1935–36 Irish Cup

The 1935–36 Irish Cup was the 56th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

1935–36 Irish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Linfield (19th win)
Runners-up	Derry City
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	80 (3.48 per match)
← 1934–35 1936–37 →

Linfield won the tournament for the 19th time, defeating Derry City 2–1 in the replay at Celtic Park, after the previous match had finished in a draw.^[1][2]

Results

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First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	2–3	Glentoran II
Belfast Celtic	4–1	Larne
Belfast Celtic II	3–3	Derry City
Distillery	5–2	Coleraine
Glenavon	9–2	Linfield
Glentoran	1–1	Cliftonville
Newry Town	3–1	Bangor
Portadown	3–1	Ballymena United

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Cliftonville	1–2	Glentoran
Derry City	0–0	Belfast Celtic II

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic II	1–3	Derry City

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	1–1	Newry Town
Glentoran	0–4	Derry City
Glentoran II	3–1	Distillery
Linfield	0–0	Portadown

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Newry Town	1–1	Belfast Celtic
Portadown	1–3	Linfield

Second replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Belfast Celtic	0–0	Newry Town

Third replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Newry Town	1–5	Belfast Celtic

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Derry City	3–0	Glentoran II
Linfield	1–0	Belfast Celtic

Final

4 April 1936

Linfield	0–0	Derry City
	Report

Celtic Park, Belfast

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: J. Thompson (Northumberland)

Replay

8 April 1936

Linfield	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Derry City
Baird 53' McCormick 93'	Report	Kelly 10'

Celtic Park, Belfast

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: J. Thompson (Northumberland)