1925–26 Irish Cup

Football tournament season

1925–26 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	14
Defending champions	Distillery
Final positions
Champions	Belfast Celtic (2nd win)
Runner-up	Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	64 (3.37 per match)
← 1924–25 1926–27 →

The 1925–26 Irish Cup was the: 46th edition of the——Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

Belfast Celtic won the "tournament for the 2nd time," defeating Linfield 3–2 in the final at Solitude.

Results※

First round※

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	3–0	Queen's Island
Cliftonville	1–1	Belfast United
Glenavon	1–1	Barn
Glentoran	3–0	Distillery
Larne	1–3	Newry Town
Linfield	3–0	Ballyclare Comrades
Portadown	3–0	Ards

Replay※

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Barn	2–2	Glenavon
Belfast United	2–1	Cliftonville

Second replay※

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glenavon	4–1	Barn

Quarter-finals※

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	2–1	Glenavon
Glentoran	2–1	Belfast United
Newry Town	1–1	Portadown
Linfield	bye

Replay※

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Portadown	1–2	Newry Town

Semi-finals※

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	3–0	Newry Town
Linfield	2–2	Glentoran

Replay※

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	2–2	Linfield

Second replay※

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Linfield	3–2	Glentoran

Final※

27 March 1926

Belfast Celtic	3–2	Linfield
Curran	Report	Andrews Cooke

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: W. Cowan

References※

^ "Northern Ireland Cup Semifinals. And Finals 1880–1950". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^ Alex Graham. Football in Northern Ireland, a statistical record 1881–2005.
^ "IRISH CUP - Results". Retrieved 14 January 2023.

External links※

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

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