1994–95 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1994–95 Northern Ireland 93 Linfield (35th win) Carrick Rangers 110 395 1993–94 1995–96 The 1994–95 Irish Cup was the 115th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 6 May 1995 with the final.Gillespie Marshall The Irish Football Yearbook 1995/96 149–154 Linfield were the defending champions after winning their 34th Irish Cup last season, with a 2–0 win over Bangor in the 1994 final. They retained the trophy with a 3–1 win over Carrick Rangers in the final this season, to win it for the 35th time.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 1 November 2012https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nil95.html Northern Ireland 1994/95 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 1 November 2012 This was the last final to be played at The Oval for 20 years, until 2015, when the redevelopment of Windsor Park meant that the final had to be played elsewhere. Results First round The following teams were given byes into the second round: 1st Bangor Old Boys, Barn United, Dromara Village, Dromore Amateurs, Larne Tech Old Boys, Malachians, Northern Telecom, Portstewart, Queen's University, Roe Valley and Saintfield United. 1st Shankill NISC 8–0 Bangor Amateurs Ards Rangers 4–0 Downshire Young Men Armoy United 1–1 East Belfast Bessbrook United 3–0 Magherafelt Sky Blues Bridgend United 0–1 Ballymacash Rangers Civil Service 0–0 Islandmagee Cullybackey 4–5 Abbey Villa Dungiven Celtic 4–0 Ballynahinch United ECC 5–0 Richhill Glebe Rangers 8–1 Portglenone Hanover 0–2 1st Liverpool Harland & Wolff Welders 2–0 Donard Hospital Institute 5–0 Drummond United Killyleagh Youth 1–4 Cookstown Royals Killymoon Rangers 0–2 UUC Orangefield Old Boys 3–0 Laurelvale Oxford United Stars w/o Connor Seapatrick 0–3 Comber Recreation Shorts 7–1 Harland & Wolff Sports Southend United 0–3 Sirocco Works UUJ 2–2 Rathfriland Rangers |} Replays East Belfast 2–3 Armoy United Islandmagee 2–0 Civil Service Rathfriland Rangers 3–2 UUJ |} Second round 1st Bangor Old Boys 1–1 Queen's University Abbey Villa 0–2 1st Shankill NISC Bessbrook United 4–2 Orangefield Old Boys Cookstown Royals 4–0 Shorts Dromara Village 3–0 Saintfield United Dromore Amateurs 2–3 Armoy United Dungiven Celtic 4–0 Malachians ECC 0–8 Comber Recreation Glebe Rangers 2–3 Barn United Harland & Wolff Welders 4–0 Portstewart Institute 1–0 Oxford United Stars Islandmagee 2–2 Ards Rangers Northern Telecom 3–1 1st Liverpool Rathfriland Rangers 4–2 Ballymacash Rangers Roe Valley 4–1 Larne Tech Old Boys Sirocco Works 0–0 UUC |} Replays Ards Rangers 2–6 Islandmagee Queen's University 3–1 1st Bangor Old Boys UUC 2–0 Sirocco Works |} Third round 1st Shankill NISC 1–2 Comber Recreation Barn United 1–4 Institute Bessbrook United 1–2 Roe Valley Dungiven Celtic 1–0 Dromara Village Harland & Wolff Welders 2–1 Northern Telecom Islandmagee 1–3 Queen's University Rathfriland Rangers 0–1 Cookstown Royals UUC 2–4 Armoy United |} Fourth round Armagh City 2–2 Dungannon Swifts Ballinamallard United 2–2 Roe Valley Ballymoney United 1–3 Dungiven Celtic Banbridge Town 1–0 Coagh United Brantwood 5–0 Drumaness Mills Crewe United 6–0 Cookstown Royals Crumlin United 6–3 Institute Donegal Celtic 2–0 Queen's University Dundela 2–0 Park Dunmurry Recreation 4–0 Armoy United FC Enkalon 1–1 Cookstown United Kilmore Recreation 4–1 British Telecom Limavady United 3–0 Harland & Wolff Welders Loughgall 3–1 Comber Recreation RUC 2–2 Moyola Park Tobermore United 1–3 Chimney Corner |} Replays Ballinamallard United 3–3 (a.e.t.)(5–4 p) Roe Valley Cookstown United 3–0 FC Enkalon Dungannon Swifts 3–0 Armagh City Moyola Park 2–0 RUC |} Fifth round Ards 3–1 Chimney Corner Ballyclare Comrades 2–3 Glenavon Banbridge Town 7–0 Dunmurry Rec Brantwood 2–2 Moyola Park Carrick Rangers 2–0 Ballinamallard United Crewe United 0–2 Cliftonville Distillery 1–5 Bangor Dundela 3–1 Crumlin United Dungannon Swifts 1–0 Cookstown United Glentoran 1–1 Coleraine Limavady United 1–2 Dungiven Linfield 2–0 Crusaders Loughgall 2–1 Kilmore Rec Newry Town 3–0 Larne Omagh Town 0–0 Ballymena United Portadown 4–0 Donegal Celtic |} Replays Ballymena United 0–1 Omagh Town Coleraine 2–1 Glentoran Moyola Park 2–3 Brantwood |} Sixth round Ards 4–1 Brantwood Carrick Rangers 2–1 Dundela Cliftonville 4–0 Banbridge Town Coleraine 0–0 Portadown Dungannon Swifts 3–5 Linfield Loughgall 2–1 Dungiven Newry Town 1–1 Bangor Omagh Town 1–1 Glenavon |} Replays Omagh Town 2–1 Newry Town Glenavon 3–1 Omagh Town Portadown 3–1 Coleraine |} Quarter-finals Ards 3–2 Glenavon Carrick Rangers 2–1 Bangor Linfield 1–1 Loughgall Portadown 1–1 Cliftonville |} Replays Cliftonville 0–1 Portadown Loughgall 0–1 (a.e.t.) Linfield |} Semi-finals Carrick Rangers 1–0 Portadown Linfield 0–0 Ards |} Replay Ards 1–2 Linfield |} Final 6 May 1995 Carrick Rangers 1 – 3 Report Linfield Gilmore 40 Haylock 18 56McCoosh 85 The Oval, Belfast George Keatley References Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup