1995–96 Irish League Cup
The 1995–96 Irish League Cup (known as the Wilkinson Sword League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the Irish League Cup, Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 19 September 1995 with the final.
Wilkinson Sword League Cup | |
Country | ![]() |
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Teams | 32 |
Champions | Portadown (1st win) |
Runners-up | Crusaders |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 94 (3.03 per match) |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
Ards were the defending champions after their first League Cup win last season; a 2–0 penalty shootout victory over Cliftonville in the previous final. This season they went out in the second round to Coleraine, who had been runners-up for the past two seasons. Portadown were the eventual winners, lifting the cup for the first time with a 2–1 victory over Crusaders in the final.[1][2][3]
First round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 2–0 | Queen's University |
Armagh City | 2–3 | Crusaders |
Ballyclare Comrades | 0–1 | Banbridge Town |
Carrick Rangers | 1–0 | Cookstown United |
Chimney Corner | 0–1 | Ballymena United |
Cliftonville | 5–0 | Limavady United |
Coleraine | 3–1 | Ballinamallard United |
Distillery | 0–1 | Harland & Wolff Welders |
Dundela | 0–1 | Portadown |
Dungannon Swifts | 1–2 | Bangor |
Glenavon | 5–0 | Moyola Park |
Glentoran | 3–0 | Brantwood |
Larne | 3–0 | Ballymoney United |
Linfield | 6–0 | RUC |
Loughgall | 3–4 (aet) | Omagh Town |
Newry Town | 2–0 | Tobermore United |
Second round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 1–2 | Coleraine |
Ballymena United | 0–4 | Portadown |
Carrick Rangers | 2–0 | Banbridge Town |
Cliftonville | 6–1 | Bangor |
Crusaders | 1–0 | Harland & Wolff Welders |
Glentoran | 0–1 | Linfield |
Larne | 0–1 | Glenavon |
Omagh Town | 3–1 | Newry Town |
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Carrick Rangers | 2–6 | Omagh Town |
Cliftonville | 0–0 (0–3 p) | Crusaders |
Coleraine | 0–3 | Glenavon |
Portadown | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Linfield |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Crusaders | 3–1 | Omagh Town |
Portadown | 3–0 | Glenavon |
Final
References
- "Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- "Northern Ireland 1995/96". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- "Casey Hits Cup Jackpot". Belfast News Letter. 20 September 1995. p. 32.
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