1985–86 Irish Cup

Irish Cup 1985–86 Northern Ireland 30 Glentoran (12th win) Coleraine 34 95 1984–85 1986–87 The 1985–86 Irish Cup was the 106th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 3 May 1986 with the final. Glentoran were the defending champions after winning their 11th Irish Cup last season, defeating archrivals Linfield 1–0 in the 1985 final replay, after the first game ended 1–1.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html Northern Ireland Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 27 October 2012 They successfully defended the cup by beating Coleraine 2–1 in the final. In doing so, they became the first club in 18 years to win the trophy in consecutive seasons. Crusaders were the last club to achieve it, winning the 1967 and 1968 finals.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nil86.html Northern Ireland 1985/86 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 27 October 2012 This season also saw second replays abolished in rounds, though they would still be used to decide the final if necessary. The first tie to be affected by the change was the first round tie between Dungannon Swifts and Tobermore United. Dungannon Swifts won the tie 6–5 on penalties when the replay ended 0–0 after extra time. The old rules would have required a second replay to be played at a neutral venue after the first replay was drawn. Results First round Cliftonville and Crusaders both received byes into the second round. Ards 1–1 Newry Town Banbridge Town 2–1 Shorts Bangor 0–0 Larne Carrick Rangers 4–2 Sirocco Works Dundela 2–0 Armoy United Dunmurry Rec. 0–2 Brantwood Glenavon 1–2 Portadown Glentoran 3–1 Distillery Institute 1–5 Ballymena United Limavady United 2–0 Cookstown United Linfield 0–2 Coleraine Oxford United Stars 1–3 Ballyclare Comrades POSC 0–3 Chimney Corner Tobermore United 1–1 Dungannon Swifts |} Replays Dungannon Swifts 0–0 (aet)(6–5 p) Tobermore United Larne 3–1 Bangor Newry Town 0–2 Ards |} Second round Ards 4–1 Crusaders Ballyclare Comrades 1–1 Glentoran Brantwood 5–0 Banbridge Town Carrick Rangers 0–0 Dundela Dungannon Swifts 0–2 Chimney Corner Coleraine 2–1 Ballymena United Portadown 3–1 Larne Limavady United 1–2 Cliftonville |} Replays Dundela 2–3 Carrick Rangers Glentoran 3–1 Ballyclare Comrades |} Quarter-finals Brantwood 1–0 Portadown Carrick Rangers 0–1 Ards Chimney Corner 0–4 Coleraine Glentoran 1–0 Cliftonville |} Semi-finals Brantwood 0–3 Glentoran Coleraine 2–0 Ards |} Final 3 May 1986 Glentoran 2 – 1 Report Coleraine Mullan Millar Healy pen. Windsor Park, Belfast 8,000 References Category:Irish Cup seasons Cup