 1916 –
1 April 1916

| country = Ireland

| num_teams = 10

| defending_champions = Linfield

| winners = Linfield (12th win)

| second = Glentoran

| matches = 11

| goals = 30

| prev_season = 1914–15

| next_season = 1916–17

}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphistsemi.html |title=Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals and Finals 1880–1950 |work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) |access-date=8 January 2023}}{{cite book |title=Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005 |author=Alex Graham }}

Results

{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/irish-cup|title=IRISH CUP - Results|accessdate=8 January 2023}}

=First round=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Belfast United||1–0¹|Linfield}}

{{OneLegResult|Bohemians||4–0|St James's Gate}}

{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||1–2|Belfast Celtic}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||5–3|Glenavon}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||bye|}}

{{OneLegResult|Shelbourne||bye|}}

|}

¹ Linfield were awarded victory after Belfast United played an ineligible player.

=Quarter-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Distillery||0–3|Glentoran}}

{{OneLegResult|Shelbourne||0–0|Bohemians}}

{{OneLegResult|Belfast Celtic||bye|}}

{{OneLegResult|Linfield||bye|}}

|}

==Replay==

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Bohemians||1–0|Shelbourne}}

|}

=Semi-finals=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Belfast Celtic||0–1|Linfield}}

{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||4–2|Bohemians}}

|}

=Final=

{{football box

|date=25 March 1916

|time=

|team1=Linfield

|score=1–1

|aet=

|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0004162/19160325/063/0003?browse=true Report]

|team2=Glentoran

|goals1=Clifford {{goal}}

|goals2=Ferritt {{goal||pen.}}

|stadium=Celtic Park, Belfast

|attendance=

|referee=Mr Baker (Crewe)

}}

==Replay==

{{football box

|date=1 April 1916

|time=

|team1=Linfield

|score=1–0

|aet=

|report=[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0004162/19160401/092/0002?browse=true Report]

|team2=Glentoran

|goals1=Nixon {{goal}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Grosvenor Park, Belfast

|attendance=

|referee=Mr Kelso (Glasgow)

}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals]. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)

{{Irish Cup}}

{{1915–16 in Irish association football}}

{{1915–16 in European football (UEFA)}}

{{Association football cup competitions in Ireland}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1915-16 Irish Cup}}

Category:Irish Cup seasons