1970–71 Irish Cup

The 1970–71 Irish Cup was the 91st edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football.

1970–71 Irish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Linfield
Final positions
Champions	Distillery (12th win)
Runners-up	Derry City
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	59 (3.47 per match)
← 1969–70 1971–72 →

Distillery won the cup for the 12th time, defeating Derry City 3–0 in the final at Windsor Park.^[1]

The holders Linfield were eliminated in the semi-final by Derry City.^[2]

Results

^[3]

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ballyclare Comrades	1–2	Distillery
Carrick Rangers	3–3	Derry City
Chimney Corner	2–0	Ards
Crusaders	3–1	Cliftonville
Glenavon	6–0	Ards Rangers
Glentoran	0–1	Ballymena United
Linfield	1–0	Bangor
Portadown	3–6	Coleraine

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Derry City	4–2	Carrick Rangers

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Coleraine	2–0	Ballymena United
Derry City	2–1	Chimney Corner
Glenavon	0–2	Distillery
Linfield	4–1	Crusaders

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	1–1	Coleraine
Derry City	1–0	Linfield

Replay

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Distillery	2–1	Coleraine

Final

3 April 1971

Distillery	3–0	Derry City
O'Neill 3', 48' Savage 50'	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Malcolm Wright (Portadown)