1980–81 Tyler Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland |
Teams | 16 |
Defending champions | Athlone Town |
Final positions | |
Champions | Linfield |
Runner-up | Athlone Town |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 60 (3.75 per match) |
The 1980–81 Tyler Cup was the 3rd and final edition of the Tyler Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.[1]
Linfield won the title, defeating Athlone Town 2–1 in the two-legged final.[2][3][4][5]
Results
First round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Athlone Town | 5–4 | Coleraine |
Ballymena United | 0–2 | Shamrock Rovers |
Cliftonville | 3–2 | Bohemians |
Drogheda United | 4–2 | Distillery |
Dundalk | 0–1 | Crusaders |
Glentoran | 1–3 | Sligo Rovers |
Limerick | 2–3 | Portadown |
Linfield | 2–1 | Finn Harps |
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Athlone Town | 4–3 | Cliftonville |
Crusaders | 5–0 | Drogheda United |
Portadown | 0–1 | Shamrock Rovers |
Sligo Rovers | 1–2 | Linfield |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Linfield | 3–1 | Crusaders |
Shamrock Rovers | 0–2 | Athlone Town |
Final
Athlone Town | 1–2 | Linfield |
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Davis 84' | Report | McCurdy 20', 28' |
Linfield win 2–1 on aggregate.
References
- ^ "Irish League Archive, Tyler Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "It's One Big Bore". Ireland's Saturday Night. 9 August 1980. p. 1.
- ^ "McCurdy at the double". Belfast Telegraph. 14 August 1980. p. 27.
- ^ "Trophy For Linfield". Irish Independent. 14 August 1980. p. 14.
- ^ "Tyler Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2023.