The 2005–06 Irish Cup was the 126th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 6 May 2006 with the final.

2005–06 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams32
Defending championsPortadown
Final positions
ChampionsLinfield (37th win)
Runner-upGlentoran
Tournament statistics
Matches played41
Goals scored112 (2.73 per match)

Portadown were the defending champions, winning their 3rd Irish Cup last season after a 5–1 win over Larne in the 2005 final. This season Portadown reached the quarter-finals, but were defeated by Glentoran. Linfield went on to lift the cup for the 37th time, defeating archrivals Glentoran 2–1 in the final. This was the 15th and to date, last time that both clubs have met in the final.[1][2]

Fifth round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 1–2 Glentoran
Ballymena United 4–0 Kilmore Recreation
Ballymoney United 1–2 Carrick Rangers
Ballynure Old Boys 0–4 Ballyclare Comrades
Banbridge Town 0–0 Loughgall
Cliftonville 1–1 Dungannon Swifts
Coleraine 1–1 Newry City
Crusaders 2–2 Portadown
Glenavon 2–1 Dundela
Harland & Wolff Welders 1–1 Bangor
Institute 1–3 Lisburn Distillery
Larne 1–1 Donegal Celtic
Linfield 5–0 Armagh City
Newington Youth Club 1–1 Coagh United
PSNI 0–5 Limavady United
Tobermore United 2–3 Portstewart

Replays

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 3–1 Harland & Wolff Welders
Coagh United 0–2 Newington Youth Club
Dungannon Swifts 1–0 Cliftonville
Larne 3–1 Donegal Celtic
Loughgall 3–2 Banbridge Town
Newry City 0–0 (3–4p) Coleraine
Portadown 1–0 Crusaders

Sixth round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dungannon Swifts 1–1 Portadown
Glenavon 3–0 Coleraine
Glentoran 1–0 Ballyclare Comrades
Larne 3–0 Carrick Rangers
Limavady United 1–3 Bangor
Linfield 1–1 Loughgall
Lisburn Distillery 0–0 Ballymena United
Newington Youth Club 1–0 Portstewart

Replays

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 1–2 Lisburn Distillery
Loughgall 1–3 Linfield
Portadown 3–1 Dungannon Swifts

Quarter-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Lisburn Distillery 0–1 Bangor
Glentoran 2–0 Portadown
Linfield 3–0 Glenavon
Newington Youth Club 1–2 Larne

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bangor 1–3 Linfield
Larne 0–2 Glentoran

Final

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Glentoran1 – 2Linfield
Halliday   44' Report Thompson   45', 65'
Attendance: 12,500

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Northern Ireland 2005/06". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 9 December 2012.