1915–16 Irish Cup

The 1915–16 Irish Cup was the 36th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Irish football.

1915–16 Irish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Ireland
Date	29 January 1916 – 1 April 1916
Teams	10
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (12th win)
Runner-up	Glentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	30 (2.73 per match)
← 1914–15 1916–17 →

Linfield won the tournament for the 12th time and the 2nd consecutive year, defeating Glentoran 1–0 in the final.^[1][2]

Results

^[3]

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast United	1–01	Linfield
Bohemians	4–0	St James's Gate
Cliftonville	1–2	Belfast Celtic
Distillery	5–3	Glenavon
Glentoran	bye
Shelbourne	bye

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

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	0–3	Glentoran
Shelbourne	0–0	Bohemians
Belfast Celtic	bye
Linfield	bye

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bohemians	1–0	Shelbourne

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	0–1	Linfield
Glentoran	4–2	Bohemians

Final

Linfield	1–1	Glentoran
Clifford	Report	Ferritt (pen.)

25 March 1916

Celtic Park, Belfast

Referee: Mr Baker (Crewe)

Replay

Linfield	1–0	Glentoran
Nixon	Report

1 April 1916

Grosvenor Park, Belfast

Referee: Mr Kelso (Glasgow)