1995–96 Irish League Cup

1995–96 Irish League Cup

Wilkinson Sword League Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	32
Defending champions	Ards
Final positions
Champions	Portadown (1st win)
Runner-up	Crusaders
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	94 (3.03 per match)

The 1995–96 Irish League Cup (known as the Wilkinson Sword League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the Irish League Cup, Northern Ireland's secondary football knockout cup competition. It concluded on 19 September 1995 with the final.

Ards unsuccessfully defended its 1995 title in the second round losing to Coleraine. Portadown successfully pursued its first title in the final, defeating Crusaders, 2-1.

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	2–0	Queen's University
Armagh City	2–3	Crusaders
Ballyclare Comrades	0–1	Banbridge Town
Carrick Rangers	1–0	Cookstown United
Chimney Corner	0–1	Ballymena United
Cliftonville	5–0	Limavady United
Coleraine	3–1	Ballinamallard United
Distillery	0–1	Harland & Wolff Welders
Dundela	0–1	Portadown
Dungannon Swifts	1–2	Bangor
Glenavon	5–0	Moyola Park
Glentoran	3–0	Brantwood
Larne	3–0	Ballymoney United
Linfield	6–0	RUC
Loughgall	3–4 (aet)	Omagh Town
Newry Town	2–0	Tobermore United

Second round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ards	1–2	Coleraine
Ballymena United	0–4	Portadown
Carrick Rangers	2–0	Banbridge Town
Cliftonville	6–1	Bangor
Crusaders	1–0	Harland & Wolff Welders
Glentoran	0–1	Linfield
Larne	0–1	Glenavon
Omagh Town	3–1	Newry Town

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Carrick Rangers	2–6	Omagh Town
Cliftonville	0–0 (0–3 p)	Crusaders
Coleraine	0–3	Glenavon
Portadown	0–0 (5–4 p)	Linfield

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Crusaders	3–1	Omagh Town
Portadown	3–0	Glenavon

Final

19 September 1995

Crusaders	1 – 2	Portadown
Burrows 79'	Report	Haylock 50' Casey 83'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Referee: Leslie Irvine (Limavady)