1995–96 Irish News Cup

1995–96 Irish News Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Coleraine (1st title)
Runner-up	Omagh Town
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	25 (4.17 per match)

The 1995–96 Irish News Cup was the inaugural edition of the Irish News Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.^[1]

Coleraine won the title, defeating Omagh Town 12–2 on aggregate in the two-legged final.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Results

Semi-finals

Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Derry City	0–3	Coleraine	0–2	0–1
Omagh Town	6–2	Finn Harps	3–1	3–1

Final

31 January 1996

Omagh Town	1–4	Coleraine
Kavanagh 57'		McCallan 8', 43', 44' Gorman 25'

St Julian's Road, Omagh

Referee: Wilfrid Wallace (Donegal)

13 February 1996

Coleraine	8–1	Omagh Town
McAllister 19' Gorman 30' O'Dowd 33', 63' Young 58' McCallan 70', 75' Houston 84'		McHugh 54' McGill  84'

The Showgrounds, Coleraine

Referee: Leslie Irvine (Limavady)

Coleraine win 12–2 on aggregate.

References

1. "Irish League Archive, Irish News Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
2. "McCallan up to his tricks". Belfast Telegraph. 1 February 1996. p. 31.
3. "Hot McCallan Hits Hat-Trick". Belfast News Letter. 1 February 1996. p. 39.
4. "Champion show by Coleraine". Belfast Telegraph. 14 February 1996. p. 29.
5. "Barnstormin' Bannsiders". Belfast News Letter. 14 February 1996. p. 19.
6. "Irish News Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

External links

• Irish League Archive - Irish News Cup