The 1995–96 Irish Cup was the 116th edition of the
Irish Cup
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,
Northern Ireland
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's premier
football
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knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 4 May 1996 with the final.
Linfield were the defending champions after winning their 35th Irish Cup last season, with a 3–1 win over
Carrick Rangers in the 1995 final. This season they reached the quarter-finals, but lost to 2–0 to
Crusaders
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.
Glentoran
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were the eventual cup winners, defeating
Glenavon 1–0 in the final to win the cup for the 16th time.
Results
First round
The following teams were given byes into the second round:
Ards Rangers, Bessbrook United, Cullybackey,
Dungiven Celtic,
Glebe Rangers,
Larne Tech Old Boys,
Laurelvale,
Northern Telecom,
Orangefield Old Boys,
Portglenone,
Saintfield United, Southend United and
UUC.
Replays
Second round
Replays
Third round
Replay
Fourth round
Replays
Fifth round
Sixth round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Replays
Final
References
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Irish Cup seasons
Cup
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