1925–26 Irish Cup

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)

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

External links

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